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For years, breaking into China's gaming market has meant dealing with uncertainty, long processes, and strict rules. But...
31/07/2025

For years, breaking into China's gaming market has meant dealing with uncertainty, long processes, and strict rules. But a new policy from Shanghai might finally offer international developers a faster, clearer way in, says Mingzhen Li of Playful Digital.

A change in law could allow international developers an easier way into the Chinese market, says Playful Digital's Mingzhen Li

"Preserving these experiences isn't as simple as slapping some files on GitHub and calling it a day," says IP lawyer Ser...
30/07/2025

"Preserving these experiences isn't as simple as slapping some files on GitHub and calling it a day," says IP lawyer Sergio Ferreira in regards to the Stop Killing Games initiative. "Proposals must reflect the realities of IP law, contract obligations, and server infrastructure."

Proposals for change must reflect the realities of IP law, contract obligations, and server infrastructure, says intellectual property lawyer Sergio Ferreira

How did the delisting of adult games on Steam and Itch happen? And what will be the effect on developers? "Today it's r*...
29/07/2025

How did the delisting of adult games on Steam and Itch happen? And what will be the effect on developers? "Today it's r**e games and in**st, but tomorrow it could be another lobbying group applying pressure on LGBT games," says Gil Tov-Ly of Appcharge

"The situation developed rapidly," said itch.io founder Leaf Corcoran, in what might turn out to be the understatement …

IGN has launched its Gaming Trends platform, with the initial report focusing on six key areas, including mobile gaming,...
29/07/2025

IGN has launched its Gaming Trends platform, with the initial report focusing on six key areas, including mobile gaming, user-generated content, and the trend for nostalgia.

The initial 2025 Gaming Trends report focuses on six key areas, including mobile gaming, user-generated content, and the trend for nostalgia

Korean publisher Krafton has reported its results for the first half of 2025, with revenues rising to ₩1.54 trillion ($1...
29/07/2025

Korean publisher Krafton has reported its results for the first half of 2025, with revenues rising to ₩1.54 trillion ($1.1 billion), an increase of 11.5% on the same period in 2024. Profits were up 9.5% to ₩703 billion ($505 million).

Revenue in the first half of 2025 was up by 11.5%.

The UK Online Safety Act (OSA) came into force last Friday after years in the works – but some games companies have stru...
28/07/2025

The UK Online Safety Act (OSA) came into force last Friday after years in the works – but some games companies have struggled to comply with the act's strict terms.

Smaller companies in particular seem to be finding it difficult to comply with the OSA ruling, says PlaySafe ID founder Andrew Wailes

Aheartfulofgames, the Spanish studio behind Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed, says it faces closure after...
28/07/2025

Aheartfulofgames, the Spanish studio behind Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed, says it faces closure after its owner Outright Games signalled its intention to make all employees at the studio redundant.

Spanish studio Aheartfulofgames says that its owner Outright Games intends to make all 28 employees redundant

"The industry response to Stop Killing Games has tended to be pretty dismissive," writes Rob Fahey."The hand-waving abou...
25/07/2025

"The industry response to Stop Killing Games has tended to be pretty dismissive," writes Rob Fahey.

"The hand-waving about impossibility has been joined by some fairly bad-faith mischaracterisation of what Stop Killing Games is even asking for."

Misrepresenting the requests of the Citizens' Initiative or declaring them impossible is unlikely to fly in front of the European Commission

New data has revealed the best performing third-party titles that launched with the Switch 2 on June 5, with Deltarune a...
25/07/2025

New data has revealed the best performing third-party titles that launched with the Switch 2 on June 5, with Deltarune and Fortnite leading the pack.

Deltarune comes out top, while Survival Kids, Sonic, and Civilization 7 round out the bottom ranks

Appcharge, the direct-to-consumer payment platform for mobile game publishers, has analysed data from $500 million in we...
25/07/2025

Appcharge, the direct-to-consumer payment platform for mobile game publishers, has analysed data from $500 million in web store transactions, revealing a complex variation in payment preferences from country to country.

A new report from the direct-to-consumer payment platform Appcharge reveals regional differences in payment preferences

A new demographic has emerged: 13 to 24 year-old VR natives. "They feel like it's a space where, because they're in ther...
24/07/2025

A new demographic has emerged: 13 to 24 year-old VR natives. "They feel like it's a space where, because they're in there as early adopters, they feel cool," explains Callum Godfrey, head of nDream's Compass Studio.

"They're trying lots of different content out, and they're really, really vocal about things as well. They're joining Discords, they're posting things. They're really socially active, and want to become champions and engage with the product beyond just the game itself."

The head of nDreams' newly formed Compass Studio, Callum Godfrey, explains who they are and how to develop for them

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