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Xbox has partnered with AMD to “power the next generation of Xbox.” In a brief statement, Xbox president Sarah Bond said the companies were partnering to build first-party devices and cloud, “including future Xbox consoles.” The “strategic, multi-year agreement” with AMD will be to co-engineer silicon across a “portfolio of devices” and AI-powered experiences, “grounded…

Update, June 18, 2025:, 2025: A Tencent spokesperson has reached out to GamesIndustry.biz to share this Reuters statement where the company says the acquisition report is untrue. Original story, June 17, 2025: Tencent is reportedly considering a deal to acquire Nexon. The Chinese megacorp – which recently struck up a deal with Ubisoft by…

Bungie has delayed the September 23 release of its upcoming shooter, Marathon. No further release date was given at this time. In a statement signed by the “Marathon Dev Team,” the studio said the Alpha test had “created an opportunity for us to calibrate and focus the game on what will make it uniquely compelling,”…

Warner Bros. Games has confirmed a new leadership structure as it follows its previously revealed strategy of developing games based on the Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Mortal Kombat, and DC Comics properties. Three studio heads have been promoted into senior vice president roles, per Variety. Montréal studio head Yves Lachance will be SVP of…

Kojima Productions and animation studio Line Mileage have announced that they’re collaborating on an upcoming animated film set in the universe of Death Stranding. Screenwriter Aaron Guzikowski is attached to the project, which is now in active development. Guzikowski is known as the creator of acclaimed HBO Max sci-fi series Raised By Wolves, as well…

The majority of staff at Ubisoft Halifax, developer of mobile games like Rainbow Six Mobile and Assassin’s Creed Rebellion, have filed to unionize with CWA Canada. As posted on CWA Canada’s website (via Game Developer), the union filed with the Nova Scotia Labour Board today, June 18, 2025. Following a secret ballot and certification, staff…

VR rhythm action game Beat Saber will no longer be updated for PlayStation 4 and 5 users from this month onwards, with multiplayer being discontinued on both platforms. Developer Beat Games, which has been owned by Meta since 2019, shared the update on social media. “As we look to the future and plan the next…

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Playdead co-founder Dino Patti is allegedly being sued by his former studio and business partner. Patti was threatened with a lawsuit earlier this year after he posted a now-deleted LinkedIn post that shared an “unauthorized” picture of co-founder Arnt Jensen and discussed some of Limbo’s development. Patti said Jensen demanded a little over $73,000 in…

Though sales of Nintendo’s new Switch 2 hardware had become one of the fastest-selling consoles ever, sales of third-party games have reportedly been sluggish and “below estimates.” That’s according to a new report by The Game Business, which intimates that despite attracting strong buy-in from partners like EA, Take-Two, Microsoft, Ubisoft, Sega, Capcom, Bandai Namco,…