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Oct 1Thu
  1. Game Developer57

    Ubisoft Montreal employees launch collective action to preserve hybrid work schedule

    Ubisoft Montreal workers in the Ubisoft Workers of Montreal union have launched a petition to preserve hybrid work, gathering more than 300 signatures from Ubisoft employees as of Wednesday. Ubisoft announced in January that it was calling all employees back to the office five days per week alongside layoffs, delays, and studio closures, shortly after securing a $1.25 billion investment from Tencent. Paris-based employees went on strike in response, and Montreal team lead David Michaud-Cromp was put on unpaid leave and fired a week later after commenting publicly on the policy.

  2. 机核47

    Sony to Skip CES 2027 as It Focuses on Entertainment

    Sony Group has announced it will not attend CES 2027, with a company spokesperson saying its business focus is shifting toward entertainment, IP and technology that supports creators. Sony has exhibited at CES since the first show in 1967 and used the event to reveal the PlayStation 5 name and the PlayStation Now streaming service. At this year's CES Sony had no standalone booth, while its joint venture with Honda showed the Afeela EV, a project the two companies said earlier this year they would reassess.

Sep 30Wed
  1. Kotaku60

    Dutch Police Arrest Alleged Rockstar Games Hacker Tied to Data Breach That Revealed GTA Online Profits

    Dutch national police confirmed on September 28 that they arrested a 24-year-old man from Amsterdam after investigating the hacking group ShinyHunters. Reuters reported the man is Pepijn van der Stap, offensive cybersecurity lead at Amsterdam-based Neo Security, and the FBI claims he has been one of ShinyHunters' leaders since 2025; the group is accused of breaching Rockstar Games in April and leaking data showing GTA Online makes over a million dollars a day. ShinyHunters denied Van der Stap was involved, while FBI Cyber Division assistant director Brett Leatherman urged the group's remaining members to surrender.

Sep 29Tue
  1. Eurogamer52

    Mexican lawmakers propose consumer rights initiative for digital game ownership

    Mexican Senate digital rights commission president Luis Donaldo Colosio Riojas and federal deputy Iraís Reyes unveiled a legislative initiative to clarify whether digital purchases are products or licences and to push for digital preservation after servers shut down. It would also require companies selling digital goods in Mexico to have a Mexican business address so authorities can intervene on consumer rights issues. The pair previously filed an antitrust complaint against Sony over its move away from physical games, with Sony planning to end physical disc support in 2028.

  2. GamesIndustry.biz24

    National Videogame Museum launches UK-wide survey on game preservation

    The National Videogame Museum has launched a UK-wide survey called Behind the Screens, in partnership with Ukie and funded by the BFI's Screen Heritage Fund, asking developers, publishers, studios, former industry professionals and collectors to detail the game-related collections they hold. The results will inform discussions on how the UK can best preserve, celebrate and share its video game heritage and identify where industry collaboration could protect at-risk material. The museum opened in Sheffield in 2018 and says it has welcomed more than 350,000 visitors and holds close to 5,000 video game-related objects.

Sep 28Mon
  1. GamesIndustry.biz57

    Report: Sony surveying developers about dropping PlayStation disc support

    Sony Interactive Entertainment is reportedly sending developers a survey that indirectly asks how they feel about ending physical game sales, according to the Moore's Law is Dead YouTube channel. Sony had announced it would end physical disc production starting in January 2028, citing a shift toward digital media, while Game File reports four-fifths of games bought on PS4 and PS5 last financial year were digital. Industry figures including Iam8bit, Lost in Cult and PM Studios' Michael Yum have criticized the decision.

Sep 26Sat
  1. Eurogamer56

    US court orders Redditor to pay Nintendo £3.4m over Switch piracy

    A US District Judge granted Nintendo a $4.5m (£3.4m) default judgment against James Williams, the former Reddit moderator known as Archbox, after he failed to respond to a lawsuit over alleged Nintendo Switch piracy. Nintendo sought $150,000 for each of 30 allegedly pirated games, including The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The judge called the infringement egregious and issued a permanent injunction barring Williams from distributing any pirated Nintendo games or encouraging others to do so.

Sep 25Fri
  1. Eurogamer44

    Sony reportedly surveying developers about PlayStation disc-ending decision — is it having second thoughts?

    Sony reportedly sent developers a survey "bigger than they've sent almost ever before" asking for feedback on its decision to stop producing disc-based games. The claim comes from YouTube channel Moore's Law is Dead, with no other evidence and no response yet from Sony. Sony announced in July it would begin ending PlayStation disc production from early 2028, citing dwindling physical sales and digital dominance.

  2. Game Developer62

    King signs collective bargaining agreement with Swedish unions, averting strike

    King signed a collective bargaining agreement with Swedish unions Engineers of Sweden and Unionen, cancelling a strike that was scheduled to begin on September 25, 2026. The two sides had been negotiating since May 2025 before talks over a collective agreement reached an impasse. Engineers of Sweden, which represents around 100 of King's roughly 500 employees in Malmo and Stockholm, said the deal gives workers more opportunities to influence their work situation and the right to organize and receive timely information about workplace changes such as reorganisations.

  3. GamesIndustry.biz62

    King signs collective agreement with Swedish trade unions after call to industrial action

    King has signed a collective agreement with the Swedish trade unions Unionen and Sveriges Ingenjörer, following last week's call to industrial action. Unionen said the agreement, reached after over a year of negotiations, covers job security and greater influence over workplace terms and conditions. Unionen head of negotiations Martin Wästfelt called it a major victory for King's members and credited the union's long partnership with Engineers of Sweden.

  4. GamesIndustry.biz62

    Nintendo of America awarded $4.5m in lawsuit against Reddit user Archbox over Switch piracy

    Nintendo of America won $4.5 million in damages from Reddit user James C. Williams, known as Archbox, after the court entered a default judgment because he did not respond to the lawsuit. The ruling requires him to shut down online shops offering pirated Nintendo Switch games and close piracy-linked social media accounts, and bars him from distributing or selling Nintendo software and hardware. Nintendo of America began legal action in March 2024 and filed the lawsuit in June, setting damages at $4.5 million in October; earlier this month the District Court of The Hague ruled that selling Switch modding kits such as MIG Switch is illegal in Europe.

Sep 24Thu
  1. GamesIndustry.biz62

    Dutch consumer group sues Epic over Fortnite, seeking more than €100m in compensation

    Dutch consumer group Stichting Massaschade & Consument (SMC) has filed a class action against Epic Games, alleging it misled young Fortnite players, and is seeking over €100 million in refunds and damages on behalf of Dutch players who played before age 21. SMC cited research in which six in 10 of more than 1,000 Dutch teenagers aged 16 to 19 who bought currencies such as V-Bucks said it did not feel like real money, and half said they regretted a purchase made under time pressure. The group has served Epic a formal notice of liability and offered settlement talks; the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets fined Epic €1,125,000 in 2024 over item shop design, a fine upheld by a Rotterdam court in January 2026, while Epic said it offers parental controls and that the Dutch Fortnite Item Shop has no timer.

  2. Game Developer29

    Irish Game Fund expands with additional funding pathways

    The Irish Games Fund has been expanded and relaunched by the Irish Game Makers Association and Screen Ireland Digital Games Portfolio for 2026, now comprising three strands: the Development Fund, Prototype Fund, and Release Fund. The Development Fund will offer €50,000 to four teams, and applicants must declare any use of machine learning or generative AI and explain how the funding will replace generative AI assets. Expressions of Interest are due by October 8, 2026, with applications due by October 22, 2026.

  3. GamesIndustry.biz42

    Microsoft files patent for "ad-credit" system to show ads on PC and Xbox without disrupting gameplay

    Microsoft has filed a patent for an "ad-credit" system that would display ads and announcements during PC and Xbox game sessions without disrupting gameplay. The system would identify natural pauses such as loading screens, menus, or the end of missions and rounds, then suspend gameplay and controls to show an ad. After viewing the content, players would receive a credit granting a period of ad-free play ranging from 15 minutes to an hour or more.

Sep 23Wed
  1. GamesIndustry.biz71

    The EU KIDS Act: What game developers need to know

    The EU Commission published a draft of the proposed KIDS Act on September 17, which would impose restrictions on all online games sold in the EU, covering login bonuses, contact between minors and other users, AI companions and content control tools. The draft mentions virtual currency and loot boxes only in its recitals rather than its operative text, and the final text still needs approval from the EU Parliament and member states, with fines of up to 6% of total worldwide annual turnover for infringements.

Sep 22Tue
  1. Game Developer62

    Rockstar restates modding rules ahead of GTA VI

    Rockstar published updated modding guidelines on September 10, 2026, barring mods that mix maps, characters, storylines, or other IP from one Rockstar title into another, and prohibiting expansion or modification of official storylines and missions. Multiplayer modding is limited to Rockstar's official licensed Creator Platform, and monetization is restricted to approved storefronts, with real-money gambling, loot boxes, gacha, virtual currency sales, and crypto assets all banned. The rules also apply to existing releases such as GTA V and Red Dead Redemption II.

  2. Eurogamer62

    Weeks before GTA 6, Rockstar updates mod guidelines restricting missions, maps, storylines and third-party IP

    Rockstar Games updated its mod guidelines earlier this month, with the changes circulating online more recently, imposing tighter limits on the modding community. Mods may no longer expand or modify Rockstar's official storylines, plots, missions, characters or established continuity, or mix maps, assets and characters between its games, and multiplayer modding is limited to the official licensed Creator Platform. The rules also bar protected third-party intellectual property in GTA or Red Dead Redemption mods, running mods on platforms where the games were not officially released, and monetisation without Creator Platform permission.

  3. Game Developer60

    Players spot censored LGBTQ content in Marvel's Wolverine in some regions

    Players on X and Reddit have spotted that references to the marriage of two non-playable female characters, Mystique and Tyger, appear to be censored in Marvel's Wolverine in some regions. The wedding photo is blurred, voice lines referring to each other as wives are cut, and subtitles are replaced with asterisks. The poster describes this as happening in Middle East versions, though it is unclear whether it applies to every Middle Eastern country or other regions; Sony previously altered LGBTQ content in Marvel's Spider-Man 2 for Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Sep 21Mon
  1. Rock Paper Shotgun40

    Microsoft files patent for a machine learning system that would "train" itself on your playtime to work out when you'll be least annoyed by in-game ads

    Microsoft has filed a patent for an in-game advertising system that could use machine learning to read player activity and determine when ads would be least disruptive. The patent, "Contextually Aware Management of Interactive Software Application Access," was filed in April and published by the USPTO on 3rd September. It describes pausing play to show ads at moments like safe locations or after events such as completing a level or defeating an NPC, and possibly letting players earn credits to delay the next ad.

  2. Rock Paper Shotgun58

    Ahead of GTA 6, Rockstar bans unofficial story expansions and unauthorised ports in new modding rules

    Rockstar published new modding guidelines this month that bar expanding or modifying official storylines, missions and characters, combining maps, characters or other IP from different Rockstar titles, and porting its games to platforms where they have not officially released. The guidelines were originally posted on September 10th and surfaced over the past weekend by users on ResetEra and other social sites, split into four sections covering copyright, community rules, unauthorised or abusive monetisation, and respecting Rockstar's games. Multiplayer modding is limited to Rockstar's licensed Creator Platform, monetisation must go through approved storefronts and cannot include real-money gambling, loot boxes or gacha, and Rockstar says it can revise the policy at any time and reserves the right to take down any mod.

Sep 18Fri
  1. Rock Paper Shotgun60

    Single-player games using Steam may need age verification under the current EU Kids Act draft, an MEP's senior policy adviser says

    The European Commission proposed the EU Kids Act this week, which would set up tiered accounts for under-15s using social media, AI chatbots, and online games, enforced by mandatory age verification for all users. European Pirate Party senior policy adviser Paul Diegel said at a Stop Killing Games press conference that under the current draft, single-player games could be caught simply for connecting to Steam for updates or distribution, or even a one-time authentication. The draft text's only exception covers games accessible or purchasable exclusively through physical media without any online component, and the act remains a proposal.

  2. Game Developer62

    Shanghai court orders AI voice service to pay MiHoYo ¥750,000 over Genshin Impact character voices

    A Shanghai court ordered an unnamed generative AI developer to pay MiHoYo ¥750,000 (about $112,000) after finding it improperly reproduced and sold the voices of Genshin Impact characters. The Paper reported the case as Shanghai's first involving unfair competition over AI recreations of another company's voiceover work. MiHoYo said the defendant replicated the voices of 63 Genshin Impact characters and used the game's images and story animations to advertise and sell its voice packs; the defendant was ordered on June 30 to stop distributing the assets and pay damages, and later withdrew its appeal.

  3. Rock Paper Shotgun58

    Denuvo sues anonymous cracker voices38 over bypassing DRM on 26 games

    Denuvo filed a DMCA complaint on 14th September in the US District Court for the Northern District of California against a person or group called voices38, accusing them of circumventing anti-tamper technology on 26 games including Black Myth: Wukong, Resident Evil Requiem and Doom: The Dark Ages. Denuvo does not hold the copyrights to those games and instead invokes the provision against bypassing digital locks, seeking damages and an injunction against removing anti-tamper software from any past, present or future game. Denuvo knows the cracker only through a Discord ID, a Reddit account and a few Steam profiles, naming the defendant as an unknown individual or entity alongside 10 other unnamed defendants; Torrent Freak suggests the filing is partly meant to let Denuvo subpoena Valve, Reddit and Discord for more information.

  4. Game Developer62

    King workers call strike after collective agreement negotiations stall

    Union workers at Candy Crush maker King are preparing to strike after negotiations over a collective agreement with the Microsoft subsidiary broke down. Employees represented by Unionen, Sweden's largest trade union, will down tools on September 25, 2026, if no solution is reached; the union submitted its strike notice on September 15 and said its members represent a large proportion of the company's workforce. On September 17, Swedish unions Naturvetarna, DIK and Akademikerförbundet SSR announced sympathy strike action, while King COO Ulrika Höjgård said the studio offers fair and competitive terms and has decided not to enter into a collective bargaining agreement.

  5. GamesIndustry.biz62

    King workers to strike in Sweden after rejection of collective bargaining agreement

    Swedish unions Unionen and Sveriges Ingenjörer have issued a strike notice against King after executives rejected a proposed collective bargaining agreement last month. Unionen filed the notice on September 15 and mediation is ongoing; if no agreement is reached, King employees will strike on September 25. Naturvetarna, DIK and Akademikerförbundet SSR have also announced plans to strike in solidarity.

Sep 17Thu
  1. GamesIndustry.biz66

    Draft EU KIDS Act proposes sweeping restrictions on online games

    The European Commission has published a draft of the proposed EU KIDS Act, which if approved would apply to all online games sold in the EU and restrict features such as login bonuses, contact between minors and other users, and transparency around virtual currencies and variable reward systems. Providers would generally have to implement parental controls and age assurance, though requirements are less strict than for social networks. The transparency provisions on virtual currencies and variable rewards appear only in the recitals, not the operative text, and the draft still needs approval from the European Parliament and EU member states.

Sep 15Tue
Sep 10Thu
  1. GamesIndustry.biz74

    Nearly 1,900 Blizzard workers ratify first union contract with Microsoft

    Blizzard Entertainment's first union contract with parent company Microsoft was ratified by a workforce vote covering just under 1,900 staff after more than two years of negotiations. The deal includes protections on generative AI use, crediting, remote work, and layoffs, requires AI-assisted workflows to remain under human review, and mandates bargaining before implementing AI tech that would materially impact union employees' work. Blizzard president Johanna Faries called the ratification a significant milestone, while Activision's King rejected a collective bargaining agreement with Swedish unions Unionen and Sveriges Ingenjörer.

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