Capcom has released a financial report for the first quarter ended June 30, 2024. Despite seeing declines in all key business metrics, the Japanese publisher remains optimistic about its full-year results.

The number of concurrent users (CCU) is often the only publicly visible data for most titles in the market. Here is what Hooded Horse CEO Tim Bender thinks about this metric and its limitations.

Valve continues to improve the Steam platform, with the latest update focusing on game demos. The new features offer a complete overhaul of how they work and behave on the store.

SAG-AFTRA and game companies have failed to reach an agreement on the use of generative AI in the industry. As a result, voice actors will go on strike starting at 12:01 a.m. today.

Hasbro has published its financial report for the second quarter ended June 30. Let’s take a closer look at the performance of the company’s Digital Gaming segment and its plans for the future.

Paradox Interactive has released its financial report for the second quarter ended June 30. The publisher experienced a significant decline in both revenue and profit.

Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights is a 2D metroidvania developed and published by Adglobe’s subsidiaries, Live Wire and Binary Haze Interactive. The game recently reached a new sales milestone.

A group of Blizzard employees has organized the first wall-to-wall union at the studio. It includes the entire World of Warcraft development team.

GDEV, parent company of game developer Nexters, has announced a new major milestone for its flagship title — mobile battler Hero Wars: Alliance.

NetEase is ready to launch the mobile version of its successful battle royale Naraka: Bladepoint in China. Analysts are optimistic about the game’s future, which also had a positive effect on the Chinese company’s stock.

Davide Soliani has decided to leave Ubisoft, where he spent most of his career. The Mario + Rabbids creative director is now preparing for the next chapter of his journey.

Marvel Rivals, an upcoming PvP hero shooter from NetEase, is showing great numbers at the start of its closed beta. The game has already attracted tens of thousands of concurrent users on Steam alone.

Humble Games, a publishing arm of Humble Bundle, has been hit with mass layoffs. The company went on to deny reports of its full closure, calling the process a “restructuring of operations.”

A new study sheds light on the scale of staff reduction across the Chinese games industry. The number of professionals employed by local companies fell by thousands last year.

No Man’s Sky has risen again with the release of a new update. However, Hello Games’ survival hit wasn’t the only big winner on Steam over the past seven days.

It can be quite expensive for developers and publishers to showcase their games during Gamescom Opening Night Live. Here are the official prices for the Geoff Keighley’s upcoming event.

Honor of Kings, one of the highest-grossing mobile games of all time, launched outside of China on June 20. Tencent has now revealed the first major milestone for its hit MOBA.

Concord, an upcoming hero shooter from Sony’s Firewalk Studios, doesn’t look promising. While burying the game before launch might be too much, early metrics clearly point to a major problem with modern publishers’ unhealthy obsession with live services.

Rumble Entertainment joins a growing list of studios that have been shut down in recent months. The mobile and web game developer has closed its doors after 13 years.