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Remedy and Annapurna sign deal to fund Control 2 and bring the series, plus Alan Wake, to TV and film
It's part of Remedy's move towards self-publishing some of its titles
Publishing
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Harry Potter: Magic Awakened to shut down | News-in-brief
Collectible card game will end operations in the Americas, Europes and Oceania territories on October 29, 2024
News
Relic Hunters Legend moves from free-to-play to premium launch to be "more sustainable"
This follows developer Rogue Snail having to self-publish as it parted ways with Gearbox Publishing
News
Bandai Namco cancels Blue Protocol release in the West
Title was due to be published by Amazon, servers also to be shut down in Japan in January 2025
News
Slitherine acquires Combat Mission developer Battlefront | News-in-brief
Battlefront team, including co-founders Stephen Grammont and Charles Moylan, to integrate into Slitherine
Opinion
Xbox wades cautiously into a multiplatform future | Opinion
Announcing a PS5 launch for Indiana Jones – arguably 2024’s biggest Xbox title – is a big step, but the curious way it was announced suggests that bolder plans are afoot
Feature
Techland: Shorter standalones like Dying Light: The Beast are "the future of games"
Franchise director Tymon Smektała explains why new title isn't DLC, Dying Light 3, or current-gen exclusive
News
Bandai Namco: "2024 will be the year of stabilisation"
European CEO discusses how the Japanese publisher has weathered the industry downsizing over the past two years
News
Steam reviews now show if game was played on Deck | News-in-brief
An icon will appear if a title was played primarily on the handheld console
News
Thunderful calls 2024 "a transitional year" as net revenue drops 14.5% YoY
Switch to a "pure-play company" has led to a "very eventful" first half-year
Feature
Dieter Schoeller: "Headup might have been a little bit too quirky for Thunderful"
Founder and CEO discusses the decision to part ways with its former parent, and what the future holds for the publisher
Feature
Wizards of the Coast: "There are lots of ways to express Dungeons & Dragons beyond RPGs"
Senior vice president of digital licensing Eugene Evans says there is almost no Hasbro IP that isn't heading to games
Feature
Team17: "Indies need to demonstrate they understand what players are looking for"
Head of game scouting Jasper Barnes advised devs on nostalgia, replayability, and making sure players aren't "bored after seven minutes"
Feature
Amazon's widening bet on games: "We're not hell bent on just being MMOs"
EMEA publishing director Jon Rosenblatt on the King of Meat reveal and how the success of New World and Lost Ark ignited developer interest in Amazon
News
Borderlands 4 and Mafia: The Old Country bookend Gamescom Opening Night Live announcements
Other highlights include Peter Molyneux's Masters of Albion, new Dying Light game, Amazon & Glowmade's King of Meat, plus release date and PS5 version of Indiana Jones
News
Space Ape shuts down its nine-year-old RTS Rival Kingdoms
"All games have a life cycle, and Rival Kingdoms is no exception," the developer said
News
Black Myth: Wukong breaks single-player Steam records on day one with 2m concurrent users
Chinese action game has surpassed performance by Cyberpunk 2077, but falls behind PUBG's 3.3 million
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The biggest challenges for indie developers, with Jason Della Rocca | Podcast
Episode available to download now, part of our Devcom and Gamescom daily podcasts
News
Kwalee launches Arabic-language edition of Hitseeker
The UK publisher says it will support Arabic-speaking devs "with tools, resources, and expert support"
News
Black Myth: Wukong demands influencers don't mention "feminist propaganda" in coverage
Players are also forbidden to discuss "China's game industry policies"
Feature
How Stray Fawn survived eight years as an indie with no investors or publisher
Co-founder Philomena Schwab shares how community support and crowdfunding helped build the studio
News
89% of Devcom speakers believe AAA games don't need additional purchases
Premium was most popular business model, with only one respondent favouring free-to-play games with ads
Feature
The state of games publishing: "The era of the generalist indie publisher is over"
As games publishers scale back their efforts (or close entirely), what does the future look like for the indie side of the industry?
Opinion
Valve's not-so-secret game Deadlock is a bold experiment in soft-launching | Opinion
With tens of thousands of people already playing despite the game never being formally announced, Valve's Deadlock shows us a smarter way to launch an online game