News Employees demand Microsoft cancels $479m HoloLens military contract Engineers on the project believed it would “push the boundaries of gaming”, not “turn warfare into a simulated video game” Feb. 25, 2019 James Batchelor
News Activision's Bobby Kotick and EA's Andrew Wilson among most overpaid CEOs in US Latest study shows the two chief execs earn more than 300 times the average wage of their employees Feb. 25, 2019 James Batchelor 4 comments
News Microsoft adds eye-tracking, doubles field of view for HoloLens 2 Will launch later this year for $3,500, Unreal Engine and Unity support on the way Feb. 25, 2019 James Batchelor
News The GamesIndustry.biz Podcast: What does success mean for Crackdown 3? Latest episode available to download now, also discusses Google's GDC tease and the woes of Starbreeze Feb. 22, 2019 James Batchelor
News Goodgame Studios names new CEO and chief product officer Promotions for long-serving execs Oleg Savschouk and Phillip Knust Feb. 22, 2019 James Batchelor
News Tencent and NetEase's combined non-China mobile revenues leap 505% to $472m IHS Markit says Chinese publishers's efforts overseas helped weather game freeze, let by NetEase's battle royale Knives Out Feb. 22, 2019 James Batchelor
News Massive layoffs at EA's Australian studio FireMonkeys will refocus on live services as up to 50 staff prepare for redundancy Feb. 22, 2019 James Batchelor
News Starbreeze applies for extension on reconstruction period Troubled publisher wants until June to “focus on its core business of internal game development and publishing” Feb. 21, 2019 James Batchelor
News THQ Nordic raises $225m for further acquisitions “Substantially oversubscribed” share issue brings on a range of new investors for growing publisher Feb. 21, 2019 James Batchelor 1 comment
News Overkill's The Walking Dead postponed, not cancelled on console UPDATE: 505 Games confirms this is the same delay announced last month, despite confusion over PS4 pre-order refunds Feb. 21, 2019 James Batchelor
Feature Introducing Game Dragons, the Oliver Twins' new consultancy firm Veteran developers prepare a series of advice articles for GamesIndustry.biz Feb. 20, 2019 James Batchelor
News SEIS/EIS funding changes hurting UK games studios How new government rules have created a catch-22 problem for developers, suspended a £150 million fund, and damaged investor confidence Feb. 19, 2019 James Batchelor
News YouTube reverses bans after mistaking Pokémon Go's Combat Points for child porn Content creators complain about the lack of communication with Google, urge against automated reviews Feb. 19, 2019 James Batchelor
News Crackdown 3 was the most played premium title on Xbox One last week Sandbox sequel only missed out to Apex Legends and Fortnite, driven primarily by single-player campaign Feb. 19, 2019 James Batchelor
News Tencent introduces streaming rules to comply with Chinese internet governance Chinese giant will now be policing streamers who promote real-world violence, discuss politics, spread illegal information and more Feb. 19, 2019 James Batchelor
Feature Painting a different apocalypse in Far Cry: New Dawn Associate narrative director James Nadiger on how Ubisoft's latest aims to differentiate itself from video games' bleak views on the future Feb. 18, 2019 James Batchelor
Stub Apex Legends mods have already banned 16,000 cheaters "Cheaters suck. If you run into one, please try and capture the evidence and let us know," says Respawn Feb. 18, 2019 James Batchelor
News Razer Games Store closing after just ten months Marketplace shuts down on February 28 as part of the company's “realignment plans” Feb. 18, 2019 James Batchelor
News Next Games laying off 26 staff to cut costs The Walking Dead: Our World developer seeks to minimise damage caused by €17 million losses Feb. 15, 2019 James Batchelor
News The GamesIndustry.biz Podcast: Activision's record year and redundancies Latest episode available to download now, discussing the fallout from Activision's financials and more Feb. 15, 2019 James Batchelor
News Alfonso Ribeiro denied copyright to Carlton dance, damaging Fortnite lawsuit US Copyright Office says routine is too simple to be protected by law Feb. 15, 2019 James Batchelor
News 134 jobs in danger at Blizzard's French office Activision Blizzard layoffs reach Europe, but employees may have to wait months to find out who is affected Feb. 15, 2019 James Batchelor
News Apex Legends beats Fortnite record for single-day Twitch viewing Respawn's Twitch Rivals event racked up 8.4 million hours viewed, streaming platform's fourth highest in five years Feb. 15, 2019 James Batchelor 1 comment
News Tencent joins Netmarble consortium in Nexon bid Bidding for largest Korean game developer expected to begin on February 21 Feb. 15, 2019 James Batchelor
Feature From pages to polygons: The storytelling of Metro Exodus Metro 2033 author Dmitry Glukhovsky on working with 4A Games and why he wants more games based on books Feb. 14, 2019 James Batchelor