
Id Software co-founder, John Carmack, has spoken out against the idea of having laws to tackle games industry crunch.

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.
Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.
To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.
What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.
We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.
If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."

Today, Koei Tecmo announced its financial results for the full fiscal year 2025, related to the period between April 2025 and March 2026.
It's funny the big deal gaming journalist make about this but thousands of other jobs have crazy hours all the time.
Yet another article taking what John carmack said on joe rogans podcast out of context.
There's a difference between busting your butt for *your own company* and doing the same *as a lowly employee*. I have no problem with putting in as much time as I need to in order for my own business to succeed. That doesn't mean it would be OK for me to demand it others, who have no real ownership stake in the company, and who don't even get overtime pay.
Pay them like you work them, and this becomes less of a problem.