Sarah Bond, Xbox’s corporate vice president of gaming, has shared details about Xbox Cloud Gaming at the FTC v. Microsoft hearing. It seems that this feature is unprofitable for the company.

The mobile version of Goddess of Victory: NIKKE, a free-to-play gacha game from developer Shift Up and Tencent’s publishing label Level Infinite, has reached a new milestone in less than a year since its global launch.

Ryota Suzuki has been in the games industry for over two decades working on various action and fighting games. With Final Fantasy XVI as his latest project, let’s take a look at how he applied his experience and design approach to strike a balance between challenge and accessibility.

It is hard to guess how many wishlists a game has on Steam since this metric is only available to game developers. But there is a way to estimate the number by applying a certain multiplier to the follower count.

An excerpt from Jim Ryan’s testimony to the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been made public. The SIE boss has tried to explain why the company won’t share any hardware details about the PS6 or any other upcoming console with Activision Blizzard post-acquisition.

Scavengers Studio, an indie team behind Season: A Letter to the Future, has reportedly been hit with layoffs. It seems that the job cuts affected most of the studio’s employees.

Embracer Group has revealed how much money it spent on purchasing The Lord of the Rings rights through its acquisition of Middle-earth Enterprises from The Saul Zaentz Company.

Capcom has disclosed the geography of its game sales for the past fiscal year. Although the company has suspended its business activities in Russia, the country was still in the same tier as Canada, Italy, and France.

Prominent game writer Steve Ince has announced his retirement after working in the industry for more than 30 years. He has contributed to dozens of titles but is best known for his work on the Broken Sword series.

Electronic Arts has announced a restructuring, realigning into EA Entertainment and EA SPORTS. Here is what it means for the company’s business.

New Zealand’s Commerce Commission has listed concerns it has over Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Just like the UK regulator, it believes that the deal could lessen competition in the cloud gaming market.

BattleBit Remastered, a 254-player low-poly multiplayer shooter made by a small indie team, is now storming the charts. Last week, it generated more revenue on Steam than some AAA blockbusters like CoD: Modern Warfare II and Starfield.

Persona 5 and its spin-offs have reached a new sales milestone. The collection of games remains the best-selling entry in the entire franchise.

Experience gaming executive Nicola Sebastiani has left PlayStation Studios after two years. He helped Sony establish its mobile division and build a growth strategy in this area.

Veteran game designer Scott Mercer has announced his retirement after working at Blizzard for more than two decades. He contributed to the studio’s key franchises.

Data analytics firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has shared a new report on the US video games and esports market. Here are the key figures and takeaways, as well as a forecast for the next five years.

Pitching a game to a publisher or investor is an important step most game developers face at various stages of their journeys. This template could help aspiring indies avoid pitfalls when creating one.

Epic Games has officially launched MetaHuman Animator, a new tool for capturing real actors’ performances and turning them into high-quality facial animation. Here is everything to know about the technology from the Unreal Engine team.

Everspace 2 has been a huge success for Rockfish Games, with over 300,000 units sold already. We reached out to the studio’s CEO and co-founder Michael Schade to discuss the game’s marketing, Early Access, the importance of demos, and the impact of Game Pass on sales.