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Industry News May 26, 2023

Honkai: Star Rail tops $130 million in mobile revenue in its first month

It has been one month since the global launch of Honkai: Star Rail. Let’s take a look at revenue and other metrics for miHoYo’s latest hit.
Dev Interviews May 26, 2023

Mundfish on Atomic Heart’s game design: “We had to strike a balance between ambition, common sense, and the release date”

While Mundfish is working on the first DLC for Atomic Heart, we have reached out to the studio’s game design team to chat about some of the title’s elements and mechanics. In an interview with Game World Observer, the devs opened up about making the combat system and bosses, and also discussed some issues related to the open world.
Industry News May 26, 2023

EG7 to shut down Rising Storm 2 developer Antimatter Games to achieve higher profitability

Enad Global 7 (EG7) has announced its decision to close its subsidiary Antimatter Games this summer. The Swedish holding company explored various options, but none of them fit into the target timeline.
Game Development May 25, 2023

Mark Darrah on lessons learned from Baldur’s Gate: “If you look for perfection, you’re never going to ship”

Prominent game developer and former BioWare producer Mark Darrah has shared his memories of creating the first Baldur’s Gate. Here are the lessons he learned during the process, including the importance of not chasing imaginary perfection.
Events May 25, 2023

Join new episode of AI Talks with Bjørn Furuknap on how AI could empower devs and fill in missing roles on teams

AI Talks, a series of free weekly discussions on AI technologies, continues. Today, experienced game and software developer Bjørn Furuknap will explain why he believes that AI won’t replace real people and share his thoughts on the human factor in this area.
Industry News May 24, 2023

Players review bombed War Thunder to 93% negative reviews to make devs finally address controversial economy changes

Review bombing is often considered useless and destructive behavior, but War Thunder players have come out as a united front against the recent monetization changes. Thousands of community members forced developer Gaijin Entertainment to back down and listen to the criticism.
Industry News May 24, 2023

Embracer Group share price nearly halved on collapsed $2 billion deal and lowered financial outlook

Embracer Group has tumbled in the stock market after releasing its report for the full year ended March 31, 2023. Here are the key takeaways from the Swedish holding company’s financial statements.
Industry News May 24, 2023

Sony expects to make $450 million on PC this year and significantly increase investment in live service games

Sony has held a special keynote for investors where it outlined its growth strategy and shared some business plans. PlayStation also revealed sales figures for some of its PC releases and announced a major investment in live service games.
Industry News May 23, 2023

Paradox Interactive kills nearly half of its games before launch, resulting in hit rate of 71% over past 10 years

Paradox Interactive has held a special event for investors where it opened up about its business strategy and approach to launching games. The Swedish company has also shared some data on hits and misses across its gaming portfolio.
Industry News May 23, 2023

Over 90 audio cassettes from 1999 Game Developers Conference now digitized and available for free

Preserving educational and professional content is hard work that shouldn’t be taken for granted. Here is a huge collection of recorded gamedev-related talks from the 1999 GDC that have been digitized and archived online.
Industry News May 23, 2023

Some team leads at Deck Nine Games leave studio to protect their colleagues from layoffs 

Deck Nine Games, known for its work on the Life Is Strange series, is another studio that has been hit with layoffs. Dozens of people have lost their jobs, including some team leads who decided to voluntarily leave the company.
Marketing May 22, 2023

How roguelite hockey game Tape to Tape generated $600k by finding right niche and marketing strategy

Indie sports titles rarely find success in the market, but this roguelite hockey game Tape to Tape is a welcome exception. Marketing expert Chris Zukowski has broken down how small studio Excellent Rectangle managed to find a perfect niche.
Market Analysis May 22, 2023

Total value of closed gaming deals dropped by more than 7 times in Q1, according to InvestGame

Market intelligence platform InvestGame has issued a new report on deal activity in the games industry for the first quarter of 2023. Here are the key findings from analysts.
Events May 22, 2023

Join WN Connect Beijing’23, networking games industry event scheduled for May 24

Later this week, China-based games industry professionals will gather at WN Connect Beijing’23. Here are all the details about this invitation-only networking event.
Industry News May 19, 2023

Jim Ryan says PlayStation to stay proactive on PC, but those ports should remain “staggered”

Sony has no plans to give up on its strategy of releasing first-party PlayStation games on PC. The time lag between the two versions will remain, but there will be more PS5 exclusives in the future.
Industry News May 19, 2023

India lifts ban on Battlegrounds Mobile India, announces three-month trial approval

Battlegrounds Mobile India, the Indian version of PUBG Mobile, has been approved to be relaunched in the country. This follows a 10-month ban the Indian government has imposed on the game over national security concerns.
Industry News May 18, 2023

All three miHoYo founders included in China’s 500 richest people list with combined net worth of $16 billion

The New Fortune Magazine has released its 2023 China’s 500 richest people list. It includes founders of large tech companies, as well as all three founders of Genshin Impact maker miHoYo.
Events May 18, 2023

Join new episode of AI Talks for tips on how to build AI business from Charisma’s Guy Gadney

A new week, a new episode of AI Talks, a series of free webinars by WN Media Group. Today’s guest Guy Gadney will share his tips on building an AI business from scratch.
Industry News May 18, 2023

Take-Two CEO on AI and its limitations in game development: “A machine is not going to be able to look forward”

Take-Two has released its financial report for the fiscal year ended March 31. The company also shared its stance on AI and provided new information about its business strategy and future game releases.
Industry News May 17, 2023

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom hits 10 million units sold in 3 days, biggest launch in franchise history

Nintendo has revealed the first sales figures for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. The game is on track to become the biggest release of the year.
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