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Tango Gameworks rebrands following Krafton acquisition | News-in-brief

Now known as Tango Gameworks Inc, the studio shared it was "excited to continue crafting games that bring joy to players around the world"

Jan. 2, 2025 Sophie McEvoy

News

Stardew Valley reaches 41m lifetime sales | News-in-brief

Since its 2016 launch, the open-ended RPG has sold over 26 million copies on PC and 7.9 million on Nintendo Switch

Jan. 2, 2025 Sophie McEvoy

News

SNK opens new studio for fighting game IPs | News-in-brief

KOF Studio will focus on the continuation of franchises including Fatal Fury, Samurai Showdown, and The King of Fighters

Jan. 2, 2025 Sophie McEvoy

News

DoubleU Games acquires Paxie Games for up to $67m

Deal expected to close in Q1 2025

Jan. 2, 2025 Sophie McEvoy

Feature

The future of storytelling with Ken Levine

Acclaimed developer also discusses Judas, generative AI and why it "wasn't easy to step away from BioShock"

Dec. 31, 2024 James Batchelor

News

Sumo Group CEO Carl Cavers receives OBE in New Year's Honours list

For services to the video games industry

Dec. 31, 2024 Christopher Dring

News

Putting people first – practical tips for mental health and wellbeing support | HR Summit Video

Hayley Blundy of Futurlab offers a series of practical advice on supporting employees during the global mental health crisis

Dec. 31, 2024 Christopher Dring

News

What do we expect to see in 2025? | GI Microcast

Latest episode available to download now

Dec. 30, 2024 James Batchelor

News

Leadership through times of change | HR Summit Video

Rare and Dlala discuss managing teams during times of uncertainty and difficulty

Dec. 30, 2024 Christopher Dring

News

Team17 co-founder Martyn Brown dies aged 57

Tributes pour in for well-known industry leader

Dec. 30, 2024 Christopher Dring

News

Weathering the Storm. Building Trust and Positivity in Challenging Times | HR Summit Video

Leadership guru and former EA Criterion boss Steve Cuss shares his experience in managing teams during times of change and how to build trus

Dec. 30, 2024 Christopher Dring

News

Maintaining Personal Boundaries and Wellbeing as an HR Leader | HR Summit Video

Emma Smith of Hestia Talent takes to the 2024 GamesIndustry.biz HR Summit to discuss the role of HR in today's challenging times

Dec. 27, 2024 Christopher Dring

News

Neurodiversity in the game industry: unlocking hidden talents | HR Summit Video

Pierre Escaich of Ubisoft shares deep insight and practical tips on making the most of neurodiverse talent

Dec. 27, 2024 Christopher Dring

News

DFC: Nintendo Switch 2 will be "the clear winner" of next-gen consoles

Market research firm suggests "there isn't room for more than two major consoles" in 2025

Dec. 23, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

News

Amazon renews Secret Level for a season 2

Game anthology series was Amazon's most-watched animated debut

Dec. 23, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

Feature

Community matters: How audience engagement in games is shaping other industries | Playable Futures

Wooga's lead social media and community manager April Laws explores the growing trend of games-like community management in other sectors

Dec. 23, 2024 Will Freeman

News

Switch 2 (finally), GTA 6 to dominate, AI in game dev (again): Analysts predictions for 2025

Our annual panel of industry-watchers review their calls for the past year, and offer new forecasts for the year to come

Dec. 23, 2024 James Batchelor

News

AIAS to honor Nintendo of America veteran Don James

Former executive vice president of operations to receive Lifetime Achievement Award at 28th annual DICE Awards next year

Dec. 23, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

News

2024 in Review | GI Microcast

Latest episode available to download now

Dec. 23, 2024 James Batchelor

News

Aonic secures over €150m in funding

Investment will support firm's subsidiaries and future acquisitions

Dec. 23, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

News

Hothead Games shuts down

Studio filed for bankruptcy following breakdown of a project

Dec. 23, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

Opinion

2024 was the year of Microsoft's grand pivot | Opinion

Expectations this year would suffer a drought of high-quality releases were very much defied – but it's the reinvention of Xbox that will be 2024's lasting legacy

Dec. 20, 2024 Rob Fahey

Feature

Raccoon Logic: We're doing the last hurrah of the games industry we grew up with

Revenge of the Savage Planet creative director Alex Hutchinson shares his views on finishable games, subscriptions and a hectic 2025

Dec. 20, 2024 Christopher Dring

Feature

GamesIndustry.biz presents… The Year In Numbers 2024

Our annual infographic reveals the global games market value, best-selling games, biggest mobile markets, and more

Dec. 20, 2024 James Batchelor

News

Tencent directors step down from Epic Games' board after US Justice Department "expressed concerns"

Law states directors should not serve on the boards of competing companies, such as Epic and Riot

Dec. 19, 2024 Vikki Blake