A new AAA studio started by industry veterans has emerged. Emptyvessel, led by former id Software, Naughty Dog, Gearbox, and Activision developers, bills itself as a developer-founded, developer-first company.

There were a bunch of notable changes on the Steam charts last week. Several older titles managed to return to the leading positions, while players are also actively pre-ordering the upcoming Dragon’s Dogma 2.

Monster Hunter: World has reached a new sales milestone. Six years after its launch, it remains the most commercially successful game in the franchise, which has just celebrated its 20th anniversary.

It’s always great to see indie games succeed in the market. Backpack Battles, an auto-battling RPG with an interesting hook, is doing really well on Steam right now, exceeding the expectations of its creators.

Although the investment climate in the games industry remains turbulent, a new large public offering is on the way. South Korean developer Shift Up recently applied to be listed on the Korea Stock Exchange.

Ori has been one of the most successful Metroidvania series of all time. And Moon Studios probably wouldn’t be in the industry today if it weren’t for the first game’s commercial performance.

Last month, OpenAI unveiled its new text-to-video model Sora, causing a stir among professionals and casual users alike. Although it is yet to be released publicly, we decided to discuss whether it can be used in game development, as well as its potential pitfalls and limitations, with experts from ZiMAD, Skywaylab, Playkot, Lost Lore, and Charisma.

UK’s Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) has shared its annual report on the country’s video game market. Here are the key findings about last year’s best-selling titles and consoles, as well as total consumer spend by segments.

EA CEO Andrew Wilson has opened up about generative AI and how the company plans to use the technology. He believes that it will drive monetization, also making game development more efficient and helping reach new audiences.

Although the Digital Markets Act (DMA) requires the so-called “gatekeepers” to allow third-party app stores on their platforms in the EU, Apple decided to keep its longtime enemy, Epic Games, out of iOS. The company has now terminated the Fortnite maker’s developer account.

Balatro has been a smash success for solo developer LocalThunk. The poker deck-building roguelike has reached a new milestone, selling over 500k copies in 10 days.

As many game companies around the world continue to cut jobs, Capcom has announced its decision to raise salaries for its Japanese employees. The move will impact both current workers and new graduate hires.

Details and the program of the new GenAI For Business conference have been announced. It will take place in the US later this month. The event, which will bring together AI experts and enthusiasts, will focus on the latest trends in the area.

Canadian indie developer Spearhead Games, best known for games like Stories: The Path of Destinies and Omensight, has faced serious financial struggles. As a result, the studio had to lay off the majority of its team.

Warner Bros. Discovery is changing its approach to making video games following the weaker-than-expected launch of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. It appears that the company no longer wants to rely heavily on premium AAA titles.

Supermarket Simulator might be another 2024 success story, this time from Turkish developers. The game has been rising in popularity since its Early Access launch, performing really well compared to rival titles in the job sim genre.

Arrowhead Game Studios continues to reap the benefits of its grand success, with Helldivers 2 still dominating the Steam charts. No other game can dethrone it for the fourth week in a row.

Tropic Haze, the maker of Nintendo Switch emulator Yuzu, has agreed to settle with the Japanese company. One of the terms is an admission that the software was “primarily designed” to circumvent copyright protection.

The scale of video game industry layoffs is massive, as thousands of people continue to lose their jobs every month. February 2024 was, unfortunately, no exception, with game companies cutting at least 2,027 jobs.