Apple reverses course, reinstates Epic Games’ developer account
One day after banning Epic Games’ iOS developer account, Apple has reinstated the game publisher and its third-party App Store ambitions. Following Apple and...
Apple terminates Epic’s third party iOS game store ambitions
Apple has terminated Epic Game’s iOS developer account, stifling the game publisher’s ambitions of an EU third-party iOS app store. In a blog post,...
Solsten: Players are becoming more altruistic in uncertain times
Audience intelligence platform Solsten surveyed over 500,000 players globally to gather data on the psychological traits, hopes and pain points of gamers. Of the...
k-ID launches global kids compliance platform off $5.4M raised
k-ID, a kids safety and compliance technology platform for games, is launching its first suite of products. Rather than manually managing data and privacy...
Embracer to sell Saber, Star Wars: KotR remake dev, for $500M
Embracer Group has plans to sell Saber Interactive, one of its largest subsidiaries, to a group of private investors in a deal worth up...
EA cuts 670 roles, cancels Respawn Star Wars FPS and more
Electronic Arts has announced a new round of layoffs cutting 5% of the company’s workforce or roughly 670 roles. In addition to this reorg,...
Remedy takes Control back from 505 Games for $18M
Remedy Entertainment announced today that is has acquired the rights to its flagship game Control from publishing partner 505 Games for €17 million, or...
NetEase, ex-CoD lead David Vonderhaar launch AAA studio BulletFarm
NetEase Games has partnered with veteran game designer David Vonderhaar to launch BulletFarm, a remote-first triple-A studio. Under Vonderhaar’s leadership, BulletFarm is developing a...
Tekken 8 takes silver in 2024’s opening salvo | Circana January 2024
Tekken 8 is the top-selling new game in January, though it can’t quite dethrone Modern Warfare 3, according to industry-tracking firm Circana. The fighting...
Epic Games plans return to iOS in Europe thanks to DMA
Epic Games revealed today that it’s planning to return to Apple’s digital storefront this year, at least in Europe. After having parted ways with...