The fact there's a 9-year-old game at the top of the charts is something that just wouldn't have happened in 2014. How the games business has shifted over10 years in terms of what people are playing poses so many new challenges and opportunities for developers

I've gone full circle with this Swen Vincke @where? interview, concluding a trilogy of BG3 interviews that started in 2020, then one year into EA, and now eight months after launch. What a journey, and what a pleasure to have witnessed it from the sidelines!

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Fallout 4 sales shot up 7,500% in Europe last week, sending the game to No.1 in the charts. There are four Fallout games in the Top Ten in total. Bethesda has very successfully capitalised on the launch of the TV show gamesindustry.biz/fallout-4-jump…

I am still reeling from the time I revealed to the world Metroid isn’t a big seller

Does anyone fancy winning the Championship this season? No? Nobody?

Here’s my chat with Ubisoft about its new genAI-powered NPCs

There are five Command & Conquer games in the European Top Ten for March. Overall, PC and Console sales are up over 9% so far this year. gamesindustry.biz/command-conque…

Hard times for games stores. In the UK, sales of physical boxed games have dropped 45% since 2019

Ooooh. A AAA game coming out in the next six months to join Hellblade 2

I’ve never felt a tweet more

I'm actually booking appointments for Summer Games Fest time. This feels earlier than usual. What are people hoping to see? I'd love to get a game or two with a surprise '2024' release date. Specifically, Fable and Metroid Prime 4.