Jernej Česen, General Manager and Senior VP of Distribution & BI at Outfit 7, discusses the company’s expansion into new IPs, including upcoming strategy RPG game Mythic Legends.

On May 19, NCSOFT released its new free-to-play game Trickster M, which is an heir to the 2003’s MMORPG Trickster Online. Although the title is now only available in South Korea, it is now earning almost $1 million a day.

Although Biomutant was met with mixed reviews, the game showed a strong debut on the Steam chart. It took over the first two places, all thanks to the title’s strong pre-orders.

GameRefinery has released a new match-3 snapshot report. Analysts broke down the genre’s latest trends and top-grossing mechanics on the US App Store. Interestingly, Project Makeover became the first game in years to break into top-5 highest-grossing Match-3 titles.

Malte Burup, creator of Mind Scanners, discusses game design choices behind his quirky Orwellian brainchild.

Small Giant Games has officially become the second largest game developer in Finland after Supercell. The studio’s net sales were over €400 million last year, with its other financial metrics also increasing.

According to Electronic Arts, Ultimate Team made a “substantial portion” of its revenue last year. Now we know exactly how much money the company made from this game mode, which accounts for almost 30 percent of its total earnings.

Taylor Kurosaki and Jacob Minkoff, key employees at Infinity Ward, have left the studio. The list of their work includes games like Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare and 2019’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.

CCP Games, known for MMO EVE Online, has announced a new online course, created in partnership with the University of Iceland. It is dedicated to the science of friendship and building new forms of human connections in video games.

Sony has shared its plans for its game and network services segment in a detailed presentation for investors. The Japanese company is ready to bring more popular franchises to PC and mobile platforms.

Outfit7 has revealed its new development strategy dedicated to expanding its game portfolio beyond pet simulation and runner genres. The list of new titles includes auto-chess and tower defense games.

Sophie Vo, Studio & Game Lead at Voodoo, shares her key lessons from building up Voodoo’s new studio in Berlin

Valve might have something in store for the fans of portable gaming, as a few reports suggest that the company is now developing its own handheld console with a touchscreen.

Unreal Engine 5 is now available in early access for game developers. Epic Games has introduced a new version of its engine, detailing some of its key features.

Xsolla and WN Events announced the PC/Console Game Developer Day Canada that will take place on June 8, 2021. Canadian devs making PC and console games are invited to enter XDC Contest Canada.

Sony plans to significantly expand subscribers of its online and mobile services. The company will spend more than $18 billion on strategic investments in this area.

Sensor Tower released its State of Mobile Gaming 2021 report. Among other things, the study found that consumer spending surpassed $22 billion in Q1 2021, representing an all-time high and 25 percent year-over-year growth.

CD Projekt is expected to face a class-action lawsuit by the end of the next month. However, the company still doesn’t know how much money this group of investors wants.

Mundfish continues to work on Atomic Heart, an upcoming first-person shooter set in the alternate reality of the Soviet Union. The game still has no release date, but the Russian studio decided to shed more light on the development progress.