James Batchelor
Editor-in-Chief
James Batchelor is Editor-in-Chief at GamesIndustry.biz, and originally joined the team in 2016.
A journalist since 2006, he has also written for Eurogamer, Time Extension, NintendoLife, and was previously editor of Develop and deputy editor of MCV. He is also the author of urban fantasy thrillers Wandless and Blow The House Down, co-host of the Bond & Beyond podcast, and creator of Non-Violent Game of the Day (@NVGOTD) - an account that explores the full breadth of video games.
Based in Essex, he does still play violent games (but always on Easy/Story Mode).
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Wayfinder Games and the ex-DICE devs trying to shake up RPGs
CEO Fia Tjernberg and creative director Dennis Brännvall on their new studio, supporting a better work-life balance, and why they ditched shooters for online fantasy adventures
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EA profits up 13% in Q3 to $1.3 billion
But publisher has lowered full-year forecasts after challenging quarter
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Game Changers becomes a permanent fixture of GamesIndustry.biz
Nominations re-open for our series celebrating folks making the games industry a better place
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Nintendo, Sony and Xbox reportedly skipping E3 2023
But Microsoft will time its Los Angeles showcase to coincide with annual trade show
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Skybound makes multimillion-dollar investment in WrestleQuest dev Mega Cat Studios
Deal is The Walking Dead firm's first major investment in a game development studio
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Xbox to host summer showcase in Los Angeles later this year
But it's not yet clear whether this will be part of E3, Summer Games Fest or separate
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Game Changers | Tetiana Loktionova
The Values Value founder shares more on how she helped Ukrainians relocate and find employment after the Russian invasion began
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Xbox Q2 revenues down 13%, but declines offset by Game Pass growth
Microsoft reports a record 120 million monthly active users across its gaming ecosystem
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Blizzard terminates WoW Classic co-lead over protest against employee ranking policy
Brian Birmingham was forced to lower a colleague's ranking from 'successful' to 'developing' to fill a quota
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GDC details 2023 format, COVID precautions
Approximately 24,000 people expected in San Francisco event this March
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Microsoft subpoenas Sony to prepare for FTC trial
PlayStation firm has requested a week's extension for response as the two platform holders continue to negotiate
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Riot Games lays off 46 staff as part of "strategic shifts"
League of Legends firms says it made cuts "within a few teams to sharpen our focus"
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GameSpot and Giant Bomb latest affected in wave of media layoffs
Both sites suffer redundancies just three months after being acquired by Fandom
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Nintendo reportedly planning to increase Switch production in 2023
Platform holder said to be targeting over 19 million units shipped next financial year
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What do we want to see from the games industry in 2023? | Podcast
Latest episode available to download now, discusses unionisation, monetisation and our most anticipated games
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Activision Blizzard claims NetEase rejected proposal to extend China partnership
UPDATE: NetEase says that Activision Blizzard's extension proposal is rude, unreasonable, and commercially illogical
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European Parliament votes to take action against loot boxes, gaming addiction, gold farming and more
Commission will also set up a European Video Game Strategy to grow industry and a European video game award
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House of Lords calls on UK government to better support creative industries
Recommendations include improved tax relief, protecting IP, and addressing skills shortages
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Game Changers | Marilou Lopez-Aguilera
Awaceb's team manager discusses the importance of going to the source when making games about different cultures
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NetEase reportedly disbands team behind Blizzard games in China
Team of 100 has already seen departures after it was announced 14-year partnership would end this month
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Google and Nvidia reportedly share concerns over Microsoft/ABK with FTC
Companies provided information around regulator's worry that Microsoft could dominate cloud and subscriptions
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Japanese players spent $2.9 billion on boxed games and consoles in 2022
Japan Annual Report: Switch was the best-selling hardware of the year, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet were the biggest games
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What can we learn from newly enacted salary transparency laws?
We peruse the job listings of publishers and developers across California and Washington following new pay laws
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Testronic parent Catalis Group acquires Secret 6
CEO Ron Schaffner will remain in charge of 300-person art and QA studio
