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Feature

Ex-Riot devs Believer seeks "a better way to develop video games" with open-source tool Friendshipper

CTO Landon McDowell tells us why the new studio is sharing some of the technology behind its debut game

June 4, 2024 James Batchelor

What do Apple and Google’s direct-to-consumer changes really mean for game developers?

Feature

PSVR 2 PC adapter to launch on August 7

The device will give access to Steam's VR library from PlayStation's headset

June 4, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

News

Content Warning has sold 2.2 million units | News-in-brief

Landfall's hit was initially released for free on April Fools' Day, with now 8.8 million players owning the game on Steam

June 4, 2024 GamesIndustry.biz Staff

News

Worldwalker Games goes into hibernation

"Nobody is shutting us down. We are going into hibernation because we are done with this project," clarified co-owner Nate Austin

June 4, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

News

Live action Like A Dragon series coming to Amazon Prime video

Six episodes will be released this year, starting in October

June 4, 2024 James Batchelor

News

Avalanche closing Montreal and New York offices

50 employees have been let go across both studios

June 4, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

Feature

Why games consoles are holding back interactive storytelling

Interior Night CEO Caroline Marchal discusses how narrative games might thrive if they move away from traditional games platforms

June 3, 2024 James Batchelor

News

Skybound CEO David Alpert to keynote Gamescom Latam

Exec will discuss the potential for expanding IP across all forms of entertainment with games investor Jon Goldman

June 3, 2024 James Batchelor

News

Hypersonic Laboratories raises $7m for modding platform Helix

The funding round was led by Play Ventures

June 3, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

News

Summer games showcases: What to watch and when

Find out when to watch the latest from Xbox, Ubisoft, Summer Game Fest, Day of the Devs, Devolver, Wholesome Games and more

June 3, 2024 James Batchelor

News

Tomb Raider animated series dated for October 10 | News-in-brief

The Legend of Lara Croft will release on Netflix this October, following a partnership with production company Legendary

June 3, 2024 GamesIndustry.biz Staff

News

John Romero's autobiography to get two adaptations

A documentary and a drama series are set to release based on 2023's Doom Guy: Life in First Person

June 3, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

News

Take-Two reportedly planning to close or sell Private Division

Sources claim publisher told staff in April that it will no longer support indie-focused label

June 3, 2024 James Batchelor

News

UK games companies can now sign-up to this year's games industry salary benchmarking service

GamesIndustry.biz and Brightmine team-up for 2024 project after successful pilot

June 3, 2024 GamesIndustry.biz Staff

News

Embracer's Lars Wingefors on the "brutal truth" of the AAA market

CEO also discusses the possibility of raising the price of games to combat increasing development costs

May 31, 2024 James Batchelor

News

Private Division reportedly drops publishing deal with Bloober Team

Take-Two said it has "refocused our pipeline within Private Division" but has "nothing further to note"

May 31, 2024 James Batchelor

News

Wordle owner files lawsuit against geography-based Worldle

The New York Times accused the game of being "nearly identical in appearance, sound, and meaning"

May 31, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

Opinion

PlayStation kicks off industry's Not-E3 season in muted style | Opinion

A focus on live games is likely to set the tone for other events over the next weeks – while a lack of major announcements for 2025 could leave a rare open goal for Xbox

May 31, 2024 Rob Fahey

News

ZeniMax staff now included in Microsoft and CWA's labour neutrality agreement

Microsoft is now legally bound to take a neutral approach to the unionisation of employees at ZeniMax

May 31, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

News

Ubisoft Forward set for June 10 | News-in-brief

Star Wars Outlaws, Assassin's Creed Shadows, XDefiant set to feature in the showcase starting at 12pm PT/9pm CET

May 31, 2024 GamesIndustry.biz Staff

News

Report: Twitch terminates its Safety Advisory Council team

Spokesperson says council will continue, but will be made up of Twitch ambassadors

May 31, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

News

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 continues Xbox's bet on Activision boost for Game Pass

Update: Microsoft confirms this year's Call of Duty won't be locked behind a new premium tier in its subscription service

May 31, 2024 James Batchelor

News

Astro Bot and Concord bookend PlayStation's State of Play showcase

Plus three horror games due this year

May 30, 2024 Christopher Dring

News

Netflix announces Minecraft animated series

Series to be co-developed with animation studio WildBrain

May 30, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

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