Polish indie developer Artur Smiarowski has shared results for its sandbox roguelike Soulash 2 one month after its Early Access launch. Here is how it performed compared to the first game, and why the EA model was chosen for the sequel.

Unity continues to restructure, this time preparing for changes in its leadership. The founders of ironSource, an app monetization platform it acquired in 2022, will soon leave the company.

Polish analysts have disclosed the estimated value of the deal between Tencent and Techland. It was the largest M&A transaction of 2023 in the country.

SAG-AFTRA has entered into an agreement with AI company Replica Studios to allow game companies to use digital voice replicas of real-life actors. However, the move caused sharp criticism in the professional community.

Steam has made new changes to its policies that will make it easier to release games using AI technology. However, developers will have to promise that their products won’t contain any illegal content.

ByteDance is reportedly seeking options to sell its video games and other assets related to its gaming business. Chinese tech giant Tencent has been named among potential buyers.

Hogwarts Legacy has surpassed 22 million units sold, according to Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment president David Haddad. This makes it the best-selling video game of 2023.

Less than two weeks into 2024, mass layoffs continue to impact the industry. This time, Unity has decided to cut around 25% of its total workforce as part of its ongoing restructuring.

WN Media Group is gearing up for a busy 2024 with more than 30 events planned for video game professionals. Among them is a major conference that will take place in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, on February 15-16, 2021.

It is time to look back at another record year for Steam in terms of new game releases. Today we are exploring the top titles of 2023 by player count and user rating, while also digging into other data about the platform in general.

Players often complain that games lack depth in terms of roleplaying an evil character. Former BioWare writer David Gaider has tried to explain the roots of this problem and what developers can actually do about it.

Let’s take a look at the results for the final week of 2023 on Steam. The beginning of the Winter Sale has led to numerous shifts in the top-grossing games chart.

This year’s last episode of Games and Names, a games industry podcast launched by AppMagic in partnership with WN Media Group, wraps up 2023 for the mobile games market and the industry in general. Here is a recap of the main trends and the biggest challenges that developers and publishers have faced over the past 12 months.

China continues to put pressure on the country’s games industry by proposing a new set of restrictive regulations. However, the government has already approved a new batch of video games, also saying it is open to feedback from local companies.

Despite its strong launch, Starfield continues to lose its appeal among players. It is now one of the worst-rated games in Bethesda’s portfolio on Steam.

The Finas has been a huge success for developer Embark Studios and publisher Nexon. The debut game from former Battlefield developers has already been played by more than 10 million people globally.

GameDiscoverCo has ranked the top-grossing and best-selling new game releases of 2023 across Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch. And as Simon Carless noted, the results are “part predictable, part intriguing.”

It is always interesting to see what games developers enjoy themselves. Owlcat, which just successfully launched its new RPG Warhammer 40k: Rogue Trader, shared the top titles that their staff played in 2023.

In the wake of financial challenges, tinyBuild has announced a strategic partnership with Atari. As a result, the French holding company will own a 7.5% stake in the studio.