News Microsoft sells Halo masks to benefit frontline workers For each mask purchased on Meta Threads, two additional ones will be donated to MasksforDocs Aug. 21, 2020 Marie Dealessandri
News March Capital launches $60m games startup fund Investment firm form new entity to seek seed and series A financing opportunities Aug. 21, 2020 James Batchelor
News Amazon Games and Smilegate enter exclusive publishing agreement The pair will collaborate on a game to be released in 2021 Aug. 21, 2020 Marie Dealessandri
Feature The silver linings in the clouds of 2020 | Opinion Even as recession and schedule slippages bite hard in the coming months, some sectors have an opportunity to flourish Aug. 21, 2020 Rob Fahey
Stub Aquiris Game Studio's Horizon Chase hits 50m downloads Brazilian developer launched its retro racer five years ago Aug. 21, 2020 Matthew Handrahan
News The National Videogame Museum reopens this weekend After fears that COVID-19 would mean permanent closure, UK museum to reopen with new safety precautions Aug. 20, 2020 Rebekah Valentine
News Hiber raises $2.2m to build out its browser-based game platform Users have created over 300,000 games on Hiber so far in 2020 Aug. 20, 2020 Rebekah Valentine
Stub Phantasy Star Online 2 tops 1 million players worldwide Sega's free-to-play action RPG celebrates milestone with week-long in-game event Aug. 20, 2020 Brendan Sinclair
News Ring Fit Adventure set for official release in China Tencent says Switch fitness game frequently imported during the pandemic will see a formal release early next month Aug. 20, 2020 Brendan Sinclair
News Hitman 3 for PC to be Epic Games Store exclusive IO Interactive's title is set to release in January 2021 Aug. 20, 2020 Marie Dealessandri
Feature Making Blaseball, at our mercy The Game Band discusses making a community game led by its fans, and their adaptation to Blaseball's grand slam of popularity Aug. 20, 2020 Rebekah Valentine
Feature Game devs continue to have cute pets | Creature Comforts Headline writer struggles to find excuse for photo gallery of developer-submitted pet pics Aug. 20, 2020 Brendan Sinclair
News 505 Games: There are "blockers" preventing free next-gen upgrades for Control Publisher claims it was impossible to offer Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 versions without some players being left out Aug. 20, 2020 James Batchelor 1 comment
Feature Sponsored | What to expect from Digital Dragons Online The organisers of the annual games conference share a preview of this year's all-digital event Aug. 20, 2020 Sponsored Article
Feature PlayStation: Launching a console during a pandemic “is a massive challenge on every front” PlayStation reveals its first PlayStation 5 ad Aug. 20, 2020 Christopher Dring 4 comments
Feature Animal Talking: "It's a hobby that spiralled wildly out of control” At our Changing Channels conference, screenwriter Gary Whitta described the past, present and future of his Animal Crossing talk show Aug. 20, 2020 Matthew Handrahan
News Valve assures slow Flight Simulator downloads won't affect refunds Steam operator says lengthy install time will not count against store's two-hour policy Aug. 20, 2020 James Batchelor
News BrainLeap launches games series aimed at children with attention difficulties The Attention Arcade features six PC games that are controlled by eye movements Aug. 20, 2020 Marie Dealessandri
Stub Nintendo confirms official Brazilian launch for Switch Console will debut in key South American market soon Aug. 20, 2020 Press Release
News Devolver apologises for cancelling legitimate keys during clampdown on Fall Guys scammers Those affected will be able to reclaim copy of popular combat-free battle royale Aug. 20, 2020 James Batchelor
News Epic vs Apple judge decided in Apple's favour in similar case In 2013, US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said plaintiffs failed to prove that Apple “deprived [them] of lower cost alternatives" Aug. 20, 2020 Marie Dealessandri
News Apple market value tops $2tn iPhone maker is first publicly-listed US company to reach this milestone Aug. 20, 2020 James Batchelor
News Ex-Rocksteady writer asks for name to be left off Suicide Squad credits Senior scriptwriter says she wrote the original 2018 letter alerting management to sexual harassment problems and was pushed out for it Aug. 19, 2020 Brendan Sinclair
News Rocksteady releases employee letter defending it from accusations Multiple women who co-signed 2018 letter about sexism at Arkham Knight studio say recent report of management's response misrepresented the situation Aug. 19, 2020 Brendan Sinclair
News Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 leads fired Paradox Interactive and Hardsuit Labs dismiss lead narrative designer Brian Mitsoda and creative director Ka'ai Cluney Aug. 19, 2020 James Batchelor