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Published on 04:59 GMT

Five Years Post-Pandemic, 57,000 Games Industry Jobs Have Vanished

©INVENThe global games industry, which expanded explosively during the COVID-19 pandemic, is continuing its fifth consecutive year of heavy workforce reductions following the shift to the endemic phase in 2022. Although a temporary slowdown last year led …

Source: InvenGlobal - Neutral
Published on 14:10 GMT

DayZ creator Dean Hall says "our industry is rotting from its core" because of big-company "greed", aiming shots at Epic'...

DayZ, Icarus, and Kitten Space Agency creator Dean Hall has issued a fiery assault against some of the world's biggest game companies, calling out a "greed" that's "rotting" our industry to its core. He took particular aim at …

Source: Eurogamer - Neutral
Published on Oct 12, 2026

Epic reportedly delays its Disney video game so it can be made using more AI

That’s certainly a choice. Epic Games is going all in on AI for game development. The studio has been working on games for Disney, but sources told Bloomberg that its upcoming release has been delayed in order to use more AI for its creation. The …

Source: Engadget - Neutral
Published on Oct 12, 2026

Epic Games delays Disney game and tells developers to go "AI first"

Epic Games has delayed its upcoming Disney collaboration - a shooter featuring characters from the Marvel and Star Wars franchises - and told developers to move to an "AI first" production model. According to Bloomberg, the game had been slated …

Source: Gamesindustry.biz - Neutral
Published on Oct 12, 2026

Game Developer veteran Chris Kerr launches Vertical Slice, a games publication "giving workers a voice and holding power ...

Chris Kerr, former Senior Editor of GDC sibling Game Developer (formerly Gamasutra) has launched a new subscription-funded publication to deliver "incisive, bold reporting for video game industry professionals" that "scrutinises with …

Source: Gamesindustry.biz - Neutral
Published on Oct 8, 2026

‘Enough Games Have Been Cancelled and Shut Down. That Betrayal Has Ramifications’ – Is It the Beginning of the End for ...

Not too long ago, it felt like there was no escape from live-service games. Bethesda’s unveiling of Fallout 76 in 2018 felt like an ominous bellwether – was every iconic franchise now fated to transform into a forever game? Was ever-evolving multiplayer …

Source: IGN - Neutral
Published on Oct 7, 2026

2026 is a low-key revolutionary year for player movement in games

Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter A lot of the 3D games I consider touchstones of thoughtful player movement are a decade or more old: Mirror's Edge, of course, Titanfall 2, Dishonored 2, Doom …

Source: PC Gamer - Neutral
Published on Oct 7, 2026

Google launches Playground, a browser tool that turns typed prompts into games

The experimental platform lets US adults build and test custom games without writing a line of code Google wants you to make a video game. You don’t need to learn a programming language, and you don’t need to open a game engine. The company has launched …

Source: Crypto Briefing - Neutral
Published on Oct 6, 2026

NYU Tandon Names Second Cohort of NYC Game Design Future Lab, Set to Debut at New York Games Week

Newswise — NYU Tandon School of Engineering announced the nine companies joining the second cohort of the NYC Game Design Future Lab (GDFL), its Brooklyn-based incubator created in partnership with the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC …

Source: Newswise - Neutral
Published on Oct 6, 2026

The Helldivers Movie Needs To Keep The Games’ Satire To Succeed

The Helldivers video game franchise already gives a movie adaptation almost everything it needs for a massive blockbuster. A Helldivers squad can drop from orbit in Hellpods, unload on a swarm of Terminids, call down an Eagle airstrike, and accidentally …

Source: Screen Rant - Neutral
Published on Oct 13, 2026

Presentation: How Eve Online Leverages Head Based Sampling to Observe "Fun"

Transcript Nicholas Herring: Today I'd like to go through how we adopted observability into a system that's 20 years old and also has newer mechanisms evolving underneath it as well, and go through how this differs from the video game architectural …

Source: InfoQ - Pending
Published on Oct 12, 2026

Beyond the classroom: Finding community through MATC clubs

Full disclosure: Joshua Hiett also serves as President and Pagemaster of Imaginative Fiction. More Than Just Going to Class College life doesn’t have to end when class does. Across MATC, student organizations help students meet people with similar …

Source: MATC Times - Wisconsin - Pending
Published on Sep 29, 2026

Amid Mass Layoffs at XBOX, the Fight for Equity in the Video Game Industry Continues

Photo by Javier Martínez on Unsplash Asha Sharma, the recently appointed CEO of XBOX, sent out a teamwide email on July 6, 2026, that started, “We are beginning the most significant restructure in XBOX history.” What followed was the corporate outline of …

Source: The Nonprofit Quarterly - Center-left
Published on Sep 25, 2026

GDC Side Quest - Exploring co-development opportunities with Sam Carlisle

Game productions are growing larger and larger, and business leaders are looking everywhere for solutions on how to ship great games without blowing up budgets. One solution lies in the world of co-development and external development—the practice of …

Source: Game Developer - Neutral
Published on Oct 11, 2026

Sakeena calls for constructive engagement of students

Kulgam, Oct 10: Education, Social Welfare, Minister for Health and Medical Education, Sakeena Itoo, inaugurated Multipurpose Indoor Sports Hall at Government Degree College (GDC), Frisal. The occasion marked a significant milestone in the college’s efforts …

Source: Rising Kashmir - Neutral
Published on Oct 7, 2026

Women in Tech Hollywood Nominates Fiona Cherbak for Mentor & Champion Award

Cherbak is being recognized for opening doors for women and emerging talent in the games industry LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, October 7, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- * * * * FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE * * * * Rocket Game Talent's Fiona Cherbak …

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Published on Sep 18, 2026

GDC Festival of Gaming appoints four members to advisory board

GDC Festival of Gaming has appointed four new members to its advisory board. The appointees are: Amir Satvat, general partner at 1Up Ventures and former business development director at Tencent Games) Alexa Ray Corriea, narrative writer at Gearbox Software …

Source: Gamesindustry.biz - Neutral
Published on Sep 19, 2026

Dueling industry surveys show Japanese game devs are embracing AI, while North American ones are still skeptical

Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter As reported by Automaton, the 2026 CESA Videogame Industry Report, a survey-based assessment of the Japanese games business, shows a sharp uptick in AI adoption by …

Source: PC Gamer - Neutral
Published on Oct 9, 2026

Inside The Failed Fight To Unionize One Of Gaming’s Most Idealized Studios

“A lot of people are saying that it’s time the games industry was unionized,” said Tim Schafer. “They say people who make games are overworked, underpaid, and taken advantage of. What do you think?” An audience of hundreds of game developers began to …

Source: Kotaku - Pending

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Published on October 7, 2026 - 17:30 GMT

Women in Tech Hollywood Nominates Fiona Cherbak for Mentor & Champion Award

Cherbak is being recognized for opening doors for women and emerging talent in the games industry LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, October 7, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- * * * * FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE * * * * Rocket Game Talent's Fiona Cherbak …

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Published on August 11, 2026 - 12:30 GMT

Lionbridge Games Brings Player-First Localization Powered by Human-Guided AI to Gamescom 2026

Registration now open for August 20 webinar on AI’s role in game globalization WALTHAM, MA, UNITED STATES, August 11, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Lionbridge Games, the world's leading global provider of game localization, audio, testing, and player …

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Published on September 10, 2026 - 14:00 GMT

Juego Studios Sees Rising Demand From Mid-Size US Studios for Unity and Unreal Team Augmentation

DALLAS, TX, UNITED STATES, September 10, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- As internal teams shrink and production timelines tighten, more mid-size US studios are turning to dedicated Unity and Unreal engineering support to keep active titles on …

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Published on February 19, 2026 - 13:30 GMT

Snail Games to Showcase ARK Franchise Developments and Expanding Gaming Portfolio at the 2026 Game Developers Conference

CULVER CITY, Calif., Feb. 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Snail, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNAL) (“Snail Games” or the “Company”), a leading global independent developer and publisher of interactive digital entertainment, today announced it will exhibit at the 2026 Game …

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Published on March 11, 2026 - 12:30 GMT

Snail Games Kicks Off GDC 2026 with New Game Updates and Announcements

CULVER CITY, Calif., March 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Snail, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNAL) (“Snail Games” or the “Company”), a leading global independent developer and publisher of interactive digital entertainment, hosted an invite-only event during the Game …

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Published on February 18, 2026 - 17:00 GMT

Brazil Games Brings more than 30 Companies and Playable Titles to GDC 2026

Positioning Brazil as a Prime Partner for Global Game Development SAO PAULO, SAO PAULO, BRAZIL, February 18, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Brazil is reinforcing its position as one of the most important emerging markets in the global games industry …

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Published on March 13, 2026 - 16:41 GMT

Anti-Cheat Expert (ACE) Unveils Industry-First Anti-Cracking iOS Hardening Solution and AI Security Framework at GDC

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, UNITED STATES, March 13, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- During this year’s GDC Festival of Gaming, bringing together thousands of game developers and industry professionals from around the world from March 9–13 at the Moscone Center, …

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Published on March 3, 2026 - 11:30 GMT

Enduring Play: A Game Development Podcast launches Season 2 on March 3, 2026 with a powerful lineup of community leaders

Host, game dev, and author Cheryl Platz launches the second season of this popular video game podcast with Joanie Kraut, CEO of Women in Games International SEATTLE, WA, UNITED STATES, March 3, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- As the video game development …

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Published on October 15, 2026 - 14:33 GMT

Norgen Biotek Expands Biodefence Portfolio with the Launch of Hantavirus and Ebola Virus Detection Kits

New field-ready molecular diagnostic kits deliver rapid detection for Hantavirus and Ebola threats. GENEVA, CA, SWITZERLAND, October 15, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Norgen Biotek Corp., a leading Canadian biotechnology company specializing in …

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Published on October 15, 2026 - 14:30 GMT

Norgen Biotek Expands Biodefence Portfolio with the Launch of Hantavirus and Ebola Virus Detection Kits

New field-ready molecular diagnostic kits deliver rapid detection for Hantavirus and Ebola threats. ATLANTA, GA, UNITED STATES, October 15, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Norgen Biotek Corp., a leading Canadian biotechnology company specializing in …

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Published on October 15, 2026 - 14:29 GMT

Norgen Biotek Expands Biodefence Portfolio with the Launch of Hantavirus and Ebola Virus Detection Kits

New field-ready molecular diagnostic kits deliver rapid detection for Hantavirus and Ebola threats. TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, October 15, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Norgen Biotek Corp., a leading Canadian biotechnology company specializing in …

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Published on October 15, 2026 - 14:27 GMT

As Phone-Free Policies Spread, Schools Use NuKase Lockable Phone Cases to Make Them Work

Massachusetts grant applications close October 21; New Jersey is also funding phone-free policies that use tools like the NuKase. BOSTON, MA, UNITED STATES, October 15, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- As schools across the country adopt phone-free policies, …

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Published on October 15, 2026 - 14:21 GMT

Silex World Targets the Gap Between Critical Materials Innovation and Industrial Production

Silex World advances UK-developed critical materials technologies towards industrial production, connecting scientific innovation with commercial capability. LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, October 15, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Silex World Ltd …

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Published on October 15, 2026 - 14:15 GMT

Durable Dental Lab Expands to Buffalo Grove with New Implant-Focused Dental Center and Education Facility

The larger facility combines a larger dental laboratory, dedicated space for licensed dental professionals and a separate education center under one roof. BUFFALO GROVE, IL, UNITED STATES, October 15, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Durable Dental …

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Published on October 15, 2026 - 14:15 GMT

Aura Wireless Wins 2026 WBA Award for Best Wi-Fi Innovation

Aura's patented Apogee antenna platform wins Best Wi-Fi Innovation for delivering large-area coverage with a fraction of traditional network equipment. ST. PETERSBURG, FL, UNITED STATES, October 15, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Aura Wireless, …

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Published on October 15, 2026 - 14:13 GMT

GASP Catalogs 156 AI Films From 56 Independent Makers, With No Limit on the Tools Used

The independent guide plays each film from the maker's own upload, lists Chinese-language work alongside English, and indexes 23 AI film festivals. DE, UNITED STATES, October 15, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- GASP, an independent guide to short …

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Published on October 15, 2026 - 14:12 GMT

Renogy Invites Outdoor Enthusiasts to Explore What's Next in Solar Innovation

Through its OpenGrid initiative, Renogy brings community ideas into real-world exploration, starting with a Solar Audio Cap Early Tester Program. LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, October 15, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Renogy is inviting outdoor …

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Published on October 15, 2026 - 14:12 GMT

1drop Launches 1POT Duo in the UK: Four Key Blood Tests in One Handheld Device

One 220g handheld device measures blood glucose, cholesterol, uric acid and haemoglobin from a single drop of blood, with results in 5-90 seconds. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, October 15, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- 1drop Inc., a South Korean in vitro …

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Published on October 15, 2026 - 14:06 GMT

THERMOSHADE NAMED TO TIME’S LIST OF THE BEST INVENTIONS OF 2026

Today, TIME named ThermoShade to its annual list of the Best Inventions, featuring 300 extraordinary innovations changing lives. LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, October 15, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Today, TIME named ThermoShade to its annual …

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Published on October 15, 2026 - 14:04 GMT

3 Product Development Stages Derribar Ventures Says Teams Rush Past Too Often

Derribar Ventures on the 3 product development stages teams skip under pressure — problem definition, prototyping, and scope — and what skipping costs. LIMASSOL, LIMASSOL, CYPRUS, October 15, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Derribar Ventures Limited …

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Published on October 15, 2026 - 14:03 GMT

Neurobit Launches AI-Driven Cerebrovascular Assessment in the Netherlands, Backed by Taiwan’s MOEA IDA and MIRDC

Supported by MIRDC, Neurobit establishes a bilateral soft-landing bridge to deploy its advanced neuro-ocular diagnostic platform into European acute care. ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, October 15, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Under the guidance of the …

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Published on October 15, 2026 - 14:00 GMT

PDQ helps IT teams work behind the scenes with new live device tools

Remote shell and live file explorer help admins investigate devices without taking over the user’s screen SALT LAKE CITY, UT, UNITED STATES, October 15, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- PDQ announced new live device access capabilities that give …

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Published on October 15, 2026 - 14:00 GMT

Simons Foundation Launches $15M Effort To Help Mathematicians Navigate AI Era

The funding and resources will help researchers leverage AI tools and adapt to changes in the field. NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, October 15, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Simons Foundation today announced a new set of initiatives that will help the …

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Published on October 15, 2026 - 14:00 GMT

SOC Prime Releases LogTotal, the Fastest Way to Investigate Logs During an Incident

LogTotal's free analysis shows whether a cyber breach happened, its likely cause, and its sanitizer replaces confidential identifies before uploaded BOSTON, MA, UNITED STATES, October 15, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Today SOC Prime released LogTotal …

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Published on October 15, 2026 - 14:00 GMT

Grid Forward Releases 100th GridPulse Podcast Episode Tackling the Big Questions for Today’s Electric Grid

Host Bryce Yonker guides expert discussion with Jigar Shah, Audrey Zibelman and Herman Trabish on one of the leading podcasts about the grid. PORTLAND, OR, UNITED STATES, October 15, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Grid Forward, a member-based non- …

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Published on October 15, 2026 - 14:00 GMT

VanishID Delivers the Missing Control for AI-Fueled Help Desk Impersonation

External Identity Protection mitigates AI-fueled social engineering and credential abuse attacks, auto-firing the right countermeasures across six classes BETHESDA, MD, UNITED STATES, October 15, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- VanishID, the external …

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Published on October 15, 2026 - 13:40 GMT

New Cognitive Discipline Launched With Dual Whitepaper on Human-AI Co-Processing

A dual whitepaper release introduces a new cognitive discipline for human-AI co-processing and whole-system organizational diagnostics. HUDDERSFIELD, YORKSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, October 15, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- SGA Stairway announces the …

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Published on October 15, 2026 - 13:37 GMT

Program Launched to Strengthen Disaster Preparedness Across Jamaica's Public Health System

320 BleachMakers planned for hospitals, health centres and care facilities in all four of Jamaica's health regions LOUISVILLE, KY, UNITED STATES, October 15, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- WaterStep, an international nonprofit focused on safe …

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