LUNA The Shadow Dust is a hand-animated point-and-click puzzle adventure that came out on February 13. It is the debut title of the Chinese team called Lantern Studio.

As part of the virtual GDC 2020, Gwen Frey, the developer of puzzle game Kine, gave a talk on what she did right and wrong while developing her first indie title.

The Russian edition of Forbes published a big article on Playrix. In addition to detailing the history of the company, it provides several interesting figures.

Pixonic has announced a new game in a very long time. The studio is going to release a new PvP-shooter called Dino Squad.

Crazy Labs announced an impressive milestone. The installs of its hyper-casual titles have exceeded 3 billion.

The makers of Clash of Clans are preparing to release a new game. For the first time in a long time, the title is intended for a casual audience, rather than midcore players.

GDC is currently streaming virtual talks on Twitch that should have taken place during the offline event this week.

CD Projekt Red released an update on how the company is handling the situation around the coronavirus pandemic. Effective yesterday, the makers of The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077 now work remotely for as long as necessary.

Gamescom organizers took to Twitter to discuss where they are with the preparation of the world’s biggest games show. The event, scheduled to run from August 25 to August 29, is still a go.

More bad news. Android app developers have been warned that reviews will now take longer. The review time will now be 7 days. In some cases, the process may drag on for an even longer period.

Sony put too much faith in Kojima. The latest project of the Japanese genius, according to rumors, failed to make a return on investment. Now the company plans for Kojima Productions to develop a game based on the popular IP and with a smaller budget.

13 Naughty Dog developers, both former and current, anonymously talked to Kotaku. The TL;DR version of it describes the studio “as a place that can be simultaneously the best and the worst workplace in the world.”

Are you a hyper-casual games developer? Then you know how difficult it is to find an idea for you next game or prototype. But it doesn’t have to be super hard if you know where to look for inspiration. 

On March 10, Activision Blizzard launched its free battle royale Call of Duty: Warzone. On the first day, the title’s player count exceeded 6 million.

WN Media Group decided not to host the annual CEO Summit in Spain over coronavirus concerns. At the same time, the company announced the upcoming launch of WN Hub, an online business communication platform for the gaming industry.

Strategy game Through the Darkest of Times came out on January 30 to very positive reviews on Steam. The award-winning indie title chronicles the struggle of a small resistance group during the years of Nazi rule in Germany.

Isometric RPGs are still quite successful on Kickstarter. In February-March, the new RPG set in the Pathfinder universe raised $2.05 million, which is massive by the platform’s standards.

E3 slated to take place on June 9-11, 2020, is being cancelled as coronavirus situation deteriorates.