Yesterday was awful for people who work at Microsoft and the gaming industry in general. Thousands at the company either saw ...

But last week, the company announced a new pricing model that would charge developers a fee every time someone downloaded their game. The change was initially announced to roll out Jan. 1, 2024 ...

However, due to recent changes in this situation, developers can now direct players to external payment methods.

In stark contrast to a year of blockbuster video game hits, one of the biggest ongoing industry trends in 2023 was the prevalence of mass layoffs. Now, a GDC survey of developers suggests that one ...

The Game Developers Conference (GDC) has released the results of the 12th annual State of the Game Industry Survey, ... Half of developers work at companies with policies on Generative AI use.

Mobile and social game developers will need to look beyond simply generating revenue from their games, and diversify into different avenues in order to better monetize the product and survive the ...

AILSA CHANG, HOST: Black pioneers in video game development have pushed the field forward. There's Jerry Lawson, who helped make video games playable at home, and Ed Smith, who reimagined consoles ...

In many cases, companies will also look to their test department to help with making design decisions with regard to the ease of use of a feature or the difficulty of the game. For most projects ...