US consumer spending on video games is expected to rise 3% to 62.8 billion in 2026, according to data from Circanahttps: www.gamesindustry.biz us-video-game-consumer-spending-predicted-to-reach-628bn-in-2026

   UK PR and comms mainstay Bastion has opened a North American office, headed by US veteran Rebekah Nicodemus, to serve gaming clients in North Americahttps: www.gamesindustry.biz uk-comms-agency-bastion-opens-north-american-arm

   Jobs Roundup: February 2026 Testronic appoints Mike Wallen as president and main board directorUPDATE: Dorian Kieken joins CD Projekt Red as AI director, Emily Pestell promoted to senior brand communications manager at Kinghttps: www.gamesindustry.biz jobs-roundup-february-2026-testronic-appoints...

   Valve has confirmed that the Steam Deck OLED may be "intermittently" unavailable in some regions due to the ongoing RAM shortagehttps: www.gamesindustry.biz steam-deck-oled-stock-affected-by-component-shortages

   Veteran game developer Shutaro Ida has died aged 52 following a battle with pancreatic cancerhttps: www.gamesindustry.biz castlevania-and-bloodstained-developer-shutaro-ida-has-died-aged-52

   Activision will shut down servers for Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile on April 17, 2026https: www.gamesindustry.biz call-of-duty-warzone-mobile-servers-to-shut-down-in-april-2026

   Anchor Point Studios set to break from NetEase and go independenthttps: www.gamesindustry.biz anchor-point-studios-set-to-break-from-netease-and-go-independent

   Nintendo strikes more emulators with DMCA takedown noticeshttps: www.gamesindustry.biz nintendo-strikes-more-emulators-with-dmca-takedown-notices

   Sony could delay PS6 release to 2028 or 2029 as AI-driven shortage sends consumer tech companies scrambling for memory chipshttps: www.gamesindustry.biz sony-could-delay-ps6-release-to-2028-or-2029-as-ai-driven-shortage-sends-consumer-tech-companies-scrambling-for-memory-chips

   Sega pays tribute to home console designer Hideki Sato: "His contributions had a significant and lasting impact on the entire gaming industry"https: www.gamesindustry.biz sega-pays-tribute-to-home-console-designer-hideki-sato-his-contributions-had-a-significant-and-lasting-impact-on-the...

   Embracer Group has released its financial results for the nine months ended December 31, 2025, reporting declines in overall net sales across its PC console and mobile gaming divisionshttps: www.gamesindustry.biz embracer-sales-decline-26-to-13bn-during-first-nine-months-of-fiscal-year

   NetEase has published its financial results for 2025, reporting a 6.9% rise in overall revenue to RMB 112.6 billion ( 16.1 billion)https: www.gamesindustry.biz netease-revenue-grows-69-to-161bn-in-2025

   TikTok owner ByteDance is allegedly in "advanced talks" to sell Mobile Legends developer Moonton Technology to Savvy Games Group for between 6 billion and 7 billionhttps: www.gamesindustry.biz bytedance-reportedly-in-advanced-talks-to-sell-mobile-legends-dev-moonton-technology-to-savvy...

   Sega has released its financial results for the nine months ended December 31, 2025, noting significant declines in operating and ordinary income due to new game releases that failed to meet sales expectationshttps: www.gamesindustry.biz sega-records-200m-impairment-loss-for-rovio-during-q3

   Ubisoft published its financial results for the nine months ending December 31, 2025, reporting an 18% increase in net bookings to 1.1 billion, mainly driven by Assassin's Creedhttps: www.gamesindustry.biz ubisoft-q3-net-bookings-rise-12-to-338m-primarily-driven-by-assassins-creed-franchise

   Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 received the most accolades at the 29th annual DICE Awards last night, including Game of the Yearhttps: www.gamesindustry.biz clair-obscur-wins-game-of-the-year-at-dice-awards-2026

   Games industry execs and developers paid tribute to Vince Zampella at this week’s DICE Summit in Las Vegashttps: www.gamesindustry.biz industry-leaders-honour-vince-zampella-at-dice-summit

   Highguard developer Wildlight Entertainment has laid off an unspecified number of staffhttps: www.gamesindustry.biz wildlight-entertainment-confirms-layoffs-unknown-number-of-employees-affected

   10 Chambers co-founder Hjalmar Vikström leaves after 10 years, saying, "Making games is hard, and these past years have taken their toll"https: www.gamesindustry.biz 10-chambers-co-founder-hjalmar-vikstrom-leaves-after-10-years

   News-in-Brief: Overwatch's new "story-driven era" launch doubles release day concurrent record on SteamThousands of new and returning players see concurrent peak record rise from 75K to 165K playershttps: www.gamesindustry.biz overwatchs-new-story-driven-era-launch-doubles-release-day...