Publishing (Page 4)
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Amazon and Serenity Forge veterans announce new publisher Astra Logical
New label to replace philanthropic fund Astra Fund
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Larian will keep Baldur's Gate 3 and other games off subscription services
"Direct from developer to players is the way," says founder and CEO Swen Vincke
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The new Ubisoft+ and getting gamers comfortable with not owning their games
Ubisoft introduces its Classic service to PC; and 'more to come' on Activision Blizzard
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Shuji Utsumi appointed CEO of Sega America and Europe
Yukio Sugino to take on Utsumi's previous role as co-COO and representative director
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Nacon exec says industry's problem is "too many games"
Head of publishing Benoit Clerc and president of Nacon USA Jack Reynolds discuss the challenges facing the mid-tier publisher and peripheral maker
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ByteDance confirms it is in talks to sell games business
Tencent among the potential buyers as TikTok parent reportedly lowers valuation of its studios
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Netflix reportedly considering in-game purchases and ads
Executives are said to be seeking more ways to generate revenue from games currently free to subscribers
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More AI, fewer risky bets, and finding footing in a changing industry: 2024 predictions
Industry professionals share their opinions of what may shape the games sector this year
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How digital showcases helped make A Little To The Left an indie hit
Max Inferno and Secret Mode recount the journey of the cozy indie game with one million sales
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New hardware, more layoffs, AI in game dev: Analyst predictions for 2024
Our annual panel of industry-watchers look back at their calls for 2023 and offer new forecasts for the year ahead
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Chinese regulators approved 1,000 games in 2023
That's more than double the number of titles cleared for release in 2022
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Frogwares is now publisher of The Sinking City
The horror title developer resolves its dispute with Nacon, which began back in 2020
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Jurgen Post returns as Sega Europe shakes up leadership
President and COO Gary Dale and chief studios officer Tim Heaton both departing from the publisher
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Stray Souls developer Jukai Studio announces closure
Poland-based dev cites cyberbullying, poor reception, and bad sales for shut down
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Indie publisher's staff laid off just weeks after leadership settled a legal dispute with parent company TinyBuild
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China to ban some monetization and engagement tactics in games
Daily log-in rewards, loot boxes for minors, auctions for in-game items among the prohibited mechanisms; spending limits also imposed
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PlayStation will not delete Discovery TV shows after all
There's a new licensing agreement between Warner Bros and Sony
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How TV network AMC is seeking to support overlooked indies
One-man publishing team Simon Ferrari on how The Walking Dead money and TV resources help bring indie games to market
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PS5 sales hit 50 million worldwide
Now tracking just a week behind PlayStation 4
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GamesIndustry.biz presents... The Year In Numbers 2023
Our annual infographic returns to reveal the best-selling games, biggest mobile markets, global revenue and more
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Big publishers forced to innovate through M&A, says Daglow
Industry veteran revisits his predictions from ten years ago, and looks ahead to the next decade of video games
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New Zealand games industry grew 7% to $270.9 million in 2023
Australian tax incentive and skill shortages cited as reasons for small growth
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What is the games industry looking forward to in 2024?
Publishers, developers and other industry professionals share what keeps them optimistic about the year ahead
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Godus, Godus Wars removed from Steam
22cans blames decision to halt PC sales of game on an upcoming Amazon Web Services technical change
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Xbox Games Pass comes to Meta Quest
The Xbox Cloud Gaming beta app is available on Meta Quest 2, 3, and Pro headsets