TL;DR: A new Lord of the Rings game reportedly backed by a $100 million investment is said to be developed by Crystal Dynamics, not Warhorse Studios. The game aims for a large open-world experience ...

AAA game development budgets now routinely exceed $300 million in addition to taking years to make, according to a new report from Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier. AAA game development budgets have ...

When it comes to a dream career in game design, every journey starts at the same place—picking the right university. According to new international rankings from The Princeton Review, Rochester ...

Capcom has clarified its current stance on generative AI in its videogames. The major Japanese publisher and developer behind popular series like Resident Evil, Street Fighter, and Monster Hunter has ...

Ubisoft subsidiary Red Storm Entertainment has just laid off over 100 developers and is ceasing game development, according to new reports. Both VGC and GamesIndustry.biz reported on the layoffs at ...

Ali Mirsaidi is a partner at the international law firm Perkins Coie and a member of the firm's Digital Media, Entertainment, and Gaming practice group. This article is part of AI Week. Over the past ...

It’s tremendous to see something that’s just unambiguously good. After the recent discussions of just how hard it is to see a game succeed on Steam, what a pleasure to see the unabashed emotional joy ...

Seattle-Tacoma, WA, Washington, United States, March 17, 2026 — DEV.co, a leading software development firm specializing in full-stack engineering and enterprise-grade applications, today announced ...

Google has detailed the next phase of its 'Living Games' concept: using autonomous AI agents as a core component to support cloud-based game development. Announced at GDC Festival of Gaming, Google ...

Workers at the studio behind ‘Solar Ash’ and ‘Hyper Light Drifter’ will soon be represented by a Burbank-based Communications Workers of America Local. By Katie Kilkenny Enterprise Reporter, TV & ...

Steven Musil is a senior news editor at CNET News. He's been hooked on tech since learning BASIC in the late '70s. When not cleaning up after his daughter and son, Steven can be found pedaling around ...

Much of the conversation around artificial intelligence (AI) in game development starts with the same question: Will AI replace developers? It’s an understandable concern, but it’s the wrong framing.