70°

Ubisoft Acquires 'Brawlhalla' Developer Blue Mammoth Games

Ubisoft announced the acquisition of the video game development studio Blue Mammoth Games, adding Brawlhalla, currently the most played fighting game on Steam, to its portfolio and bolsters its online expertise.

Read Full Story >>
worthplaying.com
strayanalog2944d ago

Looks like more padding for their future. Don't disappoint, Ubi.

100°

Metacritic's 2026 Game Publisher Rankings

Jason Dietz: "We reveal the past year's best and worst video game publishers (based on their 2025 releases) in the 16th edition of our annual Game Publisher Rankings."

Read Full Story >>
metacritic.com
Christopher7h ago

Take note, Sony, you're falling behind by a lot.

-Foxtrot7h ago(Edited 7h ago)

I was just going to say this, their biggest and top rated game here is TLOU2 for PC….it’s embarrassing.

Even Ubisoft and EA are ahead

Kind of surprised Nintendo is pretty low aswell, their biggest game is also a rerelease with the Switch 2 version of TotK.

1Victor1h ago

@christopher:” Take note, Sony, you're falling behind by a lot.”
.
Why single out Sony? Microsoft didn’t do any better than the year before 5th same as Sony 9th and they have acquired activision and other mayor titles that have boosted their score massively from a 9th and Sony a 4th the year before the acquisitions.
Sony does need to do better without a doubt and I do hope they do take note but not the note of buying publishers is the way to succeed.

Christopher1h ago

1. Microsoft didn't get worse.
2. Sony got way worse.
3. Because Sony needs the criticism the most considering their publishing output this generation has been propped up by last gen ports and third-party developers for the most part.

55m ago
Profchaos45m ago

Big part of that has been the live service push resulting in cancellation or flop after flop but when they put out the games their fans want we get amazing stuff like astro bot

Leadership really screwed the pooch trend chasing

1Victor18m ago(Edited 17m ago)

https://www.metacritic.com/...

https://www.metacritic.com/...
Well I apologize I was wrong about not doing worse but my statement of Microsoft getting a boost still stand 🤷🏿

+ Show (1) more replyLast reply 18m ago
SimulationDaily7h ago

But... but... the garbage-mongers always tell us that Square Enix is in trouble! 😂

Christopher6h ago

Square doesn't help that it fear mongers itself with ridiculous 'goals' that they can't reach and then they proclaim failure if they don't reach it. They're quite freaking profitable and people act like they're dying.

SimulationDaily6h ago(Edited 5h ago)

Keep in mind that these "proclamations" are usually third-hand bad translations from somedude who was at the investor conference, posted on Twitter, and picked up by press and youtubers like they were gold, and then when the official translation comes out, they're much softer statements, but at that point, the damage is done.

gold_drake2h ago

to be very fair

being number one on these things does not indicate how "well" their games do selling wise.

6h ago
4h ago
3h ago
Show all comments (17)
20°

Respawn, PlayStation Studios and EA Full Circle among first speakers for Develop:Brighton 2026

The show is set to take place between July 14 and 16

Read Full Story >>
gamesindustry.biz
30°

To make video games for Gen Z, be authentic

'They're playing games. It's just that their attention and needs are changing,' says Astrid Entertainment CEO Sharon Tal Yguado.

Read Full Story >>
gamedeveloper.com
TwistedXenos8h ago

It’s not that Gen Z isn’t interested in AAA or story driven games, a lot of them simply don’t have the financial freedom to explore. When you’re budgeting, you stick to games that give the most value for the least cost, which is why ecosystems like Fortnite, Roblox, and Minecraft dominate. What looks like a preference is often just economic constraint.