Nanobit acquired by Stillfront in $100 million deal
Stillfront has acquired the mobile developer Nanobit in a $100 million deal, though the acquisition could set Stillfront back as much as $148 million if certain sales targets are met. ...
Get a job: Join Insomniac Games as a Character Artist
This role is responsible for creating blendshapes, models, textures, and materials for characters and other key assets. ...
Sony sees another three to four years of life in the PlayStation 4
The folks over at PlayStation have already said that their support for the PS4 won†™t end with the PS5†™s impending launch, but now SIE†™s Jim Ryan has lightly expanded on that timeline. ...
SIE has now successfully tested thousands of PlayStation 4 games on PS5
Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan says that nearly all, a whopping 99 percent, of the thousands of current-gen games it has tested are playable on PlayStation 5. ...
Video: Everything you wanted to know about unionizing your workplace
In this 2020 GDC Summer talk, Game Workers Unite UK & IWGB's Kevin Agwaze discusses the current state of unionization in the global games industry and the recent formation of game workers unions. ...
Sponsored Q& A: Advice from Microsoft's GDX lead for taking on next-gen's biggest challenges
In this Q& A, the head of Microsoft's Gaming Developer Experiences team runs down what game devs need to know to keep their games thriving across key platforms. ...
Don't Miss: Inside the development of Supergiant Games' Hades
Supergiant Games creative director Greg Kasavin sits down to discuss the design and business decisions behind Hades. ...
PlayStation 5 demand and miscommunication cause pre-order chaos
Consumers hoping to nab a PlayStation 5 on launch day have been left in the lurch after some retailers opened pre-orders for the console ahead of Sony's schedule. ...
Blog: What does cross-platform mean to you?
This post offers a diverse ecosystem perspective on what it means to build cross-platform in today†™s day and age, and the challenges you must go through to make that happen ...
Keywords acquires development studio Heavy Iron for $13.3 million
Based in California, Heavy Iron offers a range of services including co-development, porting, and live operations, and also develops its own titles in-house. ...
Blog: Why 2021 will be a landmark year for cloud gaming
Boosted by the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PlayStation Now, cloud gaming will generate $4bn in consumer spending in 2021 alone. ...
Nintendo winds down 3DS production after almost a decade
A short post on the Nintendo UK website notes that "manufacturing of the Nintendo 3DS family of systems has ended." ...
Blog: Game composers and the importance of themes - Part 4
The fourth entry in a five-part series based on composer Winifred Phillips' talk at GDC 2020 in March covering the importance of themes. ...
First-party PlayStation 5 games priced from $49 to $69, with some also coming to PS4
The folks over at PlayStation have offered up a bit more information on their next generation plans, namely disclosing how much first-party PS5 titles will retail for. ...
Analysis: Sony banks on PlayStation Studios to deliver winning console generation
Game industry analyst Piers Harding-Rolls of Ampere Analysis offers up a quick overview of PlayStation 5's standing and possible future as we head into the next generation of game consoles. ...
