• Culture
• Feature

In an ocean of sameness, the tide is slowly turning

The games industry has long struggled with diversity and representation, but things have slowly begun to change over the last few years. Image: Passage Home VR by D. Fox Harrell and Danielle Olson

Published  2 months ago, by 

Joshua Williams

• Culture
• Feature

From barbershops to a multi-million dollar industry, Nigeria's gaming boom

We take a look at gaming culture and community in Nigeria, a rapidly growing market gaining significant traction born from a surprisingly humble beginning.

Published  4 months ago, by 

Olatunji Olaigbe

• Feature

Behind the making of gaming's virtual influencers

The rising popularity of gaming's virtual influencers—such as Riot Games' K/DA and Seraphine—is impossible to ignore. Speaking to Riot Games, Grace Bruxner, and a communications professional, here's a look at how indie studios can tap on this trend even without triple-A studios' budgets.

Published  4 months ago, by 

Khee Hoon Chan

• Development
• Feature

Cross-Play is the new standard, but developers don't think it should drive development

Cross-play has become an expectation for players now that the biggest games in the world use it to connect people across multiple platforms. But just how easy it to implement during and after development?

Published  5 months ago, by 

Aron Garst

• Development
• Culture
• Feature

Colors Live creator Jens Andersson has game development down to an art

The industry vet discusses his move from AAA games to the founding of his own studios and talks to GameDaily about his newest, crowdfunded project--a painting app for the Nintendo Switch.

Published  7 months ago, by 

Nick Ransbottom

• Culture
• News
• Feature

Digital distribution is transforming the video game collector's edition

The transition to digital media has drastically changed the video game landscape, and the collector's edition market is changing with it

Published  8 months ago, by 

George Yang

• News
• Feature

The Game Devs of Color Expo casts a spotlight on the inequalities of the video games industry

Organizer Shawn Alexander Allen and exhibitor Xalavier Nelson Jr. talk to GameDaily about the show's importance, and how to affect real change in an industry in desperate need of diversity.

Published  9 months ago, by 

Sam Desatoff

• Development
• Publishing
• Feature

Coronavirus hasn't stopped game studio builder ProbablyMonsters from pushing past 100 employees

GameDaily chats with ProbablyMonsters CEO Harold Ryan (former Bungie president) about building AAA studios sustainably while keeping crunch out of the business plan.

Published  April 24, 2020, by 

James Brightman

• Publishing
• Feature

Intellivision Amico receives 10,000 preorders, only needs 180,000 sold to hit break-even point

GameDaily chats with Intellivision CEO Tommy Tallarico about the business behind Amico and how the pandemic has affected operations.

Published  April 6, 2020, by 

James Brightman

• Development
• Publishing
• Culture
• Feature

PUBG's newest studio, Striking Distance, puts emphasis on diversity, inclusion, & work-life balance

Sledgehammer veteran Glen Schofield talks with GameDaily about the challenge of creating a single-player game in the PUBG universe while building up a studio in the middle of a pandemic.

Published  April 2, 2020, by 

James Brightman