Diablo V
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Game File: News Round-up
Stephen Totilo's September 17, 2026 Game File round-up opens with Blizzard's unusually early announcements at Blizzcon: Diablo V for 2029 and an open-world first-person shooter called StarCraft for 2030.
- Nearly 86% of Japanese game developers now use generative AI in their work, a significant increase from 51% in 2025.
- Roblox is launching a 'Play Roblox Everywhere' initiative to allow its games to run as standalone apps on PC, mobile, and consoles, as well as in web browsers, to capture 10% of the global gaming market.
- Indie studio closures and layoffs continue, with Heart Machine laying off nearly its entire staff after funding was pulled and Polyarc announcing its closure after 12 years.
Game FileSep 2026
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Five Things We’ve Learned About Japan’s Games Industry: How GTA 6 Influenced Valor Mortis’ $40 Price Point
This edition of The Game Business, recorded from Tokyo Game Show in September 2026, pairs an overview of Japan's games market with an explanation of why publisher Lyrical Games priced its new Souls-like, Valor Mortis, at $40 amid a crowded fall release calendar.
- The Japanese console gaming industry is performing strongly, with six of the eight major companies trading at or near all-time highs.
- Nintendo maintains a 70% market share of all gaming content in Japan, a position analysts credit with preventing the total collapse of the country's console market.
- PC gaming has grown to represent 12.5% of the Japanese market in 2026, up from 5% in 2019, driven by pandemic-era console shortages and the popularity of titles like PUBG.
The Game BusinessSep 2026
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