Google Play Adds Game Finder as Discovery Fight Sharpens
Google is folding recommendation, competition and clip-sharing tools into Play, and tying lower service fees to studio opt-in…
Gaming
Games, hardware and the business behind them.
Xbox Forms Labs Team to Test Experimental Game Tech
The new unit, led by Xbox CTO Scott Van Vliet, follows a wave of unauthorized game ports and lands one day after Epic Games…
The First Thirty Minutes Are the Product
Free-to-play studios do not give games away. They buy players up front, and the opening half hour decides whether that purchase…
Game Preservation Is Now a Legal Fight, Not a Technical One
Emulation solved the engineering. Copyright, licensing and the DMCA's anti-circumvention rule now decide what survives.
The 30 Percent Toll Every Game Sale Still Pays
Steam, the console makers, and the app stores all cluster around the same commission, and almost nothing forces them to compete…
Why Publishers Never Stopped Fighting Used Games
A trade-in nets a fraction of retail price because the game industry, unlike music or film, gets nothing when a copy resells.
Ship Now, Finish Later: Gaming's New Contract
Studios ship games before they're done because the calendar that governs a launch answers to investors, not players.
D&D's Architects Launch Rival System
Chris Perkins and Jeremy Crawford, the designers behind Dungeons & Dragons 5e, have joined Critical Role's publishing to develop…
Off-Road Game Offers Quiet Alternative To Forza
Minimalist exploration game launches October 14, betting that players have abandoned Forza-style reward-chasing for quiet…
Persona 5 at 10: From sleek style to genre blueprint
A decade on, Persona 5 remains the industry standard for character-driven RPGs: how they're designed, how they're told, and how…
Level-5 Apologizes for AI-Generated Presentation
Japanese game studio Level-5 apologized for using AI-generated content in a promotional presentation for new titles.
Diablo 5 Debuts Plague Knight Class at BlizzCon
Blizzard unveils a new heavily-armored class alongside major structural changes to the franchise.