Feature
Why gaming is India's "new entertainment frontier"
Developers and other experts take us through the challenges they face, and how rising player spending is fuelling more ambitious games
Publishing
Feature
Why Cult Games decision to acquire Neonhive was a no-brainer
We talk to Helen Burnill and Korina Abbott about the decision to team up, and what they can provide developers with their joint expertise
News
Tencent and Guillemot Brothers' Ubisoft buyout reportedly held up by dispute over control
Guillemot family hopes to retain leadership while Tencent vying for greater influence over future board decisions
Feature
The challenges and opportunities Black Myth: Wukong created for China's developers
Veterans of the Chinese games industry share insights on the challenges they face, and how the country might be shifting to even bigger premium titles
News
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 to release a week early | News-in-brief
Developer Warhorse Studios and publisher Deep Silver bring release date forward one week to February 4, 2025
News
Motorsport Games sunsets NASCAR games following IP license transfer
A new NASCAR console title from iRacing is expected to release in 2025
News
My.Games sells hyper-casual game publisher Mamboo
Company says decision to sell aligns with "primary business focus on mid-core gaming"
News
UK counter-terrorism unit demands ban on pro-Palestinian shooter
Steam removes Fursan al-Aqsa: The Knights of the Al-Aqsa Mosque from sale in the UK
Opinion
Nintendo Switch ending online support exposes fragility of gaming partnerships in China | Opinion
Daniel Camilo explains how, in the end, consumers get the short end of the stick
Feature
From distributor to developer: GCL's ambition to create Asian IPs for the world
Keith Liu on the Singapore-based conglomerate's ambitions to evolve from distributor and publisher to developer, and the specificities of the Southeast Asian markets
News
Devolver delays Baby Steps, Stick it to the Stickman, and Skate Story into 2025 | News-in-brief
All three titles were initially planned for 2024 but will now release next fiscal year, publisher Devolver Digital announced
News
2K Games removes launcher from all Steam and Epic Games Store titles | News-in-brief
Publisher has no plans to enable optional support for separate launcher
News
My Games launches mobile publisher MGVC Publishing
Label looking for soft launch projects and established games, and is interested in Asian devs looking to expand to the West
News
Shenmue 3 publishing rights shift to Inin Games
Developer Ys Net says previous work with Inin "deepen[ed] the relationship between" the companies
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Xbox's mission to uplift indies in emerging markets
We talk to the firm's global expansion team about the market across Southeast Asia, and its efforts to help developers succeed internationally
News
Half-Life 2 reaches new record at over 60,000 concurrent players
Surge in popularity follows 20th anniversary celebrations of the Valve title
News
SayGames to invest $30m in hybrid casual studios over next three years
Publisher has already allocated $10 million in funding to five studios
News
Thunderful announces second restructuring program resulting in more layoffs
Firm aims to focus on third party publishing and scale back on internal development
News
Neowiz signs $8m publishing deal with game dev Zakazane
Korean firm will globally publish the studio's upcoming neo-Western RPG
News
Warner Bros Discovery says its games division is "substantially underperforming"
The company is now committed to "focusing efforts on those four core franchises with proven studios"
News
FromSoftware parent Kadokawa expands into console and PC publishing
The company said the development pipeline "is being expanded" to achieve this medium- to long-term growth
Feature
Zelnick on Take-Two's packed 2025, and why PC is increasingly crucial for AAA
CEO also discusses NBA 2K's recovery, how Borderlands sales still rose despite the movie's struggles, and more
Opinion
Nintendo Switch 2 will avoid the fate of Wii U | Opinion
Backwards compatibility was inevitable, but it's not good news for everyone
News
Zelnick on Private Division sale: "Those projects were smaller, we're in the business of big hits"
Publisher confirms sale of indie publishing label to undisclosed buyer following studio shutdowns this summer
News
Square Enix to seemingly move away from platform exclusivity
"In the future, titles will be released simultaneously on each platform more and more," Naoki Yoshida said