Archive (Page 438)

Feature

Marvel's Avengers shows how a “beta” can be a pitfall | Opinion

Early reviews express surprise at the full game being good after disappointing "beta" weekends -- suggesting a gigantic failure on the publisher side

Sept. 4, 2020 Rob Fahey

5 comments

News

MTG rearranges leadership team

Maria Redin becomes the publisher's president and CEO as Lars Torstensson takes over as CFO

Sept. 3, 2020 Brendan Sinclair

News

Madden NFL 21 sells 20% more copies in first week than last year's game

EA's latest football sim tops early numbers of a predecessor that had produced "the most successful year in franchise history"

Sept. 3, 2020 Brendan Sinclair

News

Cloud gaming revenue to reach $585m in 2020

Revenue generated by the cloud gaming market is expected to reach $4.8 billion by 2023

Sept. 3, 2020 Marie Dealessandri

News

Barrage of games coming for Super Mario Bros.' 35th anniversary

Nintendo reveals limited time release of Super Mario 3D All-Stars with four more Mario products debuting by March

Sept. 3, 2020 Brendan Sinclair

Feature

Wasteland 3 | Critical Consensus

InXile's warmly received new RPG is a sign that Microsoft's run of studio acquisitions is starting to pay off

Sept. 3, 2020 Matthew Handrahan

Feature

Discover the impact of Covid and Brexit on games education and recruitment at GamesEd 20

Leading UK universities and games developers to speak out next week

Sept. 3, 2020 GamesIndustry.biz Staff

News

UK government's Digital Services Tax misses its target

Apple and others share the weight of 2% tax aimed at major tech firms with developers, sellers, and advertisers

Sept. 3, 2020 Matthew Handrahan

Stub

Wargaming UK rebrands as DPS Games

Guildford-based studio says new name reflects that "our games will be very different -- and our players will be, too"

Sept. 3, 2020 Matthew Handrahan

News

Kwalee to open Chinese office

The mobile publisher has hired former AppLovin business development manager Penny Qian to head its new office in Beijing

Sept. 3, 2020 Marie Dealessandri

News

Glu Mobile appoints new vice president and general manager

Industry veteran Jon David previously was CEO of Taunt and vice president of PopCap Studio

Sept. 3, 2020 Marie Dealessandri

Stub

Pokémon Go drops support for older iOS, Android devices

Both iPhone 5s and iPhone 6 will no longer run Niantic's game from the middle of October

Sept. 3, 2020 Matthew Handrahan

News

Rocket League drops PS Plus and Switch Online services for online play

Psyonix's game will remove paywall from multiplayer on PlayStation and Switch when it transitions to free-to-play

Sept. 3, 2020 Matthew Handrahan

Feature

What can the games industry learn from Netflix and Spotify?

During our recent Changing Channels conference, experts discussed the impact of subscriptions on the world of entertainment

Sept. 3, 2020 James Batchelor

News

Oculus halts headset sales in Germany

Facebook says it's a temporary move and will continue supporting existing owners in the country

Sept. 2, 2020 Brendan Sinclair

News

StreamElements unveils recipients of Creator Diversity Fund

The $100,000 fund was divided between 20 Twitch content creators from underrepresented backgrounds

Sept. 2, 2020 Marie Dealessandri

Feature

Freedom Games joins indie publisher ranks at full speed

Fandom veterans founded their operation and published Dreamscaper into Early Access in a matter of weeks

Sept. 2, 2020 Brendan Sinclair

News

India bans 118 apps citing privacy concerns

PUBG Mobile, Arena of Valor, Marvel Super War on list of blocked apps with ties to China

Sept. 2, 2020 Brendan Sinclair

News

Skillz valued at $3.5bn as it prepares IPO

Mobile esports platform will go public as a combined company with Flying Eagle Acquisition Corp

Sept. 2, 2020 James Batchelor

News

Interactive narrative platform Dorian raises $3.25m

New venture aims to give writers a way to turn their stories into games with no coding experience

Sept. 2, 2020 James Batchelor

Stub

Gamescom confirms physical/digital hybrid event for 2021

This year's Opening Night Live stream attracted 2m peak concurrent viewers

Sept. 2, 2020 Matthew Handrahan

News

The Age Appropriate Design Code comes into force today

Online companies in the UK now have a year to comply with ICO's statutory code protecting children's data online

Sept. 2, 2020 Marie Dealessandri

News

Big Fish Games lays off around 250 staff

Casual games firm switching to single studio model, says cuts were not motivated by saving money

Sept. 2, 2020 James Batchelor

Feature

Epic Games vs. Apple -- the legal issues

Gamma Law's David B. Hoppe weighs up both sides of a potentially game-changing legal battle

Sept. 2, 2020 David B. Hoppe

Stub

Roblox hires Walmart veteran Barbara Messing as new CMO

Messing will also be chief employee experience officer, reporting into CEO Dave Baszucki

Sept. 2, 2020 Matthew Handrahan