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Core Design's Japanese publisher wanted Lara Croft's model to be changed "to appeal more to a Japanese audience"
Tomb Raider co-creator Paul Douglas has revealed Core Design was asked by its Japanese publisher to modify Lara Croft's original character model over fears the western character design wouldn't "go down well" in Japan. Read more
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January 21, 2026 at 4:00 AM
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20-year-old Australian indie games festival Freeplay at risk as government funding dries up
Freeplay, an independent game festival running in Australia since 2004, is "likely looking at its last year of operation for the foreseeable future" after failing to secure government funding. Read more
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January 21, 2026 at 3:57 AM
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Riot Games partners with Movember to "embed mental health wellbeing into the esports ecosystem"
Riot Games has entered a multi-year partnership as the official mental health partner of the League of Legends EMEA Championship, the Valorant Champions Tour, and Game Changers EMEA to "embed mental health wellbeing into the EMEA esports ecosystem." Read more
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January 21, 2026 at 3:55 AM
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Razer boss says consumers are sick of AI slop, but they want tools that help "developers make great games"
The boss of peripheral specialist Razer, Min-Liang Tan, has said consumers do not want "generative AI slop" but do want tools that help studios make good games. Read more
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January 21, 2026 at 3:55 AM
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Pocketpair says it can afford to give indies better publishing deals thanks to Palworld success
The developer of Palworld, Pocketpair, has said that the success of its pocket monster-themed hit has meant that it can give indie developers better publishing deals than they might otherwise receive. Read more
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January 21, 2026 at 3:55 AM
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The death and reincarnation of game discoverability | Opinion
_Guy Ulmer leads platform partnerships atPlarium, which is part of the Modern Times Group. Plarium develops and publishes mobile, browser, and PC games such as Raid: Shadow Legends and Stormfall: Saga of Survival._ Read more
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January 21, 2026 at 3:55 AM
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Jude Ower's Good Game Club podcast launches at Davos with Tencent backing
Industry veteran Jude Ower is helming a new Tencent-backed podcast, called Good Game Club, which has launched at the Davos conference. Read more
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January 21, 2026 at 3:55 AM
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Legal firm Harbottle & Lewis opens indie games mentorship programme
London-based law firm Harbottle & Lewis is hosting a new mentorship programme, the Indie Games Collective, designed to educate companies that are early in their careers. Read more
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January 21, 2026 at 3:55 AM
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CD Projekt issues DMCA notice against Cyberpunk 2077 VR mod
CD Projekt has issued a DMCA takedown against a modder known as LukeRoss for their VR version of Cyberpunk 2077. Read more
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January 21, 2026 at 3:55 AM
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Nintendo Switch 2 sells 3.7m units in Japan in 2025, accounting for over half of home console sales
The Nintendo Switch 2 continues to be the fastest-selling console in Japan's history, moving 3.78 million units in 2025. Read more
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January 21, 2026 at 3:55 AM
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January 20, 2026 at 1:46 AM
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Elder Scrolls Online's pivot to smaller Seasons "is not in any way a response to" Microsoft's layoffs
Elder Scrolls Online developer Zenimax Online Studios has disputed that its recent pivot to smaller "season" expansions or chapters is related to Microsoft's layoffs and a smaller team. Read more
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January 20, 2026 at 1:46 AM
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New £200K fund launched to support UK-wide XR development in TV, film, and games
Belfast XR Festival has launched a new creative development fund of £200,000 to "address a critical gap in the UK's immersive media ecosystem." Read more
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January 19, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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Rockstar North "open and operational" following boiler malfunction
**Update: 15:40, 19/1:**__A Rockstar representative has confirmed that its Edinburgh studio is "open and operational" after the fire brigade was called to its offices this morning. Read more
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January 19, 2026 at 5:48 PM
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Witchfire's creative director on the benefits of small teams and the mystery of how Clair Obscur turned out so brilliantly
Adrian Chmielarz co-founded the Warsaw-based studio People Can Fly back in 2002, working on titles like Painkiller, Bulletstorm, and Gears of War: Judgment. Then in 2012 he co-founded The Astronauts, which went on to release The Vanishing of Ethan Carter in 2014. Read more
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January 19, 2026 at 5:48 PM
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Indie developer Oxalis drops web3 and NFTs for cosy RPG Moonfrost
Indie developer Oxalis Games is changing direction on upcoming cosy RPG, Moonfrost, ditching web3 and NFTs. Read more
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January 19, 2026 at 5:48 PM
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Former Assassin's Creed franchise lead sues Ubisoft for "constructive dismissal"
Former Assassin's Creed franchise lead Marc-Alexis Côté has filed a lawsuit against Ubisoft for CAD $1.3 million, citing "constructive dismissal." Read more
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January 19, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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BioWare veteran Mark Darrah defends Anthem's development
Mark Darrah, a BioWare veteran who worked at the studio for 24 years, has defended the developer's decision to move into multiplayer games with Anthem. Read more
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January 19, 2026 at 5:48 PM
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Valve slightly relaxes AI disclosure guidelines on Steam
PC giant Valve has amended its AI disclosure policy on Steam, now requiring developers to only say if they are using the technology in certain instances. Read more
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January 19, 2026 at 5:48 PM
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 receives Game of the Year at New York Game Awards 2026
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was awarded Game of the Year at the 15th Annual New York Game Awards last night. Read more
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January 19, 2026 at 9:49 AM
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Italian Competition Authority investigating Activision Blizzard over Diablo Immortal and Call of Duty Mobile monetisation
Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercat (AGCM), the Italian Competition Authority, has launched an investigation into Activision Blizzard over how the company has monetised both Diablo Immortal and Call of Duty Mobile. Read more
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January 17, 2026 at 5:48 AM
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Shovelware is a bigger problem than ever – platform holders need a robust response | Opinion
Sony’s PlayStation Store is a slightly tidier place this week. The company delisted around a thousand SKUs (which probably translates to a little over a hundred actual games) from a single developer in a single sweep – but it’s not clear whether this was an isolated case, or if perhaps it indicates a more rigorous attitude to shovelware from the platform holder. Read more
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January 17, 2026 at 5:48 AM
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Valve says Steam Machine will have "fewer constraints" than Steam Deck for game verification
PC giant Valve has said that developers will have "fewer constraints" when it comes to platform verification than the Steam Deck. Read more
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January 17, 2026 at 5:49 AM
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Amazon Games' New World: Aeternum to go offline in January 2027
Amazon Games is shutting down New World: Aeternum, announcing that the MMO will go offline on January 31, 2027. Read more
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January 17, 2026 at 5:49 AM
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Julian Gerighty, overseer of The Division, departs Massive for DICE
Julian Gerighty, face of The Division franchise at Massive Entertainment, has announced his departure from the Swedish developer in a social media post. Read more
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January 17, 2026 at 5:49 AM