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Sega Says AAA Can Learn From Indies After Sonic Pico Park Partnership

The company frames small-team collaborations as a way to refresh franchises faster.

GTA 6’s November Release Reshapes the 2026 Fall Game Calendar

Bloober Team Hires Veteran Leaders and Shifts to a Seven-Game, Multi-Project Slate

AAA Game Budgets in the U.S. and Canada Now Top $300 Million

MachineGames Moves Toward Full-Time Office Work With Five-Day On-Site Rule for Leads

Former Assassin's Creed Director: AAA's Future Is Smaller, Modular Teams

Ex-Nexon Chief Says AAA Development Is ‘Structurally at Its End’ as AI Looms Large

Take-Two CEO Says Gaming Is Shifting to PC and Open Platforms

EA Pushes Companywide AI Use as Staff Report Flawed Tools and Job Fears

Clovers Sets Early Course for Okami Sequel, Stresses Independence From Capcom

Sakurai Proposes Generative AI to Address Unsustainable Game Development