SEGA’s Chief Operating Officer, Shuji Utsumi, discussed the company’s business strategy with Eurogamer, highlighting a vision based on three main pillars: shifting focus from the Japanese market, embracing a transmedia approach, and reinvesting in forgotten franchises.

Chris Barrett, who previously led the development of Marathon, is set to sue his former employers — Bungie and Sony. He accuses the companies of deliberately ruining his reputation and career.

The China Audio-Video and Digital Publishing Association released its annual report on the state of the local gaming market for the year 2024.

Shares of the Polish company 11 bit studios have plummeted to their lowest level in seven years. Investors are concerned that the studio may be planning to cancel a game currently in development and write off its assets.

In early December, the capital of Thailand, Bangkok, hosted the WN Summit. Below are the main outcomes of the event.

Niko Partners analyst Daniel Ahmad reported that the Chinese “beta” of Delta Force was played by over 40 million people. In China, it launched on PC earlier than in the rest of the world—on September 26, 2024.

Build A Rocket Boy announced the acquisition of a new studio. The acquisition involves PlayFusion, the team behind the card games Lightseekers and Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Champions.

Publisher Game Seer shared the successes of Half Sword with GameDiscoverCo. This is the debut project from the similarly named studio, Half Sword Games.

Dauntless reached its release on Steam five years after the original launch. Users greeted it, to put it mildly, coldly. Currently, Dauntless has an “overwhelmingly negative” rating on Steam with only 14% positive reviews.

The Japanese cyber police have arrested a man for hacking and selling modified Pokémon Sun save files for Nintendo 3DS. The hacker offered gamers a version with 800 unlocked Pokémon for $35.

Colin Anderson, the composer of the iconic early GTA games, reminisced about the good old days when a game was fully polished upon release. Nowadays, he notes, developers have become too complacent, relying on day-one patches.

CI Games announced that the overall sales of its games have increased thanks to systematic updates and player feedback. This was reported by the company president Marek Tyminski in an interview with the Polish agency PAP Biznes.

From November 21 to 22, the WN Conference WN Conference for game developers and publishers took place in Southeast China. Participants discussed and exchanged experiences on how local Chinese studios can establish themselves in the international market. 

Square Enix has shared the success of the Dragon Quest III remake. To date, the revamped version of this iconic role-playing game has sold over 2 million copies. It reached this milestone within three weeks of release.

Playgama — a platform for HTML5 games — has successfully completed another funding round, securing $3 million.

Gaijin Entertainment has released a video comparing the capabilities of the Dagor Engine and Unreal Engine 5. The company’s conclusion is that its engine is just as capable as the giant from Epic Games.

IllFonic has joined the long list of gaming companies that are reducing their workforce. The layoffs were announced by the head and co-founder of the studio, Charles Brungardt, on social media.

The studio Byterunners and publisher Movie Games reported that Drug Dealer Simulator 2 has been purchased by over 200,000 people worldwide. This milestone was achieved in just over five months since the game’s release.

The marketing company AppsFlyer published a report on mobile app monetization for the third quarter of 2024.