Digital Bros. has acquired the Wuchang: Fallen Feathers IP from developer Chengdu Lingze Technology Co. Ltd (also known as Leenzee) for around $4.6 million.
Digital showcases have become a cornerstone of the modern publishing landscape. From State of Play to Wholesome Direct to Indie Fan Fest, among many others, there's one for every segment – and the Triple-I Initiative has become one of the…
Skill shortages in the UK games industry have eased after the sector's steepest decline. However, some studios still face challenges due to a lack of qualified candidates and changing skill requirements.
You might not have heard of the name Story Kitchen, but you've definitely heard of the movies and TV shows it's been involved with. The production company specialises in adaptations of video games, and its list of projects includes the…
The organisers of this year's Game Republic New Horizons conference have announced their second speaker: Rebecca Lautner, chief business officer at Landfall.
Into Games has opened its applications for IG50, the annual program that recognizes "50 of the most talented yet-to-be-hired people in UK games from working-class and low-income backgrounds."
The runaway success of hit games created on user-generation platforms, chiefly Roblox, is increasingly attracting investment from venture capital and publishers who previously backed PC and console games, says investment firm Double Black…
Call it a strategic retreat. A couple of years after the gung-ho announcement that Call of Duty would be avaliable to Game Pass subscribers on launch day, Microsoft has climbed down from that commitment.
The video games sector is no stranger to charity. Industry organisations like GamesAid and SpecialEffect are long-established, in addition to the speedrunning event Games Done Quick, Yogscast's Jingle Jam and Humble Bundle (owned by…
It's Friday, so we have another episode of the pre-alpha GamesIndustry.biz Podcast. Once again I'm joined by Lewis Packwood to discuss the main issues of the week, which is to say Xbox: specifically, the decision to pull Call of Duty out…
Matthew Tighe's company Do Games has spent the best part of the last decade porting games to consoles, including titles like Cult of the Lamb and Art of Rally. His new venture, Gameworks, aims to take all of the knowledge gleaned from that…
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has described Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella as having a ten-year vision that sees Xbox as critical audience for the company, as part of a wide-ranging interview with Game File that emphasised the firm's commitment to…
This week, Xbox announced that Call of Duty will no longer be added to Game Pass Ultimate at launch, instead being added around a year later. This was paired with a reduction in the cost of the service, from $29.99 down to $22.99 on Xbox…
The German games industry is slowly recovering from the effects of international consolidation and funding uncertainty, aided by substantial backing from the government.
One of the privileges of being a journalist is that you get to indulge your nosiness. So after wondering how things have been going at Rovio since the Finnish Angry Birds firm was bought by Sega in 2023 for a cool $776 million, we decided…