gaming industry Latest news
Actors Strike May Spill Over Into Games; Industry's Future Depends on Ongoing Negotiations [Update]
The fate of the strike in the game industry is at stake. One of SAG-AFTRA's main demands is to protect voice actors from artificial intelligence.
video games
Maciej Gaffke
September 29, 2023
As Many as 87% of Retro Games Have Been Lost
For many years, the game industry has faced the problem of perpetuating its own heritage. Sad conclusions about the current state of affairs are presented in a report by the Video Game History Foundation.
video games
Adam Celarek
July 11, 2023
Games For 'Hardcore Gamers' Form Increasingly Small Part of the Market
A report revealing the shape of the US gaming market can lead to surprising conclusions. In particular, the progressive disparity among the major branches of the industry seems particularly interesting.
video games
Adam Celarek
June 20, 2023
Gaming Market Loses Despite Player Number Growth; We Have an Idea Why
The gaming industry has significantly increased its reach over the past two years. As a result, there are more and more players every year. At the same time, the value of the market has shrunk significantly in 2022, making the situation complicated.
video games
Wiktor Szczesny
November 22, 2022
Why do Games Keep Getting Delayed? Head of Xbox Game Studios Explains
Xbox Game Studios head Matt Booty explained the reason for the current wave of delays in the industry during a panel at PAX West. On the occasion, the developer expressed his wish to harness artificial intelligence to test games.
video games
Michal Ciezadlik
September 6, 2022
Journey Devs Admits Live-service Games are Best for Developers
Co-creator of the iconic Journey, Jenova Chen from thatgamecompany studio, says that working on live-service games is much less stressful than on a classic titles. It also allows for a healthy work-life balance.
video games
Hubert Sledziewski
August 2, 2022
Diablo Immortal Devs Invest in Polish VR Studio
The developer responsible for Diablo Immortal - Chinese company NetEase - has invested several million dollars in Polish studio Something Random. Its debut game is expected to be released in 2023.
video games
Hubert Sledziewski
July 5, 2022
Game Pass Could be a Threat to the Industry; Xbox Co-creator Warns
Game Pass is an ideal service for many gamers. However, the former Xbox vice president has a different opinion, believieng the service could have a bad impact on the industry.
video games
Przemyslaw Dygas
May 24, 2022
Video Games are World's Biggest Entertainment Medium, Take-Two Reports
Take-Two's financial report included a lot of interesting information about the overall health of the video game market and the directions of its development.
video games
Adrian Werner
May 18, 2022
Hard Times for PC - Segment Will Grow Slower Than Console Market in 2022
This year, video game market revenues are expected to exceed $200 billion for the first time. The console segment will grow the fastest.
video games
Adrian Werner
May 6, 2022
War in Ukraine - Developers and Gaming Organizations React [UPDATED]
This morning Russian troops attacked Ukrainian territory, starting a war. This shocking situation has caused an avalanche of comments and opinions - also in the gaming community.
other
Michal Ciezadlik
March 17, 2022
Exiting Russia Means Loss of a Market Worth Billions of USD for Game Publishers
Game developers and publishers (and more) are pulling their products out of Russia en masse, and in doing so are rejecting a market that generates billions of dollars in revenue.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
March 10, 2022
In Five Years, 90% of Games Will be Play-to-earn, Says Reddit Co-founder
If the vision of making money while playing games sounds like a dream to you, you'll have to wait another five years for it to come true. At least that's what one of Reddit's founders, Alexis Ohanian, thinks.
video games
Miriam Moszczynska
January 21, 2022
1 in 3 Gamedevs Sees Potential of NFT in Video Games
The organizers of the Game Developers Conference have released the State of the Game Industry 2022 report, which addresses a number of important issues affecting the video game industry.
video games
Miriam Moszczynska
January 21, 2022
Microsoft Acquires Activision Blizzard
Microsoft will purchase the holding company Activision Blizzard. Publisher of games such as Call of Duty: Vanguard and World of Warcraft will end up under the wings of the Redmond giant for a huge amount of money.
video games
Hubert Sledziewski
January 18, 2022
2022 Will Bring More Game Delays and Hardware Shortages
Analysts predict that in 2022, the pandemic will continue to cause major delays in game development and further trouble with hardware availability.
video games
Adrian Werner
December 9, 2021
COVID Hurt the Gaming Market in 2021; 2022 Could be a Record Year
Thanks to the pandemic, 2020 was a record year for the gaming industry. This year, however, the coronavirus dealt it a severe blow. All due to numerous delays.
video games
Adrian Werner
November 19, 2021
Survey Names Ubisoft the Most Hated Game Publisher in the World
It seems that Ubisoft is the most hated publisher in the world. Such conclusions can be drawn from research based on the opinions of Twitter users.
video games
Przemyslaw Dygas
September 28, 2021
SIE Worldwide Studios Ex-CEO: Industry Consolidation is Killing Game Diversity
Shawn Layden, formerly one of the key figures in the decision-making process for Sony Interactive Entertainment, expressed his concern over the recent consolidation in the digital entertainment industry. According to Layden, the merger of development studios and major companies is a threat to game diversity and will hinder the further growth of interest in gaming platforms.
video games
Michael Kulakowski
July 27, 2021
Netflix Confirms It is Entering the Gaming Industry
Netflix has officially confirmed that it is entering the video game market. Initially, the company will focus on developing mobile games.
video games
Ignacy Ziarkiewicz
July 21, 2021