More closure news, this time Dead Cells publisher Merge Games. Hope everyone affected lands on their feet gamesindustry.biz/merge-games-cl…

Rounding off our Brazil Games Special, I spoke to Rodrigo M Terra about his company Arvore Immersive Entertainment, the Emmy-winning VR developer gamesindustry.biz/arvores-road-t…

Another twist in the Pokemon vs Palworld legal dispute: according to Andrew Velzen of law firm MBHB, some of the patents believed to be key to Nintendo's arguments were filed after Palworld launch and expedited through the approval process gamesindustry.biz/nintendos-pate…

Sad to see The Simpsons: Tapped Out go. I had to stop playing that game after I became so hooked on it that I would frequently be late to work because I didn't leave until I'd sent all my characters on 24-hour missions. I blamed it on the traffic. gamesindustry.biz/ea-to-sunset-t…

Brazil Games Week special is complete. Huge thanks to everyone I spoke to, as well as Marie Dealessandri and sophie marie 🔦꩜ for working so hard to help me pull this together. Full thank yous here: linkedin.com/posts/james-e-… - and you can find all the articles here: gamesindustry.biz/topics/brazil-…

I said to the children, very very clearly, we did not need any more conkers. My exact words: "No more conkers" So why... just why?

ALL YOU NEED IS HELP Co-op game in which a bunch of Tetris blocks that can change formation complete challenges and solve puzzles together [ PC, PS5, Xbox / 2024 / Q-Games (Q-Games 🐤 All You Need is Help 🐷) ] q-games.com/en/all-you-nee…

I was worried The Plucky Squire would suffer by launching so close to Zelda, but it's the perfect game to fill the void if you're unable to get Nintendo's latest yet

Epic's latest litigation targets Google and Samsung over the latter's Auto Blocker, which by default prevents mobile users from installing apps from outside Google Play/Samsung Galaxy (like, say, the recently launched Epic Games Store) gamesindustry.biz/epic-suing-goo…

One for Microcast listeners: Chris needs help deciding on the final name for our last segment of the show (Has to be one of the two options below. Not Numbers McNumbersface)

Latest GI Microcast is available to download now and (thanks to some behind-the-scenes wizardry from Alix Attenborough and Dale Driver) Christopher Dring and I now sound sexier than ever gamesindustry.biz/will-assassins…

I wouldn't say sexy... clear, maybe.

Huge thanks to x for interviewing Krafton about the Tango Gameworks acquisition gamesindustry.biz/we-dont-want-t…

Sharkmob told GamesIndustry.biz it will be laying off an unknown number of staff from its London studio after cancelling an unannounced game gamesindustry.biz/sharkmob-londo…

Interesting move here by Devolver: launching a new publishing label dedicated to indie games based on established IP. Full interview here, including why these games can take more risks gamesindustry.biz/devolver-launc…

Finally started Shadows of Doubt. Been itching to play this since trying a demo at Gamescom 2022 - can't wait to get stuck into a proper detective game

Finally started Shadows of Doubt. Been itching to play this since trying a demo at Gamescom 2022 - can't wait to get stuck into a proper detective game

Last year, Awesomenauts dev Ronimo Games went bankrupt. Today, four former employees - incl. CEO Olivier Thijssen - emerge as a new studio Rangatang, and they're working on Ronimo's unfinished game, Nubs Read our full interview here: gamesindustry.biz/awesomenauts-d…

TWO POINT HOSPITAL Spiritual successor to the classic Theme Hospital, led by some of that game's original developers [ PC, Mac, Linux, PS4, Xbox One, Switch / 2018 / Two Point Museum | Preorder now 👻💚 ] twopointstudios.com/en

I originally wanted to become a journalist to work on magazines like Play. I remember the days when there were 15+ mags in the UK alone that I could one day work for. With every closure, I realise the job I first dreamed of essentially no longer exists. It saddens me.