Rewriting the playbook: The independent studios making sports work 3 years 11 months ago Link GamesIndustry We explore how developers are carving their own niches in the face of dominating franchises like FIFA and NBA 2K Tags GamesIndustry
Nintendo sues Switch hack resellers in ongoing fight against Team Xecutor 3 years 11 months ago Link GamesIndustry Platform holder continues to crack down on groups enabling pirated games to run on its console Tags GamesIndustry
Dark Souls series passes 27m lifetime sales 3 years 11 months ago Link GamesIndustry From Software confirms sales milestone less than nine years since the launch of Dark Souls Tags GamesIndustry
King makes Defold engine open source 3 years 11 months ago Link GamesIndustry Candy Crush firm sets up Defold Foundation to handle the tech's development going forward Tags GamesIndustry
Connecting through The Legend of Dragoon | Why I Love 3 years 11 months ago Link GamesIndustry Seashell Studio's Miriam Karina Melgoza on how the classic RPG forged a bond between father and daughter, and the power of games to bring families together Tags GamesIndustry
More than $100m has been spent on Oculus Quest content 3 years 11 months ago Link GamesIndustry Ten games have earned more than $2m in revenue, including PolyArc's Moss and Cloudhead Games' Pistol Whip Tags GamesIndustry
Epic Games store integrates keyless purchasing with third-party platforms 3 years 11 months ago Link GamesIndustry Green Man Gaming, Fanatical, and Genba Digital join Humble in offering automatic purchases without key entry Tags GamesIndustry
UK Charts: Animal Crossing holds No.1 in another quiet week 3 years 11 months ago Link GamesIndustry No new releases in the retail charts this week Tags GamesIndustry
SuperHot VR sells over 2m copies 3 years 11 months ago Link GamesIndustry Sales of all versions of the game passed two million last year Tags GamesIndustry
Minecraft has sold over 200m copies to date 3 years 11 months ago Link GamesIndustry Mojang rebrands as Mojang Studios upon game's 11th anniversary Tags GamesIndustry
Respawn marks its ten-year anniversary with a new Vancouver studio 3 years 11 months ago Link GamesIndustry Dusty Welch, Chad Grenier, Henry Lee, and Steven Ferreira discuss the new studio's philosophy and goals for the longevity of Apex Legends Tags GamesIndustry
An Epic vision of the next generation | Podcast 3 years 11 months ago Link GamesIndustry Latest episode available to download now, discussing Unreal Engine 5, next-gen Fortnite and PlayStation Studios Tags GamesIndustry
Gamescom: "We can seize the opportunity to prove how digital events can work" 3 years 11 months ago Link GamesIndustry Game MD Felix Falk on the all-digital Gamescom 2020, and the "responsibility" of providing a focal point for the industry during the COVID-19 pandemic Tags GamesIndustry
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella sceptical about permanent remote working 3 years 11 months ago Link GamesIndustry Exec says relying on home working could create new issues with burnout and mental health Tags GamesIndustry
Sunday Times Rich List features nine video games multi-millionaires 3 years 11 months ago Link GamesIndustry One in three games entries were connected to Candy Crush, led by King co-founder Mel Morris' wealth at £515 million Tags GamesIndustry
Disney shuts down Club Penguin copy over abusive messages and "e-sex" 3 years 11 months ago Link GamesIndustry UK police arrest one man involved on suspicion of possessing child abuse images Tags GamesIndustry
Ubisoft sues Apple, Google over Alibaba's "near carbon copy" of Rainbow Six: Siege 3 years 11 months ago Link GamesIndustry Publisher says similarities between Area F2 and its own shooter cannot "seriously be disputed" Tags GamesIndustry
Anthem is being worked on by a 30-person "incubation team" 3 years 11 months ago Link GamesIndustry EA BioWare says "a small team gives us the agility a larger one can't afford" Tags GamesIndustry
How the COVID-19 pandemic is changing the mobile games market 3 years 11 months ago Link GamesIndustry Revenue and downloads continue to climb during the pandemic, according to Sensor Tower data, and the impact could be lasting Tags GamesIndustry
Game spending in the US reached a record quarterly high in Q1 2020 3 years 11 months ago Link GamesIndustry The NPD Group: Consumers spent nearly $10.9 billion on video games from January through March of this year Tags GamesIndustry
Frontier, LEGO, Team17 and Xbox join Investment Summit Online speaker line-up 3 years 11 months ago Link GamesIndustry Plus, Ian Livingstone, TinyBuild, Wings, Humble Bundle and may more Tags GamesIndustry
A game developer's guide to Steam wishlists 3 years 11 months ago Link GamesIndustry Developers tell the GamesIndustry.biz Academy about how to make the most of Steam wishlists, while Valve clarifies its mysterious algorithm Tags GamesIndustry
Nintendo warns of potential software delays due to remote working 3 years 11 months ago Link GamesIndustry "Since there are indeed big limitations on what can be done from home, we do think this will have a large impact" Tags GamesIndustry
Epic denies disguising load times in Unreal Engine 5 demo 3 years 11 months ago Link GamesIndustry Spokesperson says the goal was to demonstrate the level of detail in the scene Tags GamesIndustry
Sony's PS5 reveal will be all about the software | Opinion 3 years 11 months ago Link GamesIndustry The slow drip of PS5 information belies how much technical detail we already know -- the real unveiling will likely be of a software slate Tags GamesIndustry
Sumo Digital acquires Lab42 3 years 11 months ago Link GamesIndustry Work-for-hire studio to join Sumo at its Leamington Spa location Tags GamesIndustry
Fortnite surpasses $1b in lifetime spending on App Store alone 3 years 11 months ago Link GamesIndustry Epic's battle royale sees mobile spending rise with Google Play launch Tags GamesIndustry
Twitch unveils new Safety Advisory Council 3 years 11 months ago Link GamesIndustry Group of online safety experts and Twitch partners to advise on policies, products, and trends Tags GamesIndustry
Ubisoft offers Assassin's Creed: Discovery Tour modes for free for one week 3 years 11 months ago Link GamesIndustry Educational explorations of ancient Greece and Egypt made available to encourage learning from home Tags GamesIndustry
Ubisoft prepares for rebound with five AAA titles planned this fiscal year 3 years 11 months ago Link GamesIndustry Publisher reports full-year financials with expected lower revenues after multiple game delays Tags GamesIndustry
Xbox co-founder J Allard heads up Intellivision 3 years 11 months ago Link GamesIndustry Former Microsoft exec will oversee launch of upcoming Intellivision Amico console this October Tags GamesIndustry
EGX Berlin cancelled 3 years 11 months ago Link GamesIndustry Consumer games show will skip 2020 as Germany extends ban for major events Tags GamesIndustry
Mojang returns to its indie roots with Minecraft Dungeons 3 years 11 months ago Link GamesIndustry The 25-person team on turning one of the world's biggest games into a dungeon crawler for everyone Tags GamesIndustry
Game of War developer Machine Zone acquired by AppLovin 3 years 11 months ago Link GamesIndustry AppLovin will move its headquarters to studio's Palo Alto office Tags GamesIndustry
AccessJam announced to support Global Accessibility Awareness Day 3 years 11 months ago Link GamesIndustry Disabled game developers organisation Accessibility Unlocked kicking off month-long event on May 21 Tags GamesIndustry
Arcades vs COVID-19: How communities can save small businesses 3 years 11 months ago Link GamesIndustry Arcade owners across the world closed to protect their communities -- now those regulars are the best hope for their survival Tags GamesIndustry
Remedy's Control helps Digital Bros to double its revenue 3 years 11 months ago Link GamesIndustry Nine month results see a return to profit, and the acquisition and rebranding of Italian studio Ovosonico Tags GamesIndustry
Epic Games confirms Fortnite as launch title for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X 3 years 11 months ago Link GamesIndustry Battle royale will be "optimised" for next-gen consoles, migration to Unreal Engine 5 due in 2021 Tags GamesIndustry
Top mobile trends (and some surprises) during COVID-19 lockdown 3 years 11 months ago Link GamesIndustry GameAnalytics CEO Ioana Hreninciuc explores the effect of the pandemic on player behaviour around the world Tags GamesIndustry
Tencent expects revenues to "normalise" after strong Q1 3 years 11 months ago Link GamesIndustry Online and mobile game revenues soared during the COVID-19 pandemic Tags GamesIndustry