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Why Founders Pay to Be Published - and Why It Isn't a Red Flag

Paid media isn't unethical. Poorly told, non-transparent stories are what destroy credibility. The smartest founders use paid placements to educate audiences, not promote themselves. As an entrepreneur and publicist, I've spent years trying to…

Minister backs decision not to publish West Yorkshire tram report

Spencer StokesYorkshire business and transport correspondent A decision not to publish a report whose findings led to a planned mass transit system for West Yorkshire being delayed until the late 2030s has been defended by the transport secretary.

'We want to take more risks' - email-based publisher Pantaloon raises funding to develop new publishing platform and back more games

Pantaloon, which started life as an email newsletter curating new indie games before expanding into publishing in 2025, has announced a £150k investment to expand its team and fund development of a new publishing platform. The investment came…

Chinese mobile publisher Yodo1 rolls out data platform IPVerse

China-based mobile games publisher Yodo1 has launched its brand new data platform for IP and licensing, called IPVerse. The free-to-use venture is intended to help developers and publishers figure out which intellectual properties work best for…

Indie devs should avoid 'most indie publishers' says Manor Lords indie publisher Hooded Horse: 'The vast majority of indie publishers are predatory and opportunistic'

From Manor Lords to Against the Storm to Terra Invicta, indie publisher Hooded Horse has enjoyed an incredible run since it was founded in 2019. With a bunch of big successes under its belt, you might expect CEO Tim Bender to be looking to expand…

DAERA report on environmental improvements published

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has today (Tuesday, January 27) published Northern Ireland's first Annual Progress Report on the Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP). The report provides the first assessment of…

Miranda Lambert Sells Entire Song Catalog to Sony Music Publishing Nashville and Domain Capital

Sony Music Publishing Nashville and Domain Capital Group have partnered to acquire the catalog of award-winning songwriter-singer-musician Miranda Lambert. The deal encompasses her complete back catalog of songs. Alongside this news, SMP Nashville…

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Micro-indie publisher Pantaloon closes pre-seed funding round

Chris Kerr, Senior Editor, News, GameDeveloper.com January 27, 2026 UK publisher Pantaloon has secured almost £150,000 ($200,000) in pre-seed funding to lay the foundations for a 'bold new publishing vision.' The company, which launched a…

Ubisoft worker unions reportedly vote to strike as publisher proposes 200 voluntary redundancies in France

French unions representing workers at Ubisoft have reportedly voted unanimously in favour of strike action following the company's recent dramatic 'reset' and in response to a voluntary redundancy proposal that could see as many as 200 Paris HQ…

Dave.Sport Media Group expands sports publishing portfolio with Snack Media acquisition

Dave.Sport Media Group today announced the acquisition of the majority of Snack Media's sports publishing portfolio in a six-figure transaction, significantly expanding its footprint within the UK sports media market. The acquisition includes more…

Cloudflare's Human Native acquisition signals a new content economy for publishers

And Human Native's platform addresses a vital part of the AI compensation struggle publishers have had to date: incentives for AI developers to opt in. Cloudflare is effectively building an AI licensing stack for its publisher clients. U.K.-based…

Geralt 'dies a lot' in the new Witcher game out next month, a 'Witcher fan-fiction simulator' narrated by Dandelion the bard and published by Devolver Digital

After almost four years, the newest Reigns game is coming, and this time the card-based royalty sim is centering on Geralt of Rivia himself in a crossover with The Witcher. The aptly titled Reigns: The Witcher has you handle quests on behalf of the…

Manor Lords, Might and Magic publisher says 'we will f**k it up,' but will try and 'guard against' AI being part of its games 'in every way'

Tim Bender, CEO of Hooded Horse, the publisher behind hits like Manor Lords and Against the Storm, alongside the upcoming Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era, says that generative AI has become so 'cancerous' that despite guarding 'against it in…

8 Insights Into How FPV Drones Are Shaping The Future Of Warfare

An FPV drone hovers during a flight training session for pilots of Ukraine's 13th Khartiia Operational Brigade in Ukraine on November 5, 2025. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty Images) First person view drones are…