Bethesda sues over Westworld mobile game
Publisher alleges that Fallout Shelter developer Behaviour Interactive re-used copyrighted code when it created "blatant rip-off" for Warner Bros.
Articles by Brendan Sinclair
Brendan Sinclair, North American Editor
Brendan joined GamesIndustry International in 2012. Based in Toronto, Ontario, he was previously senior news editor at CBS-owned GameSpot in the US.
Recent articles by Brendan Sinclair
For EA and loot boxes, "Fair is the number one thing"
Chief design officer Patrick Söderlund discusses EA's current thinking around monetization and its future ambitions for streaming
DLC: The VR cooldown
Tommy Palm talks about fading hype, Take-Two dismisses idea of cutting features to meet release dates, and more in the lead-off of our new odds-and-ends column
Sony launches PlayStation Hits line for PS4
Bargain line launches in US and Canada later this month with more than a dozen older titles at $20 price point
Valve continues work on rejected iOS Steam Link app
After initial rejection by Apple, TestFlight version of Steam companion app updates to curb ability to purchase new games
WHO makes 'gaming disorder' diagnosis official
Final version of World Health Organization's 11th International Compendium of Diseases includes gaming addiction for the first time
Xbox's evolving first-party strategy
Chief marketing officer Mike Nichols explains Microsoft's "forward-leaning pivot" in how it has viewed its game studios this generation, and why it just added five more to the operation
Spider-Man, Ghost of Tsushima headline Sony's E3 briefing
No new first-party games for PS4 announced, but showcase does include quick looks at Remedy's Control, Resident Evil 2 remake, and Nioh 2
The Elder Scrolls VI, Starfield close out Bethesda E3 briefing
Doom and Wolfenstein sequels, Elder Scrolls: Blades for mobile, new VR efforts added to evening anchored by Fallout 76
Microsoft super-sizes first-party studio system
Xbox One maker acquires Ninja Theory, Playground Games, Compulsion Games, and Undead Labs, establishes new studio The Initiative
Bad Robot, Tencent team up to open new dev studio
Bad Robot Games will create 'large and indie-scale original games' for PC, consoles, mobile; WBIE on board as minority investor
Valve's new content policy is a gutless attempt to dodge responsibility
Company's willingness to profit by selling racist, sexist, misogynistic games speaks volumes about its values
How can indies build their brand?
With so many indie games unlikely to spawn sequels, what can developers to do to carry interest over to their future proejcts?
High school esports firm PlayVS raises $15 million
Series A funding round led by firms with ties to NFL, NBA, Twitch, and Nas; inaugural season set for October
Ubisoft tests limited revenue sharing for Rainbow Six Pro League
Pilot program to see 11 teams take portion of in-game item sales for one year before revenue sharing introduced for entire league
Microsoft acquires GitHub for $7.5 billion
Windows and Xbox maker says software development platform will continue to operate independently and support any OS, cloud, or device
Bungie gets more than $100 million investment from NetEase
As Destiny studio sells minority stake, CEO Pete Parsons discusses the incubation process for its next new world and the possibility of self-publishing
Tomonobu Itagaki: From Team Ninja to Ronin
10 Years Ago This Month: Tecmo and its star developer hit the breaking point, Jack Thompson makes a bad situation worse, and Limbo of the Lost raises the bar for innovation in appropriation
Market for dev talent is tight - Take-Two
President Karl Slatoff says the core 10-15 creative leads are more important to making a team work than just the Houser/Levine/Meier types up top
Atari co-founder Ted Dabney passes away
Cancer reportedly claims arcade pioneer at the age of 81
DICE GM pushes back against Battlefield V anger
"Player choice and female playable characters are here to stay," says Oskar Gabrielson after complaints over game's inclusion of women
State of Decay 2 passes 1 million players within first week
Microsoft's Game Pass-featured zombie apocalypse sequel hits milestone after staggered launch
Players get credit for evolution--and stagnation--of gaming narrative
What Remains of Edith Finch developer Ian Dallas says the market is pushing the medium forward in some ways, tying its hands in others
Portable gaming shouldn't be separate from consoles - PlayStation head
Newly appointed John Kodera says company is considering portable gaming options, signalling a change from previous management's thinking
FTL and Into the Breach: Two-of-an-unkind
Subset Games' first two titles are very difficult, yet very different; Justin Ma talks about the games' common threads and the studio's unconventional marketing strategy
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