News God of War sweeps 2019 DICE Awards Meanwhile, Halo boss Bonnie Ross welcomed into Hall of Fame and Celeste wins two categories Feb. 14, 2019 James Batchelor
Feature Apex Legends: Critical Consensus Respawn's surprise release praised for its polish and innovative mechanics, hailed as the future of battle royale Feb. 13, 2019 James Batchelor 1 comment
News Activision split with Bungie because Destiny “was not meeting financial expectations” COO Coddy Johnson reiterates that decision to part was mutual, is “right for both parties” Feb. 13, 2019 James Batchelor
News Epic Games files for dismissal of 2 Milly's Fortnite dance lawsuit Developer insists dance routines are an “unprotectable idea” and claims rapper's complain is “at odds with free speech” Feb. 13, 2019 James Batchelor
News THQ Nordic net sales rose 713% to $447.6m in 2018 Publisher now has 77 games in development, including 48 unannounced projects Feb. 13, 2019 James Batchelor
News Novaquark opens Montreal studio, hires ex-Eidos exec Stéphane D'Astous Former general manager of the studio behind Tomb Raider reboot and Deus Ex: Human Revolution leading new Dual Universe team Feb. 12, 2019 James Batchelor
News EA pays respects to Emiliano Sala, removes him from FIFA FC Nantes player also pulled from Ultimate Team packs, card prices fixed Feb. 12, 2019 James Batchelor 1 comment
News Unity reportedly considering IPO for 2020 But engine provider will only float if market conditions are favourable, sources claim Feb. 12, 2019 James Batchelor
News Activision Blizzard share price slumps to two-year low Reports of layoffs and expected earnings decline lead to further pessimism over publisher's fortunes Feb. 12, 2019 James Batchelor
News Sonic Mania dev Christian Whitehead co-founds new studio Evening Star Retro tech behind Sega's best-selling platformer will become studio's proprietary Star Engine Feb. 12, 2019 James Batchelor
News Starbreeze sells System Shock 3 publishing rights Troubled publisher and OtherSide Entertainment “mutally agreed” rights should return to the latter Feb. 12, 2019 James Batchelor
News Sumo Digital opens new mobile studio in Leamington Spa Crackdown 3 developer hires Sega Hardlight founder Chris Southall, tells us this was “catalyst” for opening seventh studio Feb. 11, 2019 James Batchelor
News Google has no plans to lower its 30% cut CEO maintains figure is the industry standard, despite Epic Games' efforts to bypass it Feb. 11, 2019 James Batchelor
News UK Charts: Red Dead Redemption 2 back at No.1 Kingdom Hearts drops to No.3 in its second week on sale Feb. 11, 2019 James Batchelor
News Activision Blizzard staff reportedly bracing for layoffs Slowing sales and the loss of Destiny could lead to hundreds of jobs being cut in the next 48 hours Feb. 11, 2019 James Batchelor
News Swedish Tax Agency targets King with $389m fine Skatteverket claims Candy Crush firm has disposed immaterial rights out of its home nation Feb. 8, 2019 James Batchelor
News King signs Tech Talent Charter to drive diversity Candy Crush Saga developer is first UK games company to pledge to the initiative Feb. 8, 2019 James Batchelor
Feature Magic Leap prototype becomes Angry Birds' VR debut Resolution Games' Tommy Palm shares the origins of the first virtual reality entry in the hit mobile series Feb. 7, 2019 James Batchelor
News Shares slump for big four publishers after latest financials Take-Two and Electronic Arts suffer the most but analyst maintains games industry still “in rude health” Feb. 7, 2019 James Batchelor
News Zynga CEO: It's “too early to tell” if more will follow Epic's anti-App Store stance Frank Gibeau says casual games firm has a “great partnership” with both Apple and Google Feb. 7, 2019 James Batchelor
News Resident Evil 2's triumphant debut in EMEAA charts Capcom's remake tops physical, download and combined best-seller lists Feb. 6, 2019 James Batchelor
Stub Hatch coming to Japan with Docomo partnership Streaming service for premium mobile games coming to Android phones and set-top boxes in the East Feb. 6, 2019 James Batchelor
News Tomb Raider and Just Cause fail to offset wider declines at Square Enix Digital Entertainment's sales rise in final quarter of 2018, but company's income still plummets Feb. 6, 2019 James Batchelor
News The GamesIndustry.biz Podcast: Apex Legends and the safety of a surprise launch Plus, we discuss the success of Kingdom Hearts III and the ongoing debate around Metro Exodus' exclusivity deal with the Epic Games Stores Feb. 6, 2019 James Batchelor
News Disney praises “good relationship” with EA and Star Wars games Entertainment giant is “probably going to continue” licensing out its IP as “we haven't been particularly good at the self-publishing side” Feb. 6, 2019 James Batchelor 1 comment