Starting your own studio is a risky endeavor, whether you’re a solo developer or someone with deep pockets. Mark Darrah, programmer, consultant, and former BioWare producer, has broken down the key questions you need to answer before embarking on this adventure.

On July 25, WN x ChinaJoy International Summit in Shanghai set a record attendance for small events organized by WN Media Group. The event for game developers and publishers brought together professionals from Tencent, miHoYo, Bandai Namco, Bilibili, iDreamSky, Scopely, ByteDance, and more.

Türkiye has imposed a ban on Roblox, a game platform featuring thousands of UGC experiences. The country’s officials said the decision was made to protect children.

Nexon has released its financial report for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024. The company introduced a new business strategy, while posting strong revenue and profit growth driven by the success of DnF Mobile in China.

Steve Escalante, founder and former general manager of the now-closed Versus Evil, has launched a new publishing label. The company, called Digital Bandidos, will focus on small-budget indie games.

Chamo Games is a new game studio formed by industry veterans. The team, comprised of former IO Interactive, Plarium, Riot Games, and Ubisoft devs, has already secured funding for its debut project.

Sony has released its financial report for the first fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2024. Just like other platform holders, PlayStation saw a decrease in hardware revenue.

Publisher Hooded Horse has added another successful indie project to its portfolio. Digital Sun’s strategy/tower defense game Cataclismo has reached an impressive sales milestone within two weeks of its release.

Steam is a global games platform, with its core audience spread across multiple regions (usually radically different from consoles). GameDiscoverCo recently analyzed geographical data to find the distribution of hit games by country.

WN Media Group has announced a new event, WN Connect Cologne’24. It will take place in two weeks ahead of the annual Gamescom conference, with representatives of Tencent, Epic Games, Unity, DECA Games, Behaviour Interactive, and Newzoo among expected attendees.

Square Enix has released its report for the first fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2024. The Japanese company posted a huge increase in operating profit despite weak sales.

Stormgate, a new RTS from former Blizzard developers, has been to a lackluster debut. Here’s a closer look at its launch and the highest-grossing games on Steam over the past seven days.

Another Crab’s Treasure has reached a new milestone in just over three months after its launch. The game has now sold 500k units globally.

Japanese stock markets have seen a severe meltdown, with investors panicking over fears of recession and other macroeconomic factors. This market sentiment has sent stocks of Japanese game companies tumbling.

NCSoft has released its financial report for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024. Here are the key business metrics and top-performing games.

It has been a month since the global launch of miHoYo’s new hit Zenless Zone Zero. According to new estimates, the game has already grossed almost $100 million on iOS and Android.

Microsoft and Activision have reportedly established a new game development team. It will focus on first-party projects with smaller budgets and will work as part of Blizzard Entertainment.

June 2024 was marked by the launch of the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion for Elden Ring, which helped the game return to the top of the charts. Overall, video game spending in the US declined slightly year-over-year.

It appears that another indie company has been hit with layoffs. Publisher Armor Games Studios recently laid off an unknown number of workers.