June 2021 NPD: Ratchet & Clank and Mario Golf set franchise records
Video games have maintained their sales momentum even as summer began in earnest in the United States, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group....
SwissGames promotes indie delegation at GDC
All around the world, countries are learning to value their game industries and promote them. Switzerland hopes to be one of the next to...
Path of Exile interview: An Expedition into some big changes
It’s been a long time since Path of Exile was the new outcast (so to speak) on the Diablo island. I first saw it...
Valve’s Steam Deck merges Switch convenience with PC gaming
Valve today has unveiled the Steam Deck, its portable PC gaming machine. Like the Nintendo Switch, it has support for a dock that will...
Manticore and Deadmau5 team up on dystopian worlds game jam
Electronic music artist Deadmau5 has teamed up with Manticore Games, the maker of the user-generated game platform Core, on a dystopian worlds game jam. In...
Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous finds a digital publisher: Meta
Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous is launching September 2 for PC (with consoles at an unannounced date). Deep Silver’s Prime Matter label is handling...
Replica Studios goes early access with AI voice actors for Unreal’s MetaHuman Creator
Replica Studios has launched early access to integrate its voice actor service into Unreal Engine’s MetaHuman Creator, enabling developers to create believable AI characters...
Trail launches platform for zero-friction games on the browser
Trail is unveiling tools and a platform that make it easy for developers to create high-quality games that run in a browser. It’s all...
Lebron James joins Fortnite as a playable character ahead of Space Jam: A New Legacy film
Video games love Lebron James. The latest evidence is that the basketball player and star of the upcoming film Space Jam: A New Legacy...
PwC: Games grew 10% in 2020 and will grow 4.4% per year through 2025
Games are the gateway to younger consumers, and that became even more obvious during the pandemic. Games grew revenues 10% in 2020, according to...