News
Thunderful calls 2024 "a transitional year" as net revenue drops 14.5% YoY
Switch to a "pure-play company" has led to a "very eventful" first half-year
Publishing (Page 5)
Feature
Dieter Schoeller: "Headup might have been a little bit too quirky for Thunderful"
Founder and CEO discusses the decision to part ways with its former parent, and what the future holds for the publisher
Feature
Wizards of the Coast: "There are lots of ways to express Dungeons & Dragons beyond RPGs"
Senior vice president of digital licensing Eugene Evans says there is almost no Hasbro IP that isn't heading to games
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Team17: "Indies need to demonstrate they understand what players are looking for"
Head of game scouting Jasper Barnes advised devs on nostalgia, replayability, and making sure players aren't "bored after seven minutes"
Feature
Amazon's widening bet on games: "We're not hell bent on just being MMOs"
EMEA publishing director Jon Rosenblatt on the King of Meat reveal and how the success of New World and Lost Ark ignited developer interest in Amazon
News
Borderlands 4 and Mafia: The Old Country bookend Gamescom Opening Night Live announcements
Other highlights include Peter Molyneux's Masters of Albion, new Dying Light game, Amazon & Glowmade's King of Meat, plus release date and PS5 version of Indiana Jones
News
Space Ape shuts down its nine-year-old RTS Rival Kingdoms
"All games have a life cycle, and Rival Kingdoms is no exception," the developer said
News
Black Myth: Wukong breaks single-player Steam records on day one with 2m concurrent users
Chinese action game has surpassed performance by Cyberpunk 2077, but falls behind PUBG's 3.3 million
News
The biggest challenges for indie developers, with Jason Della Rocca | Podcast
Episode available to download now, part of our Devcom and Gamescom daily podcasts
News
Kwalee launches Arabic-language edition of Hitseeker
The UK publisher says it will support Arabic-speaking devs "with tools, resources, and expert support"
News
Black Myth: Wukong demands influencers don't mention "feminist propaganda" in coverage
Players are also forbidden to discuss "China's game industry policies"
Feature
How Stray Fawn survived eight years as an indie with no investors or publisher
Co-founder Philomena Schwab shares how community support and crowdfunding helped build the studio
News
89% of Devcom speakers believe AAA games don't need additional purchases
Premium was most popular business model, with only one respondent favouring free-to-play games with ads
Feature
The state of games publishing: "The era of the generalist indie publisher is over"
As games publishers scale back their efforts (or close entirely), what does the future look like for the indie side of the industry?
Opinion
Valve's not-so-secret game Deadlock is a bold experiment in soft-launching | Opinion
With tens of thousands of people already playing despite the game never being formally announced, Valve's Deadlock shows us a smarter way to launch an online game
News
Riot Games shuffles leadership for esports and entertainment
Two new studios have been set up for live-action and animation
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Epic Games launches mobile store, bringing Fortnite and Fall Guys to iOS and Android
iOS version EU-only, but Sweeney says this is "just the beginning" of Epic coming to smart devices worldwide
News
Cloud gaming platform Blacknut partners with Ubisoft
"This is just the beginning of our partnership," Ubisoft says
News
New report says the games industry is "showing signs of a recovery"
DDM's Games Investment Review reports "sizeable uptick" in investments, recovering ground lost in 2023
Feature
Sponsored | How live-service games can develop an on-going sustainable relationship with creators beyond sponsorships
Wehype shares the benefits of Support-A-Creator codes
News
Reforged Studios acquires Ground Shatter and Extra Mile Studios
"Both teams still had a lot of potential to grow their success further with the right support," says Reforged CEO
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Film and TV production firm Phiphen launches games publisher
Phiphen Games' debut title, Ruffy and the Riverside by Zockrates Labs, will launch for PC and console in early 2025
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New Steam rules blocks links within store page descriptions
Changes will come into effect in early September
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Supercell appoints new CFO
Outgoing CFO will remain at Supercell "with a focus on supporting existing and future growth initiatives"
News
Owlcat Games expands into publishing
"We have already created our dream game, and now we have the expertise to guide others," Owlcat says