News Disney hires former PlayStation portfolio boss to head up games licensing John Drake says it's an "amazing time" to bring the worlds of Star Wars, Marvel and Fox to video games July 16, 2019 James Batchelor
News Ubisoft criticised for sourcing Watch Dogs Legion music through Joseph Gordon-Levitt's HitRecord UPDATE: Publishers stresses that voluntary contributions gives fans a chance to "have their own creative expressions" in the game July 16, 2019 James Batchelor
News Sports Direct now owns 84% of GAME Shares in UK games retailer will be removed from London Stock Exchange by August 12 July 15, 2019 James Batchelor
News Ratio of successful Kickstarter projects at highest since Double Fine Adventure ICO Partners breaks down ongoing maturation of crowdfunding projects with H1 2019 update July 15, 2019 James Batchelor
News Blizzard testing automatic shutdown for Overwatch matches where players are cheating But game's director Jeff Kaplan promises rule-abiding players will not be punished in any way July 15, 2019 James Batchelor
News Dr Mario World is the lowest grossing Nintendo mobile launch so far But Sensor Tower says puzzle game is on par with latest Candy Crush release July 15, 2019 James Batchelor
News Wube Software takes up G2A on offer to pay back ten times its chargeback fees Studio has racked up $6,600 in chargebacks for Factorio, also encourages players to pirate rather than buy via G2A July 15, 2019 James Batchelor
News The GamesIndustry.biz Podcast: How do you solve a problem like G2A? Latest episode available to download now, discusses indie backlash against the divisive site -- plus the Nintendo Switch Lite July 12, 2019 James Batchelor
News G2A proposes key-blocking tool But controversial marketplace wants at least 100 developers to register interest before it begins development July 12, 2019 James Batchelor 3 comments
News Ubisoft bans XP farming quests in Assassin's Creed Odyssey's story creator Coincidently, publisher continues to sell permanent XP boosts as in-game purchases July 12, 2019 James Batchelor
Feature The industry is still "developing games in a bubble" FlavourWorks' Jack Attridge says Conan O'Brien's Clueless Gamer videos are proof of how inaccessible games have become July 12, 2019 James Batchelor 6 comments
News Blizzard unleashes Google's DeepMind AI against European Starcraft II players Experimental AlphaStar agent will play anonymously, but only against gamers who opt into test matches July 12, 2019 James Batchelor
News Shenmue III backers have to purchase season pass, deluxe edition separately They will also not receive pre-order content, much to fans' chagrin July 11, 2019 James Batchelor
News Doug Bowser: No Switch Pro this year, Lite won't kill 3DS Meanwhile, original Switch is getting a minor upgrade with new components July 11, 2019 James Batchelor 1 comment
News Nintendo Switch Lite launches this September Update: Smaller, portable-only Switch will cost $200, transferring saves is planned July 10, 2019 James Batchelor
News Dr Mario World reaches No.1 faster than Harry Potter (but slower than BTS) App Annie reports Nintendo's latest mobile hit ranks lower on iOS in the UK than the US July 10, 2019 James Batchelor
Feature David Braben: Now is the best time to make your game Frontier Developments founder reflects on his three decades in development and the long journey to self-publishing July 10, 2019 James Batchelor
Feature Vela Games' mission to reinvent multiplayer games Co-founders of new Dublin studio explain how the win-lose structure breeds toxicity and why co-op should not be an optional extra July 10, 2019 James Batchelor
News Warframe studio treats development like "a marathon, not a sprint" to avoid crunch "If we did treat it like a sprint, we'd be dead." July 10, 2019 James Batchelor
News IP holders can now manually timestamp YouTube videos in copyright claims YouTubers given new tools to trim or mute problematic sections in their videos July 10, 2019 James Batchelor
News Mediatonic opens new Spanish studio UK developer sets up fourth dedicated branch in Madrid as headcount reaches 200 July 8, 2019 James Batchelor
News Yogscast cuts ties with Matthew 'Caff' Meredith after sexual harassment allegations Meredith's entire mod team abandons him as eight victims come forward in three days July 8, 2019 James Batchelor
News Layoffs at HQ Trivia as downloads continue to fall Troubled mobile company streamlines as it shifts towards subscriptions July 8, 2019 James Batchelor
News G2A: "It's a good thing that people can re-sell keys" Marketplace says it aims to present a solution to current controversy later this week July 8, 2019 James Batchelor 1 comment
News Shigeru Miyamoto: Games will still be fun without streaming Legendary Nintendo designer says "it may look like we're falling behind" but platform holder is still keeping up with new tech like VR July 5, 2019 James Batchelor