The latest GamesIndustry.biz Microcast is now available in both podcast and video form, and can be watched below.This week, we discuss (to the extent that we can, given how early into the transition period we are) our change of ownership with IGN parent Ziff Davis acquiring Gamer Network Ltd and its brands, which includes GamesIndustry.biz and our...

Toronto-based Sinn Studio has raised $2.5 million in a funding round led by Hartmann Capital.The funds will go towards building technology to support its next real-time PvP VR combat game, which is currently in development.The studio also received contributions from Boost VC, Republic, Alumni Ventures, Mana Ventures, MetaVision, and other angel investors...

Square Enix will be shutting down two of its Dragon Quest mobile games in Japan.Action RPG Dragon Quest Champions and puzzle game Dragon Quest Keshi Keshi will be shut down by the end of July, as announced on social media for both games.Champions will cease operations on July 30, 2024, followed by Keshi Keshi on July 31. Read more

Baldur's Gate 3 director Swen Vincke touched upon crunch at Digital Dragons last week, saying that while Larian's team didn't "overly crunch" during development, you "always have a little bit" of overtime when trying to finish a project of that scope.Vincke made these comments during a Q&A at the Polish conference, as reported by GamesRadar. Answering...

Everyone has a favourite video game tutorial. Maybe it's the first hour of Fallout 3, which quite literally treats you as a baby, teaching you new mechanics at different stages of growth? Perhaps it's Half-Life 2's iconic tutorial that packs everything you need to know into four words and one empty can of soda?Whether you feel developers' fingerprints...