News Striker VR raises $4 million for VR gun peripheral The Arena Infinity targets location-based VR but the company is working on a version for the consumer market too Feb. 18, 2021 Marie Dealessandri
News Reggie Fils-Aimé on E3: "If the ESA doesn't figure out how to do this, someone else will" Playable content is "key to a successful E3," the former Nintendo exec said Feb. 17, 2021 Marie Dealessandri
News Stadia staff lauded for "great progress" one week before closure Phil Harrison reportedly praised the studios' good work "establishing a strong lineup of Stadia exclusive games" Feb. 17, 2021 Marie Dealessandri
News Dota 2 is getting a Netflix series The eight-episode anime series will launch on March 25 Feb. 17, 2021 Marie Dealessandri
News IGDA Foundation launches Diverse Game Developers Fund The grant will distribute $300,000 to marginalised developers Feb. 16, 2021 Marie Dealessandri
News PC gaming hardware and accessories spending grew 62% in the US in 2020 PC gaming accessories in particular rose 81% in 2020 Feb. 16, 2021 Marie Dealessandri
News Colossi Games raises $2.5m in funding Funding will go towards the development of its first title, a social survival game set in Ancient Rome Feb. 16, 2021 Marie Dealessandri
News Valheim sells two million units Iron Gate Studio's title achieved that feat in less than two weeks Feb. 16, 2021 Marie Dealessandri
News Starbreeze losses shrink to $15.8m as Payday continues to grow "Starbreeze is a much stronger company today than it was one year ago," acting CEO Tobias Sjögren said Feb. 16, 2021 Marie Dealessandri
News Kwalee launches PC and console publishing arm The mobile company is now the publisher of Doublehit Games' Eternal Hope on PC Feb. 15, 2021 Marie Dealessandri
News First PS5 drift class action lawsuit filed against Sony The lawsuit says the drift defect "compromises the DualSense controller's core functionality" Feb. 15, 2021 Marie Dealessandri
News Sega Sammy reports sharp income decline despite soaring game sales The Japanese firm sold 34.2 million games in the nine months ended in December, 77% more than the year before Feb. 12, 2021 Marie Dealessandri
Stub Human: Fall Flat reaches 25 million units sold That's across all platforms, with No Brakes Games' title having sold 2.5 million units on mobile in China in just one month Feb. 11, 2021 Marie Dealessandri
News Pole to Win acquires 5518 Studios The art studio is to be merged with Orange Rock Studios, and operate under the new name 1518 Studios Feb. 11, 2021 Marie Dealessandri
Academy Things you wish you knew before starting a studio Melissa Phillips reflects on what she's learnt in the 12 months since co-founding Silver Rain Games Feb. 11, 2021 Marie Dealessandri
Stub Iron Gate Studio's Valheim sells one million units The survival Viking game reached 160,000 peak concurrent users and over 127,000 peak Twitch viewers in one week Feb. 11, 2021 Marie Dealessandri
News Last Of Us HBO series casts Pedro Pascal as Joel Bella Ramsey has also been chosen to play Ellie Feb. 11, 2021 Marie Dealessandri
News PS5's DualSense controller also faces drift issues Players started reporting malfunctioning joysticks as early as ten days after their purchase Feb. 10, 2021 Marie Dealessandri
News Tencent acquires minority stake in Bohemia Interactive The Czech studio is targeting the Chinese market with its game creation platform, Ylands Feb. 9, 2021 Marie Dealessandri
News Assetto Corsa franchise reaches €100 million in lifetime sales Developer Kunos Simulazioni hires new VP of licensing and partnerships from Ferrari to grow its esports division Feb. 9, 2021 Marie Dealessandri
News Latitude raises $3.3 million for its AI platform The funds will go towards growing the company's product, which can build "infinite storylines" using AI Feb. 9, 2021 Marie Dealessandri
News CD Projekt Red's internal systems "compromised" following ransomware attack The person responsible for the attack claims they stole the source codes for Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3 Feb. 9, 2021 Marie Dealessandri
News PS5 to launch in China in Q2 2021 Sony's console is currently going through the "final preparations" before launch in mainland China Feb. 9, 2021 Marie Dealessandri
News Homa Games raises $15m for hypercasual titles The seed run was led by Idinvest Partners and E.ventures, which both will join the studio's board Feb. 8, 2021 Marie Dealessandri
Stub E4 to reboot GamesMaster The TV show will see five celebrities compete in games-related challenges every week Feb. 8, 2021 Marie Dealessandri