🇵🇰 Pakistan Industry
- CEGA is hosting "Lahore Frames: The Animation Meetup" on August 12 in Lahore, part of its ongoing Frames animation-industry meetup series. Details
- No other verified Pakistan-specific gaming items surfaced in the last 48h from Ignite Newsbites, TechDestination, or Gamesource.pk — their listed content was either evergreen buying-guide pages or undated.
🌍 Global Industry
- An ex-Rockstar developer suggests GTA 6 could face another delay beyond its current window. GameRant
- Xbox's new CEO has confirmed an achievement-tier system rivaling PlayStation's Platinum Trophies is coming later in 2026. GameRant
- Call of Duty: Black Ops and Black Ops 2 were the best-selling PlayStation games in July. Instant Gaming
- Nintendo has announced its Gamescom 2026 lineup. Instant Gaming
- Diablo IV could arrive on Switch 2 as soon as September. Instant Gaming
- Moonlighter 2 is set to leave early access with its 1.0 release on September 2. Instant Gaming
📨 From the Newsletters
- Electronic Arts has completed its $55bn leveraged buyout; Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund is now majority owner, EA is delisted from NASDAQ, and CEO Andrew Wilson named Cam Weber chief studios officer and David Tinson COO. GamesIndustry.biz
- Indie publisher Secret Mode has opened an internal development studio in Sheffield (3 people now, ~20 planned within a year) to support live titles Escape the Backrooms and Chained Together. GamesIndustry.biz
- Phasmophobia developer's indie label Kinetic Publishing will reveal its debut slate at a showcase this month, saying hundreds of teams have submitted projects since its January launch. GamesIndustry.biz
- Subnautica 2 sold 5 million copies in 22 days, giving KRAFTON its best-ever Q2 (revenue up 94.9% year-over-year). 80 Level
- Santa Monica Studio confirmed Kratos will return in the next mainline God of War game, continuing on from the newly dated God of War Laufey. 80 Level
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