GIES | W04 | 2025
Games Industry Executive Summary | January 24th, 2025
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Highlights
Sony Interactive Entertainment cancels live service games from Bluepoint Games and Bend Studio
EA lowers Q3 guidance as soccer and other games 'underperformed'
News
Nintendo's stock price fell after the Switch 2 reveal due to a lack of information on price, launch date, and more, says analyst: "Without these details you can't establish earnings forecasts"
Dragon Age Veilguard Director Leaves EA After Disappointing Attempt At Series Revival
GDC's annual State of the Game Industry survey reveals 1/3 of 'triple-A developers' are working on live service games
'PC development has skyrocketed,' GDC survey finds: 80% of developers are now making games for PC, more than double the number working on PS5 or Xbox games
Marvel Snap team seeking new publisher as game returns online following unexpected US ban alongside TikTok
Trends
Insomniac Games' Ted Price Announces Retirement After Three Decades - Sony Interactive Entertainment
Bohemia Interactive's revenue jumps 34% this financial year to $60.8m
Skyrim 90% off sale sends the classic RPG skyrocketing up Steam charts
Planet Coaster 2 isn't the financial success that Frontier needed, according to a report, which means there's more pressure on Jurassic World Evolution 3 to bring in the big bucks
Former Nintendo Boss Admits 'Astro Bot' Nearly Beat Them in Their Own Game
Rumors
Hollow Knight: Silksong Dev Insists ‘The Game Is Real, Progressing, and Will Release’ as Fans Obsess Over a Picture of Chocolate Cake
Numbers
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