Gfinity Digital Media affected by layoffswww.gamesindustry.biz Gfinity Digital Media has reportedly been hit with a wave of redundancies. Gfinity and Stealth Optional editor-in-chief…
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The GamesIndustry.biz Summer Party 2024 in pictureswww.gamesindustry.biz Last Wednesday, GamesIndustry.biz held its annual Summer Party at Develop Brighton – which just so happened to be on th…
"I just dropped them an email" – How a small studio won over Netflix to make a Queen's Gambit gamewww.gamesindustry.biz At Develop Brighton last week, Jamie Brayshaw, Ripstone's head of partnerships, gave a talk on how the studio convinced…
Why is Xbox increasing the price of Game Pass? | Microcastwww.gamesindustry.biz The latest GamesIndustry.biz Microcast is available to download or watch now. This week, James and Chris discuss Micros…
UK video game sales fall almost 30% in the first half of 2024www.gamesindustry.biz UK video game sales have fallen almost 30 percent in the first half of 2024. According to ERA – the UK trade body repre…
Genshin Impact's own voice talent denounce MiHoYo's "whitewashing" portrayal of new character designswww.gamesindustry.biz Genshin Impact's own voice talent have publicly denounced developer MiHoYo, questioning "the execution of its research …
Gamescom Latam's plan to double in size for year twowww.gamesindustry.biz It's safe to say the first ever Gamescom Latam was a success. More than 100,000 visitors from over 70 countries came to…
Terraria has sold over 58m copies to date | News-in-briefwww.gamesindustry.biz The resource for people who make and sell games.
Grand Games raises $3m in funding roundwww.gamesindustry.biz Turkish startup Grand Games has raised $3 million in a pre-seed funding round. As reported by GamesBeat, the funding ro…
The First Descendant hits 10m players | News-in-briefwww.gamesindustry.biz The resource for people who make and sell games.
Inaugural Esports Olympic Games to be held in Saudi Arabiawww.gamesindustry.biz The International Olympic Committee has announced that the first Olympic Esports Games will be held in Saudi Arabia in …
Shuhei Yoshida and Greg Rice share the secrets behind what makes a great gamewww.gamesindustry.biz What makes a great game? It's a question with many answers, and one that came up during this year's Develop Brighton ke…
Nintendo accused of miscrediting external developerswww.gamesindustry.biz Nintendo has been accused of miscrediting external translators, according to employees working for service providers Lo…
Techland moving "most roles" to on-site or hybrid modelwww.gamesindustry.biz Techland is shifting the majority of its staff to either working in the studio or on a 'hybrid' model where they work b…
The First Descendant to be updated following claims of similarities with Destiny 2www.gamesindustry.biz Nexon has responded to claims that The First Descendant copied designs from Destiny 2. A report by Forbes last week hig…
Embracer secures new €600m revolving credit facilitywww.gamesindustry.biz Embracer has secured a new €600m ($652m) revolving credit facility with a two-year tenor. This new facility replaces it…
Tencent is shutting down its free-to-play shooter Synced after just a yearwww.gamesindustry.biz Tencent is shutting down its free-to-play shooter, Synced. Terminating the servers a year to the day after the shooter …
Price hike shows Xbox is determined to make Game Pass work | Opinionwww.gamesindustry.biz If there were any doubts about Xbox's commitment to Game Pass (and there was plenty of industry chatter earlier this ye…
GAME reportedly dropping in-store pre-orders next monthwww.gamesindustry.biz The offering of UK specialist retail GAME continues to shrink, with a new report claiming that the chain will no longer…
New indie publishing and investment firm First Break Labs formswww.gamesindustry.biz Former Nintendo and Sega staff have formed a new publishing and investment firm, First Break Labs, which aims to help i…
"Small number of roles" face potential redundancies at Splash Damagewww.gamesindustry.biz Splash Damage is the latest studio to face potential layoffs, with staff informed today whether they are at risk. It's …
Capcom, Shawn Layden confirmed for Gamescom Asia 2024www.gamesindustry.biz The organisers of Gamescom Asia have announced the first wave of names for this year's show, including former PlayStati…
Baldur's Gate 3 and Alan Wake 2 lead Develop Star Awards winnerswww.gamesindustry.biz The 2024 Develop Star Awards winners is the latest ceremony to add more trophies into Larian Studios and Remedy Enterta…
Stellar Blade developer Shift Up raises $320m in IPOwww.gamesindustry.biz Shift Up, the South Korean developer behind this year's PlayStation 5 exclusive Stellar Blade, has successfully complet…
Microsoft relinquishes non-voting observer seat on OpenAI boardwww.gamesindustry.biz Microsoft has relinquished its non-voting observer seat on OpenAI's board. Keith Dolliver, Microsoft's deputy general c…
Rogue Company developer removes all Dr Disrespect contentwww.gamesindustry.biz Free-to-play shooter Rogue Company has severed ties with Guy "Dr Disrespect" Beahm. Whilst the live-action game hadn't …
Network N Media website The Loadout has shut downwww.gamesindustry.biz UK-based gaming website The Loadout has shut down. Although parent company Network N Media has not commented publicly o…
Series Entertainment acquires mobile game studio Pixelberry Studioswww.gamesindustry.biz Series Entertainment has acquired story-driven, episodic mobile game studio Pixelberry. Series Entertainment – itself a…