Features (Page 12)

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What can developers learn from the Palworld vs Pokémon debate?

Legal experts weigh in on claims that Pocketpair's smash hit infringes on The Pokémon Company's IP rights, and how such disputes are resolved

Jan. 31, 2024 James Batchelor

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Developing Overwatch 2's Samoan hero

Blizzard's Kenny Hudson talks about the years it took to craft the shooter's new tank character

Jan. 31, 2024 Jeffrey Rousseau

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Guessing Nintendo's next move | 10 Years Ago This Month

With the Wii U struggling and the company signaling changes, January of 2014 saw lots of people take (mostly wrong) guesses at what Nintendo would do next

Jan. 30, 2024 Brendan Sinclair

Illustration of Sett, The Boss from League of Legends

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Riot and Microsoft layoffs the same, but different | This Week in Business

The League of Legends maker's accountability falls on people not at fault, while Microsoft celebrates the Activision Blizzard acquisition by disposing of devs

Jan. 26, 2024 Brendan Sinclair

Grim Fandango screen showing Manny in full grim reaper attire

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Grim Fandango | Why I Love

Hilltop Studios co-founder Scott Christian revisits the classic LucasArts adventure, which he played when he was too young to understand it all but fell in love with nonetheless

Jan. 25, 2024 Scott Christian

Picture of a banknote counter shuffling through US $100 bills

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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

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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

Exterior of the GAME store in Basingstoke. The lighting makes the bright pink store sign look a foreboding purple

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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

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How the Prince of Persia can finally speak Persian

The team behind Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown's localization talks about the 35-year-old franchise's inclusion of Persian language for the first time

Jan. 18, 2024 Kamiab Ghorbanpour

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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

Jan. 15, 2024 Christopher Dring

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Sony gives Gran Turismo Sport the boot | This Week in Business

When the servers go dark, the ability to save progress in the single-player parts of the game goes with it. How could publishers better handle sunsetting online games?

Jan. 12, 2024 Brendan Sinclair

A collage of Nacon products including The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, Robocop Rogue City, a woman holding an arcade stick, and a lit-up translucent game pad

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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

Jan. 10, 2024 Brendan Sinclair

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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

Jan. 8, 2024 Jeffrey Rousseau

Secret Neighbor screenshot showing the main character with glowing eyes, dressed in a Santa suit and walking menacingly toward the camera

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TinyBuild shut down Versus Evil on the last day before Christmas | This Week in Business

Also, Nexon swallows a fine for fudging loot box odds and we look back at a difficult year for esports

Jan. 5, 2024 Brendan Sinclair

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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

Jan. 4, 2024 Christopher Dring

Photo by Pavel Danilyuk of a man sitting in a sandy flat landscape at dusk. He wears a hat and looks at a laptop. A silhouette of a telescope stands next to him

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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

Jan. 3, 2024 Brendan Sinclair

A close-up picture of a bunch of green peas

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Tearing up the pea patch | This Year in Business

2023 was a difficult year for many, but our annual recap of 52 quotes and stats finds reasons to look on the bright side

Dec. 22, 2023 Brendan Sinclair

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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

Dec. 21, 2023 Marie Dealessandri

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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

Dec. 19, 2023 James Batchelor

It's a dog. A very good dog, yes it is. Who's a good dog? This is a good dog. Such a good dog. On a couch. Its mouth is hanging open a bit to look like it's smiling, like it just told a joke and is waiting for you to laugh.

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GamesIndustry.biz is in the doghouse again | Creature Comforts

Our pet pics column returns as we scrape the bottom of the idiom barrel for pun-based headlines

Dec. 19, 2023 Brendan Sinclair

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Unfolding the heart of games with Paper Trail

Henry Hoffman discusses the challenges of growing a sustainable indie studio in Newfangled, how he landed a deal with Netflix, and the art of finding hooks

Dec. 19, 2023 Marie Dealessandri

A collage of game logos for titles built using EA Frostbite, including games in the Battlefield, Madden, and FIFA series

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Why does EA's internal engine Frostbite have a public-facing brand?

As EA rolls out a new logo for the tech, EA's Tim Cowan explains the strategy behind the engine, and why the publisher backed off efforts to make every game on Frostbite

Dec. 18, 2023 Brendan Sinclair

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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

Dec. 18, 2023 Sophie McEvoy

A picture of the LACC with the sun low in the sky behind it, casting long shadows through flags that fly in front of the building

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End of an E3ra | This Week in Business

With the show officially gone for good, we recap the Winners and Losers of E3 one last time

Dec. 15, 2023 Brendan Sinclair

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