News UK's Video Games Tax Relief has paid out £324m in five years Over 1,000 claims have been made by developers and publishers since incentive launched in 2014 Aug. 7, 2019 James Batchelor
News Square Enix kicks off financial year with Q1 sales of $501m Sales up 19%, income rises 86% - driven in part by Final Fantasy XIV and remasters Aug. 6, 2019 James Batchelor
News Nexon to fully acquire stock in Embark Studios Nexon's Western development strategy will now be "driven" by Embark founder Patrick Söderlund Aug. 5, 2019 Matthew Handrahan
News Capcom profits up 50.8% thanks to "highly profitable" digital downloads Japanese publisher increases focus on esports as it restructures unprofitable arcade business Aug. 1, 2019 Ivy Taylor
News Sega Sammy operating income up 246.6% this quarter Entertainment segment drives huge year-on-year profit increase July 30, 2019 Ivy Taylor
News Nintendo quarterly profits down 10% despite rising Switch sales Annual profits up around 40% as Switch falls just shy of two year sale-projection with 36.9 million units sold July 30, 2019 Ivy Taylor
News PlayStation 4 passes 100m shipments, but revenues dip by ¥15bn Sony revises forecasts as first-party exclusives and overall game sales slow July 30, 2019 James Batchelor
News Latest Unity investment values company at $6 billion Tender offer of $525 million more than doubles valuation for game dev engine outfit July 25, 2019 Brendan Sinclair
News Focus Home Interactive's Q1 revenue up 49% YOY World War Z accounted for nearly half of the publisher's sales last quarter July 25, 2019 Rebekah Valentine
News Mail.Ru's My.Games grows revenues to $116.9 million in Q2 But suffers $10 million impairment charge as Obsidian co-developed MMO Skyforge falters July 25, 2019 James Batchelor
News Defiant Development to close after nine years Pioneering Australian studio was "not able to change quickly enough" to adapt to the changing industry July 24, 2019 Matthew Handrahan
News Google, Amazon invests in voice-controlled games studio Doppio Portuguese developer secures €1m in seed funding July 23, 2019 James Batchelor
News Tencent leads 'substantial' funding round for retro games streaming platform Antstream Subscription service soft launched in Western Europe this month, heading to the US by end of 2019 July 23, 2019 James Batchelor
News Game Seer Venture Partners launches with €10m fund Company will invest up to €1.5 million in PC and console games, doesn't require long-term plans July 22, 2019 James Batchelor
News Gaming and esports revenues on the rise for MTG InnoGames' Forge of Empires was at the heart of the Swedish firm's growth in the second quarter July 22, 2019 Matthew Handrahan
News DouYu goes public with $775m Nasdaq IPO Tencent-backed Chinese streaming platform is valued at more than $3.7 billion July 18, 2019 Matthew Handrahan
News MTG has invested $11m in games companies this year H1 deals include Dorian, Tonk Tonk Games and Sviper July 17, 2019 Matthew Handrahan
News German consumers spent €4.4bn on video games in 2018 Mobile and consoles have overtaken PC as nation's most popular games platforms July 16, 2019 James Batchelor
News NetEase acquires minority stake in Behaviour Interactive Partnership to help enhance Chinese game giant's research and development efforts July 16, 2019 Ivy Taylor
News Sports Direct now owns 84% of GAME Shares in UK games retailer will be removed from London Stock Exchange by August 12 July 15, 2019 James Batchelor
News Ratio of successful Kickstarter projects at highest since Double Fine Adventure ICO Partners breaks down ongoing maturation of crowdfunding projects with H1 2019 update July 15, 2019 James Batchelor
News Smartphone maker ROKiT announces $50m indie dev fund Selection committee of industry veterans established, up to $500,000 per project on offer July 12, 2019 Ivy Taylor 3 comments
News Jagex denies reports it has been sold Suggested sale by owner Fukong "remains one of various possible outcomes" July 11, 2019 Rebekah Valentine
News Game investments continue at record pace in first half of 2019 Digi-Capital: $3.8b in investments contrasts with lowest merger and acquisition and IPO spend since 2010 July 10, 2019 Rebekah Valentine
News Monolith Soft opens new studio as profits boom New Osaki studio arrives following a fiscal year in which profits doubled July 10, 2019 Matthew Handrahan