Hello there, data lovers and industry mythbusters. Today, Game Cookies dives deep into the Entertainment Software Association’s 2025 Power of Play report — the one every outlet is quoting to say “48% of gamers are women.” Sounds like victory, right?…
Hello there, dream builders and digital survivors. Today, ghosts of MMOs fade away, indie hearts dim their lights, lawsuits rise from corporate wreckage, and Guillermo del Toro builds something AI can’t replace. Even Xbox’s future seems more rumor than roadmap…
Hello there, industry survivors and conscience keepers. Today in Game Cookies, we’ve got studios canceling history, workers writing open letters, PlayStation playing the loyalty card, and Remedy still fighting to fix its fire. Kiki’s sharp as ever — and Chip’s…
The creators of Company of Heroes and Dawn of War want to build smaller, smarter, faster — before time runs out. Hello there, developers and RTS survivors. Today, Game Cookies goes deep into GamesIndustry.Biz’s feature by Lewis Packwood, where Justin…
Hello there, stat readers and market movers. Today’s cookies come with a side of context. The ESA claims almost half of gamers are women — but that number might be a mirage. Fragbite cashes out on Playdigious, AppLovin faces regulators…
The day developers rebelled, Unity imploded (again), Nintendo sued the internet, and Elon Musk decided he’s a game designer now. Hello there, industry rebels and sleepless coders. Developers are done paying rent to Apple and Google, Obsidian’s Unity pipeline is…
Hello there, sonic dreamers and world builders. Today we’re talking about the kind of person who shapes how you feel a game long before you notice it — Wilbert Roget, II, Grammy-nominated composer and sound architect of modern gaming worlds.…
We’ve reached the finale of our 4-part GDC + PAX 2025 interview series! After meeting the developers in Part 1, exploring overlooked innovations in Part 2, and looking ahead to the next five years in Part 3, we decided to…
We’re back with Part 3 of our 4-part GDC + PAX 2025 interview series. In Part 1, you met the developers. In Part 2, they told us which innovations are being overlooked. Now in Part 3, we raised the stakes…
Hello there industry watchdogs, union-minded. Today in Game Cookies we dive into labor wins, sharp pivots, and the long tail of music licenses. 1) ZA/UM staff unionize after layoffs and turbulence After cancellations and the public split with Disco Elysium’s…
