NCSoft continues its global expansion by announcing two deals with two game development studios. This is in line with the Lineage maker’s strategy to diversify its portfolio.

Despite the recent success of Frostpunk 2, 11 bit studios has been struggling on the stock market. The fact that the Polish company may potentially cancel one of its projects in development has caused panic among investors.

2024 has been a big year for indie games, with two major releases — Balatro and Buckshot Roulette — recently hitting new sales milestones.

Another game development studio is switching to a cost-cutting mode. People Can Fly has decided to reduce its self-publishing strategy and restructure its operations.

Pocketpair has announced a few changes to the creature-summoning mechani  in Palworld. This comes amid the studio’s legal battle with Nintendo and The Pokémon Company.

Following its successful Early Access launch, Path of Exile 2 has become the highest-grossing game on Steam globally.

One of the biggest oddities of recent days has happened to the owners of itch.io, a digital storefront and platform for indie game developers. Here are the main details of why the website suddenly went offline.

NetEase has shared the first figures for its new free-to-play hero shooter Marvel Rivals. The game’s launch has turned out to be successful.

In an article for Game World Observer, Appodeal Publishing shares three proven user acquisition (UA) strategies to help mobile devs and publishers make the most of the holidays. There’re also insights into how Join Blocks used these strategies to increase installs by 6x and revenue by 300% during Christmas.

Grinding Gear Games has finally released a sequel to its successful action RPG Path of Exile. Let’s take a closer look at its impressive metrics.

A new report on a possible Ubisoft buyout has emerged. The Guillemot family and Tencent have been discussing the terms of a potential deal.

Wishlists are one of the key metrics that developers pay attention to when preparing to launch their games. Here’s an interesting new analysis of how wishlists are converting to sales, and what that says about the state of Steam in general.

Unlike many recent Game-as-a-Service launches, Marvel Rivals has gotten off to a good start. The question is whether NetEase’s new hero shooter can retain its audience in the long term.

Tencent has high hopes for its new live service shooter Delta Force. And early metrics of its Open Beta are promising, though the launch has been marred by mixed reviews from players.

Nintendo’s stock has been on the rise for more than a week. Several positive factors are helping Japanese publisher reach a new all-time high.

Another AAA game with live service ambitions has been discontinued. Ubisoft has decided to cancel the further development and support of its free-to-play shooter XDefiant six months after its launch.

PlayWay has released its financial report for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024. The Polish publisher posted significant growth across key business metrics.

Many older hits have seen a surge in revenue on Steam thanks to the Autumn Sale. Here are the most notable changes on the charts over the past seven days.

Tencent has made another major investment. The Chinese tech giant now owns a majority stake in developer Kuro Games, best known for its free-to-play gacha title Wuthering Waves.