Game industry business news

The annual shooter is on the way out, replaced by live games like Overwatch and Rainbow Six Siege. Faced with the development costs of keeping a game running forever, how do multiplayer shooters monetise? We investigate

New replay tool will soon be available for use by all Unreal developers in order to boost content creation for games on the engine

Strategic agreement will see Tencent operate, publish and promote several Ubisoft titles on PC and mobile

Monster Hunter World is the best selling game of February, but also of 2018 so far

Vivendi is to sell its entire stake in Ubisoft, which will partly repurchase its own shares and welcome two new investors: Ontario Teachers and Chinese giant Tencent

Game tops iOS charts in 47 countries in its first 24 hours after launch

Tanya Laird in as CEO, Resh Sidhu joins as creative advisor

Players spent more on mobile last year than on PC and consoles combined

“The science is crystal clear, there is no connection between playing video games and gun violence, absolutely none."

Incredible graphics demo shown on PlayStation hardware at GDC keynote