Backpack Battles has been a huge success for PlayWithFurcifer, an indie gamedev couple from Germany. The game reached another impressive launch two weeks after its Early Access launch.

Tencent recently released its FY23 financial report, posting weaker-than-expected revenue growth. What’s really important is the Chinese tech giant’s reported plans to make fewer games based on licensed franchises in favor of in-house production.

Dragon’s Dogma 2, one of the most anticipated games of the year, has just launched on Steam. However, its impressive player numbers are marred by performance issues and Capcom’s decision to add a bunch of greedy in-app purchases.

Horizon Forbidden West has just been released on Steam. So it is time to take a closer look at the launch numbers for another PlayStation game port for PC.

Swen Vincke has criticized executives who lay off devs and act from a position of greed, caring only about their revenues and profits. Speaking at the Game Developers Choice Awards, the Larian Studios head noted that this vicious cycle needs to be broken.

Metacrtic has released its 14th annual game publisher rankings, listing the best and worst of them based on their 2023 releases. This year’s edition is full of interesting shifts, with many indie publishers climbing up and last year’s winner Sony dropping out of the top 10.

Circana has released its monthly report on the best-selling video games, hardware, and accessories in the US. Helldivers 2 had a robust launch, placing it above all other premium titles released in 2024 so far.

The UK’s Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has upheld three complaints for three gaming ads that violated the country’s advertising rules. The regulator ruled that Electronic Arts, Miniclip, and Jagex misled users by failing to disclose information about loot boxes in their products.

Nekki has launched the new version of its animation tool Cascadeur, introducing major updates and improvements. In addition, the company revamped the software’s pricing policy.

Epic Games just held its annual State of Unreal keynote, showcasing the future of Unreal Enigne and sharing other news related to Fortnite and its business in general. Here are all the major updates announced at the event.

Remedy Entertainment has released its report for the full 2023. The company recorded significant declines in both revenue and profitability, but remains confident in its future games currently in development.

Ubisoft has unveiled its new GenAI project called NEO NPC at GDC 2024. It is designed to allow players to have real-time conversations with in-game characters with no pre-written lines.

Within just hours after the release of (massive) patch 1.6, Stardew Valley has set a new record for peak concurrent players on Steam. The game is doing better than ever, even eight years after its launch.

Dwarf Fortress co-creator Tarn Adams has commented on mass layoffs that are plaguing the games industry. And it is obvious that he can’t sympathize with the executives responsible for these decisions.

The ongoing Spring Sale has helped many older games return to the top positions on the Steam charts. Here are the best-selling titles on the platform by gross revenue over the past seven days.

Valve has updated its game sharing features by launching Steam Families. It will replace the Steam Family Sharing and Steam Family View tools, introducing major improvements along with several limitations.

RPGs have always been one of the most difficult and risky genres in terms of production. Here is what Owlcat Games founder and CEO Oleg Shpilchevskiy has to say about the challenges posed by rising costs, as well as the success of Baldur’s Gate 3 and its impact on the industry.

Balatro has cemented its status as the fastest-selling game in the history of publisher PlayStack. The hit deck-building roguelike has now surpassed 1 million copies sold globally.

LinkedIn might be another social media platform to expand into gaming. The Microsoft-owned professional network plans to introduce playable apps to increase user engagement.