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"People want to play arcade racers again" – How the Developer of Wreckreation Went From a Company-Wide Redundancy Notice to Working on a Sequel
Once Again Players Are Right to Suspect AI Was Used in a Game, Once Again a Dev Apologizes for Using AI in Their Game
Steam Machine Reservation Queue Should Be Caught up by the End of 2026, Valve Says
#steammachine #steam #valve #pcgaming #videogames #gaming #gamingnews
‘I have a personal vendetta against filler content’ – How the Blood of Dawnwalker Makes Its Open World Feel Meaningful
https://www.ign.com/articles/the-blood-of-dawnwalker-open-world-ign-first
How 97 Copies of an Unreleased Version of Super Mario Bros. Duck Hunt Were Discovered in a Wisconsin Warehouse
Pokémon Released a $400 Pikachu Plush, and It Sold Out Immediately
https://www.thegamer.com/pokemon-released-a-400-pikachu-plush-and-it-sold-out-immediately/
EA’s CEO Got a $38 Million Bonus Thanks to Battlefield 6’s Success—But of Course Many Devs Were Laid Off Anyway
https://www.destructoid.com/ea-ceo-38-million-bonus-bf6-success-devs-laid-off-anyway/
Sega’s Dreamcast Retro Console Is Still Getting New Games 25 Years After It Was Abandoned
https://www.engadget.com/2222199/sega-dreamcast-console-new-games/
#sega #dreamcast #retrogaming #videogames #indiegames #gaming #gamedev #indiedev
"He was like, 'no, I don't want that, I want this one'" - LEGO Pokémon Designers Talk Kids & Prototype Pikachus
“This is from Zelda, if you didn’t know” - Test Footage Highlights the Danger of Using GenAI in Video Game Development
Xbox to Hold Major Layoffs in July
https://insider-gaming.com/xbox-to-hold-major-layoffs-in-july/
Gears of War: E-Day Devs on Respecting the Lore, Game Length, New Movement Mechanics, and More
Capcom Explains How Tifa From Final Fantasy 7 Came to Be a Street Fighter 6 DLC Character
#streetfighter #finalfantasy #capcom #gamedev #videogames #gaming #gamingnews
Two Devs Made a Game in 4 Months, Now It’s Made $360,000 in 24 Hours as Steam’s 15th Best-Selling Game: "Still a bit unbelievable"
Finding Polka - Coming to Steam on August 11, 2026 - Demo Available Now
Crushed In Time - Available Now on Steam
Wall World Strategy - Coming Soon to Steam - Demo Available Now
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4218360/Wall_World_Strategy/
Captain Tsubasa 2: World Fighters - Releasing on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam on August 28, 2026
Marvel TōKon Devs Vow to Fix Performance Issues for Launch Day Next Week: 'To our PC players, message received'
#marveltokon #tokon #marvel #gamedev #videogames #gaming #gamingnews
Heroes of Anirea - Launching on Steam in 2027 - Playtest Available Now
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3783410/Heroes_of_Anirea/
Cuphead & Mugman Are Causing a Stir Over on LEGO Ideas
https://retrododo.com/cuphead-mugman-are-causing-a-stir-over-on-lego-ideas/
Lightspeed LA Lays off Staff as It Shifts Last Sentinel’s Creative Direction
Sega Launches New Initiative for Online Content Creators
https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/06/sega-launches-new-initiative-for-online-content-creators
DekaDuck - Coming to Steam - Demo Available Now
Hakoniwa Electric - Coming to Steam in 2026 - Demo Available Now
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4422260/Hakoniwa_Electric/
Case Solved: The London Files - Available Now on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam
For One Night Only - The Biggest UK Games Showcase - July 29, 2026 at 7:00PM BST / 11:00AM PT / 2:00PM ET
#videogames #gamedev #indiegames #pcgaming #gaming #gamingnews #fono26 #ukgames
Naoki Hamaguchi Talks Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, Final Fantasy 14, and Physical Media Plans: "It's a wonderful culture and it would be a shame to lose that"
#finalfantasy #finalfantasy7 #finalfantasyvii #finalfantasy14 #finalfantasyxiv #gamedev #videogames #gaming #gamingnews
The Mermaid Mask - Coming to Nintendo Switch 1 & 2, PlayStation 5 and Steam on July 16, 2026 - Demo Available Now on Steam
Truck-Kun Is Supporting Me From Another World?! - Available Now on Xbox Series X|S and Steam
Duppy Detective Tashia - Available Now on Steam
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1958800/Duppy_Detective_Tashia/
State of Play Hits Record-Breaking 3 Million Live Viewers With Iconic Franchise Reveals
https://streamscharts.com/news/state-play-hits-record-breaking-3-million-live-viewers
Subnautica and PUBG Franchises Drive Krafton Q2 Revenue up 94.9% to $889.1m
Teamfight Tactics Has Dominated the Field for 7 Years - And It’s Only Just Getting Started - TFT Devs Reflect on 7 Years of Running the Table
https://www.polygon.com/teamfight-tactics-tft-7-year-anniversary-interview/
#tft #teamfighttactics #gamedev #leagueoflegends #videogames #gaming #gamingnews
Ubisoft Closing Winnipeg and Belgrade Studios and Making Further Layoffs
Steam Just Got a Huge New “Refresh” as Valve Updates Its Storefront From Top to Bottom, Pulling It Into the 2020s With New Features and More
"The game and all of you deserve a proper launch": Dev Delays Extraction Shooter the Day Before Release and Hits the Emergency Early Access Button After Steam Players Break the Servers
Prelude Dark Pain - Coming Soon to Steam Early Access - Demo Available Now
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2479090/Prelude_Dark_Pain/
Bad Magpie - Coming to Xbox Series X|S and Steam in 2027
MineGeon: Renegades - Coming to Steam on July 14, 2026 - Demo Available Now
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3227240/MineGeon_Renegades/
Nintendo Stocks Drop 7% After Investors Were Left Unimpressed by Recent Direct
https://tech4gamers.com/nintendo-stocks-drop-after-direct/
#nintendo #gamedev #nintendodirect #videogames #gaming #gamingnews
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers Sequel Announced With Creator Back on Board, After Reports That Its Development Team Had Disbanded
Tyr - Coming to Steam Early Access in Q3 2026 - Playtest Available Now Through August 2, 2026
KOEI TECMO Early Summer Sale on Steam - Now Through June 18, 2026
https://store.steampowered.com/developer/KOEITECMO/sale/EarlySummer2026
After a ‘Corporate Mandate’ Demanded They Help With Call of Duty, Toys for Bob Studio Head Says It Took ‘many mini miracles’ to Buy Their Independence From Activision
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