King, Blizzard push Activision Blizzard to Q3 growth 2 years 6 months ago Link GamesIndustry Candy Crush and Diablo divisions each show 22% revenue gains as Call of Duty segment slides 17% Tags GamesIndustry
Netflix launches a streaming service of games 2 years 6 months ago Link GamesIndustry Streaming platform provides subscription holders a selection of five titles via Android app Tags GamesIndustry
Gamigo reports that it has reached carbon neutrality 2 years 6 months ago Link GamesIndustry Publisher has offset emissions by funding equivalent carbon dioxide reduction efforts elsewhere Tags GamesIndustry
Niantic to shut down Harry Potter: Wizards Unite in 2022 2 years 6 months ago Link GamesIndustry Pokémon Go studio will remove AR title from various app stores in December Tags GamesIndustry
Insomniac's Ted Price: Games studios must break the habit of brute-forcing through problems 2 years 6 months ago Link GamesIndustry Spider-Man studio boss spoke at Develop:Brighton about giving teams permission to fail and building a safer culture Tags GamesIndustry
How to get a job in the games industry 2 years 6 months ago Link GamesIndustry The GamesIndustry.biz Academy guides to finding games industry jobs in all sectors, from game design to journalism to games PR and more Tags GamesIndustry
Statespace acquires ProGuides 2 years 6 months ago Link GamesIndustry Aim Lab developer adds esports coaching subscription service to its gaming training offerings Tags GamesIndustry
Beamable raises over $10m in funding 2 years 6 months ago Link GamesIndustry Backend technology provider to expand operations for live service games support Tags GamesIndustry
Gaming arm Nuverse one of six pillars in reorganised ByteDance 2 years 6 months ago Link GamesIndustry Gaming business unit to include Moonton Technology, C4games, publishing arm Pixmain Tags GamesIndustry
Switch production reportedly drops 20% due to supply shortages 2 years 6 months ago Link GamesIndustry Nintendo said to lower its manufacturing expectations for the fiscal year from 30 million systems to 24 million Tags GamesIndustry
Roblox devs Splash raises $20m in series A 2 years 6 months ago Link GamesIndustry The funding round was co-led by Amazon's Alexa Fund and Bitkraft Ventures Tags GamesIndustry
Temple Running the gamut of brand extensions 2 years 6 months ago Link GamesIndustry Imangi Studios CEO Walter Devins shares his five-year plan for pushing the decade-old endless runner into new genres, platforms, and media Tags GamesIndustry
Gary Bowser changes plea to guilty in Team Xecuter piracy case 2 years 6 months ago Link GamesIndustry Alleged leader of hacking group admits to two counts, agrees to pay Nintendo $4.5 million Tags GamesIndustry
Tencent targets AAA with TiMi Studios' Honor of Kings: World 2 years 6 months ago Link GamesIndustry Chinese games giant bringing open-world Unreal-powered spin-off to flagship franchise Tags GamesIndustry
Mobile game developers are finding big success on AppGallery, and so can you 2 years 6 months ago Link GamesIndustry Gameloft and Nordeus explain what your studio could gain by bringing your next game to AppGallery Tags GamesIndustry
How to get a job as a game programmer 2 years 6 months ago Link GamesIndustry The GamesIndustry.biz Academy explores the routes into one of the business' core competencies: game programming Tags GamesIndustry
Sega and Microsoft exploring cloud partnership to boost Sonic publisher's development 2 years 6 months ago Link GamesIndustry Japanese firm looking into using Azure to build games as part of 'Super Game' strategy Tags GamesIndustry
League of Legends: Wild Rift generates over $150m 2 years 6 months ago Link GamesIndustry Mobile MOBA game reaches consumer spending milestone a year after release Tags GamesIndustry
PAX South cancelled "for the foreseeable future" 2 years 6 months ago Link GamesIndustry San Antonio offshoot of gaming conferences axed after six years due to COVID-19 and lack of growth Tags GamesIndustry
Roblox blames "subtle bug" for three-day outage 2 years 6 months ago Link GamesIndustry Company says it will "make our creator community economically whole" after weekend downtime Tags GamesIndustry
A Better Ubisoft group says publisher "offers nothing more than assurance" 2 years 6 months ago Link GamesIndustry Workers alliance reports dialogue has begun with management but no new information has been given on how Ubisoft will address workplace issues Tags GamesIndustry
Guardians of the Galaxy and Mario Party can't defeat FIFA | UK Boxed Charts 2 years 6 months ago Link GamesIndustry Riders Republic debuts at No.8 Tags GamesIndustry
Fortnite China shutting down after three years 2 years 6 months ago Link GamesIndustry Official statement says the "test" for China-only version will go offline on November 15 Tags GamesIndustry
Skydance New Media to work on narrative-driven Marvel game 2 years 6 months ago Link GamesIndustry It's the debut project of Skydance's new division, under the leadership of Amy Hennig and Julian Beak Tags GamesIndustry
US national security panel investigating Tencent's Sumo acquisition 2 years 6 months ago Link GamesIndustry UK developer hoping to gain approval for $1.3 billion deal by the end of the year Tags GamesIndustry
GameStop COO leaves after just seven months 2 years 6 months ago Link GamesIndustry Jenna Owens' responsibilities will be "absorbed by other members of the company's management team" Tags GamesIndustry
Nintendo shuts two North America offices 2 years 6 months ago Link GamesIndustry Small "satellite offices" in Toronto and Redwood City are to close Tags GamesIndustry
Oculus' John Carmack skeptical about efforts to build the metaverse 2 years 6 months ago Link GamesIndustry Veteran developer calls it "a honeypot trap for architecture astronauts" during Facebook Connect keynote address Tags GamesIndustry
Krafton to acquire Subnautica studio Unknown Worlds 2 years 6 months ago Link GamesIndustry Studio will remain independent under new ownership, new project slated for 2022 Tags GamesIndustry
SOC Investment Group: Bobby Kotick paycut "falls short of lasting changes" 2 years 6 months ago Link GamesIndustry Organisation calls for reduction to be formalised for at least five years, criticises silence from board of directors Tags GamesIndustry
Pragma raises $22m in Series B funding round 2 years 6 months ago Link GamesIndustry Backend game engine company also announces partnership with Frost Giant Studios and Lightforge Games Tags GamesIndustry
Breaking off the engagement | This Week in Business 2 years 6 months ago Link GamesIndustry Ubisoft gets clingy with lapsed Far Cry 6 players and Facebook never Meta terrible idea it didn't like Tags GamesIndustry
The art of fair play: Developing the best systems to deal with players who cheat 2 years 6 months ago Link GamesIndustry My Games' anti-cheat team lead programmer Victor Punegov gives tips to developers on how they can combat cheating Tags GamesIndustry
Slightly Mad Studios founder and CEO departs 2 years 6 months ago Link GamesIndustry Ian Bell steps down from Codemasters-owned firm "with the studio's future now assured" Tags GamesIndustry
Bobby Kotick asks for minimum salary as Activision addresses toxic culture 2 years 6 months ago Link GamesIndustry Update: The ABK Alliance has responded to Kotick's letter, calls move a "huge win" for employees Tags GamesIndustry
Oculus plans to remove Facebook account requirement 2 years 6 months ago Link GamesIndustry Company is currently testing work accounts for Quest headsets, to be introduced over the next year Tags GamesIndustry
Communications Workers of America complaint against Activision Blizzard temporarily withdrawn 2 years 6 months ago Link GamesIndustry Union rep says filing was pulled on a "technicality" but a fresh complaint will be submitted soon Tags GamesIndustry
Beat Saber passes $100m in revenue on Oculus Quest 2 years 6 months ago Link GamesIndustry The VR title was part of the Quest's launch lineup back in May 2019 Tags GamesIndustry
Activision acquires Digital Legends 2 years 6 months ago Link GamesIndustry Barcelona-based studio to focus on new, unannounced Call of Duty mobile game Tags GamesIndustry
Nintendo draws attention (and ire) to its weak online offering | Opinion 2 years 6 months ago Link GamesIndustry A ham-fisted attempt to entice customers to a higher-priced subscription with poorly emulated retro games reveals just how weak Nintendo's service pillar still is Tags GamesIndustry