News Dotplay obtains $1m in funding Company aims to expand its core team and enhance its platform with investment July 30, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Over 90% of Call of Duty players play less without skills-based matchmaking The quit rate of matches rose by 80% when skills-based matchmaking was decreased July 29, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Games in development prior to September 2023 exempt from SAG-AFTRA strike Grand Theft Auto 6 one of many titles exempt, union calls for members working for non-struck games to stand in solidarity July 29, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News PS Portal launching in South East Asia | News-in-brief The remote play system will launch on September 4, 2024, in Singapore and on October 9, 2024, in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand July 29, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Look North World raises $4.5m in overall funding Studio will use investment to further support development of original titles July 26, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Arts union Equity issues guidance for UK workers following SAG-AFTRA strike Union supports US movement but can’t join due to UK legislation, advises its members to continue work July 26, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Elden Ring climbs to Top Five in revenue charts for June | Newzoo Charts Luigi's Mansion 2 HD rose to No.2 on the Switch revenue charts in three days July 26, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Paradox Interactive profits drop 90% due to Life By You cancellation Write-downs of development costs for the game amounted to $19.2 million July 26, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Epic removes Fortnite from mobile app stores to prepare for own store launch Publisher also pulls games from Samsung Galaxy store due to side-loading settings July 26, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News German games market increases 6% to €10bn in 2023 Mobile games revenue was also up by 4% to €2.9 billion led by in-app purchases July 25, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Former Activision staff concerned about gen AI tools used in development, including Midjourney Publisher reportedly trained 2D artists with AI post-layoffs, assured employees gen AI "would not replace them" July 25, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Advisory firm Agora Gaming Partners raises $600,000 at launch AGP to provide advisory services in M&A, fundraising, and publishing July 24, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Davide Soliani leaves Ubisoft Ubisoft Milan's creative director is looking to "embark on a new adventure" after 25 years with developer July 24, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News GiantX acquires AI start-up iTero Gaming in multi-million dollar deal iTero founder appointed as GiantX head of gaming technology as part of acquisition July 24, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Netflix hires former Epic exec Alain Tascan as its president of games Former president Mike Verdu to move to role centred on "transformative innovation in game creation and development" July 24, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Capcom aims to increase ratio of female managers to 15% Women currently only make up 21.2% of employees at the firm July 23, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News AppMagic secures $3m in funding round Investment will be used to support research and development, and to establish new sales teams July 23, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News LightSpeed LA opens new performance capture facility | News-in-brief The studio was built to support work on The Last Sentinel, will be utilised for other internal projects July 23, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Xsolla opens new office in Beijing Expansion will support marketing, game development, and monetisation strategies July 23, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Research identifies suspicious behaviour on Steam Marketplace that may suggest money laundering The study found potential manipulation of the marketplace by certain traders in CS:GO July 23, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
Feature "It needs to feel like a roller coaster of trauma" – How The Chinese Room crafted Still Wakes The Deep Developers from the acclaimed studio share the secrets behind their latest hit July 22, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News EA Sports College Football 25 sold 2.2m $100 copies with early access An additional 600,000 people played the game through subscription service EA Play July 22, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Honor of Kings surpasses 50m downloads in a month outside of China | News-in-brief TiMi Studios' online game launched worldwide on June 20, 2024 following its 2015 release in China July 22, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Twitch reinstates Donald Trump's account Decision made after he became the 2024 Republican nominee for president July 22, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News FTC criticises Xbox Game Pass price increases "[This] is exactly the sort of consumer harm from the merger the FTC has alleged," it said July 19, 2024 Sophie McEvoy