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Industry News November 13, 2023

Larian Studios cinematic animation lead Jim Southworth passes away

Larian Studios has shared the sad news with the community, announcing the passing of its cinematic lead Jim Southworth. He was with the company for nearly three years, working on Baldur’s Gate 3.
Deals November 13, 2023

Lies of P developer NEOWIZ invests $17 million in Blank, studio founded by CD Projekt veterans

Blank, a Polish studio composed of former CD Projekt RED developers, has received a strategic investment from South Korean publisher/developer Neowiz.
Industry News November 13, 2023

Stronghold Remastered hits 100k copies sold in less than 72 hours, peaking at nearly 10k concurrent players on Steam

Stronghold: Definitive Edition, a remastered version of the classic real-time strategy game, has been a success for Firefly Studios. Here’s how the title performed after its recent launch on Steam.
Game Development November 10, 2023

$15 horse for WoW made more money than StarCraft 2: WoL, and other stories told by former Blizzard dev Jason Hall

Jason Hall, currently an indie developer and former Blizzard employee, has been sharing some really interesting stories from his long career in the industry for a while now. Some of them are truly insightful, while others may seem depressing.
Industry News November 10, 2023

Valve confirms Steam Deck sales amount to “multiple millions” following announcement of OLED version

Steam Deck has been a huge success for Valve. And the new statement from the company indicates that its portable PC continues to sell well.
Events November 10, 2023

WN Conference coming to Belgrade on December 7-8

WN Media Group has shared the first details about WN Belgrade’23, the upcoming conference for games industry professionals. The event is expected to bring together more than 400 companies and  feature talks from renowned devs like Raphaël Colantonio.
Industry News November 10, 2023

Unity expects more layoffs, while calling Runtime Fee “critical step” to make its Create segment sustainable

Unity has released its financial report for the third quarter ended September 30. The company called its results “mixed”, also outlining growth plans and warning about possible layoffs.
Industry News November 9, 2023

Alan Hartman becomes new head of Xbox Game Studios: look back at his nearly 30-year game dev career

Microsoft has named the new head of Xbox Game Studios following a recent reorganization of its gaming segment. Here is everything to know about Alan Hartman, a veteran manager and head of the Forza franchise.
Industry News November 9, 2023

Sony’s gaming business tops $6 billion in revenue in Q2, with half of 12 live services titles delayed

Sony has released its financial report for the second quarter ended September 30. Here are the key numbers related to the company’s gaming business.
Industry News November 9, 2023

Mortal Kombat 1 hits nearly 3 million copies sold: how it compares to previous MK games

Mortal Kombat has been doing well commercially, according to NetherRealm Studios’ parent company Warner Bros. Discovery. Let’s take a look at its launch sales and compare them to previous titles in the series.
Industry News November 8, 2023

Take-Two shares jump nearly 10%, as Rockstar plans to release first trailer for GTA 6 in December

GTA 6 is one of the most anticipated video games right now, and Rockstar is almost ready to release the first trailer for it. As a result, publisher Take Two saw its share price soar.
Industry News November 8, 2023

Warcraft Rumble hits $3.4 million in revenue in less than week since its global launch

On November 2, Blizzard Entertainment released its mobile strategy title Warcraft Rumble. Let’s take a look at its revenue and other metrics during the first week of its global launch.
Industry News November 8, 2023

Krafton plans to launch over 30 games by 2026 to drive future growth on its transition into global publisher

Krafton has released its financial report for the third quarter ended September 30. The South Korean publisher reported strong sales, also detailing its pipeline and plans to become a global game publisher.
Industry News November 8, 2023

Super Mario Bros. Wonder hits 4.3 million copies sold in two weeks: how it compares to sales of other Mario games

Super Mario Bros. Wonder has been a huge success for Nintendo, breaking franchise records in terms of launch sales. Let’s compare its figures to previous titles in the long-running series.
Industry News November 7, 2023

Ubisoft lays off nearly 100 employees across its Canadian offices as part of reorganization

Ubisoft is another game company to cut its workforce, with new layoffs affecting employees in its Canadian offices. This comes after the publisher announced a mandatory return-to-office policy.
Industry News November 7, 2023

Nintendo posts $1.8 billion in profit for H1, as Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom tops 19 million copies sold

Nintendo has released its report for the first half of FY24 ended September 30. The company saw growth in all the key business metrics, with Tears of the Kingdom driving sales of Nintendo Switch.
Industry News November 7, 2023

Epic Games Store remains unprofitable nearly five years after its launch, its GM Steve Allison admits in court

Epic Games Store is still running at a huge loss for the company. New details have emerged as part of its antitrust court battle with Google.
Industry News November 3, 2023

Larian’s Michael Douse on why BG3 is ‘modern RPG’, not CRPG: “It’s doing things most RPGs aren’t able to do”

Danny O’Dwyer, founder of video game documentary channel Noclip, has tried to analyze the reasons behind the success of Baldur’s Gate 3 and why games like this are so rarely released. He also spoke with the Larian publishing director to get more context about bringing a AAA RPG to today’s market.
Game Development November 3, 2023

Gaijin Entertainment open-sources its Dagor Engine, surprised to see Russian Nau Engine using parts of it

Gaijin Entertainment has decided to open-source its Dagor Engine. However, the War Thunder developer seems surprised by reports that the Nau Engine team, financially backed by Russian tech giant VK, plans to use parts of it for its upcoming framework.
Industry News November 3, 2023

Microsoft increases Game Pass price in Turkey and Argentina again, up to 100% depending on subscription tier

Microsoft is the latest game company to recently adjust its prices in Turkey and Argentina. This comes just a few months after Game Pass subscription in these countries had already become significantly more expensive.
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