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PUBG Corp testing tweaks in battle royale fundamentals News Dec 10th, 2019

PUBG Corp testing tweaks in battle royale fundamentals

New 'Bluehole Mode' aims to stop users camping out in the safe zone

Xbox isn't so focused on games-as-a-service titles anymore, marketing boss Greenberg says News Nov 18th, 2019

Xbox isn't so focused on games-as-a-service titles anymore, marketing boss Greenberg says

"I think the whole industry is on something of a learning curve"

Obsidian says Microsoft acquisition is letting the studio focus on development News Oct 17th, 2019

Obsidian says Microsoft acquisition is letting the studio focus on development

"It definitely is much more focused on like: 'Okay, let's make the games cool. Let's make the games we want to make'"

Devcom 2019 - Black Sail's Olthen: Brutal honesty with staff and audience is vital in games development News Aug 18th, 2019

Devcom 2019 - Black Sail's Olthen: Brutal honesty with staff and audience is vital in games development

And it's also worth checking with studio staff to check what they think the project they are working on is

'Surprise and delight'? No, 2K's Hangar 13 studio wants to "surprise and disrupt" Industry Icon Aug 9th, 2019

'Surprise and delight'? No, 2K's Hangar 13 studio wants to "surprise and disrupt"

How one studio with just a rather average game to its name has quadrupled in size since 2016

ArenaNet says Guild Wars 2 is unaffected by layoffs, studio try to support remaining staff News Apr 17th, 2019

ArenaNet says Guild Wars 2 is unaffected by layoffs, studio try to support remaining staff

"Some people who had moved onto other projects came back"

Five lessons we can take away from Telltale's tragic implosion Feature Oct 5th, 2018

Five lessons we can take away from Telltale's tragic implosion

At the end of September, California-based narrative game specialists Telltale laid off 90 per cent of its staff and there are reports now that the company has closed entirely.

"I want to work in an industry that puts the well being of game developers in the forefront" - studio employees kick off at working conditions with #AsAGamesWorker hashtag Job News Oct 3rd, 2018

"I want to work in an industry that puts the well being of game developers in the forefront" - studio employees kick off at working conditions with #AsAGamesWorker hashtag

Developers let out their frustrations over industry working conditions

THQ Nordic has 20 unannounced games in the work News Aug 16th, 2018

THQ Nordic has 20 unannounced games in the work

Revenue up 878 per cent at the European publishing giant year-on-year for the first six months of fiscal 18/19 off back of Koch Media purchase

Fix PUBG website launched to show what's coming to Playerunknown's Battlegrounds News Aug 8th, 2018

Fix PUBG website launched to show what's coming to Playerunknown's Battlegrounds

Firm taking legal action against cheat developers and resellers

Bossa's Faliszek emphasises importance of developers sharing what they are doing with emerging tech News Jul 26th, 2018

Bossa's Faliszek emphasises importance of developers sharing what they are doing with emerging tech

Valve vet say that his time with VR taught him the best studios are the ones who share what they are up to

A typo sort of crippled Aliens: Colonials Marines' AI News Jul 16th, 2018

A typo sort of crippled Aliens: Colonials Marines' AI

Modders find critical error in how the game managed xenomorphs

INSIGHT - Why game jams are so important Interviews & Opinion Jul 10th, 2018

INSIGHT - Why game jams are so important

The GM of the GameMaker Studios firm has spoken to some of the biggest names in the sector to share their insight

Jack Tretton's Interactive Gaming Ventures teams up with Epic to fund Unreal Engine projects News May 31st, 2018

Jack Tretton's Interactive Gaming Ventures teams up with Epic to fund Unreal Engine projects

Teams using this tech and meeting "desirable criteria" are in with a chance of landing some cash

Kartridge developers to keep 100 per cent of revenue on first $10,000 in sales indefinitely, says Kongregate News Apr 25th, 2018

Kartridge developers to keep 100 per cent of revenue on first $10,000 in sales indefinitely, says Kongregate

The early promotion offer meant to end in October has been extended

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