W4 Games Says Godot Console Port Solutions Coming in October

Developers working on Godot who want to bring their game to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, or Xbox Series X|S have some good news today: according to W4 Games vice president Simon Jones, the company led by Godot founders Rémi Verschelde and Juan Linietsky will distribute the console port and other platform interface tools as early … Read more

Embracer boss says 'volatile' PC and console business is 'bad guy'

Embracer CEO Lars Wingefors told investors that the PC/Console business is the “bad guy” within the company. Outlining why Embracer stopped providing hard guidance each quarter, Wingefors said there’s a certain “lumpness” in the PC/Console segment that prevents him from looking too far into the future. Case in point: Kingdom Come: Liberation II, which was … Read more

Embracer prioritizes “key IPs controlled” to improve profitability of PC and console releases

Perennial spendthrift turned layoff merchant Embracer Group states its plan to transform into three independent businesses is on the right track, but believes there is room for improvement in some areas. In his Fiscal report for the first quarter ended June 30, 2024The Swedish conglomerate said it needs to improve profitability in its PC/console gaming … Read more

Korean developers report surge in interest in single-player console and PC games

The traditionally online, free-to-play industry of South Korean game development may be shifting gears. According to a recent report by Wesley LeBlanc in the latest issue of Game Informer, developers at studios including Round8 Studio, Shift Up, and Pearl Abyss are seeing signs that gamers at home and abroad are gravitating toward single-player experiences on … Read more