Games industry news and analysis

Google Stadia squanders the dream as stream gets bogged down in the prosaic

7th June 2019 Business News, Publishing Comments Off on Google Stadia squanders the dream as stream gets bogged down in the prosaic

Stadia will not succeed on the incumbent model of attracting the early adopters in and the rest will follow... it will win by being as ubiquitous as Chrome and YouTube are today.

Update 07/06: Stadia details confirmed – Pro service launches November 2019 at £9 a month

7th June 2019 Business News, Publishing Comments Off on Update 07/06: Stadia details confirmed – Pro service launches November 2019 at £9 a month

“We’ve ran tests showing that there will no difference in latency between Stadia and an Xbox One S”

Quantic Dream expands into third-party publishing

6th June 2019 Business News Comments Off on Quantic Dream expands into third-party publishing

Sebastian Motte will lead publishing division

Epic collaborates with creator for new Fortnite dance emote

6th June 2019 Business News Comments Off on Epic collaborates with creator for new Fortnite dance emote

"[Shout out to] Fortnite for letting me add my dance to the game"

People Can Fly opens new studio in New York City

6th June 2019 Business News Comments Off on People Can Fly opens new studio in New York City

"It's an amazing time for People Can Fly"

Sports Direct CEO Mike Ashley launches £52m bid for control of UK retailer GAME

6th June 2019 Business News Comments Off on Sports Direct CEO Mike Ashley launches £52m bid for control of UK retailer GAME

Firm confirms it will now review all 540 GAME stores in UK and Spain

Women in Games Awards’ judges headline June’s MCV, out now

6th June 2019 Media & PR, Regulars Comments Off on Women in Games Awards’ judges headline June’s MCV, out now

Also featuring Develop:Brighton's women-led sessions, Natalya Tatarchuk on Unity's HDRP, Supermassive talking The Dark Pictures, Sea of Thieves' post-mortem, and much more...