<![CDATA[ Latest from PC Gamer UK in Gaming-industry ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/gaming-industry Sun, 24 May 2026 16:00:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Comedian Alasdair Beckett-King was a die-hard adventure gamer until he discovered Morrowind: 'The first time I loaded it up, I walked straight into a little pond and was killed by a fish' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/comedian-alasdair-beckett-king-was-a-die-hard-adventure-gamer-until-he-discovered-morrowind-the-first-time-i-loaded-it-up-i-walked-straight-into-a-little-pond-and-was-killed-by-a-fish/ H8FhdmKjhGW6Fev7GHticC Sun, 24 May 2026 16:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ A game developer compared Godot and Unity by making the same game in both engines, and he's found a clear winner ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/game-development/a-game-developer-compared-godot-and-unity-by-making-the-same-game-in-both-engines-and-hes-found-a-clear-winner/ QGKjtre7r7jrSCdGPdcXxP Sun, 24 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Kickstarter rolls back new mature content guidelines after week of backlash ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/kickstarter-rolls-back-new-mature-content-guidelines-after-week-of-backlash/ 48i7kHWCoTWf8JBvdeX85o Sat, 23 May 2026 19:59:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Fallout lead Tim Cain argues games industry crisis hasn't reached the level of the 1983 crash: 'I don't think there's ever been a worse time in the games industry' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/fallout-lead-tim-cain-argues-games-industry-crisis-hasnt-reached-the-level-of-the-1983-crash-i-dont-think-theres-ever-been-a-worse-time-in-the-games-industry/ WcAePHixJkXPcEwLdJipYU Fri, 22 May 2026 21:38:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Four years later, Microsoft finally finishes fighting over the Activision acquisition ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/four-years-later-microsoft-finally-finishes-fighting-over-the-activision-acquisition/ x9ZMCAEVsMLLitKS2TqWnX Fri, 22 May 2026 20:14:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ 3 years on from laying off over 1,000 people, Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast are sending daily emails and physical letters encouraging the survivors to not unionise ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/3-years-on-from-laying-off-over-1-000-people-hasbro-and-wizards-of-the-coast-are-sending-daily-emails-and-physical-letters-encouraging-the-survivors-to-not-unionise/ daeLgGuEGeBt6m3nysXqKA Fri, 22 May 2026 15:20:58 +0000 Fri, 22 May 2026 23:03:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ubisoft has staff for '70 Warhorse-sized studios' after cuts, says Kingdom Come director—'That could be 10 KCD2-sized games… released every year' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/ubisoft-has-staff-for-70-warhorse-sized-studios-after-cuts-says-kingdom-come-director-that-could-be-10-kcd2-sized-games-released-every-year/ ermSrsffBWMXj2Td5HpC9A Fri, 22 May 2026 13:51:18 +0000 Fri, 22 May 2026 14:33:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ I've been playing games for 40 years, writing about them for 20, and I'm here to say Roblox's microtransactions need drastic government intervention ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/ive-been-playing-games-for-40-years-writing-about-them-for-20-and-im-here-to-say-parts-of-roblox-need-to-be-legislated-out-of-existence/ b4SKkZM28nfPdUZh5UY5L4 Thu, 21 May 2026 21:59:49 +0000 Fri, 22 May 2026 14:12:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ There is no discovery on this earth more pure than a closet full of your dad's '90s big box PC games ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/there-is-no-discovery-on-this-earth-more-pure-than-a-closet-full-of-your-dads-90s-big-box-pc-games/ Gu7gf2xd7f2xMwHRrtbdKB Thu, 21 May 2026 21:50:11 +0000 Fri, 22 May 2026 21:11:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ A trio of former BioWare devs are making 'a neon-noir supernatural mystery game set in a stylized Canadian cityscape' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/a-trio-of-former-bioware-devs-are-making-a-neon-noir-supernatural-mystery-game-set-in-a-stylized-canadian-cityscape/ 53b9CdERHUJFQ8QneQPsbT Thu, 21 May 2026 19:36:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to watch Warhammer Skulls 2026 ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/events-conferences/warhammer-skulls-2026-watch-times/ qf6errHmErzFrUFbJj4C3M Wed, 20 May 2026 23:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ In the early 1990s, Doom was famously installed on more PCs than Windows itself—but how many was that, actually? ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/in-the-early-1990s-doom-was-famously-installed-on-more-pcs-than-windows-itself-but-how-many-was-that-actually/ ZeoN8Pm3ieDuGQ8uXiLb8K Wed, 20 May 2026 22:14:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Embracer Group cuts itself into pieces, this is its last resort: Bifurcation, new listing—licensing out Kain and JC Denton ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/embracer-group-cuts-itself-into-pieces-this-is-its-last-resort-bifurcation-new-listing-licensing-out-kain-and-jc-denton/ cGhpThJD73us8HuebSDxdE Wed, 20 May 2026 14:29:35 +0000 Wed, 20 May 2026 14:43:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Troy Baker and Austin Wintory talk becoming Indiana Jones and writing death metal polkas for Counter-Strike ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/troy-baker-and-austin-wintory-talk-becoming-indiana-jones-and-writing-death-metal-polkas-for-counter-strike/ Duy78J2RJDu55PJvAEnrgg Tue, 19 May 2026 18:22:29 +0000 Tue, 19 May 2026 23:41:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Assassin's Creed: Black Flag star Matt Ryan says the term 'voice actor' is outdated: 'You see the performances in the eyes, it blows me away' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/assassins-creed-black-flag-actor-matt-ryan-says-the-term-voice-actor-is-outdated-you-see-the-performances-in-the-eyes-it-blows-me-away/ 3BqMLmgte7P4JnT9JxvEUf Tue, 19 May 2026 17:27:31 +0000 Tue, 19 May 2026 17:33:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tom Kane, voice actor whose work spanned Star Wars: KOTOR to The Powerpuff Girls' dad, dies aged 64 ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/tom-kane-voice-actor-whose-work-spanned-star-wars-kotor-to-the-powerpuff-girls-dad-dies-aged-64/ s66fQrHbwy6RAjNPcuMnXn Tue, 19 May 2026 16:32:22 +0000 Tue, 19 May 2026 16:36:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sony retreats from PC gaming, robbing us of maybe 4 games ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/sony-retreats-from-pc-gaming-robbing-us-of-maybe-4-games/ D3kNHtctN2WmSGBigoMpwL Mon, 18 May 2026 22:59:31 +0000 Tue, 19 May 2026 06:34:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ It's official: Steam decrees 'bullet heaven' the name of the Vampire Survivors genre ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/its-official-steam-decrees-bullet-heaven-the-name-of-the-vampire-survivors-genre/ Vucg3EpEMazzkUAbMhS2vg Mon, 18 May 2026 22:19:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Exodus is going all-out with its bizarre interstellar physics, and you can learn more during the Future Games Show Summer Showcase and the PC Gaming Show ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/events-conferences/exodus-is-going-all-out-with-its-bizarre-interstellar-physics-and-you-can-learn-more-during-the-future-games-show-summer-showcase-and-the-pc-gaming-show/ EUf4CurLm4rsQxp2yLrc99 Mon, 18 May 2026 13:52:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Steam week in review: metroidvanias are still coming thick and fast, but has the world moved on? ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/steam-week-in-review-metroidvanias-are-still-coming-thick-and-fast-but-has-the-world-moved-on/ MqaSBAAeFL3WDZoHSD6TVL Mon, 18 May 2026 01:27:15 +0000 Mon, 18 May 2026 01:27:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scott Miller, founder of Apogee, has over 1,000 hours in World of Warcraft and always plays a warrior in any RPG: 'I like to get right in their face and pound away' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/scott-miller-founder-of-apogee-has-over-1-000-hours-in-world-of-warcraft-and-always-plays-a-warrior-in-any-rpg-i-like-to-get-right-in-their-face-and-pound-away/ FA9TX5gaiexDh5hbseCYDb Sun, 17 May 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Fri, 22 May 2026 17:10:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ We can thank a Jim Henson Company puppeteer for some of Valve's best animation work ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/we-can-thank-a-jim-henson-company-puppeteer-for-some-of-valves-best-animation-work/ g5m4xjki37f5Cz9vbebB7e Fri, 15 May 2026 20:47:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ The world of videogames is 'currently not well understood' with major decisions based on 'a limited, partial view', say industry organisations UKIE and OKRE ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/the-world-of-videogames-is-currently-not-well-understood-with-major-decisions-based-on-a-limited-partial-view-say-industry-organisations-ukie-and-okre/ nxkbW5vYxyBjb5M2Xt4rzk Fri, 15 May 2026 17:38:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Amazon reportedly had a studio pivot away from a game 'everyone was excited by' to make something with more AI stuffed in it, then laid them all off anyway ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/amazon-reportedly-had-a-studio-pivot-away-from-a-game-everyone-was-excited-by-to-make-something-with-more-ai-stuffed-in-it-then-laid-them-all-off-anyway/ oREwE3WJycHTjBheQaj9EA Thu, 14 May 2026 13:59:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Summer Game Fest 2026 schedule and all the other summer showcases full of gaming announcements you won't want to miss ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/events-conferences/summer-game-fest-2026/ dVHGtdiU2462mHrmqWAsoN Thu, 14 May 2026 13:59:18 +0000 Thu, 14 May 2026 13:59:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ The PC Gaming Show returns with both new and familiar faces to host our summer look at some of the coolest upcoming games ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/events-conferences/the-pc-gaming-show-returns-with-both-new-and-familiar-faces-to-host-our-summer-look-at-some-of-the-coolest-upcoming-games/ NJCWpsfMd8ajDUq8kX8vU5 Thu, 14 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 Thu, 14 May 2026 14:27:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ Capcom says it's eyeing Devil May Cry, Ace Attorney, Dragon's Dogma for 'sequels, remakes, ports, etc.', and I'll gladly take the excuse to get my hopes up ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/capcom-says-its-eyeing-devil-may-cry-ace-attorney-dragons-dogma-for-sequels-remakes-ports-etc-and-ill-gladly-take-the-excuse-to-get-my-hopes-up/ wYt7ZqvBAupXoeugpQQVxj Wed, 13 May 2026 22:28:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ken Levine says Steam Machine shows we're hitting 'diminishing returns' with bleeding-edge graphics tech—just look at BioShock to see why art is more important ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/game-development/ken-levine-says-steam-machine-shows-were-hitting-diminishing-returns-with-bleeding-edge-graphics-tech-just-look-at-bioshock-to-see-why-art-is-more-important/ 6kHub2b3L5MLZKEcpJpXFK Wed, 13 May 2026 13:36:39 +0000 Fri, 15 May 2026 15:36:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sega has canceled its live service 'Super Game' due to 'intensifying market competition,' and I really, really hope it's a sign that the industry is finally correcting itself ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/sega-has-canceled-its-live-service-super-game-due-to-intensifying-market-competition-and-i-really-really-hope-its-a-sign-that-the-industry-is-finally-correcting-itself/ EeFGFPnc6Yhdk5J63UvX9P Wed, 13 May 2026 01:03:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ After his shock retirement last year, legendary former Tekken boss has landed at one of Japan's biggest fighting game publishers ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/after-his-shock-retirement-last-year-legendary-former-tekken-boss-has-landed-at-one-of-japans-biggest-fighting-game-publishers/ D9jaePpYNgpX45JJ7m4Bb Tue, 12 May 2026 23:31:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gang of Dragon studio website disappears without notice as NetEase funding dries up ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/gang-of-dragon-studio-website-disappears-without-notice-as-netease-funding-dries-up/ 7P3DMe6wCLLh6oeCA72zAo Tue, 12 May 2026 21:42:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Protesters 'raid' EA to oppose Saudi Arabia acquisition ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/protesters-raid-ea-to-oppose-saudi-arabia-acquisition/ FMhFamN68rdrdskcaoyQ7Q Tue, 12 May 2026 18:17:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ Former NetEase exec's new investment group is funding Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic because 'everyone wins' if you 'give the best creator the opportunity to work on a dream project' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/former-netease-execs-new-investment-group-is-funding-star-wars-fate-of-the-old-republic-because-everyone-wins-if-you-give-the-best-creator-the-opportunity-to-work-on-a-dream-project/ qgBatuwy3LqUBQHhLnDkRh Tue, 12 May 2026 17:43:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Today I learned that Gears of War creator Cliff Bleszinski produced a Tony Award-winning musical ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/today-i-learned-that-gears-of-war-creator-cliff-bleszinski-produced-a-tony-award-winning-musical/ nbhf4SXXhabSjYaaGSC5nY Tue, 12 May 2026 13:50:19 +0000 Tue, 12 May 2026 13:52:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ eBay shoots down 'neither credible nor attractive' $56 billion GameStop offer from CEO who says 'I'm not going away. I'm a pain in the ass' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/ebay-shoots-down-neither-credible-nor-attractive-usd56-billion-gamestop-offer-from-ceo-who-says-im-not-going-away-im-a-pain-in-the-ass/ 5mJbvpgzsL5qDuGYH4NWTT Tue, 12 May 2026 12:24:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Microsoft fires head of Israeli subsidiary and other managers over surveillance of Palestinians ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/microsoft-fires-head-of-israeli-subsidiary-and-other-managers-over-surveillance-of-palestinians/ PQSqbEmS7zGzvrPeWcicMN Mon, 11 May 2026 20:43:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Game industry lobby group that argued against preservation efforts from libraries is now pushing back on Stop Killing Games, saying it could prevent 'new games, features, and technology' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/game-industry-lobby-group-that-argued-against-preservation-efforts-from-libraries-is-now-pushing-back-on-stop-killing-games-saying-it-could-prevent-new-games-features-and-technology/ 9hwN35EnfLLQnsbKmKjayc Mon, 11 May 2026 20:19:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ After fining Google more money than exists on Earth, Russia demands so little from EA it feels like a weird joke ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/after-fining-google-more-money-than-exists-on-earth-russia-demands-so-little-from-ea-and-others-it-feels-like-a-weird-joke/ xkcBoBNhitNnPxpPTNT6Jd Mon, 11 May 2026 13:32:26 +0000 Mon, 11 May 2026 14:31:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Steam week in review: Forza Horizon is the last truly mainstream multiplatform racing series ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/steam-week-in-review-forza-horizon-is-the-last-truly-mainstream-multiplatform-racing-series/ JdA3cDNbtC4R9pBch6eeaE Mon, 11 May 2026 01:21:43 +0000 Mon, 11 May 2026 05:27:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Bennett Foddy, designer of QWOP and Baby Steps, is obsessed with friendslop games and won't uninstall Baldur's Gate 3, even though he'll probably never finish it: 'It was too big and so I stopped' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/bennett-foddy-designer-of-qwop-and-baby-steps-is-obsessed-with-friendslop-games-and-wont-uninstall-baldurs-gate-3-even-though-hell-probably-never-finish-it-it-was-too-big-and-so-i-stopped/ tCe2G2nz9vt4eYvHkjd5SU Sun, 10 May 2026 16:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Double Fine is the latest team at Microsoft to unionize ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/double-fine-is-the-latest-team-at-microsoft-to-unionize/ bY97iSaxBsxE9bF9AmvMmB Sat, 09 May 2026 19:16:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ 2K Games confirms layoffs at Project Ethos shooter studio and hints at new design direction: 'It's become clear that changes need to be made' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/2k-games-confirms-layoffs-at-project-ethos-shooter-studio-and-hints-at-new-design-direction-its-become-clear-that-changes-need-to-be-made/ EWcqQg6By6DVLDH7JCJiQ5 Fri, 08 May 2026 16:15:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sony records a $766 million impairment loss against Bungie for the 2025 financial year, a 1-2 punch of Destiny 2 and Marathon failing to meet its expectations ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/sony-records-a-usd766-million-impairment-loss-against-bungie-for-the-2025-financial-year-a-1-2-punch-of-destiny-2-and-marathon-failing-to-meet-its-expectations/ 9kAcRKQpuy6hUe76tzWwMJ Fri, 08 May 2026 12:51:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ '90s virtual reality, Battlefield 2142, and Total War: This month in PC Gamer 10, 20, and 30 years ago ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/90s-virtual-reality-battlefield-2142-and-total-war-this-month-in-pc-gamer-10-20-and-30-years-ago/ B8LLPTNMPXFi8aGD7CwUeC Fri, 08 May 2026 01:05:27 +0000 Fri, 08 May 2026 18:09:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ GameStop-eBay saga gets weirder: CEO says he was suspended from eBay for selling stuff on eBay 'to pay for eBay' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/gamestop-ebay-saga-gets-weirder-ceo-says-he-was-suspended-from-ebay-for-selling-stuff-on-ebay-to-pay-for-ebay/ DoJzdzhCyfdBEUJpKPiid6 Thu, 07 May 2026 21:38:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Far Cry 2 and Assassin's Creed Hexe creative director launches a new studio, a few months after surprise exit from Ubisoft ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/far-cry-2-and-assassins-creed-hexe-creative-director-launches-a-new-studio-a-few-months-after-surprise-exit-from-ubisoft/ Vvq6mB6SXuDqPERGY5MXGK Wed, 06 May 2026 20:14:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ CCP Games is no more: EVE Online studio changes its name as it goes independent and enters an AI research partnership with Google DeepMind ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/ccp-games-is-no-more-eve-online-studio-changes-its-name-as-it-goes-independent-and-enters-an-ai-research-partnership-with-google-deepmind/ ZDEoQG8DyRePvbbqSTAkcY Wed, 06 May 2026 16:08:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Here are 55 new photos of Gabe Newell's $500 million superyacht for your peasant eyes ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/here-are-55-new-photos-of-gabe-newells-usd500-million-superyacht-for-your-peasant-eyes/ tmKYLkmSKDsWzGDoErRMpE Wed, 06 May 2026 15:28:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Xbox creator becomes first console designer to bake bread using wild yeast illicitly collected from Microsoft campus ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/xbox-creator-becomes-first-console-designer-to-bake-bread-using-wild-yeast-illicitly-collected-from-microsoft-campus/ gBq63re4GZ378TYf6cPVP9 Tue, 05 May 2026 22:10:29 +0000 Wed, 06 May 2026 23:39:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ MindsEye developer Build a Rocket Boy lays off even more people ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/mindseye-developer-build-a-rocket-boy-lays-off-even-more-people/ ApZ89xMZUcCNsprPSXapEo Tue, 05 May 2026 22:08:45 +0000 Wed, 06 May 2026 12:44:15 +0000