News Avalanche Studios to open Montreal office The new Canadian division will be the Just Cause developer’s fifth location Oct. 16, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
News International Olympic Committee announce plans for Olympic Esports Games IOC president commissions study for event's creation Oct. 16, 2023 Sophie McEvoy
News Microsoft reiterates labour neutrality agreement following ABK acquisition "Microsoft remains steadfast in our support of our current and future employees in whatever choice they make about their workplace and their representatives," Brad Smith says Oct. 16, 2023 Marie Dealessandri
News Metacore Games snaps up animation studio Piñata The acquisition aims to increase the games firm’s animation and storytelling capabilities Oct. 16, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Minecraft has sold over 300m copies worldwide | News-in-brief Mojang's sandbox game will celebrate 15th anniversary next year, stands as the biggest selling game of all time Oct. 16, 2023 Sophie McEvoy
Feature Riccitiello's exit a rare bit of accountability | This Week in Business Let's compare the consequences of Unity's Runtime Fee debacle to those of historical game executive bellyflops Oct. 13, 2023 Brendan Sinclair
News Activision Blizzard is officially part of Microsoft Bobby Kotick staying on until the end of this year as Phil Spencer says the work to add ABK franchises to Game Pass begins today Oct. 13, 2023 Brendan Sinclair
News Arma 3 footage used to spread misinformation about Israel-Palestine Bohemia Interactive thanks people for debunking lies, shares guide to identifying clips from its military shooter game Oct. 13, 2023 Marie Dealessandri
Opinion Unity's crisis is much bigger than John Riccitiello | Opinion What Unity's customers need isn't a sacrificial scalp, it's a clear plan for how the company they rely on is going to achieve financial stability Oct. 13, 2023 Rob Fahey
Opinion Finally, the Microsoft/Activision Blizzard acquisition saga is over. Now the work begins | Opinion How will this deal shape the future of the games industry? Oct. 13, 2023 Christopher Dring
Feature Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard: The road to approval We look at the regulatory process and explain what it all means for the $68.7 billion deal Oct. 13, 2023 GamesIndustry.biz Staff
News Microsoft cleared to acquire Activision Blizzard as UK grants approval CMA believes modified deal selling streaming rights to Ubisoft will preserve competition in cloud gaming Oct. 13, 2023 James Batchelor
News India games market projected to generate $868m in 2023 Niko Partners report says that the country's game players is estimated to number 444 million Oct. 12, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
Feature Navigating the storm: Lessons learned from the mobile market's downturn My.Games Venture Capital executive director Nikita Matsokin breaks down the numbers to see what's been working (and what hasn't) in the mobile market Oct. 12, 2023 Nikita Matsokin
News Alien: Blackout to go offline this month | News-in-brief The survival horror mobile title will shut down four years since its launch Oct. 12, 2023 GamesIndustry.biz Staff
News Fragbite to acquire Fall Damage Initial purchase amounts to approximately $1.8 million Oct. 12, 2023 Sophie McEvoy
News Paradox to write down Lamplighters League costs, confirms layoffs at Harebrained Schemes The title's poor performance will lead to losses estimated at $22.8 million for Q4 2023 Oct. 12, 2023 Marie Dealessandri
News Modified Microsoft/ABK deal will reportedly avoid further EU probe Sources said European Commission satisfied by changes made for UK's Competition and Markets Authority Oct. 12, 2023 James Batchelor
News Space Rock Games secures $900,000 in funding The studio aims to continue developing its debut co-op adventure and expand its team Oct. 11, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Implicit Conversions sets up new Canada base The game emulation firm also names Bill Litshauer as president for the new headquarters Oct. 11, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Xsolla acquires Lightstream, Rainmaker, and Api.Stream The additions aim to expand the business operations of Xsolla's partner network Oct. 11, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Team17 layoffs could hit one-third of company More than 90 jobs reportedly at risk in indie publisher's recently confirmed restructuring Oct. 11, 2023 Brendan Sinclair
Feature Making Assassin's Creed Mirage culturally and linguistically relevant Ubisoft's Mohammed Alemam and Jean-Luc Sala on creating one of the first AAA games fully voiced in Arabic Oct. 11, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
Academy How to be a great leader at a games company – without going bananas No Brake Games' Sitara Shefta shares advice on how to best support your team, and enable them to support you Oct. 11, 2023 James Batchelor
News British Esports responds to backlash over Saudi esports partnership National body also clarifies that the partnership isn't a commercial agreement Oct. 11, 2023 Sophie McEvoy