Development

News

Switch 2 (finally), GTA 6 to dominate, AI in game dev (again): Analysts predictions for 2025

Our annual panel of industry-watchers review their calls for the past year, and offer new forecasts for the year to come

Dec. 23, 2024 James Batchelor

News

Aonic secures over €150m in funding

Investment will support firm's subsidiaries and future acquisitions

Dec. 23, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

News

Hothead Games shuts down

Studio filed for bankruptcy following breakdown of a project

Dec. 23, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

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

Dec. 19, 2024 Vikki Blake

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"

Dec. 19, 2024 James Batchelor

News

Catly dev "surprised" at AI speculation - "we don't think there are AI tools that could produce that"

SuperAuthenti also refutes blockchain claims

Dec. 17, 2024 Vikki Blake

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

Dec. 13, 2024 Rob Fahey

News

Hideki Kamiya returns to Capcom with new Clovers studio, working on Okami sequel

New company has studios in Osaka and Tokyo

Dec. 13, 2024 James Batchelor

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

Dec. 12, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

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

Dec. 11, 2024 Alex Calvin

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

Dec. 11, 2024 James Batchelor

News

Clear Angle Studios opens new location in Los Angeles

Culver City studio has already provided its services for three games industry projects

Dec. 10, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

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

Dec. 10, 2024 James Batchelor

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

Dec. 10, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

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

Dec. 9, 2024 Vikki Blake

News

Hunter x Hunter Nen x Impact banned in Australia

Upcoming fighting game refused classification for scenes of "implied sexual violence"

Dec. 9, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

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

Dec. 5, 2024 James Batchelor

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

Dec. 5, 2024 Jason Rodriguez

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

Dec. 4, 2024 James Batchelor

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

Dec. 3, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

Feature

How Nintendo Switch has changed Firaxis' approach to making Civilization

Firaxis discusses the scary changes it is making to its next major game

Dec. 3, 2024 Christopher Dring

News

Tencent acquires majority stake in Kuro Games

Developer will continue to work independently as a subsidiary of the games firm

Dec. 2, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

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

Dec. 2, 2024 Jason Rodriguez

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

Dec. 2, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

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

Nov. 28, 2024 Marie Dealessandri