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Content warning: This story contains references to sexual assault Former Unity employee Rod Stafford has been given a 22-year prison sentence after being charged with 33 sexual offences. Oxford Crown Court confirmed to Game Developer that Stafford, who also used the names Roderick Bryce-Hagin and Roderick Bryce-Stafford, was sentenced yesterday (July 1). Stafford formerly represented…

Games services provider Side has announced it’s opening a new studio in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in partnership with Savvy Games Group. As reported by Game Developer, both companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding yesterday. The studio will open by Q4 2025 and will provide co-development services in the MENA region. “Saudi Arabia is quite possibly…

The average weekly spending by 18-24 year-old Americans on video games has dropped sharply year-over-year, according to data provided by Circana in a new report. As shared by the Wall Street Journal, spending on video games has dipped by close to 25% for this age bracket. For other age groups, the percentage drop is much…

Krafton has announced leadership changes at Unknown Worlds, appointing Steve Papoutsis as CEO replacing its previous leadership team. Former CEO Ted Gill, co-founder and creative director Charlie Cleveland, and co-founder and CTO Max McGuire have left the studio “effective immediately”. No reason was given for their departure. Krafton said it had “sought to keep the…

Update 4, July 3, 2025: As layoffs hit the Bizzard part of the Microsoft Gaming business, it was announced that mobile game Warcraft Rumble would receive no further updates. As explained in an internal email by president Johanna Faries shared by Aftermath, the game will enter a “live-ops only” phase, similar to the games Heroes…

Former Ubisoft execs Thomas François, Serge Hascoët, and Guillaume Patrux have been given suspended prison sentences for sexual and psychological harassment. As reported by The Guardian, the trial – which began in June – saw an “overwhelming” amount of evidence of harassment against Ubisoft employees from the three former executives. During the trial, employees described…

Krafton has issued a statement regarding leadership changes at Unknown Worlds implemented last week, claiming the developer’s former executives “abandoned the responsibilities entrusted to them”. Posted on Krafton’s homepage, the publisher said “the absence of core leadership resulted in repeated confusion in direction” leading to the decision to delay the release of Subnautica 2 to…

Digital publishing company Keleops has acquired Kotaku from G/O Media in an undisclosed, all-cash asset deal. As reported by Axios, Kotaku’s editorial staff will remain at the site and more senior staff will be hired. Keleops CEO Jean-Guillaume Kleis told the publication that “he had no immediate strategy shifts and he hadn’t yet met with…

The GamesIndustry.biz Summer Party 2025 is almost upon us. Hosted once again at Horatio’s Bar in Brighton on Wednesday July 9, the event is completely sold out. Demand was so strong, this year, in fact, that even the waitlist is completely closed. We’re grateful for the extraordinary amount of interest, and only encourage people to…

Naughty Dog’s Neil Druckmann has announced he is stepping away from HBO’s The Last of Us. In a statement on social media, Druckmann said it was “the right time” to transition to focus on future projects at Naughty Dog, including Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. “With work completed on season 2 and before any meaningful work…