“Following incorrect reports suggesting that we are looking to introduce 'TV-style' commercials into our games, we wanted to clarify that in-game advertising for console games is not something we're currently looking at, or have signed any agreements to implement."
Read More »Humble Bundle will no longer allow users to donate 100% to charity
"The PC storefront landscape has changed significantly since we first launched bundles in 2010, and we have to continue to evolve with it to stay on mission"
Read More »The Art Of… Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance – “D&D art has so many different styles and artists that I did not feel trapped in one distinct style”
Just saying ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ brings to mind an avalanche of genre-defining fantasy art. So with Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance coming to consoles and PC last month, we reached out to Tuque Games art director Stefan LeBlanc to discuss his interpretation of the classic Forgotten Realms setting
Read More »MTG acquires PlaySimple in $360m deal
"PlaySimple is a rapidly growing and highly profitable games studio that quickly has established itself as one of the leading global developers of free-to-play word games, an exciting new genre for MTG."
Read More »UPDATE: Writers and narrative designers laid off at Love Island developer Fusebox Games – studio to ‘migrate to a more agile co-development approach’
A handful of staff have moved on from the London-based developer
Read More »“It’s the idea that’s important, rather than who hatches the idea.” – Aardvark Swift Studio Spotlight: 10 Chambers Collective
Springboarding from their successes on Payday 1&2, a small team formed 10 Chambers six years ago. With the momentum from their debut title, GTFO, the studio has ambitious plans of expansion and new title development.
Read More »New multiplayer technologies are reducing the Total Cost of Ownership
Working out the Total Cost of Ownership is tough - so here's some pointers
Read More »Vela Games Raises $17.3M in Series A Funding Round With Investment From Novator, Ubisoft and LVP
Vela Games has announced a $17.3M Series A investment in the studio, from lead investor Novator and with additional investment from Ubisoft and LVP.
Read More »Unsigned – Performance is a mindset in Roller Drama
Roller Drama is a story-driven game where you live with five Roller Derby athletes as their coach and hopefully friend; manage real-time full-contact matches on skates: performance is a mindset!
Read More »ID@Xbox’s Agostino Simonetta joins Thunderful as chief strategy & investment officer
"An opportunity to take all the experience I’ve amassed over the last 20 years and plug it into a publisher that has developers and their goals at their heart"
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