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News

EU Commission investigates Google, Meta, and Apple for possible Digital Markets Act violations

If a firm is found to have multiple infringements, it can be charged up to 20% of its total global turnover

March 25, 2024 Jeffrey Rousseau

Feature

'Significantly more' market consolidation expected in esports

Insiders say the competitive gaming market is not out of the woods yet as teams and other organisations brace for further change in the sector

March 25, 2024 Dominic Sacco

News

Bidstack exec team acquires Bidstack

In-game advertising platform approached "upwards of 200 potential buyers" before execs acquired it back

March 25, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

News

Toys for Bob reportedly signs deal with Microsoft following decision to go independent

Developer previously stated it was looking to explore "a possible partnership" after parting ways

March 25, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

News

Report: Overwatch 2 devs received 0% of profit-sharing bonuses this month

In August 2023, the team was told that it should not receive bonuses due to the game's financial shortfalls

March 22, 2024 Jeffrey Rousseau

Feature

Fighting for better while facing the worst | This Week In Business

This week showed that neither AI hype nor new tech can drown out frustrated developers' call for a better industry

March 22, 2024 James Batchelor

News

Capcom is Metacritic's top game publisher of 2023

The rankings based on critic reviews listed Raw Fury as second and Chorus Worldwide as third

March 22, 2024 Jeffrey Rousseau

News

IGN Creators Guild loses three members to layoffs

The union called the move a choice and has filed Unfair Labor Practice charges in response

March 22, 2024 Jeffrey Rousseau

News

Sony establishes assembly line to create PlayStation 5 discs for Latin America

The Brazilian facility previously supplied physical media for past PlayStation consoles

March 22, 2024 Jeffrey Rousseau

News

US suing Apple for blocking cloud gaming, other antitrust practices

The Department of Justice has criticised Apple for preventing devs from offering cloud gaming services as native apps

March 22, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

News

France's record €6.1bn year in games spending due to console growth, strong retail

SELL chairman James Rebours warns market will 'normalise' in 2024 after atypical growth in 2023

March 22, 2024 James Batchelor

Opinion

What is the elevator pitch for a PS5 Pro? | Opinion

Without the 4K upgrade to justify its existence, Sony’s new hardware may struggle to explain itself to consumers

March 22, 2024 Rob Fahey

News

Shinji Mikami reportedly starts a new studio

Website for Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered suggests Mikami has founded Kamuy

March 22, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

News

Velan Studios announces reorganisation, layoffs likely to occur

Developer cited a project being cancelled as the key factor, making it difficult to maintain its current studio size

March 22, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

News

Kotaku editor-in-chief exits due to parent company's new guide directive

Jen Glennon resigns after five months into her role while the publication deprioritizes news

March 21, 2024 Jeffrey Rousseau

Feature

Behind the scenes of Super Mario Bros Wonder | GDC 2024

Nintendo's Takashi Tezuka and Shiro Mouri recount the creation of the title's Wonder effects

March 21, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

News

Screen Australia puts up $1m for independent developers

The monetary support will be split across the Games Production Fund and Emerging Gamemakers Fund

March 21, 2024 Jeffrey Rousseau

News

US game spending gets a 2% increase in February | US Monthly Charts

Helldivers 2, Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth, Skull and Bones debuted among the month's best-sellers

March 21, 2024 Jeffrey Rousseau

News

Margot Robbie's production company to adapt The Sims movie

Loki's Kate Herron to direct and co-write the film, Electronic Arts involved "in a creative and producing capacity"

March 21, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

News

Sensor Tower acquires Data.ai

Update: Data.ai's staff have reportedly been reduced by 200

March 21, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

News

Baldur's Gate 3 sweeps 24th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards | GDC 2024

The Independent Games Festival also took place, with Venba taking home the Seumas McNally Grand Prize

March 21, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

News

Microsoft, Meta, X and Match back Epic, say Apple ignores court ruling

Four tech firms join the call to have iPhone maker fully comply with judge's rule on anti-steering practicies

March 21, 2024 James Batchelor

News

Media Molecule layoffs result in end of live curation support for Dreams

Support for DreamSurfing and DreamShaping will end in mid-April, currently no plans to take Dreams offline

March 21, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

News

Rollerdome gets one million players | News-in-brief

The Roll7 developed shooter hits the user count under two years after launching

March 20, 2024 GamesIndustry.biz Staff

Feature

Xbox launches new resource to help developers add inclusion into their games | GDC 2024

"If you don't intentionally include, you will unintentionally exclude"

March 20, 2024 Christopher Dring