Emika Games, a developer of small horror games, has announced his retirement from game development “for an indefinite time.” He made the decision due to the Steam policy, which allows users to refund games after playing them for less than two hours. It left the developer with no profit.

This week, discoverability expert Simon Carless discussed marketing for indie devs on the Game Dev Unlocked blog.

Aleksey Savchenko, a former business development manager at Epic Games, has announced his new project aimed at bringing more justice into the games industry. It is a legal and consulting service to help developers avoid the pitfalls of relationships with large companies.

New Mexico has filed a federal lawsuit against Rovio Entertainment. The company is accused of collecting children’s personal information in Angry Birds.

Tencent saw its market cap drop almost twice since the beginning of the year. It is all happening in the wake of new regulations from the Chinese government that has a long history of love-hate relationship with the games industry.

Apple proposed a settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed by U.S. developers in 2019.

Epic has launched March Through Time, an interactive experience within Fortnite designed in collaboration with Time Magazine.

Jeff Gardiner has announced his retirement from Bethesda Game Studios. He worked at the company for almost 16 years and was involved in the development of the Fallout and The Elder Scrolls series.

Netflix has finally started implementing its plan to bring gaming content to the platform. The new feature is now only available in Poland, where subscribers of the popular streaming service can already play a few titles.

Some of the Pokémon GO changes, designed to meet the pandemic restrictions, are now back in the game. Niantic listened to players who raised concerns about the decision to abandon the distancing rules.

Borderlands developer Gearbox is launching a new studio in Montreal aptly dubbed Gearbox Studio Montreal.

Frostpunk creator 11 bit studios is ready to step into the world of AAA games. But instead of playing by the industry’s rules, the team wants to keep its own approach to the development process to make meaningful projects.

Laureates of the Gamescom Awards 2021 have been revealed. The winners were chosen by the jury, consisting of German and international game journalists and content creators.

The HM Revenue and Customs revealed that UK developers claimed £180 million ($247 million) in tax relief over the year. It is up 48% year-over-year.

A controversial law, also known as the “Cinderella Law,” first went into effect in South Korea in 2011. It blocked access to online games for kids under 16 at night. But it is about to be abolished 10 years later.

Psychonauts 2, a long-awaited sequel to one of the weirdest and most beloved Double Fine games, has finally been released. Considering that it has no negative reviews so far, it might be safe to say that Tim Schafer and his team made an impressive comeback.

It’s been five years since Playrix released its mobile hit Gardenscapes, which has generated over $3 billion in player spending on iOS and Android by now.

This week, Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) filed an expanded anti-discrimination lawsuit against Activision Blizzard. In addition to the female full-time staff, it now includes contract workers. Moreover, DFEH alleges the publisher’s “failure to maintain and produce records.”