Vampire Survivors developer Poncle is opening studios in Japan and Italy, as the game surpasses 27 million players www.thegamebusiness.com/p/the-vampir...

Vampire Survivors developer Poncle is working on more than 15 video games, it's opening studios in Italy and Japan and licensing out the Vampire Survivors engine. The game has now had over 27 million players www.thegamebusiness.com/p/the-vampir...

Xbox will lower the price of Game Pass Ultimate from $29.99 to $22.99, but future Call of Duty games will no-longer be included from launch. www.thegamebusiness.com/p/xbox-cuts-...

Today's episode of The Game Business Show has been delayed until tomorrow. It's almost ready, but we have to do some final edits before release. And we have something else for you in 45 minutes....

The Game Business Live is our Summer Game Fest event on Monday, June 8. It features video game legends Jason Rubin, Laura Miele and Matthew Ball. Tickets are available now (including a temporary early bird promotion) www.thegamebusiness.com/p/eas-laura-...

In today's edition of The Game Business Micro, we look at Roblox's on-going efforts to convince parents its safe. Plus, plenty to talk about from the video game BAFTAs (paid subscribers) www.thegamebusiness.com/p/robloxs-ba...

This week on The Game Business, the UK minister in charge of video games talks Grand Theft Auto and support for game studios. And we debate the future of Xbox Game Pass www.thegamebusiness.com/p/uk-ministe...

Today's The Game Business is with Rebel Wolves CEO Konrad Tomaszkiewicz, the former director of The Witcher 3. He recounts the story behind his new game Blood of the Dawnwalker, the vision for the AAA RPG studio, and "the problem in this industry" www.thegamebusiness.com/p/rebel-wolv...

In this week's The Game Business Micro (paid subscribers only) we discuss Amazon's simplified Luna streaming service and BAFTA giving a nod to the mobile game industry www.thegamebusiness.com/p/amazon-sim...

This week, we finally tackle the subject of AI. We speak to one of the leading development experts on the subject, and why most AI tools simply aren't right for game production (yet). Plus, we discuss Netflix Playground and the Mario movie www.thegamebusiness.com/p/one-of-the...

More video games are turning to crowd-funding than ever. But the numbers remain low. Considering the investment landscape, why aren't more developers trying it? We speak to Kickstarter games boss Asher McClennahan and crowd-funding expert Thomas Bidaux www.thegamebusiness.com/p/why-arent-...

In this week's The Game Business Micro (paid subscribers only), we discuss a huge weekend for The Super Mario Galaxy movie, a rise in revenue for third-party developers on Switch 2 and more... www.thegamebusiness.com/p/did-the-su...

"I don’t know why we would ever go back to working with a publisher" www.thegamebusiness.com/p/dispatch-d...

In this week’s edition of The Game Business, we chat to Dispatch developers AdHoc Studio about the ‘hell’ it went through to find money, and turning a niche genre into a mega hit. We also chat self-publishing, comedy games and what comes next… www.thegamebusiness.com/p/dispatch-d...

Reminder! You have until the end of today to claim your 20% discount to The Game Business paid tier. Paid subscribers get a weekly podcast & newsletter called The Game Business Micro, a monthly market report, and 'free' access to The Game Business Live in June www.thegamebusiness.com/0d164c92

This October, I will be interviewing PlayStation legend Ken Kutaragi on stage in the UK. It's part of Game Republic New Horizons. Tickets available now. The interview will be released via TGB at a later date. www.thegamebusiness.com/p/were-speak...

In today's The Game Business Micro, we discuss the economic nightmare facing video game console makers, plus Nintendo's new pricing strategy (paid subscribers) open.substack.com/pub/thegameb...

It's our State of Games report! February was a tough month, but there were some winners, including Resident Evil Requiem, PUBG Mobile, Helldivers 2, Pokemon Go and Overwatch. Arc Raiders suffered a month-on-month drop of 2.4m players (paid subscribers) www.thegamebusiness.com/p/the-state-...

A new Switch game can see over 80% of sales come via physical retailers. Whereas, PS & Xbox sees the majority of new game sales happen via digital stores. If Nintendo can accelerate its digital business, it would offset the challenges it’s facing on hardware www.thegamebusiness.com/p/whats-the-...

Is Nintendo Switch 2 in trouble? What’s the truth behind the numbers? In today’s The Game Business, we reveal all. www.thegamebusiness.com/p/whats-the-...

Today, we speak to Javier Ferreira, the CEO of Scopely (that's the company responsible for Monopoly Go and Pokemon Go). We chat about the state of the games market, targeting PC and console players, Google's fee change and what it's learnt from Niantic www.thegamebusiness.com/p/scopely-ce...

We kick off the week with our Micro (which is for paid subscribers)... and we discuss yet another round of Ubisoft cuts, Nvidia's DLSS 5 controversy and Krafton's legal defeat (plus much more) www.thegamebusiness.com/p/ubisofts-d...

Can Europe's new age rating rules convince Governments not to introduce age verification into video games? www.thegamebusiness.com/p/can-new-ag...

This week on The Game Business... Can European age rating changes prevent a games ban? Will the US ratings body follow suit? What about older online games? We have (some of) the answers www.thegamebusiness.com/p/can-new-ag...

"Right now [in music] there are programs that allow you to put out a prompt and get a professionally recorded song spit back out at you. It sounds like a song, but I defy you to listen to it more than once." www.thegamebusiness.com/p/take-two-c...

“I don’t think the newly appointed head of Xbox needs any advice from me.” www.thegamebusiness.com/p/take-two-c...

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick dismisses the idea that people can create a GTA-like hit by pressing an AI button. “It requires human engagement and creativity.” Check out our full interview www.thegamebusiness.com/p/take-two-c...

In today's edition of The Game Business Micro, we ask: Did GDC got away with it? What might Nintendo learn from Pokemon Pokopia success? Why is PEGI transforming its age ratings? And what did we learn from Xbox's Project Helix GDC talk www.thegamebusiness.com/p/did-gdc-ge...

In 2022, Xbox announced a project where developers would be paid for producing demos for Xbox Game Pass. Four years on, it's still not here. So what's happened? www.thegamebusiness.com/p/whatever-h...

This week, Xbox tell us the role independent studios will play in Project Helix and the 'return of Xbox'. We find out what happened to a forgotten indie Xbox project. Plus, Newzoo predicts that PC will overtake console revenue by 2028. www.thegamebusiness.com/p/whatever-h...

Peter Moore shares stories from his legendary career: “Commander Shepherd dies in Mass Effect 3, and that made us the worst company in America” www.thegamebusiness.com/p/peter-moor...

I guess a question developers will have at GDC is just how open this new Xbox will be? www.thegamebusiness.com/p/is-project...

It's The Game Business Micro! This week, we ask if Project Helix is worth getting excited about, and discuss the slightly mixed reaction to Epic's deal with Google. Plus, Nintendo suing the US Government, cuts at nDreams, and more. (paid subscribers) www.thegamebusiness.com/p/is-project...

Today! We discuss how Capcom delivered a marketing masterclass with Resident Evil Requiem. Plus, we look at what AI is recommending gamers. On the Show this week, our co-host is once again the brilliant @lucyjames.games www.thegamebusiness.com/p/capcom-del...

“Imagine pitching this to a publisher. Imagine what we would have to remove? www.thegamebusiness.com/p/why-the-me...

We spoke with Mewgenics creators @edmundmcmillen.bsky.social and @tylerglaiel.com about the journey of the hit indie game, why they avoid publishers, and parenthood “A traditional publisher would not let us do the game at all” www.thegamebusiness.com/p/why-the-me...

In today's edition of The Game Business Micro (paid subscribers only), Chris looks at Phil Spencer's legacy and discusses the wait for new Pokemon. Plus, a round-up of the big stories from the past week www.thegamebusiness.com/p/phil-spenc...

It's out January market report! Exclusive for paid subscribers. This week, Arc Raiders tops Battlefield, PS5 beats Switch 2, there's buzz for Forza and Fable, while Honor of Kings triumphs in mobile www.thegamebusiness.com/p/the-state-...

In today's edition of The Game Business, Matthew Ball returns to discuss the DRAM crisis, in-game ads, layoffs, streaming and more. Plus, there are more cuts at Eurogamer, we discuss that Xbox leadership change, and the return of The Game Business Live www.thegamebusiness.com/p/im-pretty-...

“LucasFilm are game makers. This is not a licensing department that’s rubber stamping, or not, a particular submission you give them.” www.thegamebusiness.com/p/how-come-f...

Amazon will no-longer publisher the open world, narrative driving game that Maverick Games (former Forza Horizon developers) is working on. The game is still in development and seeking a new partner. www.thegamebusiness.com/p/amazon-aba...

In today's edition of The Game Business, we speak with the new developer behind the first new Star Wars game in 20 years. How did they managed to get that licence? Why go the AAA route? And what's the stage of the racing genre? www.thegamebusiness.com/p/how-come-f...

This week's edition of The Game Business Micro dives a bit deeper on Sony's closure of Bluepoint, and what to make of Xbox's new leader (paid subscribers) www.thegamebusiness.com/p/what-shoul...

Big news at Xbox: CEO Phil Spencer is retiring. AI exec Asha Sharma will take over. Matt Booty promoted to Chief Content Officer. Sarah Bond steps down. www.thegamebusiness.com/p/xbox-chief...

Don't miss our essential chat with Matthew Ball that covers games losing the attention war, the challenges facing console games, how to keep older gamers from 'ageing out' of games, China, Roblox and much more. www.thegamebusiness.com/p/the-state-...

It's a big edition of The Game Business today, featuring industry expert Matthew Ball. We cover his fantastic new report, China, Roblox, the funding situation, older gamers, the console challenge, new gaming territories... it's an essential one www.thegamebusiness.com/p/the-state-...

In this bumper edition of The Game Business Show, we visited 22 cans to interview Mark Healy, Kareem Ettouney, Iain Wright, Russell Shaw and Peter Molyneux about Masters of Albion, the last game they'll make together www.thegamebusiness.com/p/i-am-petri...

In this week's The Game Business Micro (paid subscribers), we tackle Sony's State of Play, lay-offs at Highguard and 2XKO, Australia vs Roblox, plus news from Remedy, Ubisoft, Square Enix, Supercell and Nexon. www.thegamebusiness.com/p/playstatio...

"If you look at the live service games that managed to avoid a needless online backlash, and actually amassed a large initial audience, it was (mostly) by letting the players in first" www.thegamebusiness.com/p/highguards...

This week! What can we learn from the troubles of Highguard. Plus... could an under-the-radar Pokemon spin-off be a major Switch 2 system seller? www.thegamebusiness.com/p/highguards...