News Devolver acquires System Era for up to $40m The Seattle-based developer will become a first-party studio at Devolver Nov. 1, 2023 Sophie McEvoy
News Games for Gaza bundle on Itch.io raising money for Palestinian aid Update: Promotion with dozens of video games and almost 200 tabletop games has raised more than $200,000 for charity Nov. 1, 2023 Brendan Sinclair
News Ubisoft to retire online services for some of its older titles | News-in-brief Assassin's Creed's Ezio trilogy, Might & Magic Heroes 6, Trials Evolution among ten games to be decommissioned in January 2024, across Xbox 360, PS3 and PC Nov. 1, 2023 GamesIndustry.biz Staff
News Remedy posts flat revenue for Q3 2023 Sales were ever so slightly down, while Alan Wake Remastered drove an increase in royalty revenues Nov. 1, 2023 Sophie McEvoy
News Bungie affected by layoffs Update: Around 100 staff were let go, revenue 45% below projections for 2023 following Destiny 2 poor performances Nov. 1, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Ubisoft's Chief People Officer Anika Grant to leave next month Grant was brought in to transform its HR department after a series of high-profile abuse scandals Oct. 31, 2023 Christopher Dring
News Embark Studios says that The Finals uses recorded voice and AI work The developer emphasizes that making games without actors is not an end goal Oct. 31, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
News 2023 sees more than two dozen games score 90 and up on Metacritic While the industry has seen multiple highly-rated titles, it has been subject to mass layoffs Oct. 31, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Five Nights at Freddy's film pulls in $80m domestically The adaptation gets the second biggest weekend premiere for a video game adaptation Oct. 31, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
Feature What the hell is going on with video games? | Analysis We look at the data to analyse the video games industry's current contradictory crisis Oct. 31, 2023 Christopher Dring
News Israeli government's graphic Gaza conflict ads appear in family-friendly mobile games Users report it was shown via titles such as Angry Birds and Subway Surfers Oct. 31, 2023 Sophie McEvoy
News Atari to acquire Digital Eclipse in $20m deal Retro-centric developer will continue to work on non-Atari projects, including Wizardry remake and Gold Masters Series Oct. 31, 2023 James Batchelor
News Pole to Win expanding by opening new office in Brazil Service provider will employ over 100 people in South America Oct. 31, 2023 Sophie McEvoy
Feature UK games sector primed for growth despite 2023 challenges | Opinion Content Fund's Colin MacDonald looks past recent layoffs and sees a sector well-positioned for the future Oct. 31, 2023 Colin MacDonald
News Playing for the Planet issues new guidelines to reduce carbon impact Report urges firms to measure their emissions, report consistently, and join climate action networks Oct. 31, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Midwest Games secures $3m in funding The publisher aims to use the investment to bridge gaps for overlooked communities Oct. 30, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Rovio Q3 revenue dips by 6% Among the four largest titles, Angry Birds Dream Blast was the only one to see growth in its gross booking Oct. 30, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Nintendo patent details a handheld that splits into two Portable hardware's clamshell design would include a third screen visible when system is closed Oct. 30, 2023 Brendan Sinclair
News Guild Esports pens investment deal to earn up to £1m First payments of £250,000 are unconditional as the outfit aims to expand into the Middle East and North Africa Oct. 30, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
Feature Video game preservation: Is the industry torching its own legacy? Experts say efforts to preserve gaming's rich history are failing, which threatens the industry's long-term health Oct. 30, 2023 Keumars Afifi-Sabet
News Xbox will block unauthorized third-party controllers Report suggests clampdown comes as Microsoft prepares to enable more peripherals firms to make wireless gamepads for its consoles Oct. 30, 2023 James Batchelor
News Disney Dreamlight Valley to become paid game after early access Two new editions of the game will be available at launch Oct. 30, 2023 Sophie McEvoy
News Super Mario Wonder takes No.1 spot from Spider-Man 2 | UK Boxed Charts Four new titles debuted this week, including EA Sports UFC 5 Oct. 30, 2023 Sophie McEvoy
News Jobs Roundup: October 2023 | Technicolor Games hires Paul Houlders as global head of art Update: Sumo Group announces new appointments, Kwalee hires Mark Greenshields as VP of its Bangalore Studio Oct. 27, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Connie Booth exits Sony after 34 years She oversaw the production of series such as Crash Bandicoot, Marvel's Spider-Man, and Uncharted during her tenure Oct. 27, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau