Stub Square Enix bans thousands of Final Fantasy 14 players for real-money trading Almost 6,000 players had their accounts terminated in the week leading up to March 3 March 8, 2021 Matthew Handrahan
News Zombies, Run dev Six to Start acquired for $9.5m Fitness firm OliveX will pay $6.65m upfront, with the rest tied to the UK-based firm's performance March 8, 2021 Matthew Handrahan
News Hogwarts Legacy designer quits Avalanche following public backlash Troy Leavitt claims the decision to leave was his own, promises clarity in a future YouTube video March 5, 2021 Matthew Handrahan
Stub Grads In Games is now a non-profit company Aardvark Swift's UK careers initiative spun out into an independent organisation March 4, 2021 Matthew Handrahan
News Lumikai leads $1.5m investment round in All-Star Games Play Ventures also contributed to pre-Series A round for the Bangalore-based sports game developer March 3, 2021 Matthew Handrahan
News The Last of US Part 2 secures a record 13 BAFTA nominations Naughty Dog's game leads a big haul for Sony, with PlayStation exclusives accounting for 41 nominations overall March 2, 2021 Matthew Handrahan
News TiMi Studios joins Playing for the Planet Alliance Tencent subsidiary is the first China-based game developer to join the UN-backed initiative March 2, 2021 Matthew Handrahan
Stub Crying Suns reaches 1m players across mobile and PC Alt-Shift's roguelite hits milestone after launching in September 2019 March 2, 2021 Matthew Handrahan
News Dream Games secures $50m Series A round Mobile startup's Series A is the largest ever for a Turkish company March 1, 2021 Matthew Handrahan
News MiHoYo revenue reportedly close to $800m in 2020 Genshin Impact drove huge sales and headcount growth at the Shanghai-based firm Feb. 26, 2021 Matthew Handrahan 2 comments
News Sega's release slate was cut almost in half by COVID-19 disruption Japanese firm forecast 30 new releases this fiscal year in August 2020, but it now expects just 18 by the end of March Feb. 26, 2021 Matthew Handrahan
Stub Games included in the GSA BAFTA Student Awards for the first time Awards for Games and Immersive to be presented at the online ceremony in July this year Feb. 26, 2021 Matthew Handrahan
Stub Valheim hits 4m sales and 500,000 concurrent players Iron Gate's breakout hit is now one of the top five games in Steam's history for concurrent players Feb. 25, 2021 Matthew Handrahan
News Marc Whitten swaps Amazon for Unity Former Xbox exec left Amazon five months after rolling out the Luna streaming service Feb. 25, 2021 Matthew Handrahan
Feature Little Nightmares 2 | Critical Consensus Tarsier Studios' grimly atmospheric sequel is Bandai Namco's biggest critical hit in three years Feb. 25, 2021 Matthew Handrahan
Stub Amazon opens Luna early access to new users More Fire TV owners can now access the could gaming service, and purchasing the Luna Controller is no longer by invitation Feb. 25, 2021 Matthew Handrahan
Stub Tencent takes a minority stake in Payload Studios British dev behind TerraTech is the latest recipient of investment from the Chinese giant Feb. 24, 2021 Matthew Handrahan
Stub Interactive Entertainment Law Group expands into South America with merger Deal with Colombian law firm Bedoya & Visbal Abogados gives IE Law regional strength in South America's games industry Feb. 24, 2021 Matthew Handrahan
Stub Miniclip buys Green Horse Games Romanian studio behind Football Rivals acquired by Miniclip for an undisclosed sum Feb. 23, 2021 Matthew Handrahan
Stub Ironsource acquires Luna Labs Israeli firm buys the creative management platform for an undisclosed sum Feb. 23, 2021 Matthew Handrahan
News Hardsuit Labs dropped as Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines 2 developer Paradox Interactive pushes the troubled sequel into 2022 Feb. 23, 2021 Matthew Handrahan
News UKIE aims to close the "digital divide" with Devices For All campaign Major firms have already committed to donating computing equipment to families and schools in need Feb. 23, 2021 Matthew Handrahan
Stub Huuuge Inc. now listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange IPO valued at $442m, with $150m in gross proceeds for further growth and potential acquisitions Feb. 19, 2021 Matthew Handrahan
Stub Minit devs launch racing spin-off to raise money for charity Minit Fun Racer is available to buy at three price-points -- all proceeds will be donated to good causes Feb. 19, 2021 Matthew Handrahan
News Omaken Sports forms "Nordic powerhouse of esports" with Heroic acquisition Norwegian firm raised €15 million to fund deal and its future development plans Feb. 18, 2021 Matthew Handrahan