News DDM: Game investments hit a four-year low in Q1 Undisclosed M&A price tags and "prolonged crypto winter" have 2023 off to a slow start May 17, 2023 Brendan Sinclair
News PlayStation Showcase to unveil Sony's future line-up next week Hour-long broadcast will feature PS5 and PSVR 2 games from first and third-party studios May 17, 2023 James Batchelor
News US game spending dips 5% in April | US Monthly Charts Circana figures have Star Wars Jedi: Survivor topping the sales chart, with Dead Island 2 debuting in second May 17, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom sells 10m units in 3 days | News-in-brief It's the fastest-selling entry in the history of the Legend of Zelda franchise globally May 17, 2023 GamesIndustry.biz Staff
Feature Making a single-player magic shooter in a multiplayer military world Ascendant's Bret Robbins says he "didn't really have a choice" but to make Immortals of Aveum after leaving Call of Duty development May 17, 2023 Brendan Sinclair
News Steam to stop using Google Analytics Platform to strengthen internal traffic analytics tools instead, says Google's "tracking solutions don't align well with [Valve's] approach to customer privacy" May 17, 2023 Marie Dealessandri
News Riot Games to compensate 1,548 women in gender discrimination case Update: The settlement agreement has been approved, with court filing showing payments could range from $5,000 to over $150,000 May 17, 2023 James Batchelor
News Overwatch 2 ditches PvE Hero Mode Game director says "we made a commitment to always prioritize the live game and all of the people playing it" May 16, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Ubisoft results down more than expected as Q4 sales halved Publisher says results "in line with our revised financial targets" as full-year net bookings drop 18% versus guidance of "down more than 10%" May 16, 2023 Brendan Sinclair
News CMA defends decision to block ABK/MS before UK MPs The regulator said that the approval of the acquisition would be "turning a blind eye to anti-competitive mergers" May 16, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
Feature Amazon's second attempt at making one MMO to rule them all Christoph Hartmann shares Amazon Games' ambitions for its new Lord of the Rings project, and how it will compete with its long-established rival May 16, 2023 James Batchelor
News Children's advertising watchdog takes aim at Roblox BBB National Programs says Roblox didn't disclose ads properly or ensure influencers disclosed endorsements May 16, 2023 Brendan Sinclair
News 1SP Agency acquires Studio CO2 With the acquisition, the marketing agency aims to expand its client service offerings May 16, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Introducing the new GamesIndustry.biz Microcast First episode discusses EU's approval of MS/ABK, Zelda launch sales and Amazon's Lord of the Rings MMO May 16, 2023 GamesIndustry.biz Staff
Academy An introduction to how game development pipelines work Room 8 Studio's 3D art director Maksim Makovsky details what a typical production pipeline can entail to newcomers May 16, 2023 Maksim Makovsky
News Thunderful's Q1 revenue mostly flat year-on-year A slight decline in the Swedish company's distribution segment is balanced out by growth on the games side May 16, 2023 Marie Dealessandri
News Saudi Arabia increases stake in Electronic Arts Public Investment Fund ups its shares by 55% May 16, 2023 James Batchelor
News CD Projekt lays off 29 staff at The Molasses Flood That includes 21 employees on the US side and eight in Poland, as the project "changed" May 16, 2023 Marie Dealessandri
News Report - Sony fails to appeal Austrian loot box verdict PlayStation obligated to refund some FIFA Ultimate Team packs after ruling that they constitute illegal gambling becomes final May 15, 2023 Brendan Sinclair
News Amazon and Embracer partner for new Lord of the Rings MMO Amazon Games' Christoph Hartmann tells us team aims to make "the largest MMO out there" May 15, 2023 James Batchelor
News European Commission approves Microsoft-Activision Blizzard deal Microsoft agrees to let players stream their Activision Blizzard games on competing services for free May 15, 2023 Brendan Sinclair
News Xbox Series S and X hit 2m sales in the UK, 12 weeks faster than Nintendo Switch It is the eighth fastest-selling home console in UK history May 15, 2023 Christopher Dring
Data The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is the second biggest Nintendo launch in UK history The new Switch game soars and is the biggest week for a Zelda game in UK charts history May 15, 2023 Christopher Dring
News Deviation Studios reportedly lays off up to 90 staff Redundancies come two years after developer announced partnership with PlayStation May 15, 2023 James Batchelor
News Super Free Games receives lawsuit that alleges biases against women Ex-employee accusations against the studio include pay, gender, and leadership inequities toward female staffers May 12, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau