Industry Trends

Game Releases Live Service Games Market Competition Game Development Market Dynamics Layoffs Live-Service Games Competition Market Analysis Game Delays

Rockstar Pushes GTA 6 to Nov. 19, 2026, Recasting the Holiday Games Calendar

Analysts portray the delay as a deliberate play to sustain hype.

Silent Hill 2 Remake Tipped for Nov. 21 Xbox Launch After Microsoft Store Leak

Shroud Calls for Separate GOTY Categories as He Backs Arc Raiders

Blizzard Confirms Hearthsteel Currency for WoW Housing as Alpha Catalog Goes Live

FF7 Rebirth Director Says Signposting Is Necessary, With Implementation the Real Issue

Black Ops 7 Lags Battlefield 6 on Steam as Analysts Urge Caution on Early Metrics

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Director Says Part 3 Won't Cut Story, 'Concise' Refers to Pacing

PS5 Passes PS3’s Lifetime U.S. Installed Base, Circana Says

Former God of War Executive Calls for AA Projects as Blockbuster Budgets Prove Unsustainable

Ex–Call of Duty Director Glen Schofield Warns Xbox Ownership Puts Franchise at Risk

Japan Boxed Sales, Oct. 6–12: Mario Kart World No. 1, Switch 2 Leads Hardware

Gregg Mayles Confirms Rare Departure After 36 Years

Blizzard Clamps WoW Combat Data in Midnight Alpha as It Builds First-Party Replacements

FFVII Remake Intergrade Sets January 22 Launch on Switch 2 and Xbox Series X|S

Treyarch Acknowledges Franchise-Fatigue Risk in Back-to-Back Black Ops Release

Splash Damage Sold to Private Equity, Leaving Tencent's Portfolio

Treyarch Nixes Big-Brand Crossovers for Black Ops 7 After Fan Backlash

Helldivers 2 Leaps to No. 4 After Xbox Release as Battlefield 6 Ranks No. 3 in Engagement

Battlefield 6 Confirms 'Aim Assist 2.0' With Lighter, 'Humanised' Feel

Ubisoft Says Future Far Cry Games Will Put Multiplayer Front and Center