Rockstar has announced that prominent roleplaying community team Cfx.re has officially joined the studio's fold. Cfx.re is primarily known for its work in Grand Theft Auto 5 and Red Dead Redemption…
August 11, 2023 | 09:10 EDT
When it comes to buying games, every evaluates prices differently. One full-price game could have “more value” to one person and less to another, depending on taste, time spent in game, and enjoyment…
August 8, 2023 | 07:54 EDT
It's time for another look at the UK boxed charts for this past week, and a surprise contender has inched its way onto the throne. Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is this week's number one,…
August 7, 2023 | 08:42 EDT
Nintendo has released some stats for the phenomenally successful The Super Mario Bros. Movie, and it turns out the movie was pretty darn successful, to nobody's surprise. As part of its latest…
August 3, 2023 | 04:32 EDT
Circana, formerly known as the NPD Group, has released its sales analysis for June 2023. As ever, a summary of the analysis was posted on Twitter by Circana's Mat Piscatella, and depending on your…
August 2, 2023 | 09:23 EDT
Upcoming indie RPG Sea of Stars has gone gold, meaning further delays are pretty unlikely. This milestone was announced via the game's official Twitter account, where developer Sabotage confirms…
July 28, 2023 | 10:30 EDT
The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077 studio CD Projekt Red has announced it is to lay off around 9% of its workforce. In a new post on the developer's official website, CEO Adam Kiciński says that the…
July 26, 2023 | 08:41 EDT
Dying Light 2 studio Techland has revealed that Chinese gaming giant Tencent will become its majority stakeholder. In a blog post titled "Techland's Next Chapter and the Road Ahead", CEO Paweł…
July 24, 2023 | 10:14 EDT
Microsoft and Activision Blizzard have announced that their merger deadline has been extended until the fall. Speaking via Twitter, Microsoft vice chair Brad Smith revealed the extension earlier…
July 19, 2023 | 09:19 EDT
The UK gaming industry has introduced a set of 11 new guidelines intended to protect gamers from harm surrounding loot boxes. Trade body UKIE announced the new guidelines via its website earlier…
July 18, 2023 | 08:40 EDT
The UK CMA (Competition and Markets Authority) has granted itself an extra six weeks to consider Microsoft's arguments regarding the proposed Activision-Blizzard merger. In a new notice of extension…
July 14, 2023 | 09:00 EDT
Indie studio Gardens has announced that it's amassed a whopping $31.3 million in funding for its debut project. The studio was announced back in 2022, and after a demo for its first game during this…
July 11, 2023 | 10:04 EDT
GfK's latest UK boxed sales charts are in, and hey, guess what: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom continues to reign supreme. Nintendo's latest open-world adventure has once again claimed the…
July 10, 2023 | 09:50 EDT
Slitterhead developer Bokeh Game Studio, which is headed up by Silent Hill creator Keiichiro Toyama, has released a new dev diary detailing the user testing phase of its game's development. The…
July 6, 2023 | 09:18 EDT
IO Interactive has announced that it's opened a new studio in Brighton in the UK. The new studio will contribute towards work on IO's new James Bond game, which remains untitled as yet, together with…
July 6, 2023 | 08:46 EDT
Final Fantasy XVI's dominance (no pun intended) over the UK boxed charts was short-lived, it seems. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has swooped down from the skies to retake the top spot…
July 3, 2023 | 08:28 EDT
Circana, formerly known as the NPD Group, has released its sales data for May 2023. Totally unsurprisingly, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has utterly dominated the software charts,…
June 27, 2023 | 09:56 EDT
Do you have Ubisoft Connect installed on your PC? Does it jostle for space with Steam and GOG (and maybe even Epic) for pole position when it comes to your PC gaming habits? If you answered "no" to…
June 26, 2023 | 09:35 EDT
A group of ex-staffers from Funcom, Bohemia, and other studios have banded together to form a brand new outfit. Red Rover Interactive is based in Oslo and Newcastle and is already building its first…
June 22, 2023 | 10:07 EDT
Embracer Group, the major holdings company responsible for big publishers like Deep Silver and THQ Nordic, has announced plans for a "comprehensive restructuring program with immediate implementation…
June 13, 2023 | 08:34 EDT
CD Projekt Red has released a new Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty deep dive video dissecting the game's most recent trailer. The two go into detail regarding elements like new characters, the setting…
June 12, 2023 | 10:37 EDT
Xbox has revealed upcoming changes to its parental controls amid a $20 million settlement with the FTC. The settlement comes after charges were leveled against Microsoft for illegally collecting…
June 6, 2023 | 10:16 EDT
From Rutledge Daugette, founder and CEO of TechRaptor: Media is a tough industry – we're constantly competing for readers’ eyeballs, to sell advertising that pays for the articles you consume every…
May 30, 2023 | 02:00 EDT
NetEase has announced the establishment of Bad Brain Game Studios, a brand new development outfit helmed by ex-Ubisoft producer Sean Crooks. The studio is currently hard at work on its debut game,…
May 23, 2023 | 09:06 EDT
It's time for another look at the monthly state of the gaming industry, courtesy of Circana (formerly the NPD Group). April, as you might expect, was a busy month for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, and…
May 17, 2023 | 10:04 EDT
On Friday, a little-known indie game called The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was released. Somehow, this tiny project has managed to dominate the UK's sales charts for the week ending May…
May 15, 2023 | 08:56 EDT
PlayStation has announced the India Hero Project, a new initiative intended to amplify the voices of Indian game developers. The project is open for applications right now and is looking for Indian…
May 9, 2023 | 03:09 EDT
Classic games platform GOG has shared some of its user statistics for 2022. In its roundup, GOG shares users' favorite genres on the platform, as well as age group distribution, growth, and other…
May 5, 2023 | 10:12 EDT
PlayStation Studios head Hermen Hulst has laid out his vision for Sony's upcoming live service offerings in a new interview. The executive says that although these games will have live service…
May 1, 2023 | 11:05 EDT
Granblue Fantasy and Uma Musume Pretty Derby developer Cygames has announced that it's set up two new branches outside of its native Japan. The two new offices are intended to promote and market…
April 28, 2023 | 03:55 EDT
In an unexpected move, the UK CMA (Competition and Markets Authority) has blocked Microsoft's proposed $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The CMA is citing concerns regarding cloud…
April 26, 2023 | 07:52 EDT
Guerrilla Games' Angie Smets is leaving the studio in order to join PlayStation Studios. Smets, who joined Guerrilla in 2003 and has served as its studio director since 2019, will sign on with…
April 24, 2023 | 08:28 EDT
Epic Games has announced that it's acquired Aquiris (try saying that ten times fast), the developer behind retro-style racing franchise Horizon Chase. According to Epic, Aquiris will serve as the…
April 19, 2023 | 09:54 EDT
Circana, which you may know better as the NPD Group, has released its gaming industry sales analysis for March 2023. Given that it's the biggest release of the month, it's probably no surprise that …
April 19, 2023 | 09:39 EDT
Sony has released a new behind-the-scenes look at production for the upcoming Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores DLC. "Meet Seyka" takes us into the world of motion capture, giving us a look at…
April 17, 2023 | 09:06 EDT
Media Molecule co-founder Mark Healey has announced that he's leaving the company after seventeen years. As well as co-founding the studio, Healey also served as creative director on the acclaimed …
April 17, 2023 | 08:42 EDT
Sega has announced that it is to acquire mobile development studio Rovio, best known for the Angry Birds series of physics puzzlers. The acquisition is expected to go through in the second quarter of…
April 17, 2023 | 05:23 EDT
Amusement park sim Park Beyond is coming in June, and ahead of its impending release, Bandai Namco has released another dev diary breaking down the creative process behind the game. This time, it's…
April 10, 2023 | 10:20 EDT
Capcom has announced the creation of a new motion capture-equipped studio in Osaka. Creative Studio may not have a particularly, ahem, "creative" name, but it's equipped with "one of the largest…
April 10, 2023 | 10:00 EDT
CD Projekt Red has released a new video series in which the studio discusses the nerdy technical details of Cyberpunk 2077. Titled "Behind the Settings", the inaugural episode of the series focuses…
April 7, 2023 | 09:37 EDT
Geoff Keighley has revealed the date for the 2023 Gamescom Opening Night Live ceremony, which kicks off the annual Gamescom event. The ceremony will be held on August 22nd and will be streamed live…
April 6, 2023 | 10:41 EDT
Xbox has unveiled a new controller for Earth Day, and as you'd imagine, it's got a more eco-conscious slant than the company's usual peripherals. It's partially made from reclaimed and recycled…
April 4, 2023 | 10:40 EDT
NIntendo has officially launched its new joint venture with mobile studio DeNA. Nintendo Systems, described as a "joint venture with DeNA Corporation" on its new official website (via machine…
April 3, 2023 | 09:08 EDT
Square Enix has announced that Final Fantasy XVI, the next mainline installment in the flagship JRPG series, has gone gold. Although a delay was already looking pretty unlikely, this indicates we're…
March 31, 2023 | 07:28 EDT
Devolver Digital has revealed that it won't be at E3 2023 this year. The studio, which is known for its tongue-in-cheek presentations and its indie-spirited Parking Lot, has instead decided to host…
March 29, 2023 | 03:34 EDT
Team17 has announced that after more than 30 years leading the studio, CEO Debbie Bestwick will step down. Bestwick will transition into a different role within the company once her successor has…
March 28, 2023 | 08:49 EDT
Playground Games founder and former studio head Gavin Raeburn has announced that he's formed a brand new development outfit. Lighthouse Games is a new AAA studio based in Leamington Spa in the UK,…
March 27, 2023 | 09:51 EDT
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) appears to have changed its tune towards the proposed Microsoft-Activision Blizzard merger. Though the CMA had previously expressed concerns that the…
March 24, 2023 | 09:42 EDT