Business Development

UKIE, in collaboration with Discord and GameFlex, has introduced the Go To Market Academy, a business initiative designed to assist indie studios located in the UK.

The Financial Times has announced the executive lineup for its upcoming Business of Entertainment Summit in Los Angeles this September. Notable attendees include speakers from the gaming sector such as representatives from EA and Tencent Games, alongside executives from traditional media companies like Netflix, Sony Pictures, NBCUniversal, and UFC/WWE's parent company, TKO Group. GamesIndustry.biz, along with its parent firm IGNE Entertainment, is serving as a promotional partner for the summit

Information has surfaced about the next event for game developers and publishers hosted by WN Media Group. In mid-October, in Armenia’s capital, WN Yerevan’26 will take place, supported by App2Top — we share the first details.

Atari has announced its consolidated financial results for the 2025-26 fiscal year, revealing a 66% increase in revenue from the previous year, reaching $65 million (€56.0 million). This marks the highest revenue level in over ten years, primarily propelled by the acquisition of Swedish publisher Thunderful and ongoing expansion in its Games and Hardware divisions

Steve Allison, who previously served as a vice president at Epic Games, has taken on the role of chief business officer at Saber Interactive

Every June, Sony submits a comprehensive annual report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), detailing its business strategy among other things. As noted by Game File journalist Stephen Totilo, this time the company introduced several significant changes regarding its gaming division’s operations.

Matthew Ball, the Chief Strategy Officer for Xbox, has provided further details regarding the company's renewed focus on platform exclusives. This follows the recent announcement that Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution will not be released on platforms other than Xbox.

The British Film Institute (BFI) has revealed the winners of its International Business Development (IBD) awards and has launched a new funding initiative aimed at bolstering marketing efforts for video gaming projects.

The WN Growth Summit is an annual series of events where game development owners and top executives discuss industry challenges, share experiences, and seek new growth opportunities.

The leadership at Playtika aims to increase the company’s market value. To achieve this, it has established a special independent committee that will analyze all options for Playtika’s future operations.

AdHoc Studios, the creator behind Dispatch, has advised developers to consider thoroughly before choosing an episodic business model.

Nintendo stated that last week's unauthorized access to its systems did not result in the theft of any development or business-related information.

The current direction of Xbox puts an end to the future of Microsoft consoles, according to Laura Fryer — a veteran of the corporation who led the Xbox Advanced Technology Group in the early 2000s.

Outplay Entertainment has eliminated over 20 positions as part of efforts to "align [its] operations with current business realities"

As per Mobilegamer.biz's report on April 16, 2025, the layoffs were anticipated and impacted Niantic's Spatial division instead of its gaming sector. Scopely stated, "it will not be making any workforce reductions as part of our acquisition of Niantic’s games business."

Azra Games has named Kris Davis, the former co-head of mobile at PlayStation, as its chief business officer

Christopher Dring, who led the editorial team of one of the largest portals about the business side of the gaming industry, GamesIndustry, for more than eight years, has launched his own media outlet. It's called The Game Business

Scopely is ready for its new megadeal by announcing the acquisition of Niantic’s entire video game business. The company will now own global hits like Pokémon Go and Pikmin Bloom.

A month ago, AppLovin announced its decision to sell all of its gaming studios for $900 million and focus on its advertising business. Business Insider discovered that the buyer will be the British company Tripledot Studios.

Relic Entertainment is rolling out a fresh business strategy following its separation from Sega in March 2024

Paradox Interactive has released its financial report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. The Swedish company continues to improve its core business after a series of failed or cancelled games.

Nika Nour has been named Senior Vice President and head of international business development at Savvy Games Group

The future of Microsoft’s gaming business remains uncertain due to the company’s bet on Game Pass and cloud.

Enad Global 7 (EG7) has returned to the cost-cutting mode. The Swedish holding company plans to reduce expenditures by laying off staff and restructuring its divisions.

GOG has reportedly cut dozens of jobs recently. Here are new details about the situation at CD Projekt’s subsidiary and the shortcomings of its business strategy.

Sony has strengthened its partnership with Kadokawa by increasing its stake in the corporation. This comes amid reports of a potential acquisition.

Take-Two Interactive has announced the sale of Private Division for an undisclosed amount, opting to discontinue its indie-focused publishing label in order to concentrate on bigger projects

Saber Interactive chief creative officer Tim Willits has opened up about the current state of AAA game development. He also detailed the studio’s approach to production and budgeting.

Valve’s Kassidy Gerber recently shared several updates on Steam as a platform and some of its key metrics. Here are the key findings.

Microsoft's Gaming Head, Phil Spencer, has responded to criticism over the recent studio closures at Xbox, stressing the necessity of making "hard decisions" to ensure operational sustainability. Spencer spoke on Sunday during an interview on stage at IGN Live in Los Angeles, where he was questioned about last month's closure of four ZeniMax-owned studios, among them Arkane Austin, the developer behind Redfall, and Tango Gameworks, known for Hi-Fi Rush. As detailed by IGN, Spencer remarked: "The closure of any team is hard obviously on the individuals there, hard on the team. I haven't been talking publicly about this, because right now is the time for us to focus on the team and the individuals

After hosting a new Xbox Showcase, Phil Spencer finally addressed the recent studio closures. The Microsoft Gaming CEO detailed the decision making behind this process, also commenting on other things related to the Xbox business.

ByteDance seems to have finally decided on the future of its video game division. With the appointment of the new CEO of Nuverse, the Chinese tech giant plans to build a more centralized management structure and focus on long-term growth.

Sony has published its annual business briefing. Here are the key takeaways about the performance of the PlayStation business and updates to the company’s gaming strategy.

Another Swedish holding company continues to struggle financially. As part of its ongoing restructuring, Thunderful Group has decided to divest the remaining parts of its distribution business and simplify its strategy.

The final details of the new session of the GenAI For Business conference dedicated to generative neural networks have been published. It will take place in the USA this month. Among the speakers are representatives of businesses developing their AI solutions.

Unity continues to restructure, this time preparing for changes in its leadership. The founders of ironSource, an app monetization platform it acquired in 2022, will soon leave the company.

Less than two weeks into 2024, mass layoffs continue to impact the industry. This time, Unity has decided to cut around 25% of its total workforce as part of its ongoing restructuring.

Sony has released its financial report for the second quarter ended September 30. Here are the key numbers related to the company’s gaming business.

On October 23, the Generative AI For Business SF’23 business conference was held in San Francisco, dedicated to trends in the field of generative artificial intelligence. Its guests were representatives of companies such as Google, Amazon Web Services, Scenario, Confident AI, Layer.ai and NetEase.

Tencent has shared its financial results for the second quarter of 2023 ended June 30. Although the Chinese tech giant posted growth in key business metrics, they were below analysts’ expectations.

Yana Vesnina, M&A Manager at ZiMAD, shares the most common business proposals that game publishers encounter and the challenges associated with them in her column for Game World Observer.

Electronic Arts has announced a restructuring, realigning into EA Entertainment and EA SPORTS. Here is what it means for the company’s business.

Electronic Arts has updated the list of potential operational risks, adding its view on unionization and AI regulation. Here is what the company has to say about the influence of these factors on its business.

A new week, a new episode of AI Talks, a series of free webinars by WN Media Group. Today’s guest Guy Gadney will share his tips on building an AI business from scratch.

A developer under the pseudonym Creator has released a detailed post on DTF about how much money they were able to earn on Steam by releasing “trash” games. Here are the main points from the article.

Tencent has announced its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2022. Let’s focus on the key points and results that the Chinese company achieved in the gaming business.

The latest WN Connect event took place on December 21 in Shenzhen, China. It brought together 140 games industry workers from 112 companies, including ByteDance, Round Ventures, and Roblox.

A group of Epic Games veterans have founded the new indie studio called Noodle Cat Games. They have already raised $4.1 million to hire staff and develop their debut title, while also offering flexible working options to their team members.

The next WN Conference will take place in Tel Aviv, Israel next week, on November 23-24. The program for the upcoming event has finally been announced, with talks from games industry experts, panel discussions, and private roundtables.

Unity has officially completed its merger with ironSource. While outlining its future plans, the company also addressed developers’ concerns about monetization and a possible shift to the ad business.