Development

Black Desert Online surpasses $1 billion in gross sales

18 million players have played the game to date, with more MMOs on the way from developer Pearl Abyss.

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Italian game industry sees bright future, despite negative public perception

We spoke with AESVI's director general, Thalita Malago, about the challenges Italian developers face, in addition to the biggest opportunities in the market for local and international development.

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Amanda Farough

Roblox's monthly active user count surpasses 90 million as service continues expanding

While the milestone is significant, the service's growth comes less than a year after two separate incidents raised questions regarding moderation, abuse, and explicit content in Roblox.

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Ana Valens

IGDA Executive Director Jen MacLean resigns after two years

MacLean will take a one-year position on the IGDA board to assist with the transition while Lucien Parsons steps in as interim Executive Director.

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Sarah LeBoeuf

SuperData introduces a new tool to track digital game performance

The Arcade Forecaster provides publishers and developers with a detailed look at the fastest-growing segment of the games industry.

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Sam Desatoff

Romero Games teams up with Paradox Interactive for an original strategy game

The prolific Romero couple and their studio might be part of Paradox's World of Darkness IP strategy.

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Joseph Knoop

Xenoblade developer staffing up to make a Zelda game

Monolith Soft will handle a new Zelda game after working on Breath of the Wild, and Nintendo seems to be getting more comfortable handing larger properties to third-party studios.

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Joseph Knoop

'Value pithiness over lushness' - Weather Factory's Alexis Kennedy on crafting exquisite narrative

In a graphic-intensive, visual medium like video games, it's an art in itself to craft a story out of small threads and a smattering of copy on a screen. The Weather Factory makes it look easy, even though it's anything but.