Monday, 18 May 2026
Game News Round-Up
Daily curated games-industry news digest for 18 May 2026.
General2 stories
Business5 stories
Subnautica 2 sells 2 million in 12 hours with over 600K concurrent players
Terraria marks 70 million sales and 15th anniversary with a promise to "continue beyond" its next big update
May 2026 Games Industry Role Appointments Round-up
- Ex-Aardman exec Lorna Probert joins Diva Agency
- Two Point Studios appoints Jo Koehler as COO
- Pete Smith and Samantha Ebelthite have joined Keywords Studios as global client partners. In this role, Smith and Ebelthite will advise partners on the different services offered by Keywords.
- Jam City co-founder Joshua Yguado steps down as CEO
Nexon Q1 Results
- Revenue: ¥152.2 billion ($959.9 million, up 34% year-over-year)
- Operating income: ¥58.2 billion ($367 million, up 40% year-over-year)
- Net income: ¥57.2 billion ($360.7 million, 118% year-over-year)
Square Enix FY26 Results
- Net sales: ¥297.6 billion ($1.8 billion, down 8.3% year-on-year)
- Digital entertainment sales: ¥172.8 billion ($1.08 billion, down 16.3％ year-on-year)
- Operating income: ¥54.7 billion ($344.9 million, up 34.9% year-on-year)
- Profit attributable to owners of parent: ¥29.6 billion ($186.6 million, up 21.3% year-on-year)