Tencent invests in Yager
Tencent is investing an undisclosed amount in Berlin-based studio Yager Development.
System Shock 3 allegedly no longer in development, with team let go
An anonymous developer claims developer of System Shock 3, OtherSide, let go of the entire development team.
THQ Nordic launches new studio Nine Rock Games in Slovakia
Publisher THQ Nordic created new studio Nine Rock Games in Bratislava.
TikTok Developer expands to mobile games
In China, ByteDance, the company behind TikTok, published three games that immediately entered the country’s top five mobile titles by downloads, one of them taking the top spot.
New Zealand’s games industry more than doubles since 2017
The New Zealand Game Developers Association posted findings from its survey on the country’s games industry. The industry generated NZ$203 million ($131 million) in 2019, more than doubling from 2017’s NZ$99.9 million ($64.3 million).
Stadia’s main competitor leaves beta: GeForce Now out now and allows you to run games from Steam
After several years in beta (testing of the service began back in 2017), GeForce Now is now officially released.
Ministry of Broadcast on Tinder-date publishing, primacy of narrative, and walls people like to build
Ministry of Broadcast is a narrative-driven cinematic platformer released on January 30. The game is set in a dystopian country divided by the Wall, and to get to the other side, you must survive the…
AppMagic: Top game genres by revenues and downloads
AppMagic founder Max Samorukov shared the results of a new study into top performing game genres on mobile.
Dan Houser leaving Rockstar Gamer
Dan Houser, Vice President, Creative at Rockstar Games, will be leaving the company March 11, 2020. Dan’s brother Sam Houser, co-founder/CEO of Rockstar, is remaining in the same role.
China bans English words and virtual marriages from games
Chinese authorities continue to tighten regulations for games. Use of English, virtual marriages and the whole genre of “imperial harem games” fell under the ban.