LocalThunk’s Balatro, developed by Playstack, was deemed a royal flush as it was crowned Game of the Year at the 25th Game Developers Choice Awards. Handed out on Wednesday at the Moscone Center in ...

“Balatro” won Game of the Year at the 2025 Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCA) on Wednesday, just after “Consume Me” received the top prize at the Independent Games Festival Awards (IGFA). From ...

Game developers are among the most creative people on the planet, but they have had a tough 2.5 years with more than 35,000 layoffs across gaming. Some of those cutbacks were expected to ease by 2025, ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Three video game developers have already closed their doors this month, including the studio behind Godfall, Counterplay Games. Spotted by PlayStation ...

It's a challenging time to be a developer these days, according to GDC's 2025 State of the Game Industry report that surveyed over 3,000 game devs and industry professionals. In one of the worst years ...