Starbound developers accuse Chucklefish of labor exploitation
Several developers said the UK studio Chucklefish took advantage of dozens of unpaid contributors who worked on Starbound.
Gearbox producer: Early access not always good
If you announce your game too early, you risk disappointing the community with the long wait. Thus spoke Borderlands 3 producer Chris Brock.
CD Projekt boasts The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt sales growth
CD Projekt is now between big releases – The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Cyberpunk 2077. The publisher’s revenue, however, continues to grow, as do the sales of The Witcher 3, even four years later.
Blizzard accuses Chinese studio of plagiarizing Warcraft
Blizzard sued China’s Sina Games over plagiarism. Its mobile strategy Glorious Saga heavily borrows element of the Warcraft series, Blizzard’s lawyers say.
Niko Partners: China’s digital gaming market will reach $33 billion by end of 2019
It’s going to be a good year for China’s two largest gaming companies. For that matter, it’s going to be a good year for all of the country’s digital gaming market.
Telltale Games is back (?)
Telltale Games, which essentially shut down in September last year, is returning under the new management. The studio’s assets were bought by a company called LCG Entertainment.
SuperData’s van Dreunen: “Epic will be the more mainstream version of Steam”
“Most likely Epic will be the more mainstream version of Steam,” says Joost van Dreunen, the managing director of SuperData Research, a Nielsen company.
Debate over politics no longer allowed at Google
Google has updated its Community Guidelines that signal a change in the company culture.
Playtika acquires Seriously, Finnish studio behind Best Fiends
Playtika makes another big purchase. An Israeli company acquired Seriously, which is known for the Best Fiends series.
RetroArch can now translate from Japanese into English using AI
The makers of RetroArch, an open-source front-end for emulators, has integrated AI into their classic gaming emulation platform. The tool now supports instant translation from Japanese into English.