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"People want to play arcade racers again" – How the Developer of Wreckreation Went From a Company-Wide Redundancy Notice to Working on a Sequel
Once Again Players Are Right to Suspect AI Was Used in a Game, Once Again a Dev Apologizes for Using AI in Their Game
Steam Machine Reservation Queue Should Be Caught up by the End of 2026, Valve Says
#steammachine #steam #valve #pcgaming #videogames #gaming #gamingnews
How 97 Copies of an Unreleased Version of Super Mario Bros. Duck Hunt Were Discovered in a Wisconsin Warehouse
‘I have a personal vendetta against filler content’ – How the Blood of Dawnwalker Makes Its Open World Feel Meaningful
https://www.ign.com/articles/the-blood-of-dawnwalker-open-world-ign-first
EA’s CEO Got a $38 Million Bonus Thanks to Battlefield 6’s Success—But of Course Many Devs Were Laid Off Anyway
https://www.destructoid.com/ea-ceo-38-million-bonus-bf6-success-devs-laid-off-anyway/
Pokémon Released a $400 Pikachu Plush, and It Sold Out Immediately
https://www.thegamer.com/pokemon-released-a-400-pikachu-plush-and-it-sold-out-immediately/
Sega’s Dreamcast Retro Console Is Still Getting New Games 25 Years After It Was Abandoned
https://www.engadget.com/2222199/sega-dreamcast-console-new-games/
#sega #dreamcast #retrogaming #videogames #indiegames #gaming #gamedev #indiedev
"He was like, 'no, I don't want that, I want this one'" - LEGO Pokémon Designers Talk Kids & Prototype Pikachus
“This is from Zelda, if you didn’t know” - Test Footage Highlights the Danger of Using GenAI in Video Game Development
Xbox to Hold Major Layoffs in July
https://insider-gaming.com/xbox-to-hold-major-layoffs-in-july/
Gears of War: E-Day Devs on Respecting the Lore, Game Length, New Movement Mechanics, and More
Capcom Explains How Tifa From Final Fantasy 7 Came to Be a Street Fighter 6 DLC Character
#streetfighter #finalfantasy #capcom #gamedev #videogames #gaming #gamingnews
Steam Just Got a Huge New “Refresh” as Valve Updates Its Storefront From Top to Bottom, Pulling It Into the 2020s With New Features and More
Lightspeed LA Lays off Staff as It Shifts Last Sentinel’s Creative Direction
Naoki Hamaguchi Talks Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, Final Fantasy 14, and Physical Media Plans: "It's a wonderful culture and it would be a shame to lose that"
#finalfantasy #finalfantasy7 #finalfantasyvii #finalfantasy14 #finalfantasyxiv #gamedev #videogames #gaming #gamingnews
State of Play Hits Record-Breaking 3 Million Live Viewers With Iconic Franchise Reveals
https://streamscharts.com/news/state-play-hits-record-breaking-3-million-live-viewers
Tyr - Coming to Steam Early Access in Q3 2026 - Playtest Available Now Through August 2, 2026
Crushed In Time - Available Now on Steam
DekaDuck - Coming to Steam - Demo Available Now
The Mermaid Mask - Coming to Nintendo Switch 1 & 2, PlayStation 5 and Steam on July 16, 2026 - Demo Available Now on Steam
Finding Polka - Coming to Steam on August 11, 2026 - Demo Available Now
Hakoniwa Electric - Coming to Steam in 2026 - Demo Available Now
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4422260/Hakoniwa_Electric/
Marvel TōKon Devs Vow to Fix Performance Issues for Launch Day Next Week: 'To our PC players, message received'
#marveltokon #tokon #marvel #gamedev #videogames #gaming #gamingnews
Prelude Dark Pain - Coming Soon to Steam Early Access - Demo Available Now
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2479090/Prelude_Dark_Pain/
Heroes of Anirea - Launching on Steam in 2027 - Playtest Available Now
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3783410/Heroes_of_Anirea/
After a ‘Corporate Mandate’ Demanded They Help With Call of Duty, Toys for Bob Studio Head Says It Took ‘many mini miracles’ to Buy Their Independence From Activision
Subnautica and PUBG Franchises Drive Krafton Q2 Revenue up 94.9% to $889.1m
MineGeon: Renegades - Coming to Steam on July 14, 2026 - Demo Available Now
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3227240/MineGeon_Renegades/
Ubisoft Closing Winnipeg and Belgrade Studios and Making Further Layoffs
Cuphead & Mugman Are Causing a Stir Over on LEGO Ideas
https://retrododo.com/cuphead-mugman-are-causing-a-stir-over-on-lego-ideas/
Duppy Detective Tashia - Available Now on Steam
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1958800/Duppy_Detective_Tashia/
Teamfight Tactics Has Dominated the Field for 7 Years - And It’s Only Just Getting Started - TFT Devs Reflect on 7 Years of Running the Table
https://www.polygon.com/teamfight-tactics-tft-7-year-anniversary-interview/
#tft #teamfighttactics #gamedev #leagueoflegends #videogames #gaming #gamingnews
Case Solved: The London Files - Available Now on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam
Wall World Strategy - Coming Soon to Steam - Demo Available Now
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4218360/Wall_World_Strategy/
Captain Tsubasa 2: World Fighters - Releasing on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam on August 28, 2026
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers Sequel Announced With Creator Back on Board, After Reports That Its Development Team Had Disbanded
KOEI TECMO Early Summer Sale on Steam - Now Through June 18, 2026
https://store.steampowered.com/developer/KOEITECMO/sale/EarlySummer2026
Nintendo Stocks Drop 7% After Investors Were Left Unimpressed by Recent Direct
https://tech4gamers.com/nintendo-stocks-drop-after-direct/
#nintendo #gamedev #nintendodirect #videogames #gaming #gamingnews
Sega Launches New Initiative for Online Content Creators
https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/06/sega-launches-new-initiative-for-online-content-creators
For One Night Only - The Biggest UK Games Showcase - July 29, 2026 at 7:00PM BST / 11:00AM PT / 2:00PM ET
#videogames #gamedev #indiegames #pcgaming #gaming #gamingnews #fono26 #ukgames
"The game and all of you deserve a proper launch": Dev Delays Extraction Shooter the Day Before Release and Hits the Emergency Early Access Button After Steam Players Break the Servers
Bad Magpie - Coming to Xbox Series X|S and Steam in 2027
Truck-Kun Is Supporting Me From Another World?! - Available Now on Xbox Series X|S and Steam
Two Devs Made a Game in 4 Months, Now It’s Made $360,000 in 24 Hours as Steam’s 15th Best-Selling Game: "Still a bit unbelievable"