Game industry business news

TORN has announced that, as of Monday, April 27, their text-based crime RPG has officially surpassed 100,000 daily active players for the first time in the game's history.

Tropic QA, a female-founded gaming quality assurance company, has officially rebranded as it moves into its next phase of growth. Founded by Viktorya Hollings and Rebecca Gilray, the company is proud to be one of the first gaming QA service providers in the Caribbean to be led by two women.

ICYMI Indie developer / sixth-generation farmer Henry Driver and publisher Future Friends Games (SUMMERHOUSE, Tiny Aquarium and Gourdlets) launched the interactive woodland toybox game Treeplanter on Steam, where for every copy sold, Henry will personally plant a tree on farms and schools!

UK games charity Into Games has today opened applications for IG50 2026, its annual programme that recognises 50 of the most talented yet-to-be-hired people in UK games from working-class and low-income backgrounds. The announcement comes as Ubisoft joins as the headline sponsor and as Into Games confirms that 11 winners from the previous 2025 cohort have been placed in paid roles in the UK games industry through its Boost placement programme.

TIGA, the trade association representing the UK video games industry, has today published its latest Skills, Training and Education in the Games Industry 2026 report. The findings show that while the sector benefits from a strong pipeline of skilled graduates and a largely proficient workforce, skills shortages persist, particularly in specialist and emerging roles.

The Brazilian Game Developers Association (Abragames), with Brazil Games and in partnership with The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency – ApexBrasil, has announced a robust and strategic participation at Gamescom Latam 2026, underscoring Brazil’s growing role as a global hub for game development and international collaboration. With a comprehensive …

MCV/DEVELOP has announced the category finalists for the MCV/DEVELOP Awards 2026. The MCV/DEVELOP Awards have been around for over 20 years and aim to recognise the successes of the UK games industry in every area that it excels, from innovations in game creation to accomplishments in recruitment, PR, retail and …

MCV/DEVELOP has announced The Story Mob as sponsors of the Indie Studio of the Year award at the MCV/DEVELOP Awards 2026.

 NC America officially confirmed today that AION 2, the action-packed, open-world MMORPG, will arrive later this year on Steam and PURPLE platforms. Featuring flight as a signature experience, players can fly freely across a world 36 times larger than the original AION, dive underwater, and engage in aerial combat in PvE and PvP gameplay.

Global mobile publisher SayGames and Vietnamese game developer Doors Studio have announced a partnership to launch the midcore game BagMaster Isekai - the debut title from the studio. This partnership marks SayGames’ first collaboration with a Vietnam-based studio, expanding the company’s global partner ecosystem into one of the fastest-growing game development regions.