UK government responds to Stop Killing Games campaign, There is "no requirement in UK law" preventing publishers from rendering older games unplayable (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Epic €1.1m fined for breaking EU consumer law in Netherlands (www.gamesindustry.biz)
PlayStation names Hermen Hulst and Hideaki Nishino as its new CEOs (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Why Sweden's games industry is still growing (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Microsoft's mystifying mismanagement | This Week in Business (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Fallout 4 rules the roost in April. But console market decline continues in 2024 | UK Monthly Charts (www.gamesindustry.biz)
GamesIndustry.biz: Microsoft's mystifying mismanagement (www.gamesindustry.biz)
If you’re a developer working for Xbox, what can you do to secure your job?
Activision to pay $23.4m for patent infringement (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Devolver co-founder says large-scale game dev "crushing under its own weight a little bit" (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Brazil adopts breakthrough Legal Framework for Games (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Devolver co-founder says large-scale game dev "crushing under its own weight a little bit" (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Hasbro's $1 billion bet on internal game development (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Call of Duty and Diablo boost Microsoft's gaming revenues, but Xbox sales continue to fall (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Microsoft has released its latest financial results, showing significant growth in gaming revenues — thanks in no small part to the acquisition of Activision Blizzard....
Gloomhaven studio Flaming Fowl lays off over 20 staff (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Lars Wingefors on why Embracer is going away, and what happens next [gamesindustry.biz] (www.gamesindustry.biz)
For those who missed it, Embracer is split into three new publicly-traded companies, Asmodee Group (focused on board games) and two tentatively-named groups comprising their video game business. Wingefors, the CEO, and still (I believe) majority share holder of these three new companies, doesn’t do many interviews....
"We never really thought anyone was going to make a Playdate game" (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Embracer CEO Lars Wingefors: "I'm sure I deserve a lot of criticism" Group owner defends teams and their leaders, says he still believes in the company's mission (www.gamesindustry.biz)
A double-take on Take-Two's layoffs (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Fallout 4 jumps to No.1 across Europe following TV show launch (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Ready or Not dev Void Interactive confirms it was hacked, says no user or staff data was breached (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Ready or Not dev Void Interactive confirms it was hacked, says no user or staff data was breached (www.gamesindustry.biz)
UK games market grew 4.4% to £7.82bn in 2023 (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Command and Conquer invades European March charts as sales improve | European Monthly Charts (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Baldur's Gate 3 sweeps BAFTA Games Awards 2024 (www.gamesindustry.biz)
A decade in Tamriel: Takeaways as Elder Scrolls Online turns ten (www.gamesindustry.biz)
