News Baldur's Gate 3 wins big at New York Game Awards 2024 The Larian Studios title took home Game of the Year and Best Writing Jan. 24, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News China removes proposed bans on monetisation tactics from government website Removal sparks speculation of U-turn, prompting jump in shares for Chinese games firms Jan. 24, 2024 James Batchelor
News Activision updates Call of Duty code of conduct to combat toxicity The firm also clarified its rules regarding cheating, as well as the progress of its new voice moderation system Jan. 24, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News UK video game developer union membership has been on the rise IWGB Game Workers membership has grown by almost 50% from December 2022 to December 2023 Jan. 23, 2024 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Focus Entertainment's Q3 revenue dips 43% and it announces a rebrand The games firm will become Pullup Entertainment on April 1 Jan. 23, 2024 Jeffrey Rousseau
Feature An arms race for games industry tax breaks Nordicity's Kristian Roberts weighs in on the worldwide state of tax credits, where they're effective, and where they aren't Jan. 23, 2024 Brendan Sinclair
News UK recruitment firm OPM closes after 26 years The agency employs 15 people Jan. 23, 2024 Christopher Dring
Academy How to get into games without making games From marketing to funding and community management, there's many roles and careers alongside direct development positions Jan. 23, 2024 Alan Wen
News News-in-brief: Palworld reaches 6m copies sold in four days New milestone reached about after hitting 4m sales in just three days, plus peak player count now surpassing 1.7m Jan. 23, 2024 GamesIndustry.biz Staff
News Newzoo: Global games market expected to grow to $189bn in 2024 Set to be a "lean year" for games companies, data firm predicts, plus generative AI "won't significantly impact game production at scale in 2024" Jan. 23, 2024 Marie Dealessandri
News Riot lays off 530 staff, Riot Forge shutting down Layoffs follows period of fast growth that didn't lead to sustainability, CEO says, plus developer also reduces Legends of Runeterra's scope Jan. 23, 2024 Marie Dealessandri
News Up to two years of pain, and subscriptions vs ownership | Microcast Latest episode available to download now Jan. 22, 2024 James Batchelor
Academy How to land your dream job in game art Media Molecule 2D artist Sinéad Oram sketches out how to score a role in this field of game development Jan. 22, 2024 Alex Calvin
News Obelisk Studio raises $2m from The Games Fund Company to use funds for development of its first IP Jan. 22, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News TapNation acquires UA Hero The AI-powered platform will become a subsidiary of the mobile developer Jan. 22, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Games industry leaders braced 'for up to two years of pain' 2024 will be a year of closures, warn senior bosses Jan. 22, 2024 Christopher Dring
News Talofa Games secures $6.3m in funding round The studio aims to continue engineer and support its mobile title Run Legends Jan. 22, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
Feature Playdemic founders' new studio ForthStar Games will "test and kill" to find its next Golf Clash Co-founder and CEO Paul Gouge talks about the ethos behind his fourth studio and plans to build a lasting legacy Jan. 22, 2024 James Batchelor
News Palworld sales hit 4m and boasts the fifth highest concurrent Steam players ever It's had a bigger launch than Cyberpunk 2077 and Elden Ring Jan. 22, 2024 Christopher Dring
News Mighty Kingdom fends off ex-CEO's takeover attempt Fewer than 10% of Conan Chop Chop studio shareholders voted for former boss' resolution to replace board Jan. 19, 2024 Brendan Sinclair
Feature Getting used to it | This Week in Business GAME is ending its trade-in program, once denounced as a scourge of the industry. So why aren't we seeing more celebrating? Jan. 19, 2024 Brendan Sinclair
News Square Enix wants to slim down lineup Company president Takashi Kiryu said he wants to "to ensure higher quality from each title" Jan. 19, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News TIGA: UK games studios "cautiously optimistic" about the industry in 2024 46% of companies surveyed anticipate economic and business climate will be "favourable" this year Jan. 19, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
Opinion Not everyone bows to the inevitability of subscription models | Opinion Larian boss Swen Vincke is the latest industry figure to push back against subscription models; the growing mess in TV and movies makes clear why that perspective is important Jan. 19, 2024 Rob Fahey
Academy Seven practical steps to becoming a voice actor in games Voice actor and coach JD Kelly offers practical advice for those who want to get into voice acting Jan. 19, 2024 Alan Wen