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Tails of Iron 2 Launches Free Blood and Brine Expansion

The update expands post‑campaign play with coastal zones, ship combat and fishing systems, crossover armor from indie studios.

Compulsion Games Completes Management Buyout From Xbox

Human: Fall Flat Veterans Launch Pretty Cool Games With Hypergryph Backing

Double Fine Cuts 23 Jobs After Returning to Independence From Xbox

Alpha Dog Games Reacquired by Founders and Returns to Independence

Compulsion Games Returns to Independence and Seeks Studio Partners

IO Interactive Regains Project Fantasy, Closes Istanbul Studio and Begins Layoffs

Gabe Newell Denies Steam Monopoly as Discovery Emails Allege Delisting Threats

Five Indie Studios Form Nova Assembly to Share Resources and Keep Creative Control

NC America Will Publish emptyvessel’s Cyberpunk Shooter 'Defect'

Shinji Mikami Forms Unbound to Develop Original AAA Game for PS5, Xbox, and PC

Federal Judge Grants TRO Freezing ‘Ashes of Creation’ IP in Fight Over Intrepid’s Control

Anchor Point Studios Splits From NetEase to Go Independent

Highguard Rolls Out Experimental 5v5 Mode in Patch 1.0.4

Sandfall Stays Small as Veteran Dev Marvels at Expedition 33’s AAA Polish From a 30-Person Core

Three Fields Entertainment Puts Entire Studio on Redundancy Notice After Wreckreation Struggles

T-Minus Zero Relaunches as Independent Studio Under New Leadership

Golden Joystick Awards Open Ultimate Game of the Year Voting With 12-Title Shortlist

Sony and Santa Monica Studio File EU Trademark for Sword of the Sea

Ex–Elder Scrolls Online Leads Form Employee-Owned Sackbird Studios After Blackbird Cancellation