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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.
Legal May 17, 2023

Konami sues Cygames over patent infringement, requests to cease operation of Uma Musume Pretty Derby

Konami has filed a lawsuit against developer Cygames. The Japanese publisher believes that the studio’s hit game Uma Musume Pretty Derby has infringed its patent rights.
Events May 17, 2023

WN Dev Contest for game creators accepting submissions until May 24

Developers from all over the world can now submit their games to the WN Dev Contest. It will be part of the upcoming WN Istanbul’23 conference, which will be held on June 7-8.
Industry News May 17, 2023

Ubisoft betting big on free-to-play and AI as it reports record operating loss of €585 million

Ubisoft has published its financial results for the fiscal year ended March 31. The company posted significant losses and outlined its plans for the future, which include the focus on core-franchises, F2P, and AI adoption.
Industry News May 16, 2023

Why EA canceled Battlefield Mobile: Apple’s IDFA changes and Battlefield 2042’s botched laucnh

Industrial Toys founder Alex Seropian has opened up about the cancellation of Battlefield Mobile. This all led to Electronic Arts closing the studio earlier this year.
Deals May 16, 2023

Saudi Arabia increases its stake in Electronic Arts by more than 50%

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) continues its gaming expansion. In its latest move, it has increased its stake in Electronic Arts by 55%.
Industry News May 16, 2023

This free database of indie game publishers contains over 100 companies filtered by budget and more

Unifiq Games founder Seyed Nasrollahi has created a free database of active indie publishers and investors. This spreadsheet should help game developers find companies they could pitch their projects to.
Marketing May 16, 2023

Steam ending Google Analytics support, but adding more traffic data reporting tools for devs

Steam has announced major changes to traffic data reporting. The platform will no longer support Google Analytics, instead giving developers more first-party tools.
Industry News May 15, 2023

EU approves Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, sees no harm to cloud gaming market

Microsoft can breath a sigh of relief for a while as the European Commission has finally cleared its $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The regulator found remedies offered by Microsoft in the cloud gaming area compelling enough.
Industry News May 15, 2023

MediEvil co-creator selling his entire archive of art and game design due to “financial woes”

Jason Wilson (aka Jay Gunn), a prominent game developer of the 90s, has put his art and design archive for sale. However, the reasons for this decision are rather unfortunate, as he needs money to pay bills while looking for a job.
Industry News May 15, 2023

The Molasses Flood hit with layoffs shortly after CD Projekt rebooted The Witcher multiplayer spin-off Project Sirius

Several The Molasses Flood employees have said they were laid off from the studio. This comes right after CD Projekt announced the successful reboot of Project Sirius, a multiplayer Witcher title developed by its Boston subsidiary.
Industry News May 15, 2023

Why Roots of Pacha was pulled from Steam: publisher Crytivo accuses dev Soda Den of breaching contract

Roots of Pacha, a co-op farming simulator inspired by Stardew Valley, has been pulled from Steam over the weekend. This is all due to a conflict between developer Soda Den and publisher Crytivo.
Game Development May 12, 2023

Epic launches Unreal Engine 5.2 with new procedural generation framework and shader compilation improvements

Epic Games has officially launched Unreal Engine 5.2. Here are the key new features and the main improvements available in the latest version of the engine.
Deals May 12, 2023

WolfEye Studios partners with VC fund Galaxy Interactive to remain independent and create “ambitious new IP”

Raphael Colantonio is working on a new game, his second after leaving Arkane. The title is said to be more ambitious thanks to a new partnership between WolfEye Studios and Galaxy Interactive.
Industry News May 12, 2023

UK regulator bans Microsoft and Activision from investing in each other without its written consent

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has imposed new restrictions on Microsoft and Activision Blizzard after banning the $68.7 billion deal. The two companies are now not allowed to acquire shares in each other.
Featured May 12, 2023

How Unity wants to ride AI wave by integrating natural language interfaces and data training capabilities into its engine

Unity has finally shared details on the adoption of AI technologies and new tools coming to the engine and its editor. Let’s take a look at how the company plans to expand in this area and what growth opportunities it sees there.
Events May 11, 2023

Join new episode of AI Talks on how AI technologies can empower game creators

AI Talks, a series of free webinars organized by WN Media Group, continues. Today’s episode contains more insights on AI technologies and their use in game development.
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