Video game industry
Economic sector involved with the development
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| April 15 2025 | Sickhead Games collaborates with Jaleco to port Jaleco Sports Bases Loaded to PC for Rock It Games. |
| April 13 2025 |
Gamers Outreach Foundation
Continuation of the Gamers For Giving event at Mojang Studios, supporting the Gamers Outreach Foundation.
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| April 12 2025 |
Gamers Outreach Foundation
Gamers For Giving event begins at Mojang Studios in Redmond, US, featuring HermitCraft Minecraft SMP members and associates, organized by GoodTimesWithScar.
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| 2025 | Night School Studio plans to release Thronglets, a life simulation game for Android and iOS platforms. |
| April 11 2025 |
Gamers Outreach Foundation
Gamers For Giving 2025 will take place at the George Gervin GameAbove Center of Eastern Michigan University, featuring HermitCraft Minecraft SMP members and associates.
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| 2025 | Jens Bergensten appears in a cameo role as a Waiter in 'A Minecraft Movie' |
| 2025 | Scheduled to release 'Five Nights at Freddy's: Escape the Pizzaplex' co-authored with Lyndsay Ely |
| 2025 | A sequel to the 'Five Nights at Freddy's' feature film is planned, with Scott Cawthon again involved in creation, writing, and production. |
| 2025 | Scott Cawthon planned to release 'Tales from the Pizzaplex: Graphic Novel Collection #1', co-authored with Andrea Waggener. |
| 2025 | Planned releases include Five Laps at Freddy's and Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic, showcasing ongoing game development |
| April 2025 |
Video game monetization
Nintendo announces Nintendo Switch 2 first-party games will cost between $70 and $80, potentially setting a new precedent for game pricing and raising concerns about future game prices potentially reaching up to $100.
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| 2025 | Planned release of 'Breeze in the Clouds' by Stormy Nights Interactive |
| 2025 | Toby Fox is set to release a remaster of the game 'Off' for Windows and Nintendo Switch platforms |
| March 2025 |
Video game preservation
Sony's preservation team had saved over 1,000 game builds (including alpha and beta versions) on PlayStation 5 by this date.
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RocketWerkz
Anticipated release of an initial free playable version of Kitten Space Agency, though the developers caution about being skeptical of the timeline for such a complex project.
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| 2025 | Developing MARVEL Cosmic Invasion, a game to be published by Dotemu for multiple platforms including Windows, Linux, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. |
| 2025 |
Largest video game mergers and acquisitions
Scopely planned to acquire Niantic Games for $3.5 billion, signaling continued consolidation in the mobile and augmented reality gaming market.
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| 2025 | Joey Batey will voice the character Jaskier in the video game 'The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep' |
| March 25 2025 | Developing Breakout Beyond for multiple platforms, originally developed for the Intellivision Amico |
| March 2025 | United Video game Workers-CWA (UVA-CWA), an industry-wide union for North American workers, was announced with support from the Communication Workers of America. |
| 2025 | Heart Machine is set to release two video games: Hyper Light Breaker for Windows, published by Arc Games, and Possessors for Windows, published by Devolver Digital |
| 2025 | Planned release of 'Terry's Other Games' on Microsoft Windows, macOS, and Linux. |
| 2025 |
D.I.C.E. Awards
Don James honored for his significant contributions to the creation of the ESRB and Interactive Digital Software Association (now Entertainment Software Association), including the E3 trade show
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| 2025 |
D.I.C.E. Awards
Ted Price, founder and CEO of Insomniac Games, honored for his studio's work on Spyro the Dragon, Ratchet & Clank, Resistance: Fall of Man, and Marvel's Spider-Man series
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| 2025 | Toby Fox composes music for a version of OFF on Windows and Nintendo Switch |
| 2025 | Agens planned the release of Skate City: New York for iOS, macOS, and tvOS platforms |
| February 13 2025 |
D.I.C.E. Awards
28th D.I.C.E. Awards held, with Astro Bot winning Game of the Year, hosted by Stella Chung and Greg Miller at Aria Resort and Casino
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| January 2025 |
Game Science
Published a Chinese New Year short film and unveiled their official merchandise brand BLACK MYTH, with a dedicated team to handle its design, production, and operation.
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| January 2025 | Persson decided to create a spiritual successor to Minecraft, tentatively referred to as 'Minecraft 2'. |
| January 2025 | Persson decided to create a spiritual successor to Minecraft called 'Minecraft 2' after a Twitter poll, but quickly changed plans to develop 'Levers and Chests' instead. |
| January 2025 |
Video game preservation
The Video Game History Foundation opened public access to their digital collection of video game magazines, supporting print media preservation efforts.
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| January 1 2025 | Markus Persson conducted a poll on X (formerly Twitter) asking followers if they wanted him to develop a spiritual successor to Minecraft. The poll result was affirmative, leading to his decision to focus on developing the new game while being careful to avoid copyright infringement from Microsoft. |
| 2024 | Dan Paladin released the video game BEHEMOTH |
| 2024 |
Eirik Suhrke
Eirik Suhrke released the digital soundtrack for the video game 'UFO 50'
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| 2024 |
Eirik Suhrke
Eirik Suhrke released the digital soundtrack for the video game 'Miasma Tower'
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| 2024 |
Eirik Suhrke
Eirik Suhrke was involved in the creation of UFO 50, contributing as a composer, sound designer, and game designer for the Mossmouth game.
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| 2024 |
Gamers Outreach Foundation
HermitCraft Minecraft SMP members and associates, led by GoodTimesWithScar, supported Gamers Outreach, raising over $824,000.
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| 2024 |
Gamers Outreach Foundation
Gamers For Giving LAN Party attracted over 1,200 attendees and raised more than $1.25 million for the foundation's programming initiatives.
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| 2024 | Sickhead Games developed Space Invaders Deck Commander, published by Rock It Games and Taito, releasing on Playstation, Xbox One/X/S, Nintendo Switch, and PC. |
| 2024 | Sniper Killer by Jordan King released on PC |
| 2024 | Developed Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit as a writer and producer |
| 2024 | Scott Cawthon released an updated edition of 'Security Breach Files', continuing to provide detailed information about the game series. |
| 2024 | Scott Cawthon continued the Fazbear Frights series with 'Graphic Novel Collection #5', co-authored with Elley Cooper and Andrea Waggener. |
| 2024 | Published three Five Nights at Freddy's books with new co-authors Eugene C. Myers and Adrienne Kress |
| 2024 | Published 'Five Nights at Freddy's: Ticket to Fun Ephemera Kit', a game book expanding the Five Nights at Freddy's franchise. |
| 2024 |
Bart Bonte
Developed and released Mr. Antonio and the game Purple.
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Largest video game mergers and acquisitions
US Beacon Interactive acquired US Saber Interactive for $247 million
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| 2024 |
Largest video game mergers and acquisitions
United States's Take-Two Interactive acquired United States's Gearbox Software for $460 million
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| 2024 |
Largest video game mergers and acquisitions
The Walt Disney Company acquired a 9% stake in Epic Games for $1.5 billion, potentially signaling future collaboration.
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| 2024 |
Game Science
Established a strategic partnership with BYD Company to digitize China's national treasures and landmarks, starting with 3D scanning in Shanxi province.
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