On June 7-8, WN Media Group will host two conferences in Istanbul, Turkiye — WN Istanbul’23 and AI For Business. Here are all the details about the upcoming events.

Sony remains one of the largest game publishers in the world, constantly expanding both through nurturing internal teams and buying new studios (e.g. its latest acquisition of Firewalk Studios). Here’s a brief guide to the history of PlayStation’s M&A deals and all the developers it currently owns.

Chinese authorities have issued a new batch of video game publishing licenses. This time, the list only covers products made by domestic companies.

Dozens of game developers took part in a special online showcase that was held as part of the Game Developers Berlin event on April 5. Let’s take a look at the contest’s results and its winner, 3D platformer Boti: Byteland Overclocked.

New month, new data on the US video game market from Circana (formerly the NPD Group). Here are the best-selling games and consoles of March 2023.

We usually hear stories of success, but cases where indie games don’t live up to their devs’ expectations are unfortunately much more common. The Wreck co-creator Florent Maurin has opened up about the game’s commercial failure, also reflecting on the point of making indie games in today’s market.

Epic Games has announced a new M&A deal, acquiring Brazil-based studio Aquiris. The team, known for its mobile titles like Wonderbox, will now be working on the new content for Fortnite.

The Sims 4 has reached a new milestone almost nine years since its launch in 2014. It has officially become the most played game in franchise history.

Don’t Nod has released its financial report for the year ended December 31, 2022. The French studio has shared key figures, also outlining its plans for the future.

Cloud gaming is one of the concerns that antitrust regulators have over Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard. But is it really a distinc market? Here are some thoughts from Joost Rietveld, associate professor in the department of Strategy & Entrepreneurship at the UCL School of Management.

Gary Bowser, known for his involvement in a group that hacked Nintendo consoles, has been released from prison. However, he will most likely have to pay part of his income to the Japanese company for the rest of his life.

Capcom has no plans to break its winning streak, as it prepares to launch AR mobile game Monster Hunter Now from Pokémon GO developer Niantic. The new announcnemnt has sent the company’s shares skyrocket.

Obsidian Entertainment design director Josh Sawyer has opened up about the development of the Aliens game that was cancelled by Sega. He also shared some images from the scrapped project.

Ten Square Games has announced its decision to cut its workforce by 25%. On top of that, the Polish company will close two mobile titles.

Mortal Kombat is the best-selling fighting game franchise of all time. And here is the estimated profit generated by MK11, its most successful installment.

Sega has officially announced its decision to acquire Angry Birds developer Rovio. The Japanese company wants to strengthen its position in the global mobile games market with the help of the Finnish developer.

Non-core gameplay advertising, which doesn’t show users the core gameplay, is a term that carries a lot of negative weight. Nexters head of marketing Anton Yakovlev has explained why the “misleading” trait might be outdated, also detailing what developers should pay attention to when working with such ads.

Programming is one of the areas where large language models (LLMs) and new AI technologies are being implemented now. Here is a tool that one developer created to fix the wrong code elements.

Shortly after the new buyout reports, one of Playtika’s key shareholders sold part of their stake in the company. As a result, the Israeli mobile publisher’s share price fell.