Stub Microsoft donating 100% of X019 ticket sales to SpecialEffect Event will be held in London this November, tickets go on sale October 1 Sept. 18, 2019 Press Release
Feature Indie game pricing is in a familiar death spiral | Opinion Data suggests a race to the bottom in PC indie game pricing, and Apple Arcade is a reminder of where this process leads Sept. 18, 2019 Rob Fahey 1 comment
News Bioware, Beamdog devs unveil Summerfall Studios Melbourne-based indie from Liam Esler and David Gaider will focus on "character and narrative-driven" games Sept. 18, 2019 Matthew Handrahan
News Mixer rolls out ads across both first-party and partnered content For now, ad revenue appears to only benefit Mixer, even when ads appear on partner channels Sept. 17, 2019 Rebekah Valentine
News Apple Arcade soft launches early, to surprise of some developers Sayonara Wild Hearts developer Simogo "had no idea" about the three-day-early beta of subscription service Sept. 17, 2019 Rebekah Valentine
News Call of Duty: Modern Warfare offering cross-platform play in all modes Paul Haile: "The industry is hitting a point where we shouldn't restrict people from playing with their friends because of platform choices" Sept. 17, 2019 Rebekah Valentine
News Rockstar Games launches its own storefront GTA V, Bully, others now available through latest publisher-driven game launcher Sept. 17, 2019 Rebekah Valentine
News League of Legends hits 8 million peak concurrent players a day Riot shares August's daily worldwide average figures, says it's larger than the top 10 games on Steam combined Sept. 17, 2019 Brendan Sinclair
News Newzoo: Android games will earn more revenue than iOS games in 2019 Between Google Play and third-party stores, Android games will earn majority of revenue for the first time this year Sept. 17, 2019 Matthew Handrahan
News Ex-King, Z2 devs launch Starform New Seattle-based studio aims to make online games for friends, attracts $1.25 million in funding Sept. 17, 2019 Brendan Sinclair
Feature Where do you go from Doom? Doom Eternal's Marty Stratton and Hugo Martin talk about their approach to following up the successful reboot of a seminal classic Sept. 17, 2019 Brendan Sinclair
Feature Vivendi, Riot veterans announce gaming broadcast network, VENN Ben Kusin and Ariel Horn share their plans and goals for a space that unifies publishers, leagues and audiences under one network Sept. 17, 2019 Rebekah Valentine
News UKIE partners with Alzheimer's Research UK for Journo/Dev Swap game jam GamesIndustry.biz will be publishing the developers-turned-journalists coverage from September 27 Sept. 17, 2019 GamesIndustry.biz Staff
Feature Football Manager boss Miles Jacobson calls for an end to plastic packaging Sports Interactive director tells us he expects savings of up to 20 tonnes of plastic as series switches to eco-friendly cases Sept. 17, 2019 James Batchelor 1 comment
News Kickstarter accused of "union busting campaign" by former employees Two former staff claim they were fired for their roles in unionising Kickstarter's workforce Sept. 17, 2019 Matthew Handrahan
News Knights and Bikes TV show in the works Peaky Blinders production company Tiger Aspect options rights for animated series based on Foam Sword game Sept. 17, 2019 Brendan Sinclair
News E3 2020 pitch shows move towards celebrities, consumers and influencers ESA pitch also includes 10,000 additional consumer passes for the E3 showfloor Sept. 17, 2019 Matthew Handrahan 2 comments
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate wins big at the Japan Game Awards Switch hit receives Grand Award, Sales Award, and its dev team is honoured by Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Sept. 17, 2019 Matthew Handrahan
News Gears 5 tops 3 million players in first week Microsoft says The Coalition sequel enjoyed "the biggest launch week of any Xbox Game Studios title this generation" Sept. 16, 2019 Brendan Sinclair
News Scopely opening Japan office Star Trek and Walking Dead mobile game publisher taps Justin Scarpone to lead push into Asian markets Sept. 16, 2019 Brendan Sinclair
Feature How PES wants to level the playing field European brand manager Lennart Bobzien discusses the eFootball rebrand and renewed efforts to put Konami's football game on top Sept. 16, 2019 James Batchelor
News Second person gets prison sentence in fatal swatting case Call of Duty: WWII player gets 15 months for asking third party to report emergency at online opponent's address Sept. 16, 2019 Brendan Sinclair
News Full programme revealed for Best Places To Work Awards UK This Friday's event will include talks and panels on mental health, racial diversity, accommodating autism and more Sept. 16, 2019 James Batchelor
Data EMEAA charts: Slam dunk for NBA 2K20 in launch week Strong digital sales push older games into the top ten, while Game Pass sees Gears 5 barely rank Sept. 16, 2019 Ivy Taylor
News The GamesIndustry.biz Podcast: A Turning Point For Loot Boxes? Haydn and Brendan discuss the potential consequences of recommendations that the UK government introduces regulation Sept. 16, 2019 GamesIndustry.biz Staff 4 comments