News FTC denied appeal to block Microsoft-Activision acquisition This was the second time courts ruled against the regulator in one week July 15, 2023 James Batchelor
News Voice actor accuses Genshin Impact of delayed pay The social media callout also said they would only work on the game again if under a union contract July 14, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
News African games market hits $863m throughout 2022 Nigeria and South Africa lead in gaming revenue of major Sub-Saharan countries July 14, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
News People Can Fly expands with Montreal studio Creative director Roland Lesterlin will lead the new studio on a AAA project July 14, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
Opinion Microsoft-Activision's race for the finish line | This Week in Business We attempt to answer the burning questions that remain as the biggest deal in the industry's history seemingly nears completion in the US July 14, 2023 James Batchelor
News LightSpeed Studios acquires UK developer Lucid Games The Tencent Games subsidiary purchased the studio for an undisclosed amount July 14, 2023 Sophie McEvoy
News Nintendo Switch moves 2m units during H1 | Japan Monthly Charts Tears of the Kingdom was the top-selling boxed game, with 1.7 million copies sold during the six-month period July 14, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Destiny 2 player to pay $490,000 in damages for racial harassment The player sought a campaign of "racist, stochastic terrorism" against a community manager, the court said July 14, 2023 Sophie McEvoy
News Antstream Arcade is coming to Xbox It will be the first third-party cloud gaming system on Microsoft's platforms July 14, 2023 Sophie McEvoy
News Report: Arm in talks with Nvidia as anchor investor ahead of IPO The chip manufacturer could float as early as September July 14, 2023 Marie Dealessandri
News Media Molecule opens Dreams' creations to commercial use Personal and commercial use of music, animation, films, and art made in Dreams will be allowed outside the game July 14, 2023 Marie Dealessandri
News PlayStation Access controller launches December 6 | News-in-brief The controller kit will be available to pre-order from July 21 for $89.99/€89.99/£79.99 July 14, 2023 Sophie McEvoy
News UK regulator extends deadline on final decision over Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard It will now make a final call on August 29 July 14, 2023 Christopher Dring
News Unity announces Safe Voice The feature will use tone and pitch to flag harmful online gaming interactions July 13, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Polish games industry revenue up 11% year-on-year in 2022 The market sector also reports more than 15,000 people are involved in game production July 13, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
News The Last of Us TV series up for 24 Emmy nominations The video game adaptation was only second to Succession, up for 27 awards July 13, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
News EA rolls out EA Sports FC 24 details Keynote revealed that women will join Ultimate Team and introduced esports platform FC Pro July 13, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Cloud Imperium snaps up Turbulent The Canadian studio joins the Star Citizen maker after working together for more than a decade July 13, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Google Play gives the green light to NFTs Tech firm says that developers can not glamorize any possible earnings from playing or trading activities July 13, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
Data 82% of Street Fighter, Final Fantasy, Diablo and F1 sales were digital | UK Monthly Charts PS5 sales jump after retail price cutting July 13, 2023 Christopher Dring
News Sony pouring $2.16bn into R&D for live service games and extended reality 40% of total R&D spending for current fiscal year assigned to growing the PlayStation business July 13, 2023 James Batchelor
News Santa Monica Studio and Guerilla Games win big at Develop:Star Awards 2023 God of War Ragnarök took home three awards, Hi-Fi Rush and Roll 7 among the winners July 13, 2023 Sophie McEvoy
Academy Closing the tech skills gap in the video games industry Yannick Theler, CEO of Savvy Games Studios, explores how game firms can foster a healthy talent pipeline July 13, 2023 Yannick Theler
News Activision Blizzard to be removed from Nasdaq indexes ahead of Microsoft takeover Call of Duty publisher will be replaced by another company before markets open on Monday, July 17 July 13, 2023 James Batchelor
News FTC appeals against court ruling in case against Xbox Microsoft president Brad Smith said he is "disappointed" the FTC continues with "demonstrably weak case" July 13, 2023 James Batchelor