NPD: May 2019 was the worst May for new releases since 1998
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Niko Partners: NetEase to continue transformation from domestic giant to global company in 2019
Overwatch has sold 10m units in the country as Chinese publisher seeks further international opportunities
Xbox and Cyberpunk 2077 won the battle for media coverage at E3 2019
ICO Partners' annual report indicates strong coverage for the absent Sony, and finds Square Enix was the most talked about publisher
Niko Partners: Game for Peace expected to bring in nearly $1b by year's end
PUBG Mobile clone anticipated to be one of Tencent's biggest games; meanwhile, PUBG Mobile has brought in $400m overseas
Don't let ego kill E3 | Opinion
E3 is a silly, special week in the games industry calendar -- and maybe it doesn't need to change that much to survive
EA names Sam Ebelthite as UK and Ireland boss
Former head Shaun Campbell takes new unspecified role
Newzoo: Mobile, console install base to drive global games market to $152.1b in 2019
US will be the largest gaming market thanks to console sales, China's game license freeze
Why Niantic bought a tabletop game developer
Sensible Object's Alex Fleetwood on joining the Pokémon Go firm and the future of location-based games
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Visit our jobs boardBluepoint co-founder Andy O'Neil dies
Engineer who worked on Metroid Prime trilogy, Shadow of the Colossus remake was 47 years old
Nicky Romero invests in ReKTGlobal
EDM DJ joins other music industry figures in co-ownership, board membership
Frontier Developments expects double annual revenue thanks to Jurassic World Evolution
Studio estimates annual revenue for 2019 to reach £89 million
Lumberyard at heart of Amazon Game Studios' development woes
"They're still ironing out the kinks of what it means to own and maintain your own engine," says Amazon dev
Devcom's first wave of speakers includes Remedy, Splash Damage and Compulsion Games
German developer conference kicks of a week that also includes Gamescom
D3T details first ever Wellbeing Week
Studio's new initiative will cover physical, emotional and financial health across five days of activities
Niantic acquires Sensible Object
UK studio behind Beasts of Balance will support Niantic's tiles during transition period, then create its own real-world games
Twin Mirror Japanese release cancelled
Publisher Bandai Namco cites "various reasons" though offers few details
Oculus VP: "We believe Quest is the first VR hardware that has potential to become a viable medium"
Jason Rubin elaborates on and apologizes for roll out of recent game curation changes
Twitch sues users who filled Artifact category with porn, violence, racism, and misogyny
Unknown streamers used bots to flood deserted category with inappropriate content, including videos of the Christchurch mosque attack
Minecraft Story Mode for Xbox 360 gets massive price hike
Episodes temporarily selling for $99.99 each to give existing owners a window to download the game while discouraging new sales
Sweeney: Sony enabling cross-play was "one of the greatest moments in Epic's history"
Meanwhile, Epic founder dismisses the notion of Fortnite addiction
Gamelab conference has five free passes for GamesIndustry.biz readers
Barcelona developer conference will host Mike Morhaime, Randy Pitchford, David Cage, Cory Barlog and Brendan Greene this year
Women accounted for 21% of E3 stage presenters, just 5% of game protagonists
But annual Feminist Frequency gender breakdown shows number of games with multiple choice is at a five-year high
Niantic files lawsuit against "hacker" group
Global ++ has allegedly created derivative apps based on Ingress, Pokémon Go and Harry Potter: Wizards Unite