A recent survey by Game, the German Games Industry Association, asked domestic publishers and studios to rate the international competitiveness of Germany as a video games economy. 56 percent of the respondents rated the country “rather bad,” with 14 percent rating it “bad.” Only 30 percent chose the answer “rather good.” Zero companies answered “very good.”

Survival adventure game WiLD has reportedly been shut down by Sony after years in development. It looks like Michel Ancel “abandoned’ the project, which should have come out exclusively on PlayStation 4.

Ian Taylor, who worked as senior audio developer on RuneScape, has admitted to assaulting a 13-year-old girl. As a result, the 53-year-old former Jagex employee was sentenced to 22 months in prison.

Roblox, which now has over 20 million games, might seem like a good platform for kids to start their journey as game developers. However, its business model hides many pitfalls. Quintin Smith from People Make Games has explained how he thinks Roblox is exploiting young devs.