News Trendy sues Studio Wildcard over origins of Ark: Survival Evolved UPDATE: Case settled, details emerge on Twitter April 15, 2016 Matthew Handrahan
News Shovel Knight passes 1.2m sales, with 200k from retail "Keeping our game at full price has been a major part of our strategy" April 15, 2016 Matthew Handrahan
News Minecraft: Education Edition will launch in early access this June Schools in 41 countries will be able to download educational version for free April 15, 2016 Matthew Handrahan
News Xbox veterans form new mixed reality studio, LOOOK Sébastien Motte and John Howard's Seattle-based startup will team up with established AR developer, Asobo Studio April 15, 2016 Matthew Handrahan
News Toytalk targets wider audience, rebrands as PullString Kids no longer the sole focus as Pixar vets' interactive entertainment startup moves into emerging chatbot market April 14, 2016 Matthew Handrahan
News Fable Legends' closure marks the end of Lionhead Studios Microsoft is in the process of issuing refunds to those who purchased in-game currency after beta is taken offline April 14, 2016 Matthew Handrahan 4 comments
News Nielsen: eSports audience is 81 per cent male In an increasingly diverse games market, a new report gives the eSports audience a distinctly retro feel April 14, 2016 Matthew Handrahan
News Rust hits 3.5m sales amidst concerns over gender, race assignment Facepunch has found success in Early Access, but recent changes have ignited a debate within its audience April 14, 2016 Matthew Handrahan 8 comments
News GREE launches $12 million VR investment fund Augmented and mixed reality companies will be considered, in gaming and beyond April 13, 2016 Matthew Handrahan
News Keywords buys the Synthesis Group in €18 million deal Tech services company closes its biggest ever acquisition, its second in two weeks April 13, 2016 Matthew Handrahan
News Enter The Gungeon sold 200,000 copies in a week Dodge Roll Games and Devolver's partnership pays off April 13, 2016 Matthew Handrahan
Feature Lucky's Tale: Why third-person games are a vital part of VR's future First-person may be the intuitive path for VR devs, but Playful CEO Paul Bettner believes "the entire industry is going to wake up" to a new perspective April 12, 2016 Matthew Handrahan 1 comment
News “Thank you for this honour, but I'm just getting started” John Carmack marked BAFTA's tribute to his past with a speech about the future - watch it here April 12, 2016 Matthew Handrahan
News Quantum Break is the UK's #1 retail game Remedy's latest beats Codies' Dirt Rally to the top spot April 11, 2016 Matthew Handrahan
News Animoca Brands raises $6.5 million from share placement Hong Kong based mobile company closes second share placement in less than six months April 11, 2016 Matthew Handrahan
News Choice Provisions closes San Francisco studio Layoffs hit the company formerly known as Gaijin Games in the face of a "dramatically" changing industry April 11, 2016 Matthew Handrahan
News Machine Zone diversifies business, rebrands as "MZ" New data platform aimed as much at "corporations" and "governments" as other game companies April 11, 2016 Matthew Handrahan 1 comment
News Tom Clancy's The Division tops YouTube trending chart Ubisoft's new IP finished at the top of YouTube's games chart for March April 8, 2016 Matthew Handrahan 2 comments
News Destiny creative lead resigns from Bungie Story specialist CJ Cowan started at the company with Halo 2, has worked on Destiny since 2009 April 8, 2016 Matthew Handrahan
News IAP the least popular form of monetisation among players Even premium was more popular than in-app purchasing in Unity survey, but video ads were by far the favourite choice April 7, 2016 Matthew Handrahan 6 comments
News Rock Band 4 Fig campaign raises half its $1.5 million target "There doesn't seem to be enough of an audience to make Rock Band for PC a viable project for us right now" April 7, 2016 Matthew Handrahan
News Nazara Games takes minority stake in TrulySocial London-based developer will work with Nazara to take its new game to the female audience in India April 7, 2016 Matthew Handrahan
News Ex-Lionhead, Superhot devs join Quo Vadis lineup Emmi Kuusikko and Piotr Iwanicki will speak at the Berlin conference later this month April 5, 2016 Matthew Handrahan
News Nintendo denies bowing to GamerGate pressure in employee firing Update: IGDA issues statement on Alison Rapp dismissal April 4, 2016 Matthew Handrahan
Feature Critical Consensus: Remedy's reach exceeds its grasp with Quantum Break Ambitious Xbox One exclusive isn't short on style, but the critics are divided on how well it comes together April 1, 2016 Matthew Handrahan 1 comment