Russia is about to host a big Esports and Sports competition named "Games of the Future" and it appears to be using its well-documented army of trolls to promote it. The competition will be hosted…
February 20, 2024 | 10:58 EST
Following Sony's financial conference call for investors and analysts that included several interesting statements about the PlayStation business, an official transcript published by the company…
February 20, 2024 | 03:29 EST
Cities: Skylines 2 developer Colossal Order has released a new dev diary in which the studio sheds light on its process for creating and simulating citizens. The latest Word of the Week column talks…
February 19, 2024 | 10:03 EST
French publisher Nacon is to hold a new Nacon Connect presentation next week. It'll feature information about several upcoming Nacon projects, plus "a few surprises", according to the publisher. In…
February 19, 2024 | 08:59 EST
Today Disco Elysium developer ZA/UM officially confirmed the cancellation of a project in development and the resulting layoffs of part of its workforce. Initially reported as a rumor citing "…
February 16, 2024 | 02:10 EST
The endless saga of the legal battle between the FTC and Microsoft for the acquisition of Activision Blizzard continues, with the house of Xbox countering one of the regulator's latest moves and the…
February 16, 2024 | 01:23 EST
Epic has revealed some statistics for the Epic Games Store throughout 2023, and it turns out that PC gamers sure did spend a lot of money on the store last year. According to Epic's stats, gamers…
February 16, 2024 | 10:24 EST
The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences just hosted the 27th annual D.I.C.E. Awards, and the winners for all categories have been announced. If you're not familiar with the awards, the…
February 16, 2024 | 01:07 EST
Evil West and Shadow Warrior 3 developer Flying Wild Hog has unionized under the banner of the Polish Gamedev Workers Union. This news comes via a post on the union's official LinkedIn page, wherein…
February 15, 2024 | 10:06 EST
Payday 3 developer Starbreeze Studios has admitted that the heist shooter is performing at "significantly lower levels" than desired. In an earnings report for 2023 released earlier today,…
February 15, 2024 | 08:57 EST
Homeworld 3 developer Blackbird Interactive is the latest studio to fall victim to the sweeping wave of layoffs currently hitting the gaming industry, a spokesperson has confirmed. Reports began to…
February 15, 2024 | 08:33 EST
Embracer announced its financial results for the third quarter of the fiscal year 2023/24, related to the period between October and December 2023. As mentioned in the documentation produced by the…
February 15, 2024 | 03:38 EST
Bandai Namco announced its financial results for the third quarter of the fiscal year, related to the period between October and December 2023. According to the documents provided by the Tokyo-based…
February 14, 2024 | 07:37 EST
During Sony's quarterly financial conference call for investors and analysts, CFO and COO Hiroki Totoki talked about the PlayStation Business and announced a revision to the PS5 sales prediction for…
February 14, 2024 | 02:37 EST
Sony just released its financial results for the third quarter of the fiscal year, related to the period between October and December 2023, alongside an update on PS5 shipments. The financial…
February 14, 2024 | 01:20 EST
LGBTQ+ advocacy group GLAAD has released its inaugural State of LGBTQ Inclusion in Video Games report, collecting data on LGBTQ+ gamers and representation within the medium. According to GLAAD, the…
February 13, 2024 | 10:18 EST
3D optimization tool Simplygon is discontinuing its free service, meaning that any smaller developer or company relying on that service will now have to pay a significant amount to access the…
February 12, 2024 | 11:46 EST
RuneScape and Scum developer Jagex has been acquired by two private equity firms for an undisclosed sum. In a press release, investment companies CVC Capital Partners and Haveli Investments announce…
February 9, 2024 | 10:03 EST
Today Sega published its financial results for the 9 months that ended on December 31, 2023, and at least part of them wasn't really great. Sales for the overall company were 349,924 million yen (…
February 8, 2024 | 11:45 EST
During Take-Two Interactive Software's financial conference call, CEO Strauss Zelnick and CFO Lainie Goldstein talked about Grand Theft Auto 6, but also about a much more ominous topic. Speaking of…
February 8, 2024 | 06:02 EST
Take-Two Interactive Software announced its financial results for the third quarter of the fiscal year, related to the period between October 2023 and December 2023, on top of an update to sales…
February 8, 2024 | 04:24 EST
Today, during the quarterly financial conference call for investors and analysts, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot commented on Grand Theft Auto 6, the future of Xbox, and Skull and Bones. Guillemot was…
February 8, 2024 | 01:52 EST
Ubisoft just announced its financial results for the first nine months and Q3 of the fiscal year 2023-2024, related to the period between April and December. Net bookings for the quarter were €626.2…
February 8, 2024 | 12:55 EST
Microsoft's legal counsel has responded to the accusations leveled yesterday by the FTC within the legal battle for the acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The regulator is appealing against a…
February 8, 2024 | 12:00 EST
Kadokawa, the parent company of Elden Ring and Armored Core 6 developer FromSoftware, has announced that it has "acquired" (ahem) Octopath Traveler co-development studio Acquire. In an earnings…
February 8, 2024 | 08:57 EST
Today The Walt Disney Company and Epic Games announced an agreement for the creation of a persistent universe connected to the developer's ultra-popular game Fortnite. The experience, which is…
February 7, 2024 | 05:04 EST
Both the FTC and the lawyers behind the so-called "Gamers' lawsuit" against Microsoft over the acquisition $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard have denounced the recent wave of layoffs…
February 7, 2024 | 12:25 EST
Roblox has announced its 2023 financial results, and it's been another banner year for the game (if, indeed, it can be called such), with revenue jumping by over 20% year-on-year. Per a new investor…
February 7, 2024 | 09:56 EST
The current tsunami of industry layoffs has hit another studio, namely Visual Concepts Austin, known for its work on many of Visual Concepts' games including NBA 2K and Lego 2K Drive. According to…
February 7, 2024 | 08:55 EST
Today Paradox Interactive shared its Q4 2023 financial results on top of the overall results for the full year 2023, including a sales milestone for Cities: Skylines 2. Sales for Q4 (between October…
February 6, 2024 | 05:40 EST
CD Projekt Red has announced that it's taken on several new staffers to work on upcoming Cyberpunk 2077 followup Project Orion, and they're pretty well-respected names. First revealed in October…
February 6, 2024 | 10:51 EST
Today Nintendo announced its financial results for the first nine months of the fiscal year, related to the period between April 2023 and December 2023, including an update on Nintendo Switch unit…
February 6, 2024 | 01:40 EST
While widespread rumors focused on game exclusivity have caused panic among part of the Xbox fanbase, CD Projekt joint CEO Michał Nowakowski is rather happy that his studio isn't involved. Speaking…
February 5, 2024 | 05:38 EST
Today Square Enix announced its financial results for the first nine months of the fiscal year, related to the period between April 2023 and December 2023. According to the financial documents,…
February 5, 2024 | 04:50 EST
Today Konami announced its financial results for the first nine months of the fiscal year, related to the period between April 2023 and December 2023. Revenue was 253,096 million yen ( up 11.6% year…
February 5, 2024 | 03:50 EST
Wayfinder and Ruined King: A League of Legends Story developer Airship Syndicate is reportedly the latest casualty in a growing wave of video game industry layoffs. According to Polygon reporter…
February 1, 2024 | 08:31 EST
Marvelous Entertainment announced its financial results for the nine months ended on December 31, 2021, and they're pretty poor. According to the documents provided, sales for the whole company…
January 31, 2024 | 05:12 EST
Capcom published its financial results for the 9 months ended on December 31, 2023, and they continue to be extremely strong. According to the documents shared by Capcom, net sales for the whole…
January 31, 2024 | 02:52 EST
Electronic Arts just hosted its quarterly financial conference call, and Chief Executive Officer Andrew Wilson and Chief Financial Officer Stuart Canfield talked about some interesting topics,…
January 30, 2024 | 09:12 EST
Microsoft is hosting its financial conference call for investors and analysts focusing on the first quarter of the fiscal year 2024, and Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella and Chief Financial…
January 30, 2024 | 06:32 EST
Today Electronic Arts announced its financial results for for the third quarter of the fiscal year 2024, defined as "strong" by the company. Net bookings for the quarter were $2.366 billion up 1%…
January 30, 2024 | 05:15 EST
Microsoft announced its financial results for the second quarter of the fiscal year 2024, including details on the ongoing performance of the Xbox business. Interestingly, as mentioned in the past…
January 30, 2024 | 04:18 EST
A group of industry veterans who've worked on games like BioShock and Cyberpunk 2077 have banded together to form Antistatic Studios, a new developer currently working on its first project. Per a…
January 30, 2024 | 11:19 EST
Shadowrun: Dragonfall and BattleTech director Mike McCain has returned to his former studio Harebrained Schemes to head up work on the developer's next title. Per a press release, McCain will both…
January 30, 2024 | 10:50 EST
Square Enix announced that it has scored a point against the widespread manufacture and distribution of counterfeit figures from its games in China. According to the announcement made via press…
January 29, 2024 | 10:28 EST
Koei Tecmo's Integrated Report 2023 published this morning alongside the company's financial results includes interesting insight from a veteran developer who may sound familiar for many fans, Yosuke…
January 29, 2024 | 06:41 EST
A group of veteran developers who used to work at Saints Row studio Volition teamed up to form a new studio, named Shapeshifter Games. The studio, revealed on Linkedin, is headquartered in Champaign…
January 29, 2024 | 04:40 EST
Today Eidos Montreal officially announced that its employees have been affected by a round of layoffs, part of Embracer Group's continued effort to cut costs. The announcement, made on X (formerly…
January 29, 2024 | 01:34 EST