Roblox Corp. shares tumbled as much as 21% on Friday after the company gave a lackluster fourth-quarter outlook for sales.

Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox unit is formalizing its film and TV foray with a new division focused on expanding the video-game giant’s franchises into other media.

Alphabet Inc.’s Google and gaming tools developer Unity Software Inc. announced a new platform that will allow people to create video games from simple text prompts, marking the latest incursion of generative artificial intelligence into artistic and creative industries.

A studio led by the makers of the hit titles Sky: Children of the Light and Journey has raised $35 million in new funding to upend the viral “friendslop” genre of casual, whimsical video games played socially online.

Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox video-game unit is laying off 268 employees and consolidating several studios under Call of Duty maker Activision.

Roblox Corp.’s shares climbed more than 11% on Monday after the company announced new tools for game designers and features for players at a developer conference on Sept. 11.

Tencent Holdings Ltd.’s Riot Games, maker of the popular video games League of Legends and Valorant, has discussed esports sponsorship deals with two of the leading prediction market operators, Kalshi and Polymarket, according to people with knowledge of the conversations.

Saudi Arabia’s wealth fund is considering combining Electronic Arts Inc. with Savvy Games, people familiar with the matter said, in a deal that would bring blockbuster titles like Madden NFL and Pokemon Go under one roof.

Savvy Games Group Chief Executive Officer Brian Ward, who oversaw the Saudi Arabian government’s $38 billion investment in the video-game industry, is stepping down, according to a message he sent to staff on Tuesday that was reviewed by Bloomberg News.

Three US Senators argued in court that sex abuse victims suing Roblox Corp. and Discord Inc. “deserve their day in court,” and shouldn’t be compelled into private arbitration.

A sneak peek on Netflix Inc. of the highly anticipated new Grand Theft Auto VI release is drawing effusive praise from viewers and traffic to influencers sharing their thoughts on what’s expected to be one of the biggest media launches of all time.

Roblox Corp. shares tumbled nearly 27%, their largest single-day decline ever, after the gaming company reported second-quarter daily active users that missed analysts’ expectations, reflecting the ongoing impact of new child-safety measures.

OpenAI’s ChatGPT and video game company Roblox Corp. will be subject to stricter scrutiny and monitoring requirements under the European Union’s content moderation rules after surpassing a threshold of 45 million monthly users in the bloc.

Through its for-profit subsidiary, the church owns several advertising companies with influencer-marketing arms

GameStop Corp. Chief Executive Officer Ryan Cohen dismissed concerns about the demise of physical discs for video games, insisting that those sales make up a small part of the company’s overall business and reiterating that his long-term strategy is to focus on gaming collectables and purchasing e-commerce giant eBay Inc.

GameStop Corp. Chief Executive Officer Ryan Cohen declined to say if he planned to raise his $56 billion offer for online auctioneer eBay Inc., but said “we’re coming for eBay one way or another.”

Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox spent nearly $80 billion in the last decade on deals that would give it popular video game titles like Call of Duty and Skyrim, betting that gamers would flock to its Netflix-like subscription service offering hundreds of options for endless play.

The video-game industry is bracing for a wave of European regulations that could limit kids’ access to some video games, potentially crimping sales across the globe.

If Tuesday’s sweep by Democratic socialists across New York validated Mayor Zohran Mamdani as the city’s kingmaker, it also established controversial streamer Hasan Piker as an emerging power behind the throne.

GameStop Corp. Chief Executive Officer Ryan Cohen withdrew a bonus plan that could have paid him as much as $35 billion so that his company can be “fully focused on GameStop’s operating performance and its proposed eBay acquisition.”