It is no secret that Immortals of Aveum, a first-person magic shooter developed by Ascendant Studios, turned out to be a commercial failure. But now a new report has emerged about the game’s estimated budget.

Baldur’s Gate 3 has reached a new milestone, reaching over 500k user reviews on Steam. This makes it one of the most-reviewed games on the platform of all time, ahead of many other successful releases.

The number of active players in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League has quickly dropped on Steam. It now has fewer concurrent users than Batman: Arkham Knight, Rocksteady’s previous game released nine years ago.

Silent Hill: The Short Message, a free horror game developed by Konami and HexaDrive for PlayStation 5, has been downloaded more than 2 million times since its launch on January 31.

It seems like Helldivers 2 is exceeding expectations after its strong launch last week. The game has already sold around 1 million units in less than a week.

Take-Two has published a financial report for the third quarter ended December 31, 2023. The company is now working on a cost reduction program, which doesn’t involve job cuts.

During the recent WN Conference in Belgrade, we had a chance to speak with Raphaël Colantonio, creative director of WolfEye Studios and founder of Arkane. Check out our interview with one of the industry’s most prominent creative minds for a quick dive into the immersive sim genre and Raphaël’s approach to game development.

Helldivers 2 has just launched on Steam and PlayStation 5, and player interest is definitely there. The game has already become Sony’s biggest launch on Steam in terms of peak concurrent players.

Microsoft has responded to a US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) complaint about the recent layoffs in its video game division. The company argued that Activision itself had planned to make the cuts long before the acquisition.

Palworld has been causing debate since its launch, with Pocketpair also accused of plagiarism and the use of AI. Mark Darrah, veteran game developer and former BioWare producer, has shared his thoughts on the matter and what the game’s success could mean for Nintendo.

Persona 3 Reload has reached an impressive milestone. The game sold 1 million copies globally in its first week.

Epic Games has just received a $1.5 billion investment from Disney. Together, the companies will work on a multiyear project to create new games and other entertainment experiences as part of an “expansive” universe within Fortnite.

Paradox Interactive has published its financial report for the full year ended December 31, 2023. Despite strong revenue growth, the Swedish company is not satisfied with the quality and commercial performance of some of its games.

It appears that nearly half of the 1,900 job cuts recently announced by Microsoft will affect Activision Blizzard employees in California. The Call of Duty maker will lay off a total of 899 workers next month.

RuneScape developer Jagex might be sold to Luxembourg-based private equity firm CVC Capital Partners. The studio’s current owner Carlyle Group has been looking for potential buyers for several months now.

CD Projekt has added several industry veterans to Project Orion, the upcoming sequel to Cyberpunk 2077. The game is now in the early stages of development at its North American division.

The first WN Conference of 2024 will take place in Abu Dhabi on February 15-16. Here are all the details about the event, which will be attended by representatives of such game companies as Ubisoft, Unity, SuperScale, Savvy Games Group, and Leonardo AI.

Palworld continues to dominate the Steam charts for the third week in a row. None of the new releases, including Perosna 3 Reload and Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, managed to dethrone the hit survival game.

Nintendo has released its financial report for the third quarter ended December 31, 2023. The Japanese gaming giant also updated the sales figures for its first-party games such as The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Super Mario Bros. Wonder.