News Bit Odd raises €17m in funding round Investment will support development of upcoming free-to-play multiplayer title Nov. 15, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News SAG-AFTRA announces new agreement for video game localisation Agreement expands upon session and voiceprint options, offers AI protections and employment opportunities Nov. 15, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Valve accused of "allowing the proliferation of hate" on Steam ADL's Center on Extremism says it has discovered "millions of examples of extremist and hateful content" Nov. 14, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Many Cats Studios appoints second Impact cohort to champion disabled gaming professionals After a successful inaugural year, Many Cats wants to "continue this important work" Nov. 14, 2024 Vikki Blake
News EA Sports NHL 25 announces multi-year deal with Professional Women's Hockey League | News-in-brief Partnership will bring players and teams to the game via an update launching December 5, 2024 Nov. 14, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Ruckus Games raises $19m in funding round led by Krafton Funds to go towards the studio's first game, a roster-based co-op shooter Nov. 14, 2024 Marie Dealessandri
News SayGames to invest $30m in hybrid casual studios over next three years Publisher has already allocated $10 million in funding to five studios Nov. 14, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Thunderful announces second restructuring program resulting in more layoffs Firm aims to focus on third party publishing and scale back on internal development Nov. 14, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Embracer PC and console sales plummet during Q2 Net sales overall were down 21% as the number of game developers working at the firm decreased from 10,654 to 6,250 Nov. 14, 2024 Marie Dealessandri
News Embracer divests Easybrain to Miniclip in $1.2bn deal Transaction is expected to be completed in early 2025 Nov. 14, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Ubisoft appoints new chief people officer Sébastien Froidefond will "lead Ubisoft's global people strategy, driving excellence in human resources across the company" Nov. 13, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Casual studio Funstop Games secures $5 million in Series A funding Funding will be used to "ramp up" development efforts and expand portfolio Nov. 13, 2024 Vikki Blake
News ZeniMax QA workers to strike over concerns about return to office mandate and outsourcing Members of ZeniMax Workers United-CWA say firm didn't notify union about contracting out work Nov. 13, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News 76% of US kids want consoles and games for Christmas ESA survey also found that 38% of children were planning to ask for in-game currency Nov. 13, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Microsoft interested in more M&A, Spencer says "We're not going to grow the market with $1,000 consoles," Microsoft Gaming boss says as the firm looks at mobile Nov. 13, 2024 Marie Dealessandri
News Swedish games industry revenue increased 6.4% in 2023 Despite layoffs and studio closures, the number of games employees in Sweden grew 8% year-on-year Nov. 13, 2024 Marie Dealessandri
News Xsolla: Mobile gaming market forecast to reach $98.7bn in 2024 Global game commerce firm predicts the market to grow to $118.9 billion by 2027 Nov. 13, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Dungeon & Fighter Mobile boosts Nexon's Q3 revenue The release of the title in China uplifted the firm's sales, but its net income was down 23% year-on-year Nov. 13, 2024 Marie Dealessandri
News New Steamwork APIs make it easier for players to switch game versions and beta branches Valve says the changes "solve some common challenges to switching game versions on Steam" Nov. 12, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Rime developer Tequila Works files for insolvency Management says it is "doing everything we can to provide support and guidance to our teams" Nov. 12, 2024 Vikki Blake
News More layoffs at Payload Studios The exact number of staff affected is unclear at this stage, but CEO confirms redundancy round Nov. 12, 2024 Marie Dealessandri
News Metalstorm developer Starform raises $6 million Funding round, led by Bitkraft, to go towards further development of its air-combat arena shooter Nov. 12, 2024 Marie Dealessandri
News Modern Times Group to acquire Plarium for $620m Acquisition of the Raid: Shadow Legends developer expected to close during Q1 2025 Nov. 12, 2024 Marie Dealessandri
News Neowiz signs $8m publishing deal with game dev Zakazane Korean firm will globally publish the studio's upcoming neo-Western RPG Nov. 12, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Ubisoft faces lawsuit for allegedly misleading players by shutting down The Crew Filing claims games firm "duped customers" into purchasing title without knowledge servers could be turned off Nov. 12, 2024 Sophie McEvoy