News Epic removes Fortnite from mobile app stores to prepare for own store launch Publisher also pulls games from Samsung Galaxy store due to side-loading settings July 26, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
Feature Does a game being 'mobile-first' limit the amount a developer can charge on console? With games increasingly launching on both mobile and console, experts debate the impact on pricing July 25, 2024 Chris Sutcliffe
News German games market increases 6% to €10bn in 2023 Mobile games revenue was also up by 4% to €2.9 billion led by in-app purchases July 25, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Respawn u-turns on battle pass changes following player backlash "You've spoken, and we've listened" July 24, 2024 Vikki Blake
News PlayCap is a "pioneering" angel investment syndicate "led by women" Founder says PlayCap "integrates both experienced investors and newcomers with significant industry expertise" July 24, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Netflix hires former Epic exec Alain Tascan as its president of games Former president Mike Verdu to move to role centred on "transformative innovation in game creation and development" July 24, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Humble Games devs told "company is shutting down" UPDATE: Humble Games claims it is restructuring, but affected staff dispute company statement July 23, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Roblox reported over 13,000 incidents to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in 2023 Roblox calls out Bloomberg report, saying it contains "glaring mischaracterisations" and "fails to reflect both the complexities of online child safety" July 23, 2024 Vikki Blake
News French publisher Red Art Games player data exposed in "cyberattack" "Be very vigilant if someone pretending to be Red Art Games contacts you in the next few days" July 23, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Digital Extremes CEO says publishers hit "eject too soon" on live-service games "We've seen this with amazing releases that I think have massive potential" July 23, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Capcom aims to increase ratio of female managers to 15% Women currently only make up 21.2% of employees at the firm July 23, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Discover how to maintain morale during troubled times at the GamesIndustry.biz HR Summit Brightmine's Sheila Attwood will share how organisations outside of games are managing their teams in the economic climate July 23, 2024 Christopher Dring
News Warner Bros. acquires MultiVersus developer, Player First Games "The bright and creative team at Player First adds to our extensive development capabilities" July 22, 2024 Vikki Blake
News 80+ Netflix Stories games in development and plans to release "about one new title per month" UPDATE: Company has clarified the upcoming titles will all be released within interactive fiction app Netflix Stories July 22, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Blizzard's John Hight and former Bungie COO Holly Barbacovi join Hasbro Barbacovi will serve as CPO, and Hight as president of Wizards of the Coast and Digital Gaming July 18, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Kickstarter's new head of games is Exploding Kittens Inc.'s Maggie Clayton Clayton replaces Jon Ritter-Roderick as he moves to lead creator strategy July 18, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Pacific Drives tops 600,000 sales globally Ironwood Studios marks the milestone as it rolls out its first free content update July 18, 2024 GamesIndustry.biz Staff
News Ubisoft outperform targets as back-catalogue, digital, and bookings all increase in Q1 24-25 "In a selective market, we delivered a solid start to the year," says CEO July 18, 2024 Vikki Blake
Feature How a surprise launch and fortunate timing helped Gray Zone Warfare top Steam Madfinger CEO Marek Rabas on how a streamer test and Escape From Tarkov's woes helped drive 900,000 sales July 18, 2024 Mike Stubbs
News EA adds further monetisation to EA Sports FC 25 New optional Premium Tier of in-game rewards can be purchased with real money or virtual currency July 18, 2024 James Batchelor
News Lawsuit paperwork reveals Valve employs around 350 people – and less than 100 work for Steam Most of Valve's payroll is still committed to game dev roles July 17, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Koei Tecmo settles copyright dispute with Youzu out of court Koei Tecmo accepts an unspecified out-of-court settlement for copyright infringement against two of its games July 17, 2024 Vikki Blake
News New social media app Dusk plans to "reimagine social multiplayer gaming for the mobile generation" And its latest funding round has secured $8m July 16, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Saber Interactive and Focus Entertainment "disheartened" by Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 leak "It's disheartening that many of the surprises we worked to keep secret were spoiled" July 16, 2024 Vikki Blake
News UK video game sales fall almost 30% in the first half of 2024 Physical game sales were down 40%, and digital downloads down 23% YoY July 15, 2024 Vikki Blake