News Today 17:22 Report: leaked Elden Ring trailer shows first gameplay footage, including combat and boss fight A very first gameplay trailer for Elden Ring is reportedly circulating online, introducing the upcoming From Software game as an “all-new fantasy action RPG franchise.”
News Today 15:53 Google Stadia denies reports about turning down pitch for Hideo Kojima’s episodic horror game Google Stadia reportedly cancelled numerous projects, including a pitch for Hideo Kojima’s episodic horror game. However, the company went on to deny it was in talks with the famous game designer.
News Today 15:10 Frogwares has nothing to do with The Sinking City version on Steam, asks fans to not buy it Soon after The Sinking City returned to Steam, developer Frogwares told fans not to buy this version. It led to the game released by publisher Nacon being review-bombed by gamers.
News Today 14:32 miHoYo earned almost $800 million last year, all thanks to Genshin Impact success The world found out about Chinese studio miHoYo after it released Genshin Impact in 2020. The game’s success helped the studio double its revenue and earn almost $800 million.
News February 26 Sony confirms shutting down Japan Studio following exit of Bloodborne producer and Silent Hill director Sony will re-organize Japan Studio, known for games like Gravity Rush and Knack. It looks like the team behind Astro’s Playroom will become a standalone studio.
News February 26 Bloomberg: EA cancels ‘ambitious’ game Gaia, still has more than 35 projects in making Electronic Arts decided to stop the development of another game called Gaia that has been in development for years. It happened shortly after the company canceled the revision of Anthem.
Featured February 26 Sheridans’ Tim Repa-Davies: “Publishers and investors are not out to trip up developers, but…” As part of WN Dev Contest, we are discussing the industry with the jury members. In this installment, we catch up with Tim Repa-Davies, games lawyer at media and technology law firm Sheridans.
Featured February 25 WN Media Group’s Pavel Räikkönen on what’s next for video games industry WN Media Group CEO Pavel Räikkönen has posted an overview of the global gaming market trends. The report also attempts a number of predictions on where we will see the industry evolve in the coming years.
News February 25 Judge orders Valve to give Apple part of Steam private data on 436 games Valve will have to unveil some of its private Steam information requested by Apple in a lawsuit against Epic Games.
News February 25 Unity: mobile game ad revenue increased by 8% in 2020, card games showed highest growth Unity has released its latest gaming report, providing insights from 2020 on ad revenue and the market in general. The company also issues a forecast of key trends for 2021.