The labor market climate in the games industry is wild. Last month, companies around the world laid off at least 773 employees, with the total number of job cuts this year nearly equaling all of 2023.

The closure of Arkane Austin caught many players and game developers off guard. Here is what prominent designer Raphaël Colantonio has to say about the demise of the studio, where he once helped shape the vision and create games like Dishonored and Prey.

Patrick Tang, aka Poking Water Games, is a solo indie developer who decided to run an ad campaign to get his tycoon life sim This Grand Life 2 into the Popular Upcoming section on Steam. Here are the results achieved during this experiment.

Circana is back with its monthly report on the US games market. Here is a quick look at the best-selling products, including how the sales of Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 compare to their predecessors.

The next WN Conference is coming to Istanbul, Turkey on June 11-12. Here is an overview of the event’s official program, which includes talks from industry experts, workshops with companies like Google and AWS, and more.

Sony has published its annual business briefing. Here are the key takeaways about the performance of the PlayStation business and updates to the company’s gaming strategy.

Tim Cain, one of the lead developers of games like Fallout and Arcanum, recalled his idea for an action RPG based on the Conan universe, which never came to fruition. This dates back to 2004, when he was working at Troika Games.

Dungeon & Fighter Mobile (DnF Mobile) launched in China last week. Looking at its impressive metrics, the game has every chance to become another big hit for Tencent.

Almost two years after the release of the early access beta version, MultiVersus has now officially launched globally. Despite initially high player interest, many users criticized the changes to the fighting game’s core mechanics.

People Can Fly has published its financial report for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024. Let’s take a closer look at its key business metrics and the status of the five games currently in development at the Polish company.

CD Projekt has published its financial report for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024. The company saw a huge increase in net profit and shared some updates for the next Witcher game and other projects in its pipeline.

Last week, no game could dethrone Counter-Strike 2 from the top spot on the Steam charts. Here’s how other titles, including Hellblade II, performed.

Capcom has announced a new milestone for its latest action RPG, Dragon’s Dogma 2. The game has now reached 3 million copies sold globally.

The Rogue Prince of Persia, already the second game in the series this year, has just launched in Early Access. Let’s take a look at its initial metrics and player reception.

Songs of Conquest, the spiritual successor to the Heroes of Might and Magic III, has reached a new milestone a week after its 1.0 launch. And developer Lavapotion already has many plans for the game’s further support.

Wuthering Waves, a new free-to-play gacha title from Chinese studio Kuro Games, launched globally last week. Let’s take a closer look at its revenue, downloads, and other metrics on mobile.

CM Games has run an interesting experiment with their VR shooter Into the Radius. Here is how the team managed to find an additional revenue channel by developing and launching a Supporter Pack for their core fans.

The FIFA video game license might find a new home at Take-Two’s subsidiary 2K Games. This comes two years after the organization ended its long-lasting partnership with Electronic Arts.

Former Square Enix executive Jacob Navok has shared his thoughts on less-than-expected sales of the latest Final Fantasy games. He also tried to explain why people mistakenly think that the Japanese publisher is simply setting unrealistic goals for its products.