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FluxGamer News is the main hub for gaming news coverage across platforms, game releases, reviews, competitive play, creators, hardware, and the wider games industry. This section brings together the biggest stories from PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, PC gaming, mobile gaming, esports, streaming, indie games, gaming hardware, studios, publishers, subscriptions, and market trends, giving readers one clear place to follow what is changing across the world of games.

Meta Quietly Launches Pocket, an AI App for Mini Games
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Android Gaming, iOS Gaming, Mobile Gaming, News

Meta Quietly Launches Pocket, an AI App for Mini Games

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Meta has quietly launched Pocket, a mobile app built around AI-generated mini games and interactive creations. The app lets users type a short prompt, generate a small playable...

Meta has quietly launched Pocket, a mobile app that lets users create small interactive games from text prompts and share them in a short-form feed.

Xbox Plans to Sell Ninja Theory as Senua Development Continues
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Gaming Industry, News, Studios & Publishers

Xbox Plans to Sell Ninja Theory as Senua Development Continues

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Xbox plans to sell Ninja Theory, the British developer behind Hellblade, as Microsoft reshapes its first-party studio portfolio. The proposed move comes less than a month after the...

Xbox plans to move Hellblade developer Ninja Theory to new ownership, with funding intended to complete Senua as part of a wider studio restructuring.

Mobile Game Ad Revenue Topped $12 Billion in 2025, Sensor Tower Says
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Android Gaming, iOS Gaming, Mobile Gaming, News

Mobile Game Ad Revenue Topped $12 Billion in 2025, Sensor Tower Says

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Sensor Tower says mobile game advertising revenue exceeded $12 billion in 2025 across 19 tracked markets, underscoring how important ads have become to the economics of mobile gaming....

Sensor Tower says mobile game advertising revenue exceeded $12 billion in 2025 across 19 tracked markets, highlighting the growing role of ad monetization.

Microsoft Raises Xbox Console Prices Worldwide as Hardware Costs Climb
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Console Gaming, News, PC Gaming, Xbox

Microsoft Raises Xbox Console Prices Worldwide as Hardware Costs Climb

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Microsoft is raising Xbox console prices worldwide from August 1, adding another cost increase to a console generation that has become more expensive rather than cheaper over time....

Microsoft is raising Xbox console prices worldwide from August 1, citing sharp increases in memory and storage costs across its hardware business.

Denmu Launches $50 Million Fund for Vision-Led Game Developers
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Console Gaming, Gaming Industry, Mobile Gaming, News, PC Gaming

Denmu Launches $50 Million Fund for Vision-Led Game Developers

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Investment company Denmu has launched a new $50 million fund aimed at supporting game developers with strong creative visions. The fund is designed to back teams that can...

Denmu has launched a $50 million gaming fund aimed at backing developers with strong creative visions across indie, AAA, console, PC and mobile projects.

34BigThings Regains Independence From Embracer After Founder Buyback
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News, Studios & Publishers

34BigThings Regains Independence From Embracer After Founder Buyback

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Italian studio 34BigThings has regained independence from Embracer Group after co-founder Valerio Di Donato reacquired 100 percent of the company’s shares. Game Developer reported that the Torino-based developer...

Italian studio 34BigThings has returned to independent ownership after co-founder Valerio Di Donato reacquired the company from Embracer Group.

Magic: The Gathering Arena Workers Vote to Unionize at Wizards of the Coast
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Gaming Industry, News, Studios & Publishers

Magic: The Gathering Arena Workers Vote to Unionize at Wizards of the Coast

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Magic: The Gathering Arena developers at Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro have voted to unionize under the Communications Workers of America, creating a new labor group known...

Magic: The Gathering Arena developers have voted to unionize under the CWA, adding another major labor milestone to the games industry.

Stronghold 4 Passes 250,000 Steam Wishlists After Reveal
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News, PC Gaming, Steam & Storefronts

Stronghold 4 Passes 250,000 Steam Wishlists After Reveal

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Firefly Studios said Stronghold 4 has passed 250,000 Steam wishlists roughly two weeks after the strategy game was announced. The milestone follows the game’s reveal during PC Gaming...

Stronghold 4 has passed 250,000 Steam wishlists within two weeks of its reveal, signaling early demand for Firefly Studios’ next medieval strategy game.

Strikerz Faces Major Layoffs as UFL Struggles to Gain Momentum
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Console Gaming, Mobile Gaming, News

Strikerz Faces Major Layoffs as UFL Struggles to Gain Momentum

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Strikerz is facing a major round of layoffs that could cut several hundred jobs, FluxGamer has learned. The studio, which has Belarusian roots and is now based in...

Strikerz is preparing major layoffs that could reduce its workforce by more than half, as the Cyprus-based studio faces mounting pressure around its football simulator UFL.

Atari and MobyGames Launch Moby Professional Career Platform
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Gaming Industry, News

Atari and MobyGames Launch Moby Professional Career Platform

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Atari and MobyGames are launching Moby Professional, a new online platform aimed at game industry workers seeking jobs, networking options, and business development opportunities. Game Developer reported that...

Atari and MobyGames have launched Moby Professional, a career and networking platform built around game industry credits data.

Trailmark Games Launches With a New Pitch for Licensed Games
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Gaming Industry, News, Studios & Publishers

Trailmark Games Launches With a New Pitch for Licensed Games

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Trailmark Games has formally launched as a new video game publisher built around licensed properties. Game Developer reported that the company was founded by former GameMill Entertainment executives,...

Trailmark Games, founded by former GameMill executives, is entering the market with a publishing model focused on licensed video games.

Tim Sweeney Pushes Interoperable Game Economies as Epic’s Next Industry Bet
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Gaming Industry, News

Tim Sweeney Pushes Interoperable Game Economies as Epic’s Next Industry Bet

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Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney is again pushing one of the company’s most ambitious long-term ideas: game economies that connect across titles, platforms, and publishers. Game Developer reported...

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney says new games need to connect to other game economies to compete with entrenched multiplayer platforms.

IEM Cologne Major 2026 Reaches Final Day at Counter-Strike’s Cathedral
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Competitive & Creators, Esports, News

IEM Cologne Major 2026 Reaches Final Day at Counter-Strike’s Cathedral

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IEM Cologne Major 2026 has reached its final day, putting Counter-Strike 2's biggest summer stage back under the lights at Lanxess Arena. ESL confirms the Cologne playoff window...

IEM Cologne Major 2026 reaches its final day at Lanxess Arena, with Counter-Strike 2's summer Major closing through a best-of-five grand final.

The Adventures of Elliot Arrives as Square Enix’s Zelda-Style RPG
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Console Gaming, News, Nintendo, PC Gaming, PlayStation

The Adventures of Elliot Arrives as Square Enix’s Zelda-Style RPG

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The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales launched this week, giving Square Enix a new HD-2D action RPG built around Zelda-style exploration. The game blends retro-inspired visuals with...

Square Enix's The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales launched this week as a Zelda-style HD-2D action RPG across major platforms.