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Supercell set to absorb Merge Mansion as Metacore acquisition nears close

The Finnish mobile giant is folding Merge Mansion into its live games lineup, with the deal expected to close by the end of September 2026.

Dot Esports · Sep 2

Gamers Shrug Off $100 Price Tag as 90% Pick GTA 6 Ultimate Edition Over Standard $80 Version

Gamers in the US and Europe are overwhelmingly choosing the $100 Ultimate Edition of GTA 6 over its cheaper $80 standard version, with around 90% of pre-orders going for the pricier copy.

International Business Times UK · Aug 16

Games industry analyst says Meccha Chameleon's June revenue on PC was second only to Fortnite

It's the perfect business stratagem: first you Meccha game, then you Meccha lot of money.

PC Gamer · Jul 25

'We could have, at that point, put out a s*** game': Former Deep Silver comms boss says Dead Island 2 released 8 years late because an earlier version 'would have killed the franchise' if it wasn't binned

Dead Island 2's original developers have said the cancellation was "catastrophic."

PC Gamer · Jul 15, 2025

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 studio already has "great ideas for the next game" after its debut release "smashed our forecasts pretty fast"

Expedition 33's producer "can't wait to dig more into the ideas we already have"

GamesRadar · May 27, 2025

Analyst claims Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is selling twice as fast as any other recent JRPG has on Steam—and it's got me wondering what the secret sauce is

Looks like PC gamers love Clair Obscur (hi, I'm PC gamers).

PC Gamer · May 6, 2025

Take-Two is selling Outer Worlds publisher Private Division because it says it's in the "business of making great big hits" like Grand Theft Auto — but was Xbox the buyer?

Grand Theft Auto owner Take-Two Interactive has sold off the Private Division publishing label to an unknown party, including the rights to its upcoming games.

Windows Central · Nov 7, 2024

Seven of the top ten most wishlisted games from Not-E3 are coming to Game Pass on Xbox and PC

Gamesindustry.biz reports that seven of the top ten most wishlisted games are coming to Game Pass, here's what that list entails!

Windows Central · Jun 15, 2024

Legendary strategy studio responsible for Company of Heroes and Age of Empires 4 goes independent as Sega cuts 240 jobs across 3 developers

Relic Entertainment is going solo

GamesRadar · Mar 28, 2024

Ubisoft director says gamers will get more comfortable 'not owning' games, and he's not wrong

But it's probably premature to panic over the total death of game ownership.

PC Gamer · Jan 17, 2024