Devolver Digital launches Big Fan Games publishing label for licensed games

Devolver Digital is committed to producing licensed games under a new independent label, Games for big fans. As the name suggests, the studio will be responsible for publishing game adaptations of movies, TV shows, and comics. For Games industrythe staff of Good Shepherd (which Devolver acquired in 2021) will make up the team for this … Read more

CA law forces companies to admit that digital media is licensed, not purchased

A new law in California forces retailers to make it known that always online games could eventually be closed and canceled. For Game filesthe law will take effect on January 1, 2025. It is part of a larger bill on consumer protection and false advertising signed into law earlier this week. Sellers of digital items … Read more

Retail Games Can Help Drive Digital Sales, Says Maximum Entertainment CEO

What’s the best way to buy a game, physical or digital? According to Christina Seelye, CEO of Maximum Entertainment, the two can help each other equally. Speaking to Game Developer at Gamescom, he explained that retail versions of a game can help drive more attention to it, especially online. Amazon and in-person stores like GameStop … Read more

Up-and-coming virtual board game One More Multiverse, home of digital Blades in the Dark and Yazeba's B&B, is closing its doors

One More Multiverse, the ambitious virtual tabletop app for playing online role-playing games using eye-catching pixel art sprites and a flexible, easy-to-use video game-like interface, is shutting down. One More Multiverse was born four years ago, with a beta version launching in 2021 before seeing a full release last summer. Since then, the impressively polished … Read more

Versus Evil Veterans Form Independent Publisher Digital Bandidos

A new independent publisher called Digital Bandits has risen from the ashes of Versus Evil. Founded by Steve Escalante and Lance James, who held executive roles at Versus Evil before the publisher The Banner Saga was closed last yearDigital Bandidos aims to provide independent publishers with “proven expertise and a unique publishing model” that allows … Read more

Digital Sun's Cataclysm Surpasses 120,000 Early Access Sales in Two Weeks

Cataclysm It was launched in Early Access at the end of July and has already sold 120,000 copies. My Friend Tim BenderCEO of the game's publisher Hooded Horse, boasted about the RTS's success, noting its high 93 percent rating on Steam. “We are honored to be the publisher of the amazing developers at Digital Sun,” … Read more

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