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Feature

Playdemic founders' new studio ForthStar Games will "test and kill" to find its next Golf Clash

Co-founder and CEO Paul Gouge talks about the ethos behind his fourth studio and plans to build a lasting legacy

Jan. 22, 2024 James Batchelor

News

Palworld sales hit 4m and boasts the fifth highest concurrent Steam players ever

It's had a bigger launch than Cyberpunk 2077 and Elden Ring

Jan. 22, 2024 Christopher Dring

Collage of Mighty Kingdom games including Star Trek: The Lower Decks - The Badgey Directive, Conan Chop Chop, Ava's Manor, Wild Life, Gabby's Dollhouse, Shopkins, and Danger Days

News

Mighty Kingdom fends off ex-CEO's takeover attempt

Fewer than 10% of Conan Chop Chop studio shareholders voted for former boss' resolution to replace board

Jan. 19, 2024 Brendan Sinclair

Exterior of the GAME store in Basingstoke. The lighting makes the bright pink store sign look a foreboding purple

Feature

Getting used to it | This Week in Business

GAME is ending its trade-in program, once denounced as a scourge of the industry. So why aren't we seeing more celebrating?

Jan. 19, 2024 Brendan Sinclair

News

Square Enix wants to slim down lineup

Company president Takashi Kiryu said he wants to "to ensure higher quality from each title"

Jan. 19, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

News

TIGA: UK games studios "cautiously optimistic" about the industry in 2024

46% of companies surveyed anticipate economic and business climate will be "favourable" this year

Jan. 19, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

Opinion

Not everyone bows to the inevitability of subscription models | Opinion

Larian boss Swen Vincke is the latest industry figure to push back against subscription models; the growing mess in TV and movies makes clear why that perspective is important

Jan. 19, 2024 Rob Fahey

Academy

Seven practical steps to becoming a voice actor in games

Voice actor and coach JD Kelly offers practical advice for those who want to get into voice acting

Jan. 19, 2024 Alan Wen

News

31st Union lays off "small number" of staff

Developer cites cuts as part of "on-going efforts to best support its studio and games"

Jan. 19, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

News

Take-Two reportedly in trademark dispute with Remedy over logo design

Update: Remedy representative says the matter has already been resolved amicably

Jan. 18, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

News

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle leads Microsoft's 2024 lineup

Hellblade 2 arrives May 21, Visions of Mana hits in the summer, Avowed and Ara follow in the fall

Jan. 18, 2024 Brendan Sinclair

"2024 State of the Games Industry, presented by GDC and Game Developer" set against a swirly background

News

35% of devs affected by layoffs last year, says GDC survey

7% of respondents had been laid off, while 17% saw colleagues let go, and another 11% reported layoffs elsewhere in their companies

Jan. 18, 2024 Brendan Sinclair

News

Report: Behaviour Interactive lays off 45 employees

Update: Behaviour confirmed layoffs at Montreal studio, said it's affected less than 3% of its global workforce

Jan. 18, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

News

4% December sales boost sees 2023 finish up 1% year-over-year | US Monthly Charts

Hogwarts Legacy was the best-selling game of the year, the first time a non-Call of Duty, non-Rockstar game has done that since 2008

Jan. 18, 2024 Brendan Sinclair

Academy

An introduction to video game production

Media Molecule's Steven Taarland explains the role of a producer, and why it's all about prioritization, trust, and "learning to be comfortable with ambiguity"

Jan. 18, 2024 Vikki Blake

News

Until Dawn is getting a movie adaptation

Film to be helmed by Shazam director David F. Sandberg

Jan. 18, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

Feature

How the Prince of Persia can finally speak Persian

The team behind Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown's localization talks about the 35-year-old franchise's inclusion of Persian language for the first time

Jan. 18, 2024 Kamiab Ghorbanpour