This Week in Business (Page 7)

Minecraft isn't a game, Sony is tearing friendships apart, Apple taking 30% makes the world a better place, and other dubious claims aired in court

There's nothing wrong with waiting for a sale or playing a game given away as part of a subscription service

Monthly NPD sales reports underscore how COVID-19 reversed a declining trend in US game spending

The Academy had a week full of insights on game design, localization, narrative direction, IP licensing, and performance capture

Permanently pulling the plug on the PS3, PSP, and PS Vita stores is both culturally and financially short-sighted

Skyrocketing stock and pandemic store closures have made an eventful year for the brick and mortar retailer, but the biggest news has been happening behind the scenes

Maybe we should have expected a zombie game studio to excel at developing senselessly hostile hordes

The publisher is investigating reports that an employee is selling rare cards in FIFA's loot box game mode, but its objections don't hold much weight

Banning a FIFA player who hurled racist abuse via Instagram shows that EA's "platform" rightly extends beyond the confines of the game

As developers enter a second year of working from home, mounting AAA delays suggest blockbusters could be fewer and further between

Executives weigh in on the industry's recent rash of mergers and acquisitions, and whether they intend to fuel it further

No hindsight was needed to see that Google's Stadia first-party development plan didn't make sense

We can't say exactly how or when this saga ends, but we're pretty sure who will be left holding the bag

Given how common the causes behind the game's problems are, it's amazing we don't see more high-profile debacles

Our long-running weekly quotes and stats column makes its GamesIndustry.biz debut