Game development news

Facepunch Studios, the developers behind Rust and Garry’s Mod two of the biggest selling games on Steam, are officially sponsoring DreamHack Birmingham this March. 

Kasedo Games, the publishing label of the Kalypso Media Group, has today announced the appointment of Timea Edvi as its new Publishing Director. Edvi brings with her more than twenty years of experience in games publishing, platform partnerships and indie development support, further strengthening Kasedo’s strategic focus on premium indie strategy titles.

Nitrado and Hathora announced today that they are working together to provide Hathora customers with a structured and supported transition to GameFabric by Nitrado following Hathora’s decision to wind down gaming operations, as the team will work on compute orchestration for AI inference at scale. The collaboration is designed to give studios and game operators a clear path forward, with hands-on migration support focused on continuity, stability, and minimising disruption to live operations.

MCV/DEVELOP has announced Into Games as the charity being supported 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 …

As the gaming ecosystem is breaking boundaries across consoles, PCs, mobile devices, and cloud platforms, demand for versatile and ergonomic wireless gamepads continues to surge. This article from electronics engineer Aashi Mishra explores how these devices work, the explosive market trends validating their dominance, and their real-world applications across industries. …

Second edition follows tangible business wins for attendees in 2025 Following a successful inaugural event that resulted in confirmed new partnerships and commercial deals for attendees, Games Meets Music returns for its second year with an expanded programme aimed squarely at developers, publishers and commercial leaders. Launched in 2025 to …

San Francisco, CA, The Games [4Diversity] Showcase returns on March 10, 2026, celebrating games that reflect diverse voices, perspectives, and lived experiences. The event takes place during GDC week at the PawnShop, a central showcase venue in San Francisco. Games [4Diversity] brings together creators, publishers, educators, players, and advocates for a day of play, discussion, and community connection.

GameSkills, the Creative Europe MEDIA-backed advanced training initiative for European game studios, has announced the first confirmed experts for its 2026 programme, bringing together leading voices in AI, accessibility, design, sustainability and market strategy.

Second Stage, the company behind the transformative marketing platform TRACKS, is solving one of the PC and console gaming industry’s biggest marketing challenges: accurately tracking the impact of advertising spend on wishlists and purchases.

Digital Extremes announced that Warframe is now available worldwide on the Google Play Store for Android. In this free sci-fi epic, players join an ancient warrior caste, the Tenno, and fight their way through an ever-expanding universe. Android players can look forward to squadding up with players around the world with Cross Platform Play and Cross Platform Save on iOS, PlayStation, Xbox, PC, Nintendo Switch, and soon, Nintendo Switch 2, in joining one of the most thrilling and welcoming communities in online gaming.