Mass layoffs in the games industry have reached Japan. Mobile developer Gumi has decided to cut roughly 11% of its 689 employees.

Sony has released 14 titles on PC since August 2020. Analysts from VG Insights did some data crunching to estimate the performance of these games, including the recently launched Ghost of Tsushima.

Squad Busters is Supercell’s first globally launched game since Brawl Stars. It has been just over a week since its release, so it’s time to take a closer look at its revenue, downloads, and other metrics.

Sensor Tower has published a report on the mobile market for the first quarter of 2024. Here are the key findings regarding mobile games, including revenue, downloads, and other data.

The failed launch of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League resulted in huge losses for Warner Bros. A new report sheds light on the game’s troubled development and its misguided live service ambitions.

China’s National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) has issued a new batch of game licenses. As a result, 15 titles from foreign developers were approved for release in the country.

Open world survival game Medieval Dynasty has reached an impressive new milestone. It has proven to be a huge success for Polish developer Render Cube.

David Polfeldt, former head of Ubisoft Massive, has started his own game studio. Bespoke Pixel has already secured investment for its debut title.

Believer, an indie studio founded by former Riot Games employees, has decided to open source its proprietary technology Friendshipper. All developers and enthusiasts are now free to use the toolset in their own projects.

Time Magazine has published its annual list of the 100 most influential companies. The only two game developers on the 2024 edition are Epic Games and Scopely.

Behaviour Interactive, best known for its online horror game Dead by Daylight, has announced its second round of layoffs this year. The cuts will mostly affect the company’s office in Montreal, Canada.

Even 10 months after its global launch, Baldur’s Gate 3 is still selling well, attracting tens of thousands of concurrent players daily. And another indicator of the game’s long-term success is its average playtime.

Savvy Games Group, an investing firm established by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, continues its global expansion. The company plans to further partner with Japanese publishers on its way to building a game development hub in the Middle East.

Counter Strike 2 remains undefeated on the Steam charts for the fourth week in a row, but last week still saw quite a few changes and interesting additions. Let’s take a look at the highest-grossing products on the platform over the past seven days.

Avalanche Studios Group, best known for the Just Cause franchise, has announced its decision to close two studios. As a result, dozens of people will lose their jobs.

ByteDance seems to have finally decided on the future of its video game division. With the appointment of the new CEO of Nuverse, the Chinese tech giant plans to build a more centralized management structure and focus on long-term growth.

PlayWay has published its financial report for the first quarter of 2024 ended March 31. The Polish publisher posted its best Q1 in terms of revenue, also seeing strong profit growth.

The labor market climate in the games industry is wild. Last month, companies around the world laid off at least 773 employees, with the total number of job cuts this year nearly equaling all of 2023.

The closure of Arkane Austin caught many players and game developers off guard. Here is what prominent designer Raphaël Colantonio has to say about the demise of the studio, where he once helped shape the vision and create games like Dishonored and Prey.