Bad luck seems to continue to plague Amazon’s incursions into the gaming space. The Twitch owner has canceled The Lord of the Rings online role-playing game announced in 2019.

Days Gone creative director and writer John Garvin attributes the cancellation of the sequel to the mixed reviews the game received. In the meantime, over 47,000 people have signed the petition for a Days Gone sequel on Change.org.

The Hitman creators have shared their plans for the near future. IO Interactive has opened a third studio to help support its current games and an unannounced new IP. The company also has ambitions to publish titles from third-party developers.

Epic Games-backed Core has entered early access. It is a platform that gives users tools to create and monetize their own games, as well as travel between thousands of worlds within a so-called multiverse.

Recognized chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov has announced the launch of his new premium platform Kasparovchess that’s been several years in the making. It’s a place where professionals will share their tips and lessons and analyze games from players around the world.

Before releasing its annual financial report for 2020, CD Projekt shared the estimated numbers. The company earned a record-breaking $563 million, which is more than 2 times higher than revenues for 2015 — the year when The Witcher 3 was released.

The Indie Publishing Awards 2021 ceremony aired yesterday for the first time.

Square Enix is not up for sale despite Bloomberg Japan having reported that there was interest from several buyers to acquire the company.

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds parent company Krafton has applied for an IPO.

Producer Tom Cummings was awarded $50,000 MegaGrant from Epic Games. He used the grant to create award-winning contemporary-ballet feature film Aberthol.

Sensor Tower has rolled out its Data Digest for Q1 2021 that delves into the current state of the global mobile app ecosystem.

Some people have refunded the latest title by Goodbyeworld Games after finishing it in less than two hours. The studio’s designer is now pitching a special game called Refund This Game to draw attention to Steam’s refund policy.

Mobile marketing platform AppLovin went public just over a month after announcing its decision. The company raised $1.8 billion in its initial public offering.

MetaHuman Creator is now finally available in early access. Epic Games’ new toolkit allows developers to create realistic digital humans within minutes.

A new analysis on the Sensor Tower blog delves into a few successful implementations of a Battle Pass/Season Pass in mobile games. The latest post looks at Clash of Clans, Clash of Clans, Hay Day and Lords Mobile. The latter doubled its revenue month-over-month in January 2021 after developer IGG introduced the game’s new Season Pass.

Rapid market feedback platform PickFu launched PickFu for Games.

People that use Discord are highly engaged and hardcore gamers, who are more likely to use subscription services. That’s why the potential deal could boost Microsoft’s Game Pass ambitions.

Genshin Impact has become a huge hit, helping Chinese studio miHoYo earn almost $800 million last year. The developers are now reportedly planning to extend its roadmap to 12 years.

The games industry attracts more creators and specialists each year. However, the question is if they will be able to save enough money and retire, or have to work until their last breath? Here are some insights from developers.