Hasan Piker sues CNN commentator Scott Jennings for $72.5M over allegedly manipulated Twitch clip
The lawsuit centers on a clip the streamer says was stripped of context to suggest he endorsed a lynching, testing how far platform clips can be edited before t
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Rockstar staff vote on unionization plan running alongside GTA 6 launch
The IWGB said Rockstar employees will cast anonymous online votes between November 12 and 26 as the studio approaches the biggest launch in its history.
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Xbox's first COO Helen Chiang leaves company after three months in the role
The short tenure adds to a period of leadership churn at Microsoft's gaming division under new Xbox leadership.
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Xbox staff among up to 60,000 Microsoft employees offered voluntary exit
The buyout program reaches gaming staff as Microsoft continues trimming headcount across the company.
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Warhorse Studios hit by cyberattack affecting company systems and data
The Kingdom Come: Deliverance developer reported unauthorized access to both internal systems and data.
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Sucker Punch reportedly lays off 24 employees after Ghost of Yotei Complete Edition launch
The cuts hit a first-party PlayStation studio weeks after shipping an expanded edition of its open-world samurai game.
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Timi Studio Group's Pokemon Unite to shut down on March 23, 2027
The Pokemon Company is ending service on the five-year-old free-to-play MOBA across its platforms.
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Canada may extend under-16 social media ban to Roblox, Minecraft and Discord
Proposed age restrictions aimed at social platforms could pull major games and chat services into the same regulatory net.
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Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney calls Steam's AI disclosure policy a political act
The dispute highlights growing friction over how storefronts force developers to label generative AI content.
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GTA 6 download size reportedly revealed ahead of November 19 launch
The reported file size has players planning storage upgrades before Rockstar's release date.
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Discord to make public server messages discoverable through Google search
The change exposes messages from certain public communities to web search results, raising privacy concerns.
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Netflix and MPA alum Orit Michiel named president of game rating group ESRB
The ESRB fills its top post with an executive whose background spans Netflix and the film industry's MPA ratings board.
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Modern Warfare 4 Season 1 adds new DMZ map and missions
Call of Duty's extraction mode gets a major expansion in the season that follows Modern Warfare 4's release.
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Ken Kutaragi questions the scale of modern game development, saying big teams take years to ship
The PlayStation creator said building games with thousands of people over several years is almost impossible.
Gamesindustry · +6 outlets
Early Access releases hit record pace on Steam as player expectations rise
SteamDB counted 2,924 Early Access launches in 2026 through mid-October, an 18% year-over-year increase.
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UKIE urges government to modernise Video Games Expenditure Credit before Autumn Budget
The UK trade body is pressing for tax relief changes to keep production competitive.
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Roblox users rebuild Counter-Strike, Left 4 Dead 2 and a PS4 menu without permission
The clones raise questions about copyright enforcement on Roblox's user-generated platform.
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Valorant patch 13.09 adds Hush as new agent and changes buff abilities
Riot's shooter updates its roster and ability system in the latest competitive patch.
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