National Music Publishers’ Association leader David Israelite and Billboard once again cohosted a music investors dinner.
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Last year, the digital distribution platform VaultN partnered with Take-Two Interactive, having already secured customers such as Bethesda, Team17, Landfall, and Curve.
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Youth marketing firm SuperAwesome has been appointed Roblox's commercial and technology partner for "under-13 contextual advertising."
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"Danceteria," inspired by a defunct but iconic New York City dance club, has a songwriting credit from the Velvet Underground leader.
After a long career of publishing gorgeous limited editions, collections, art books, and novellas, publisher Bill Schafer has shared the news that Subterranean Press will be permanently closing in the coming years. Subterranean intends to continue publishing work through the end of 2027, which may bleed into 2028 as we wrap things up. Schafer says,
We want to handle this in a structured, orderly…
Xbox opened its summer showcase with the news that Gears of War E-day will not, after all, be releasing on PlayStation 5, and neither will inXile's Clockwork Revolution.
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Watching the impact that GTA 6 is having on the rest of the games market this year reminds me of an underwater nature documentary; specifically, the moment where startled fish scatter off to the sides as an enormous shark glides through their reef. Having originally loaded their games into the tail end of 2026 in order to avoid GTA's previous May release date, the shift of GTA 6's launch to…
On June 2, UK publisher Secret Mode revealed that it had picked up Chained Together from Anegar Games. The hardcore co-op platformer, which sees players climbing up from the depths of hell while chained to their friends, was released in June 2024 and has sold more than 10 million copies so far.
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IO Interactive will no longer self-publish future James Bond games, which will instead be published by MGM and Amazon Game Studios.
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Laura Karpman and Daniel Lopatin were among those honored.
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Based in Singapore, Kaur will lead UMPG’s activities across the Asian continent.
The California State Assembly has passed Assembly Bill 1921, the Protect Our Games Act, in a landmark ruling on game preservation.
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Naïma Menxhiqi steps into the role June 1, with a Paris office expected to open in the coming months.
The indie conference Nordic Game returned to Malmö this week, and although the event naturally has a big focus on Scandinavian developers, there was a multinational flavour to the event booths. Germany, Ukraine, and Moldova were among the countries represented on the show floor, and in fact the Moldovan game Lootbound scooped the People's Choice Award, which is voted for by conference attendees.…
Playstack, the publisher behind games including Balatro, Abiotic Factor, and The Rise of the Golden Idol, is set to be purchased by Integrated Media Company (IMC), the owner of Fandom and Gamespot, among numerous other brands. The news was initially reported by Game Developer.
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Artificial intelligence is increasingly emerging not merely as a technological breakthrough, but as the central infrastructure through which information, influence and institutional power are being reorganised globally. What began as competition over social media visibility and search engine rankings is evolving into a much broader struggle over datasets, cloud infrastructure, informational…
A quiet conversation at the Kingsmead Book Fair became a reflection on shrinking attention spans, digital culture and the fragile future of reading
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Neil Medley re-ups with River House Artists/Sony Music Publishing, Borderline at Concord Music Publishing ANZ and more in this week's column.
Organisers of GDC Festival of Gaming 2026 have released the second annual GDC Trends report, offering insights into emerging industry trends.
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Rogers was previously named chief creative officer for Spirit Music in 2022.
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In 2025, Italy’s collection society surpassed 1 billion euros of revenue, and CEO Matteo Fedeli reflects on the challenges of copyright protection amid innovation.
It would be easy to look at this week's headlines and conclude that Europe's game publishing sector is in terminal decline. Results from Ubisoft and Embracer, released within hours of each other on Wednesday, both looked bleak in different ways. Ubisoft's revenue slumped again, while Embracer beat its Q4 estimates – but the focus for both firms was on their years-long restructuring efforts, which…
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Songwriter Julian Bunetta and Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. are also set to be honored.
Ubisoft has released its financial results for the full 25-26 fiscal year, reporting a sharp decline in revenue and net bookings, down 21.8% and 17.4% year-over-year (YoY), respectively, due to the "softer new release schedule" and new operating model.
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On _Billboard_ _On the Record_ ,__ Jen Malone talks about the surprise virality of "Goo Goo Muck," defining JFK Jr. through song and why music supervision is "misunderstood."
UK publisher Fireshine Games has scored a smash hit with the chaotic cyberpunk cowboy romp Far Far West, developed by French studio Evil Raptor. The game shifted 250,000 units in 48 hours after launching in Steam Early Access on April 28, going on to surpass the one million mark over the next two weeks.
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MILESTONES
JON COURTENAY GRIMWOOD is now represented by John Jarrold Literary Agency.
LYNNE M. THOMAS and MICHAEL DAMIAN THOMAS were amicably divorced on April 2. Uncanny Magazine is now entirely under the ownership of Michael Damian Thomas per the divorce settlement.
BOOKS SOLD
S.A. CHAKRABORTY sold an untitled novel and another book to David Pomerico at Harper Voyager…
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As a songwriter, Russ has racked up 12 gold records, eight platinum records and six multiplatinum records.
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Julia Wolf has signed with PULSE Music Group, Platinum Grammar & Adrian Nunez launch Bones Music Publishing & more news.
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Primary Wave is closely involved in the exploitation of Townshend’s name, image, and likeness and the development and exploitation of future creative projects.
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