Meet the woman who won $500,000 playing Candy Crush Life&Style Candy Crush is a garish game that can make winners incredibly rich. Anna Moloney attends the world finals and meets the new champion.
Roblox rival Rec Room to shut down after losses Tech A major rival to Roblox is shutting down after failing to turn its large user base into a profitable business, 10 years after its launch. Rec Room said it will close on June 1, despite having attracted more than 150 million players and creators and reaching a valuation of $3.5bn (£2.65bn) at its peak. In [...]
Games Workshop shares slip despite Warhammer sales surge Tech Games Workshop has dished the cash back to its shareholders after a record-breaking half-year performance driven by a surge in global demand for its Warhammer miniatures. The £6bn gaming giant – which entered the FTSE 100 in December 2024 – reported a 10.9 per cent increase in revenue, breaking £332m for the half-year ending 30 [...]
Autumn Budget: Shares tumble as Reeves taxes bookies higher November 26, 2025 Shares in British betting and gaming firms, including Entain, William Hill UK, Evoke, and Flutter, fell sharply after Rachel Reeves revealed upcoming increases in gambling duties in her Autumn Budget. Shares in those and other publicly-listed companies were down between one and 19 per cent by 12:38 on Wednesday. The forcasted tax changes sent investors [...]
Football Manager: Losses quadruple after game cancelled November 18, 2025 Losses quadrupled at Sports Interactive after its decision to cancel the release of Football Manager 25, it has been revealed. The London-headquartered video game maker has posted a pre-tax loss of £8.5m for the 12 months to 31 March, 2025, according to new accounts filed with Companies House. The latest total comes after the business [...]
Ubisoft issues sales warning as gamers’ habits change November 17, 2025 The UK arm of Ubisoft has warned its sales will be lower for its current financial year thanks to a combination of fewer new games being released and a major change in habits. The Guildford-headquartered division of the French giant has said gamers playing fewer titles and for longer means that newer games “are struggling [...]
Roblox: Hugely popular gaming platform surges in value September 29, 2025 Gaming platform Roblox surged in value in the UK in 2024 as it extended its popularity among Gen Alpha. The business, which is the most popular in the UK among young gamers aged eight to 12, is part of the wider US group founded by CEO David Baszucki and Erik Cassel. Roblox has more monthly [...]
Jonas Martensson: Minecraft guru on new role with LIV Golf and Cleeks GC July 24, 2025 Having swapped Minecraft for LIV Golf, Jonas Martensson discusses how he is going to revolutionise his Cleeks GC team. Picture the scene: you wake in random grassland with nothing to your name. Then you forage for resources and food, build yourself a house – then a town, city and kingdom – and fight monsters who [...]
Taxpayer-backed gaming studio collapses into administration July 8, 2025 A company backed by the UK government’s British Business Bank and has worked with some of the world’s largest gaming companies has collapsed into administration. Airship Interactive provides artwork for the likes of Disney, Microsoft and Blizzard and has contributed to titles such as Spider-Man, FC24 and Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order. The British Business [...]
ICC set to create cricket game to rival Fifa June 16, 2025 Cricket’s governing body the ICC and its 12 members – including England – have launched an expression of interest to develop a mobile game. The ICC hopes to use a cricket version of Fifa to change the way fans engage with the sport, encouraging a new form of fandom. The process is set to see [...]
