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With more games in the market than ever, it’s important to bring new ideas to stand out. That’s something Magic Hazard has at its core for its debut game Memory Lost.

The direct-to-consumer payment landscape for mobile game developers is changing. Rapidly. Courts and regulators in both the EU and the US have taken issue with Google and Apple's app store monopolies, which means in the near future, mobile game developers may no longer have to mandatorily surrender a 30% cut on all in-game purchases.

Newzoo has recently published its PC and Console Gaming Report 2024, providing invaluable insight into the current trends and challenges of the games industry.

One need only take to their social media platform of choice to gauge the popularity of publishers among modern gamers. Some are bemoaned for crippling previously successful studios with the imposition of unwanted live service models, while others are lamented for implementing unpopular matchmaking algorithms that prioritise retention over connection quality or fair team composition. Certainly, while most big studios can boast of healthy fan support (look at the devotion enjoyed by From Software or Larian Studios, for instance), you don’t come across many vocal EA or Ubisoft fanboys.

Last week, GamesIndustry.biz presented a webinar with TikTok and the National Research Group on modern mobile gaming. And you can watch the whole thing back below.

It’s hard to believe it’s been nearly a decade since Stefano Petrullo formed Renaissance PR.

As we step up to recognise Earth Day 2024 – the 50-year-old global event that seeks to highlight issues affecting our climate, oceans, and planetary peace – not-for-profit organisation PlanetPlay wants to help game studios and players make meaningful change.

The community team at 10 Chambers, behind the game GTFO, is using creators at the center of their marketing strategy. To reveal their upcoming title at The Game Awards, the team leaned on Lurkit to execute a marketing stunt that had never been seen before. This wasn't their first time working with Lurkit. After the success of GTFO, Lurkit was 10 Chambers' first marketing pick for this new title.

GamesIndustry.biz, TikTok and the National Research Group will host a free webinar next month on the new transformative landscape of mobile games and how to succeed within it.

You're playing catch with your sibling, running after them in the street in front of your house. For everyone around you, the pavement is just concrete, the trees are just trees, and you're just a child.

VOID Interactive's first game Ready or Not was a chart topper, garnering 1.5 million views on Twitch during the first 24 hours after launch. It wasn't a fluke. The small remote team at VOID Interactive had many factors working against them but a successful creator launch campaign propelled their game to become one of the most watched titles in the world last year.

Toxicity is a serious issue that players expect studios of online games to address. New legal regulations are also demanding studios do more to protect their players or face hefty fines.

Game development is no longer just a one-man show – or even a one-studio spectacle. The seismic size of games these days means that the crafting of fantastical, virtual realms is easily a multi-team endeavour.

The acclaimed dark fantasy collection RPG — RAID: Shadow Legends — has just marked its 5th anniversary! Since its launch in 2019, the game has surpassed 100 million downloads across various platforms and 12 billion hours of play time. 

It’s no secret that game development has seen a massive expansion in scope in recent years.

Persona 3 Reload is home to a colorful cast of characters, each with their own absorbing personalities that’ll make you remember them way after you’ve put the controller down. At their head is the protagonist, wielding the ability to control various Personas, including Orpheus. The bonds the protagonist makes and deepens with his friends around school enhance their journey through the murky depths of Tartarus, so maintaining social links is of paramount importance. 

= Microsoft Corp. said it has begun warning organizations that they were targets of the same Russian-sponsored group that hacked into its executives' emails late last year. 

Guildford.Games is returning next month. The event is free to attend and is sponsored by Hello Games, Criterion Software, Supermassive Games, Sledgehammer Games, and many more studios with offices in the UK region.

One of our partners is interested in learning more about the Wowhead community and its preferences and experience when it comes to World of Warcraft and other games. We’ve partnered with them to conduct a survey and sweepstakes to support their desire to create an improved gaming experience with their future titles in development and also offer Wowhead users an opportunity to participate for a chance to win some free World of Warcraft game time codes. We estimate it should take no more than 5-10 minutes to complete this survey. Those who submit the survey, completely and thoughtfully, will be entered into a sweepstakes for the prizes listed below provided they include their email address when prompted (this is entirely optional, you do not need to provide your email address to complete the survey). Winners will be contacted up to 10 business days after the survey entry period ends.

Tired of the repetitive gameplay and bland visuals that plague the gaming landscape? Do you yearn for a game that ignites your adrenaline and immerses you in a world of strategic combat and towering mechs? Then look no further than War Robots, the free-to-play mobile sensation that's captivating millions of players worldwide.

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ASTRA: Knights of Veda is ready to surprise and delight gamers this year as it prepares for its late 2023 launch. This new 2D action RPG harkens back to the glory days of side-scrolling arcade action, while delivering the high quality gaming experience expected from the current era of gaming.

Fast food restaurant chain KFC has awarded a speedrunner a gold trophy valued at over $10,000. 

Latency is the biggest enemy of MMO players and there is no point in improving your gear. Gamers can play with a very low ms and still have problems with disconnects and packet loss (when your commands take a long time to reach the server) and there is no point in increasing the internet, the problem is the route.