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As one of the most commonly used game engines, it’s not unusual to see Unity appear on the splash screen when loading up a game. There’s something different about seeing that logo appear in Survival Kids, however, one of the few new exclusive games that releases on Nintendo Switch 2 this week. This isn’t just…

With the Nintendo Switch 2 launching today, it closes out a rocky pre-launch period of tariffs, fiery price discussions around software and hardware, and some retailers cancelling pre-orders. Much of that will feel like a distant memory once the hotly-anticipated console is in players’ hands, and they’re trying out the first new Mario Kart game…

Geoff Keighley’s annual Summer Game Fest showcase had a few big moments, including a major showing from Capcom, some sharp-looking indie games from well-known developers, and a creative tie-in between Hitman and James Bond by IO Interactive. Find a selection of 10 key SGF 2025 highlights below, including all-new reveals and several worthwhile updates on…

Games journalism is in a pretty different state to how it was five or ten years ago. Sell-offs, layoffs, the rise of content-harvesting AI, worked-owned outlets, and wildly unpredictable shifts in Google’s search algorithm are just some of the factors that have brought enormous change to the space. In the midst of this, journalists are…

Released in 2023, Mundfish’s first game Atomic Heart has just reached 10 million players – a milestone the studio uses to promote its game investment initiative Powerhouse, which aims to be different both from both traditional game publishing and studio-to-studio funding like Innersloth’s Outersloth fund. During this past week of showcases and livestreams, Mundfish revealed…

As Nintendo’s sole major launch title, Mario Kart World is carrying a lot of weight on its shoulders. There’s arguably no more proven quantity to do so. Mario Kart 8, across its two iterations on Wii U and Switch, has sold more than 76 million copies. With more than 11 years having passed since its…

There’s been a lot of writing about Aonic in recent years. Since its founding in 2021, the company has established a name for itself, in large part thanks to a mergers and acquisitions strategy that has enabled it to acquire virtual reality specialist nDreams, Warren Spector’s Otherside Entertainment, and Liverpool-based Milky Tea. Like many businesses,…

With both Summer Game Fest 2025 and Steam Next Fest wrapping up, each member of the GamesIndustry.biz team suddenly has many more games clogging up their wishlists than ever. While the blockbuster picks of SGF were fairly self-evident – 007: First Light, Pragmata, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, and Resident Evil: Requiem all impressed –…

Digital Eclipse has gained a reputation throughout the industry for its lavish collections of retro games, featuring generous helpings of extra content that help to tell the story of the games’ development. At Sony’s State of Play presentation in June, the company revealed its latest project – Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection. “It’s a long time…

As a BAFTA winner for her role as Selene in Returnal, and the actor behind more than 80 other video game characters, Jane Perry is the perfect candidate to kick off Develop:Brighton 2025’s first ever Performance track. Ahead of her keynote on Wednesday, July 9, ‘From Data to Drama‘, GamesIndustry.biz speaks to Perry about some…