Steam projected to top $20 billion in annual revenue for the first time, after record September quarter
Valve's storefront is on pace for its biggest year ever, underscoring Steam's dominance of PC game distribution.
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MrBeast pays $250,000 for 55% majority stake in AI-powered toy ball on Shark Tank
The creator's Beast Industries is expanding beyond YouTube into consumer products with backing from CEO Jeff Housenbold.
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Sony surveys development partners on ending physical game releases
The consultation indicates Sony is weighing a formal shift away from disc-based PlayStation games, a move with broad retail and preservation implications.
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Netflix pivots away from prestige film and TV strategy
The shift affects how the streamer commissions and markets its original slate, a major change for the industry it supplies.
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Krafton cancels PUBG spin-off Black Budget nine months after closed alpha test
The shutdown marks another retreat from Krafton's efforts to extend the PUBG brand into new genres.
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Riot says 2XKO needed hundreds of thousands of monthly active users, if not millions, to succeed
CPO Marc Merrill's comments set out the scale threshold the fighting game needed, days after Riot cut the project.
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Modern Warfare 4 adds Server Culling feature designed to make wall hacks useless
Infinity Ward's anti-cheat approach withholds server data from clients, a notable shift in multiplayer shooter security.
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Sony brings PS5 Pro AI upscaling to base PS5, with caveats
The feature widens access to AI image enhancement without a Pro console, though limitations apply to older hardware.
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Reigns developer Nerial shuts down after two years of significant trading losses
The UK studio behind Reigns and Card Shark is entering what it calls hibernation mode, the latest indie closure.
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Minecraft moves to challenge Roblox with new creator platform push
The Tubefilter roundup notes Minecraft's bid to compete more directly with Roblox for user-generated content and creator revenue.
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Bungie co-founder Jason Jones and Destiny 2 narrative director launch transmedia studio Stone Kite
The new venture pairs a Halo-era founder with a veteran narrative lead to build franchises across games and other media.
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Warhorse co-founder hopes GTA 6 will blaze a trail for higher-priced games
Comments from the Kingdom Come: Deliverance studio revive the debate over $70-plus game pricing ahead of GTA 6's launch.
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TikTok creator Brooke Eby dies at 37 from ALS
Eby built a large following documenting life with Lou Gehrig's disease, bringing the illness to a mass audience.
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Mike Tomlin unveils sprawling Minecraft city built over 12 years
The former NFL coach's long-running build now anchors a new YouTube series, a rare mainstream crossover for the game.
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GamesIndustry.biz HR Summit: generative AI may be adding work rather than saving time for studios
Studios at the London summit described AI tools shifting rather than reducing workloads, a key labor issue for game development.
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GTA 6 merch for influencers draws complaints it outshines the $400 collector's edition
Fans are comparing Rockstar's creator gifts unfavorably with the paid collector's edition ahead of launch.
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Mighty Mike Plays' dad refunds viewers over AI merch and retracts claim he was fired
The reversal follows a dispute over $118,000 in YouTube ad spending and T-shirts featuring AI-generated designs.
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Fast & Furious TV series greenlit with Vin Diesel producing
The franchise's move to television extends a major Universal property beyond theaters.
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