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FundingJuly 14, 2026Gaming M&A Climbs to Busiest Quarter Since 2022
Gaming dealmaking picked up sharply in the second quarter of 2026, producing 54 mergers and acquisitions across the industry —...
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NewsJuly 14, 2026Ubisoft Leans on Back Catalogue to Ease Reliance on New Games
Ubisoft is rewriting the terms of its own business model. In its latest annual report, the French publisher tells investors...
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FundingJuly 10, 2026Supercell Opens Equity-Free Grants for African Game Studios
Supercell, the Finnish mobile studio behind Clash of Clans and Brawl Stars, is backing African game developers without asking for...
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NewsJuly 9, 2026Xbox CEO Asha Sharma Named Fed Adviser on Jobs and AI
The US Federal Reserve has named Microsoft ‘s Xbox chief, Asha Sharma, as one of three co-leaders of a new...
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NewsJuly 8, 2026IO Interactive Closes Istanbul Studio as Xbox Funding Ends
IO Interactive will close its Istanbul studio and lay off staff after Xbox pulled out of a deal to fund...
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NewsJuly 8, 2026Xbox Game Pass Reportedly Falls Far Short of Its Target
Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass has roughly 30 million subscribers, less than half the 77 million the company once projected it...
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NewsJuly 7, 2026Xbox to Cut 3,200 Jobs and Divest Five Studios in Reset
Microsoft’s Xbox division will cut about 3,200 jobs — roughly a fifth of its workforce — and let go of...
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NewsJuly 6, 2026Video Game Workers’ Union Launches Layoff Hardship Fund
The United Videogame Workers union is offering cash grants to the developers its own industry laid off. UVW-CWA, the first...
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NewsJuly 6, 2026Krafton Settles Subnautica 2 Bonus Dispute as CEO Resigns
Krafton has ended a year-long legal fight over Subnautica 2, agreeing to pay the disputed bonus it once maneuvered to...
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NewsJuly 6, 2026Slitherine Buys Blood Bowl Rights From Distressed Nacon
British strategy specialist Slitherine has acquired the Blood Bowl video game franchise — its licence, publishing rights and back cata...
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NewsJune 30, 2026Ubisoft Barcelona Workers Strike Over 51 Layoffs
Workers at Ubisoft‘s Barcelona studio launched a series of partial strikes on June 30, 2026, protesting a plan to cut...
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NewsJune 25, 2026EU Won’t Force Publishers to Keep Games Playable
The European Commission has declined to force video game publishers to keep their titles playable after they pull them from...
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NewsJune 23, 2026EA Reportedly Cuts Support Staff Ahead of $55B Buyout
Electronic Arts is reportedly cutting jobs across recruitment, customer support, trust and safety, and IT — the back-office and live-o...
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NewsJune 23, 2026Microsoft-Owned Obsidian Faces Wage Class Action Suit
A class-action lawsuit accusing Obsidian Entertainment of a “systematic pattern of wage and hour violations” has surfaced public...