GTA V surpasses 230 million sales months before GTA VI touches down
GTA V surpasses 230 million sales months before GTA VI touches downThose sales were delivered across three console generations.www.gamedeveloper.comWhat devs need to know about localization, ft. Concha Fernandez Alvarez, Aurelie Perrin, and Guido Di Carlo
What devs need to know about localization, ft. Concha Fernandez Alvarez, Aurelie Perrin, and Guido Di CarloWe're breaking down what developers need to know about working with localizers to bring their games to different languages.www.gamedeveloper.comEA taken private by Saudi Arabia, GTA marketing jumps the shark, and Devolver's huge mistake - Patch Notes #64 Plus: You need to listen to the new single from The Avalanches
EA bought by Saudi wealth fund and GTA marketing jumps the sharkPlus: You need to listen to the new single from The Avalanches.www.gamedeveloper.comUnity sells Supersonic publishing business to Tripledot for $40M
Unity sells Supersonic publishing business to Tripledot for $40MTripledot says the acquisition will better position it in 'the age of AI in gaming' and give it access to talent in Israel.www.gamedeveloper.comNintendo Switch 2 hardware sales are down 34.4 percent year-on-year
Nintendo Switch 2 hardware sales are down 34.4 percent year-on-yearThe company's annual hardware forecast remains unchanged despite that downturn.www.gamedeveloper.comHalo Studios jettisons long-serving contractors after launch of Halo: Campaign Evolved
Halo Studios jettisons long-serving contractors after launch of Halo: Campaign EvolvedSome of those departing worked at the Washington studio for multiple years.www.gamedeveloper.comRockstar wants you to pay Netflix to watch the next GTA VI trailer
Rockstar wants you to pay Netflix to watch the next GTA VI trailerTadum.www.gamedeveloper.comDevolver wants to delist because indie publishing is not 'compatible' with public trading
Devolver wants to delist because indie publishing is not 'compatible' with public tradingThe indie publisher claims public trading has created a 'valuation disconnect that does not take account of the lifetime and long-tail revenue delivery inherent in the video games business.'www.gamedeveloper.comPublisher Secret Mode opens development studio to support internal projects
Publisher Secret Mode opens development studio to support internal projectsThe news comes a year after Secret Mode laid off a 'small number' of staff when it went independent.www.gamedeveloper.comCandy Crush maker King has declined staff's collective bargaining agreement
Candy Crush maker King has declined staff's collective bargaining agreementThe Microsoft-owned studio says its current benefits are 'in line with, or exceed' what the agreement would offer.www.gamedeveloper.comPolicymakers across Europe told to do more to support local game industry
Policymakers across Europe told to do more to support local game industry'The productive capacity and exceptional dynamics of the games industry are indispensable, and it is high time they were put to greater use.'www.gamedeveloper.comCoffee Stain bullish despite underperformance of Deep Rock Galactic spinoff
Coffee Stain bullish despite underperformance of Deep Rock Galactic spinoffMeanwhile, the company's popular Roblox title, Welcome to Bloxburg, generated $2.1 million during Q1.www.gamedeveloper.comEA has been sold to an investor consortium led by Saudi Arabia's sovereign Public Investment Fund. Last year, we spoke with analysts to understand how the debt-financed buyout could impact the U.S. publisher. Their view? An immediate culture shift, studio and franchise divestments, and layoffs.
How the EA buyout diverges from the playbookAnalysts explain how the high-risk leveraged buyout will impact Electronic Arts and the video game industry.www.gamedeveloper.comEA is now owned by Saudi Arabia and Donald Trump's son-in-law
EA is now owned by Saudi Arabia and Donald Trump's son-in-lawThe U.S. publisher has been taken private in a deal worth $55 billion.www.gamedeveloper.comDevs raise $130,000 in just five days to support laid-off peers
Devs raise $130,000 in just five days to support laid-off peersThe game industry hardship fund bundle, meant to support game workers during ongoing mass layoffs, is over halfway through its goal of 200,000 USD.www.gamedeveloper.comAmid child safety lawsuits, Roblox says it 'continues' to push toward a standard for digital safety
Amid child safety lawsuits, Roblox says it 'continues' to push toward a standard for digital safetyRoblox Corp is defending its ability to set the 'global standard' for healthy, safe, and age-appropriate digital engagement—all against the backdrop of multiple lawsuits accusing the company of endangering children.www.gamedeveloper.comIf knowledge is power, why are game companies setting it alight? "Studios need to invest in technical writers and archivists to preserve this kind of thing, but that doesn't directly contribute to a product so you rarely see anyone doing it."
If knowledge is power, why are game companies setting it alight?I wonder who knows the answer to that finicky production question? Let's hope they weren't just laid off.www.gamedeveloper.comLive service revenue dominates in EA's last fiscal report ahead of Saudi merger
Live service revenue dominates in EA's last fiscal report ahead of Saudi mergerThe company's take-private merger with a consortium led by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund is expected to conclude later today.www.gamedeveloper.comHow Silent Hill: Townfall gets deep into its protagonist's headspace
How Silent Hill: Townfall gets deep into its protagonist's headspaceWe spoke with Silent Hill series producer Motoi Okamoto and game director Jon McKellan about embracing analog horror and fully immersing players in a new perspective.www.gamedeveloper.comReport: FIFA World Cup developer Refactor Games shuttered by Delphi Interactive
Report: FIFA World Cup developer Refactor Games shuttered by Delphi InteractiveThe international soccer simulator only launched onto Netflix in June.www.gamedeveloper.com