Categories Posted inin Development NetEase raises fears it is unloading its overseas game properties, hurting U.S. gaming Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 19, 2025 9 min Chinese game publisher NetEase raised fears with recent moves that it is unloading as much as all of its overseas holdings in U.S. game... Continue Reading 9 min
Categories Posted inin Development North American Marvel Rivals team laid off by NetEase Posted byby Imran Khan February 18, 2025 1 min Marvel Rivals, a multiplayer shooter that by any metric is largely successful, is a product of joint-development at NetEase games between a team in... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Development AGBO appoints Pete Wanat as head of interactive tech Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 17, 2025 3 min AGBO, the artist-led independent studio started by the Russo brothers of Avengers fame, has appointed game veteran Pete Wanat as president of interactive technology.... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Development India’s 88 Games announces its debut title Kapih based on Indian folklore Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 17, 2025 3 min India’s 88 Games, the game development arm of 88 Pictures, announced its debut title Kapih, which is based on Indian folklore. 88 Pictures is... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Development Ted Price looks back on over 30 years in gaming | interview — The DeanBeat Posted byby GamesBeat February 16, 2025 16 min Ted Price, the retiring CEO of Insomniac Games, received the honor of being inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences at The... Continue Reading 16 min
Categories Posted inin Development Square Enix shuts down Final Fantasy iOS game due to irreparable bug Posted byby Imran Khan February 13, 2025 1 min Developers beware of the haunting downsides of changes to a game’s in-app purchase models. It turns out they can be so catastrophic that they... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Development How Josef Fares stayed focused on the co-op action adventure with Split Fiction | interview Posted byby GamesBeat February 13, 2025 8 min Josef Fares, founder of Hazelight, has had a foot in both the worlds of film and video games, but he’s not split when it... Continue Reading 8 min
Categories Posted inin Development Ronin moves its gaming blockchain to a permissionless open ecosystem for devs Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 12, 2025 3 min Ronin, the big gaming blockchain, is now permissionless, opening its ecosystem to all developers. This shift paves the way for a surge in new... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Development Dino Patti reacquires Jumpship and makes investment in Viewfinder creator Sad Owl Studios Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 12, 2025 3 min Jumpship has come full circle. As cofounder Dino Patti has acquired Jumpship again after selling it in 2022 to Thunderful, which shut Jumpship down... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Development Game Monument will let players fund titles by giving them credit inside games Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 11, 2025 3 min Nate Pacyga had a big thought inside a cathedral, where he saw donors credited by their support of the Bath Abbey in the United Kingdom.... Continue Reading 3 min