News
Australian games sector employment "steady" as industry generates $211.9m in 2024
Plus 81% of Australian studios expect headcount to remain stable or grow in 2025
Development
News
11 Bit Studios lays off unknown number of staff, cancels Project 8 console game
Studio president said title was "conceived under very different market conditions"
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Catly dev "surprised" at AI speculation - "we don't think there are AI tools that could produce that"
SuperAuthenti also refutes blockchain claims
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Opinion
Marvel Rivals is a bright spot in a dark year for live service | Opinion
With so many expensive, high-profile live service games failing, the early success of NetEase’s title is a welcome relief – but the risks of this model have never been more clear
News
Hideki Kamiya returns to Capcom with new Clovers studio, working on Okami sequel
New company has studios in Osaka and Tokyo
Feature
How Ogre Head Studio found its niche with Indian folklore
We talk to founder Zain Fahadh about the challenges of funding an indie studio, and the inspirations behind Ogre Head's games
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Feature
Why RuneScape creator Andrew Gower has returned to MMORPGs with Brighter Shores
Veteran developer discusses how his plan to create an off-the-shelf engine led him back to the genre where he began
Feature
Meet GDAI, India's first video games trade body
Association's president Sridhar Muppidi shares how the new organisation hopes to ramp up games development in India
News
Clear Angle Studios opens new location in Los Angeles
Culver City studio has already provided its services for three games industry projects
Feature
Why gaming is India's "new entertainment frontier"
Developers and other experts take us through the challenges they face, and how rising player spending is fuelling more ambitious games
Feature
Making a Monument Valley for the Netflix generation
We talk to Ustwo Games about its vision to deliver "Monument Valley snacks," pivoting to live service in an ethical way, and the challenges of making MV3
News
Rocksteady ends Suicide Squad development less than a year after release
Episode 8, slated to release on January 14, will be the final piece of post-launch content
News
Hunter x Hunter Nen x Impact banned in Australia
Upcoming fighting game refused classification for scenes of "implied sexual violence"
News
Ex-Disco Elysium devs at Dark Math Games secure seven-figure investment
Funding comes from Estonian investor MM Grupp, will help finance upcoming RPG XXX Nightshift
Feature
The challenges and opportunities Black Myth: Wukong created for China's developers
Veterans of the Chinese games industry share insights on the challenges they face, and how the country might be shifting to even bigger premium titles
Feature
Why Raphaël Colantonio's next game is and isn't like Dishonored
The Arkane alumni and Wolfeye Studios president and creative director explains why the mysterious new title is "the perfect project" for his team
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News
RNIB launches accessibility toolkit for devs to support gamers with sight loss
The Design for Every Game initiative features a player testing panel and DevKit
Feature
How Nintendo Switch has changed Firaxis' approach to making Civilization
Firaxis discusses the scary changes it is making to its next major game
News
Tencent acquires majority stake in Kuro Games
Developer will continue to work independently as a subsidiary of the games firm
Feature
Yasuyuki Oda on why it's taken over a quarter of a century for a new Fatal Fury game
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves' producer on new characters, worldbuilding in fighting games, and competitive play
News
Riot Games to issue penalties for "off-platform conduct"
Firm to also restrict player access across Riot games if terms of services are broken when broadcasting or creating content
Feature
From distributor to developer: GCL's ambition to create Asian IPs for the world
Keith Liu on the Singapore-based conglomerate's ambitions to evolve from distributor and publisher to developer, and the specificities of the Southeast Asian markets
News
DICE's Rebecka Coutaz to lead Battlefield Studios Europe in new role
Vice president and general manager of Swedish shooter studio will also take on leadership for Criterion
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Feature
What can game developers learn from a live-action Star Trek simulator?
Bridge Command co-creator Owen Kingston on the limits of decision trees and the potential for asymmetric multiplayer
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Scopely opens new studio in Saudi Arabia led by EA veteran
Mirai CEO Charity Joy was previously general manager at Criterion