Thursday, 7 August 2025

Game News Round-Up

Daily curated games-industry news digest for 7 August 2025.

General2 stories

Obituary: Marvel's Spider-Man 2 accessibility engineer Patrick "Thor" Gass has passed away - Gass, a US Army veteran, previously worked at Raven Software as a UI engineer on the Call of Duty series

Game Developer

Video Game History Foundation expands its preservation efforts by making "one of the first American" games magazines available for free; Computer Entertainer

Eurogamer

Business2 stories

RedOctane Games is a new studio dedicated to "advancing the rhythm game genre" - Founded by seasoned developers from the rhythm gaming world, who have worked on Guitar Hero and DJ Hero, alongside new talent, RedOctane Games is "focused solely on advancing the rhythm game genre" while "combining the past with the future."

GamesIndustry.biz

Vintage Story developers claim itch.io has withheld payments for three months

Gamepressure

Rumors1 story

Rumour

Microsoft Has Reportedly Sold Less Than 30 Million Consoles This Generation (Xbox Series S and X)

IGN India