If your studio is based in Latin America, you can enter the XDC Contest for LATAM Developers for a chance to win prizes worth $150,000. Games for all platforms are eligible, including mobile, PC, console, browser, and VR.

The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is now also a game publisher, as it has released its first game. ITALY. Land of Wonders is a mobile puzzle adventure, which lets people explore the country’s art and culture.

The Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2021, the 35th edition of event, is launching today. It will feature over 550 virtual talks.

Soon after announcing the $1.27 billion Sumo Group deal, Tencent has revealed another investment. The Chinese tech giant became a major shareholder of Stunlock Studios, a Swedish indie company known for its popular arena brawler Battlerite.

Paweł Sasko, a lead quest designer for Cyberpunk 2077, has answered a few questions from fans. He confirmed that free DLCs are on the way and also shared his thoughts on CD Projekt’s problems with community work and being transparent with fans.

Tencent has agreed to buy UK developer Sumo Group for £919 million ($1.27 billion). This will be paid in cash through Tencent’s Sixjoy Hong Kong Limited subsidiary.

It’s been only a few days since the announcement of Steam Deck, but the upcoming handheld PC has already become one of Steam’s top sellers. It landed in third place in the store’s weekly chart.

Garena’s mobile battle royale Free Fire has surpassed 1 billion in lifetime downloads on Google Play alone. It’s worth noting that it’s the first game in this genre to reach this milestone.

Sledgehammer Games game director Glen Schofield’s take on how much work goes into making Call of Duty has caused heated debate online. A lot of developers supported his point of view, saying that work travels and the research process might be really “exhausting.”

Steam Deck, a new handheld PC from Valve, drew a lot of attention from the games industry professionals. People are now making memes, comparing the device with Nintendo Switch, and praising its concept and hardware. However, the question is whether it will be able to compete in the market?

Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO and president Jim Ryan has discussed the company’s vision and the PlayStation 5 launch in China. He also explained why Sony tries to make “best games” and what it takes to create a new IP.

Tami Sigmund, senior producer at Blizzard, has shared her thoughts on the problem of senior devs leaving big game companies during the pandemic. Although people keep speculating about it, there are some objective reasons for this situation.

Google’s plans to pay developers based on the number of sessions players have spent in their games drew mixed reactions within the games industry. Some experts are worried that this model might make studios produce lengthier games to increase engagement.

Marcel Hatam, currently International Brand Manager at Ubisoft and formerly Brand Manager at Crytek, has shared his thoughts on Bild’s coverage of the potential acquisition talks between Crytek and Tencent.

Mike Verdu, a former EA, Zynga and Facebook exec, is joining Netflix as vice president of game development.

Thanks to the official stats shared by CD Projekt, we know that players have spent 6.3 million hours in the character creator on Cyberpunk 2077. However, for all the stuff gamers have done in the game, there’re still plenty of activities that they haven’t completed because the developer removed the content once promised for the title.

Xbox head Phil Spencer said that seeing the popularity of legacy games on Game Pass can justify greenlighting new instalments, one example being the Fable reboot by Playground.

Shiro Games, the France-based developer of Northgard and Evoland, has launched a new publishing label called Shiro Unlimited.

Pearl Abyss, known for its MMORPG Black Desert, has announced its plans to open the “largest art center” in the history of South Korea’s games industry. It will help the company to develop new games and support its existing IPs.