News Steam Deck to launch in Australia this November The standard 256GB model will come with a AU$649 price tag, with two OLED versions also available Oct. 11, 2024 Marie Dealessandri
Opinion Tokyo Game Show stakes a claim for Japan on the global stage | Opinion TGS 2024 felt like an event in transition, but one firmly rooted in its mission to showcase the strength, depth, and variety of Japanese gaming Oct. 11, 2024 Alicia Haddick
News Ex-Disco Elysium devs form Longdue, focused on "innovation and trailblazing, not replication" New studio working on narrative-led RPG, also features former Bungie and Rockstar talent on the team Oct. 11, 2024 James Batchelor
News Age of Empires 3 to be delisted after 17 years | News-in-brief Players who own the game can still play campaign and skirmish content after October 30 Oct. 10, 2024 GamesIndustry.biz Staff
News Sony apologises after banned Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number was playable for a year in Australia Sony says it had "become aware" controversial sequel was available despite no classification Oct. 10, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Microids launches new third-party publishing division with Kwalee collaboration Microids CEO says this "allows us to extend our expertise to new partners" Oct. 10, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Windwalk raises $4.5m in early seed funding to launch community growth tool, Harbor The company intends to use the investment to "help brands drive viral growth and engage their superfans" Oct. 10, 2024 Vikki Blake
News NaturalMotion facing potential layoffs in US and UK Sources claim staff have already been let go, Birmingham studio reportedly closed Oct. 10, 2024 James Batchelor
News Football Manager 25 delayed once again, this time to March 2025 SI says the push to get ready for its November release meant it was "rushing too much" Oct. 10, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Experts say Google Play opening up in the US will have minimal impact Enabling app stores to be distributed via Google's marketplace won't solve discoverability or user migration challenges, say analysts Oct. 10, 2024 James Batchelor
News SAG-AFTRA strike to bring picket line to Electronic Arts LA office today | News-in-brief The strike has been going on since July 26, with the union negotiating to secure AI protections for its members Oct. 10, 2024 GamesIndustry.biz Staff
Data Video game sales jump 20% in Europe during September | European Monthly Report EA Sports FC 25, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, Astro Bot, The Crew 2 and Zelda deliver strong results Oct. 10, 2024 Christopher Dring
Academy How your original indie IP can engage audiences beyond the game Christian Lövstedt, CEO of Battle of Polytopia studio Midjiwan, share lessons about how indie game makers can expand their IP (without needing a trip to Hollywood!) Oct. 10, 2024 Christian Lövstedt
News Konami replaces EA as FIFA's esports partner Japanese publisher's eFootball will be used in two FIFA eWorld Cups later this year Oct. 10, 2024 James Batchelor
News Seven employees laid off at Kokku Only the studio's Portuguese office is affected by the redundancies Oct. 10, 2024 Marie Dealessandri
News Shinobi is the next Sega series getting a movie adaptation Sega's film and TV lead Toru Nakahara is on board as producer Oct. 9, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Cryptic Studios makes further layoffs in fresh round of cuts A number of devs have posted publicly that they will be laid off at the end of the month Oct. 9, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Turkey and Russia ban Discord Both countries allege Discord of failing to comply with authorities Oct. 9, 2024 Vikki Blake
News First-party Roblox studio Talewind confirms "significant" job cuts following "period of restructure" COO says decision to cut jobs was "not made lightly" Oct. 9, 2024 Vikki Blake
Feature Bandai Namco: Publishers face "new risks" when planning releases European CEO Arnaud Muller discusses the balance between safe bets and taking risks in today's market Oct. 9, 2024 James Batchelor
News Brazil lifts X ban Elon Musk's platform had been suspended since August 31 Oct. 9, 2024 Marie Dealessandri
News Bethesda, BioWare, and Naughty Dog alumni form Near Studios Debut title Hawthorn described as "an intimate Skyrim sandbox meets a Stardew Valley village simulation" Oct. 9, 2024 Marie Dealessandri
News Author sues Bungie for copyright infringement over Destiny 2's story Plaintiff alleges that the game's storyline, and in particular the Red Legion, are taken directly from his own work Oct. 9, 2024 Marie Dealessandri
News Roblox refutes allegations of inflating metrics for investors and failing to protect minors Hindenburg Research claims Roblox is "an X-rated pedophile hellscape" Oct. 9, 2024 James Batchelor
News Ubisoft targeted by class action lawsuit for allegedly sharing customers data with Meta Plaintiffs say PII is shared when purchasing on Ubisoft's store while logged into Facebook Oct. 9, 2024 Marie Dealessandri