Grasshopper Manufacture: 25 years and still hopping (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Life after FIFA: The birth of EA Sports FC and its mission to find 1bn fans (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Has Unity repaired the damage done by its Runtime Fee plans? (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Video game and console sales jump in Europe during August | European Monthly Charts (FIFA 23 and GTA V top selling games) (www.gamesindustry.biz)
More than 37m people may be eligible for compensation after Epic vs FTC settlement (www.gamesindustry.biz)
The current state of games investment (www.gamesindustry.biz)
The plans for Lies of P, Neowiz and Round8 Studios executives discuss establishing themselves in AAA single-player offerings (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Over 500 developers join Unity protest against Runtime Fee policy (www.gamesindustry.biz)
EGDF calls for EU regulation on non-negotiable contracts in wake of Unity backlash (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Unity reportedly told dev Planned Parenthood and children's hospital are "not valid charities" (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Developers of indie puzzle game Orgynizer have claimed that Unity said organisations like Planned Parenthood are “not valid charities” and are instead “political groups.”...
Devs on Unity Runtime Fee: "The trust is gone forever" (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Starfield is the fifth biggest game launch in Europe this year (so far) (www.gamesindustry.biz)
The Xbox game, which is also on PC, became the fastest-selling new IP of the year, and the fifth fastest-selling game of the year overall. Its launch sales are ahead of Final Fantasy 16 and Resident Evil 4, but behind Hogwarts Legacy, Diablo IV, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor....
Unity reportedly told dev Planned Parenthood and children's hospital are "not valid charities" (www.gamesindustry.biz)
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Unity's self-combustion engine (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Xbox Series S and X UK sales jumped 76% on Starfield launch (www.gamesindustry.biz)
The launch of Starfield and a new version of the Xbox Series S significantly boosted sales of Microsoft consoles....
Unity adding a fee for devs for each time a game is installed, after certain thresholds (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Survey finds more than half of game developers experience crunch (www.gamesindustry.biz)
IATSE’s 2023 Gameworkers.org Rates and Conditions survey showed that most respondents said they worked an average of 40 hours a week, but a quarter of people who answered said they worked for 41 hours or more....
Starfield review controversy traces game journalism's orbital decay (www.gamesindustry.biz)
More concerning than Bethesda’s decision to withhold early review codes from certain outlets is how heavily some sites are relying on the game to drive their business.
PS Plus price hike: We'll all pay for a subscription-based future | Opinion (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Ronimo Games reportedly files for bankruptcy | GamesIndustry.biz (www.gamesindustry.biz)
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Weaker subscription deals have hit indie publishers, says analyst | GamesIndustry.biz (www.gamesindustry.biz)
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Motorsport Games employees win unpaid wages lawsuit (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Xbox at the Crossroads | Opinion by Rob Fahey (www.gamesindustry.biz)
I thought this was an interesting read. Fahey points out some of the potential risks and rewards of Xbox’s current strategy of competition through acquisition. A small excerpt:...
G/O Media reportedly fires Kotaku editor-in-chief Patricia Hernandez (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Just finished scrolling the thread from the old website. Lots of weirdos over there that seem to be siding with checks again the large media conglomerate? huh…what’s your take?
Baldur’s Gate 3 studio seeks full list of localizers left out of the game’s credits (www.gamesindustry.biz)
