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Opinion

Could subscription services rescue the AA-tier game? | Opinion

The move to $70 has highlighted the games industry’s "missing middle" – the gulf between indies and premium games that was once occupied by a wealth of AA titles

April 12, 2024 Rob Fahey

News

Blood Strike reaches 30m downloads | News-in-brief

NetEase's mobile battle royale first-person shooter launched on October 28, 2023

April 12, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

News

Baldur's Gate 3 sweeps BAFTA Games Awards 2024

Larian Studio's acclaimed RPG takes five prizes, Nintendo wins three

April 11, 2024 James Batchelor

News

IGDA calls for action on layoffs

Developer group gives studio leaders six points to follow for a more sustainable industry that stops driving away talent

April 11, 2024 Brendan Sinclair

News

During March Twitch viewership increased by 2%

Throughout the month Counter-Strike's views saw a 53% increase due to the PGL CS2 Major tournament

April 11, 2024 Jeffrey Rousseau

News

Koei Tecmo issues lawsuit against Youzu over copyright infringement

The company allegedly warned the games firm to stop using its IP repeatedly

April 11, 2024 Jeffrey Rousseau

News

Report: Immortals of Aveum maker furloughs majority of its studio

The news comes seven months after Ascendant Studios laid off 45% of its staffers

April 11, 2024 Jeffrey Rousseau

Feature

20 years of the BAFTA Games Awards

We speak to the organiser behind the prestigious awards about how they have evolved over time and the role they have played in bringing the best games to a wider audience

April 11, 2024 James Batchelor

Feature

Ubisoft: "If there is no value in gen AI for creatives, it is not going to be adopted"

We speak to the team behind Ubisoft's NEO NPCs on the potential and challenges around player-facing gen AI

April 11, 2024 Christopher Dring

Feature

Command & Conquer invades European March charts as sales improve | European Monthly Charts

EA Sports FC 24 reclaims No.1 from Helldivers 2

April 11, 2024 Christopher Dring

News

PowerWash Simulator maker FuturLab joins Miniclip Group

CEO Kirsty Rigden will continue overseeing the development team while it retains creative control

April 10, 2024 Jeffrey Rousseau

News

EA raising price of EA Play subscription

Change will come into effect on May 10, annual fee rising to $39.99 while Pro up to $119.99

April 10, 2024 James Batchelor

News

Saber's Matthew Karch: "The AAA model is going to change"

CEO discusses the challenges facing AAA and how developers can lower their costs, plus more on reclaiming independence from Embracer

April 10, 2024 James Batchelor

Feature

Making Tetra Tactics, the Final Fantasy mini-game inspired title that wasn't meant to exist

We talk to lead developer Jabari Alii about how a side project became a full-blown title releasing after almost two years of early access, and his work at Hidden Genius Project

April 10, 2024 Marie Dealessandri