Publishing News, Tips, Tricks & Ideas

It can be difficult keeping track of the various comings and goings in the games industry, which is why we compile them in semi-regular round-ups.

When Embracer CEO Lars Wingefors declared an end to the company's nine-month restructuring program at the start of this month, you would have been forgiven for assuming that things would finally settle for the troubled games group.

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox

It's now been two years since the hotly anticipated launch of Panic's handheld, the Playdate.

Atari has announced the revival of the Infogrames brand, relaunching it as a publishing label.

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox

Playdate maker Panic has revealed that over 150,000 games have been sold since the launch of its storefront, Catalog, in March 2023.

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox

At the Game Developer Conference last month, Glow Up Games co-founder and CXO Latoya Peterson contributed to a series of micro-talks around sustainability, calling out the fundamental flaws of games funding.

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox

The demise of the "AA" tier of video games is not a new topic of discussion; it's something that has been pointed out and/or lamented for well over a decade at this point, with the Xbox 360 era often pointed to as being both the swansong and the beginning of the steep decline for lower budget, more quickly developed, and usually more rapidly discounted AA titles.

It can be difficult keeping track of the various comings and goings in the games industry, which is why we compile them in semi-regular round-ups.

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox

Blizzard Entertainment has renewed its publishing agreement with NetEase, which is set to begin this summer.

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox

Apple has made changes to its guidelines on the App Store, making retro emulators available globally.

It can be difficult keeping track of the various comings and goings in the games industry, which is why we compile them in semi-regular round-ups.

Everyone’s favourite candid games exec, Phil Spencer, was in the news last week discussing the concerning ‘lack of growth’ in video games.

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox

Ubisoft has announced another round of layoffs, with 45 staff affected across its global publishing and Asia-Pacific teams.

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox

Yellow Brick Games is parting ways with Private Division to self-publish its first game.

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox

It can be difficult keeping track of the various comings and goings in the games industry, which is why we compile them in semi-regular round-ups.

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox

Embracer has sold Saber Interactive for $247 million.

When GamesIndustry.biz reports on Circana, it's usually the tracking firm's reports on US consumer spending in the past month. But when we speak with Circana analyst Mat Piscatella, out first question is about what he sees happening in the months to come.

Fan demakes are a popular genre on platforms like itch.io. They distil the essence of a beloved IP and marry it to the limitations of older platforms to create something entirely new.

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox

The gaming business of Warner Bros. Discovery has been historically focused on AAA console games, but the company's CEO and president of global streaming and games JB Perrette wants to change that.

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox

Outward developer Nine Dots Studio has announced its plan to publish third-party games, with the launch of Nine Dots Publishing.

It can be difficult keeping track of the various comings and goings in the games industry, which is why we compile them in semi-regular round-ups.

Playstack says its roguelike card game Balatro has run into a ratings problem resulting in it being "temporarily removed from sale on a number of digital stores in some countries on console platforms."

Sega has appointed former Disney and Scopely executive Justin Scarpone as executive vice president and head of its newly established Global Transmedia Group.

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox

Electronic Arts is set to lay off "a small number of staff" due to its decision to close two of its mobile titles: EA Sports MLB Tap Sports and F1 Mobile Racing.

EA has offered more than 11,000 college football players $600 to appear in EA Sports College Football 25.

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox

Five years ago, we spoke with former Bioware general manager Aaryn Flynn as his new Edmonton-based development studio was announced as part of the cloud computing startup Improbable.

PR and marketing agency Neonhive is branching out into publishing, with Harvest Hunt (from Villainous Games Studio) and Slopecrashers (Byteparrot) as its debut titles.

Indie game studio and publisher Monumental has entered another agreement to acquire mobile developer Game Circus.

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox

DreadXP has confirmed its upcoming retro psychological survival horror game, Heartworm, will be released in 2025.

Epic today published its Epic Games Store 2023 Year in Review blog post, revealing some metrics for the PC storefront and affirming plans to launch an iOS store in Europe this year.

Microsoft today addressed recent reports and rumors about a change to its first-party strategy in an Xbox podcast presentation, confirming that a slate of four titles would be released on non-Xbox consoles.

PlayStation is looking at bringing more of its exclusive first-party titles to other platforms, such as PC, in an effort to grow its games business.

Maximum Entertainment (previously Zordix) has announced the unification of its various divisions under one name.

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox

Xsolla has announced a change in its leadership structure, with former president and interim CEO Chris Hewish becoming chief strategy officer.

Nigeria-based games developer Maliyo Games is behind a new Disney game coming to mobile this month.

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox

Xbox head Phil Spencer reportedly told employees that Microsoft isn't planning to stop making consoles.

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox

The Walt Disney Company has invested $1.5 billion to acquire an equity stake in Epic Games, and has announced plans for a major collaboration with Fortnite.

Do you remember the codename for the Wii?

It can be difficult keeping track of the various comings and goings in the games industry, which is why we compile them in semi-regular round-ups.

Beyond its new policy allowing game streaming apps worldwide, Apple today announced new changes it is making to comply with the European Union's Digital Markets Act, most notably that it will allow alternative app payments and app stores.

Apple today has announced new rules that will allow game streaming apps onto iOS devices.

It is beginning to look like 2025 is shaping up to be one of the biggest years in video games, if not the biggest.

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox

This article is part of our Get into Games special, offering students insight on life in the games industry and advice on how to get into the business

Survival game Palworld has had a sensational launch at the weekend, and has sold over four million units in just three days.

President Takashi Kiryu has shared his plans to slim down Square Enix's lineup of titles.

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox

Microsoft laid out a slate of five big games for its 2024 software lineup in a Developer Direct video today, capping the event off with the news that MachineGames' Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will arrive on Xbox, PC, and Game Pass "later this year."

Apple has detailed how direct payments will work on iOS following the resolution of its long-running legal battle with Epic Games – and it will claim a 27% commission on proceeds generated through these methods.

New indie publisher Astra Logical just emerged from stealth, led by managing director Heather Jackson, formerly at Amazon Games.

Larian Studios' games won't be made available on subscription services, according to founder and CEO Swen Vincke.