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The games industry is “showing signs of a recovery” from “record-breaking layoffs, closures, and business turmoil.” That’s according to DDM’s Games Investment Review, which reports “a sizeable uptick” in investments, recovering ground lost in 2023. Whilst mergers and acquisitions (M&A) remain “low” – even taking out last year’s anomalous $68.7bn generated by Microsoft’s acquisition of…
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Leaders from Rare and Dlala will join a special panel to discuss how to support and lead development teams during times of intense change. The panel will end this year’s GamesIndustry.biz HR Summit, which will take place at London’s Royal Institution on September 18. Tickets are on sale here. Rare studio boss Craig Duncan and…
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It’s going to be a busy week in Cologne with both Devcom and Gamescom attracting games professionals from around the world. The former event kicks things off with a two-day conference that will see more than 250 speakers discussing some of the biggest challenges in the industry today across over 200 sessions. There’s a lot…
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Game publisher Reforged Studios has acquired Ground Shatter and Extra Mile Studios. Ground Shatter is led by founder and director James Parker, and is the developer behind roguelike deck-builder Fights in Tight Spaces. Extra Mile Studios is led by Bobby Farmer, and is known for providing co-developer services on Revolution Software’s Broken Swords series. Read…





