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We Are Collider – the go-to experiential agency for gaming brands including Amazon Games, Red Bull and Riot Games – has launched Sonar: an AI-powered gamer profiling tool designed to supercharge audience strategy in the gaming world.  

Dubai returned to Gamescom this month with its biggest pavilion yet, led for the first time by the Dubai Films and Games Commission (DFGC) under the umbrella of Dubai Media Council. Dubai arrived in Cologne carrying one idea it has decided to make its own: good gaming.

Limited Run Games, a premium publisher of physical games, in collaboration with Cyan Worlds, announced today that modern remakes of two beloved puzzle adventure titles are heading back to PC and Console later this year, as Myst and Riven receive all-new physical releases for a fresh generation of adventurers to experience.

Frontier Developments plc (AIM: FDEV, ‘Frontier’, the ‘Group’ or the ‘Company’), a leading Cambridge-based developer and publisher of video games, is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with Disney to develop and publish a new game which will draw on Disney’s iconic portfolio of IP.

The PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct returns later this month on Sunday, September 20, 2026 at 9am PT, 12 noon ET, 5pm BST and 1am JST*. The show will be hosted by Frankie Ward and feature new trailers, developer deep dives and exclusive announcements, plus news direct from Tokyo Game Show 2026. The show will air on PC Gamer’s YouTube, Twitch, X and Facebook channels as well as Steam, Bilibili and KuaiShou.

This is a press release posted alongside our usual editorial content. IO Interactive, the independent video game developer and publisher behind the HITMAN franchise, and Amazon MGM Studios celebrated 007 First Light surpassing 4 million units sold in its first three months, making it one of 2026’s fastest-selling games. To …

This is a press release posted alongside our usual editorial content. Friendly Fire, the rapidly expanding international gaming café franchise and esports hub born and based in Croatia, has closed a €4 million Series A funding round with AYMO Ventures that provides funding and strategic support to technology startups and …

Red Bull is giving EA SPORTS FC™ 27 players the chance to take their game beyond the screen, with Limited Edition Red Bull Wings Cup cans launching nationwide.

Millions of gamers are expected to spend hours exploring the latest Grand Theft Auto when it launches, but men's health experts say the biggest impact may not be on sleep alone.