Soon after playerWON announced its plans to add TV-style commercials into console and PC games, players and some developers criticized the advertising platform. Some of them promised to never give their money to companies that would implement this system.

Xsolla and WN Events announced the Game Developer Day LATAM that will take place on July 27, 2021. Devs based in Latin America making games in any genre and for any platform are invited to enter XDC Contest for LATAM Developers.

This week will see the launch of advertising platform called playerWON. It allows PC and console devs to code TV-style video ads into their games.

YoYo Games has introduced a new free version of its engine GameMaker Studio 2. It means that developers will be able to use it for as long as they want in contrast to the previously available 30-day trial version, although the new license has a few limitations.

Nixxes Software is another studio to join the PlayStation family. The Dutch company is known for bringing many console games to PC, including Tomb Raider, Hitman, and Deus Ex.

Sony faced a new wave of criticism after it was revealed that PlayStation charges devs at least $25,000 for promotion. Indie developers started sharing their experiences of working with the company, pointing out the lack of support, bad discoverability, and low sales among other problems.

Nintendo denied forced labor being used in its supply chain.

There are not many developers who openly share their experience of working with platform holders. But Neon Doctrine co-founder Iain Garner got so frustrated that he decided to “burn some bridges” with Sony.

Developers from PardCode are known for their video tutorials about game development. Now the team has launched a new series to show the process of creating a game engine from scratch. And the first episode is already here.

Over the past years, games’ stories and worlds have become so big that companies struggle to keep everything consistent. That’s why Bungie has opened a unique position of “Destiny Historian” to catalog the game’s universe and narrative.

It took less than two weeks for Ni No Kuni: Cross Worlds to generate over $100 million in revenue on mobile, according to Sensor Tower. It’s an impressive milestone, considering that the game is only available in a few regions.

Both Hermen Hulst, head of PlayStation Studios, and Phil Spencer, head of Microsoft’s Xbox division, have shared their thoughts on their respective companies’ recent M&A deals.

Publisher Konami and development studio Bloober Team have signed a strategic cooperation agreement. Under the agreement, the companies will jointly develop “selected contents” and exchange know-how.

Casey Hudson, previously BioWare GM and Producer, not to mention Director of the Mass Effect Trilogy and Star Wars: KOTOR, has announced the launch of his own development company Humanoid Studios in Canada.

Remedy has signed a co-publishing and development agreement with 505 Games for a multiplayer Control spin-off title. The new game is a 4-player cooperative PvE game, codenamed Condor.

Marvel Games and Netmarble discuss their ambitions behind Marvel Future Revolution.

Although CD Projekt continues to work on Cyberpunk 2077, analysts expect that the company’s share price will continue to decline. Here is stock market experts’ forecast on the game’s sales and the publisher’s growth potential.

While Bethesda fans still want more details about the studio’s upcoming games, Todd Howard has shed some light on the development of The Elder Scrolls VI and Starfield, which is described as a “NASA-punk” RPG.

Many developers have to move from city to city to get new jobs, which leads to mental health problems and burnout. Game designer Laralyn McWilliams, known for MMO Free Realms, has shared her thoughts on this problem.