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A Way Out tunnels to 1m unit milestone in two weeks

Retail

This is more than EA expected Hazelight’s title to sell in its lifetime

Far Cry 5 leads the pack in a sluggish week for UK retail

Business News

No new entries in boxed Top 40 for second week in a row

Sports Interactive announce Football Manager Touch 2018 for Nintendo Switch

Business News

And you can buy it now

Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice takes home five BAFTA awards

Development News

What Remains of Edith Finch crowned Best Game and A Night In The Woods given Best Narrative

Mike Ashley becomes GAME’s largest shareholder

Business News

Major investor Elliott disposes of its holdings, leaving Ashley in pole position

Labo is just the beginning for Switch experimentation as Nintendo partners with Scrum Ventures

Business News

Venture capital firm will help find startups to expand platform

Bully Hunters campaign to tackle harassment in CS:GO

Media & PR

Supported by Steel Series, the Diverse Gaming Coalition and the National Organization for Women, the Bully Hunters offers to fight the issue from the inside

Unity launches new centre of innovation in Malaysia

Development News

Games development facility is the first of its kind in Southeast Asia

How Splash Damage’s values turned the studio into a game development family

Business News

1 two of splash damages original team members pose to celebrate the studios 15th anniversary How Splash Damage's values turned the studio into a game development family

After the company's appearance on the Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For list in 2018, we talk about how they keep their staff so happy

The SteamSpy shutdown shows just how reliant the PC market is on a single, uncommunicative, platform

Steam is a brilliant platform but would it hurt for it to speak up occasionally?

[Industry news] XDS 2026 Insights Report is now live

The 2026 XDS Insights Report examines how external development partnerships are evolving as they become a core part of modern production pipelines. Based on input from 250+ industry professionals, the report shows an ecosystem moving beyond delivery risk and into a new phase shaped by coordination, governance, and long-term collaboration.