News GiantX acquires AI start-up iTero Gaming in multi-million dollar deal iTero founder appointed as GiantX head of gaming technology as part of acquisition July 24, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Netflix hires former Epic exec Alain Tascan as its president of games Former president Mike Verdu to move to role centred on "transformative innovation in game creation and development" July 24, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Humble Games devs told "company is shutting down" UPDATE: Humble Games claims it is restructuring, but affected staff dispute company statement July 23, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Roblox reported over 13,000 incidents to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in 2023 Roblox calls out Bloomberg report, saying it contains "glaring mischaracterisations" and "fails to reflect both the complexities of online child safety" July 23, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Riot Games pays tribute to League of Legends voice actor Sam Mowry, who passed away aged 64 "Thank you Sam" July 23, 2024 Vikki Blake
News French publisher Red Art Games player data exposed in "cyberattack" "Be very vigilant if someone pretending to be Red Art Games contacts you in the next few days" July 23, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Digital Extremes CEO says publishers hit "eject too soon" on live-service games "We've seen this with amazing releases that I think have massive potential" July 23, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Capcom aims to increase ratio of female managers to 15% Women currently only make up 21.2% of employees at the firm July 23, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Ubisoft apologises for Assassin's Creed Shadows promotional materials that "have caused concern" The statement is addressed to the Japanese community specifically, but it's unclear what the firm is referring to July 23, 2024 Marie Dealessandri
News AppMagic secures $3m in funding round Investment will be used to support research and development, and to establish new sales teams July 23, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Discover how to maintain morale during troubled times at the GamesIndustry.biz HR Summit Brightmine's Sheila Attwood will share how organisations outside of games are managing their teams in the economic climate July 23, 2024 Christopher Dring
News LightSpeed LA opens new performance capture facility | News-in-brief The studio was built to support work on The Last Sentinel, will be utilised for other internal projects July 23, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Xsolla opens new office in Beijing Expansion will support marketing, game development, and monetisation strategies July 23, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Research identifies suspicious behaviour on Steam Marketplace that may suggest money laundering The study found potential manipulation of the marketplace by certain traders in CS:GO July 23, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Perfect World co-CEOs reportedly resigned Xiao Hong and Lu Xiaoyin said to be replaced by former senior VP Gu Liming as the company's new CEO July 23, 2024 Marie Dealessandri
News NetherRealm to shut down Mortal Kombat: Onslaught | News-in-brief Mobile title to shut down in October, exactly one year after launch, following layoffs at the studio July 23, 2024 GamesIndustry.biz Staff
News Former Pixelberry devs band together to form Candlelight Games Founders say they've "put together a dream team of Pixelberry alums" July 22, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Forte shuts down Rumble Entertainment, its second studio closure in two months Rumble Games staff were allegedly "laid off with one month's pay in a Zoom meeting that lasted five minutes" July 22, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Warner Bros. acquires MultiVersus developer, Player First Games "The bright and creative team at Player First adds to our extensive development capabilities" July 22, 2024 Vikki Blake
News 80+ Netflix Stories games in development and plans to release "about one new title per month" UPDATE: Company has clarified the upcoming titles will all be released within interactive fiction app Netflix Stories July 22, 2024 Vikki Blake
News SAG-AFTRA is ready to strike if game companies don't "come to the table with a deal" to protect jobs against AI "Our resolve is unwavering and should not be tested" July 22, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Are your staff paid enough? There's still time to check your salaries against other companies inside and outside of the games industry July 22, 2024 GamesIndustry.biz Staff
News Why there's no market for AAA mobile games | GI Microcast Latest episode available to download now, also discusses FTC vs Xbox Game Pass July 22, 2024 James Batchelor
News EA Sports College Football 25 sold 2.2m $100 copies with early access An additional 600,000 people played the game through subscription service EA Play July 22, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Honor of Kings surpasses 50m downloads in a month outside of China | News-in-brief TiMi Studios' online game launched worldwide on June 20, 2024 following its 2015 release in China July 22, 2024 Sophie McEvoy