Stepping up the campaign to battle gaming addiction among minors, the Chinese government has slowed down approval for all new online games.

A new studio called 2.21 has been announced in Paris. It’s co-founded by Didier Chanfray, the creator of classic franchise Little Big Adventure. The studio is about to start the production of a new game in the series, although it’s unclear whether it will be a sequel or reboot.

VG Insights continues to improve its analytics platform by introducing two new databases. They allow you to see all publishers and developers presented on Steam and find their estimated revenues and other metrics.

Discoverability expert Simon Carless has shared his thoughts on the problem of indie games selling poorly on consoles.

Sony Interactive Entertainment announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Firesprite Limited. The UK-based developer founded by industry veterans from SIE’s Studio Liverpool is known for developing games that showcase cutting-edge hardware.

Creating a better work-life balance has been a topic of discussion in the games industry for a while. Dontnod and Fingersoft have become the latest studios to make steps in this direction by introducing new policies to make their employees’ work more comfortable.

Polish publisher Movie Games has launched Kickstarter campaign for MythBusters: The Game. The title is being developed by Byte Barrel with unspecified input from Discovery, which licensed the the IP.

Activision rolled out a reveal trailer for Call of Duty: Vanguard’s multiplayer mode, which proudly sports the publisher’s logo in the trailer’s end slate. That’s unlike last month’s debut trailer for the title, which ran with the slate “Call of Duty presents” while noticeably omitting any Activision branding.

Ampere Analysis has shared some insights on the state of game subscription services as of August 2021. Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass continues to dominate the market.

Buying game accounts online was the only way for underage gamers in China to bypass the playtime restrictions. Tencent decided to sue more than 20 platforms that sell and rent these accounts.

Sam Lake has officially announced Alan Wake Remastered, saying that it is “nearing its completion.” The upgraded version of the game will come out this fall on consoles and PC and will be published by Epic Games.

After Chinese regulators restricted playtime for minors to only three hours a week, servers of Honor of Kings crashed on the weekend.

One day you publicly support a new Texas anti-abortion law. The next day you step down as CEO of a video games company. That’s exactly what happened to John Gibson, the head of Tripwire Interactive.

CD Projekt Red has launched its first Kickstarter campaign. The publisher is raising money to release a hard copy collector’s edition manga set in an ancient-Japanese-inspired world where monster slayer Geralt trails the mythical Lady of Snow Yuki Onna.

The latest internal survey highlighted problems with the work culture within Paradox Interactive, including mistreatment and gender discrimination. However, it wasn’t the reason for the recent resignation of the company’s CEO Ebba Ljungerud.

Shawn Layden has shared his thoughts on the costs of game development. According to his predictions, PS5 titles will cost $200 million to make, with prices growing exponentially from there.

Speculations about Android apps coming to Xbox appeared last week. However, the information has been eventually denied by Microsoft.

Chinese tech companies like Tencent and Alibaba have been forcing their employees to work 72 hours a week due to the so-called “996 schedule.” After years of workes’ fighting against it, the court has officially declared this practice illegal.

John Gibson, the president of Tripwire Interactive, which is know as the publisher of Chivalry 2  and developer of Maneater and Killing Floor, took to Twitter to hail a new Texas anti-abortion law passed by the U.S. Supreme Court last week. Backlash from fellow devs ensued.