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Yet more layoffs reported at Ubisoft, this time in San Francisco

On the same day as Ubisoft announced it was closing its studios in Winnipeg and Belgrade and proposing further changes in Barcelona, it’s now believed dozens of staff have been laid off from its San Francisco studio, too. Read more

Xbox reportedly planning more layoffs as “CEO calls for “Xbox reset”

Xbox is reportedly considering major layoffs, telling staff, “we need to reassess […] our investment priorities for the next five years” and warning “we’ve become too reliant on vendors to operate our systems and must become more self-reliant as an engineering culture to build for the future.” Read more

Ubisoft closing studios in Winnipeg and Belgrade and cutting publishing roles worldwide, 380 jobs at risk

Ubisoft has carried out another round of cuts as part of its seemingly endless restructuring process, sources have told GamesIndustry.biz. It is closing its studios in Winnipeg and Belgrade and proposing further changes in Barcelona and to its global publishing team. 380 roles are understood to be at risk. Read more

ESA warns ‘No Fakes Act’ fails to distinguish between deepfakes and digital replicas used in video games

The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has warned that a proposed deepfake bill could hurt the games industry by failing to distinguish between AI-generated content and digital replicas. Read more

New Arm tech enables the use of Unreal Engine MegaLights on mobile

The UK-based semiconductor and software design company Arm has revealed the game Neural Dawn, which takes advantage of Arm’s neural graphics technology to allow the use of Unreal Engine MegaLights on mobile devices. Until now, the ray-tracing capabilities of MegaLights were not supported on mobile. Read more

Frontier Developments reports record profits in FY26 turnaround

Frontier Developments reported its second-highest revenue to date, rising 16% to £104.8 million in FY26. Read more

Xbox CEO outlines strategy to prioritise cost-efficiency and exclusive titles over premium hardware

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says the industry should prioritise reducing hardware production costs rather than focusing solely on developing the “most premium, high-performance consoles”. Read more

Apple announces Europe’s first Developer Centre

Apple plans to open its first European Developer Centre later this year. Read more

Date Everything wins two accolades at The Gayming Awards 2026

Sassy Chap Games’ Date Everything won Best LGBTQ+ Indie Game and the Gayming Fan Favourite Award at this year’s Gayming Awards. Read more

Amazon committed to developing Lord of the Rings game, is “evaluating different concepts”

Amazon remains committed to developing a Lord of the Rings game, despite recent reports of its MMO project being cancelled. Read more

Türkiye’s domestic mobile revenue grew 6% to $347m in 2025

Türkiye’s mobile revenue rose 6% in 2025 to $347 million, its highest annual total to date. Over the past six years, Turkish developer revenue has grown by 450% to $2.7 billion. Read more

Ninja Theory cancels Project Mara

Ninja Theory has cancelled its horror title codenamed Project Mara. Read more