Business articles & guides
Studio operations, publishing, deals and industry shifts that affect game developers.
This archive collects every business article published by White Cube Studios, newest first. The studio is based in India and builds games in Unreal Engine, Unity and Godot, so these posts come from day-to-day production work and from tracking what is changing across the industry. Use the topic links above to move between categories, or browse the full blog for the latest posts. If you are planning a project, the related services are game development, game and level design, and DevOps for game teams. Game development services · Game & level design · Contact us
- Leveraging Game Pass: FF7 and Indie Discoverability for Devs · 7 min read
- EA's Restructuring: Layoffs, AAA Realities, and BioWare's Future · 7 min read
- Maximize GTA 5 Play Before PlayStation Plus Exit: A Case Study · 8 min read
- Steam's Algorithmic Shift: Navigating Game Discoverability for Devs · 8 min read
- How to Hire a Gameplay Engineer for Your Game Prototype · 3 min read
- How Much Does Unreal Engine Game Development Cost in India? · 3 min read
- Cloud Imperium Delays Squadron 42 · 6 min read
- The GTA 6 Effect: Why One Game Shapes Console Revenue · 6 min read
- Xbox's Disc-to-Digital Program · 7 min read
- W4 Games Secures $18M to Propel Godot Ecosystem Growth · 6 min read
- Subpoenas Issued: Game Devs, IP, and Platform Responsibility in the Leak Era · 7 min read
- The D2C Revolution: Why 96% of Game Studios Embrace Direct Sales · 7 min read
- Sony's Live Service Pivot: The Enormous Opportunity Cost · 7 min read
- Compulsion Games' Independence: A Dev's Blueprint for Creative Freedom · 6 min read
- Digital Dominance: Game Sales Data Gets Opaque for Devs · 6 min read
- Securing the Future: Makers Fund's $250M for Game Dev Innovation · 6 min read
- Horizon's Live-Service Pivot: A Dev's Take on Player Feedback · 6 min read
- Navigating the Ethical Minefield for Developers · 7 min read
- Game Dev Layoffs: Bethesda, Acquisitions, and the Call for Justice · 6 min read
- GDC 2026 Trends Report: Decoding the Future of Game Development · 7 min read
- Mattel Game Studios: A Strategic Shift to Roblox & Fortnite · 6 min read
- Beyond Sequels: Why Event-Driven Engagement is Key for Game Devs · 6 min read
- Beyond Publishers: Indie Devs & The Quest for Creative Funding · 5 min read
- Roblox's Senate Probe: A Wake-Up Call for UGC Game Devs · 6 min read
- Netflix's Gaming Strategy Shift: Lessons from Recent Studio Closures · 6 min read
- Amazon's MMO Exit: Key Lessons for Live Service Game Developers · 6 min read
- Battlefield 6's Rush Mode Removal: Live Service Lessons & Player Trust · 7 min read
- Unity's AI Advertising: Powering Its Best Quarter Ever & Dev Impact · 6 min read
- AI & Game Funding: Navigating a Shifting Investment Landscape · 6 min read
- Take-Two's GTA 6 Marketing Masterclass: A Dev's Dissection · 6 min read
- Id Software Dev: Xbox Layoffs Make Big Games 'Impossible' · 6 min read
- Devolver Digital Goes Private: Indie Devs, Public Markets, & Profit · 7 min read
- Is This Co-Op Genre Really Saturated? A Dev's Market Analysis · 6 min read
- The $200 Joke Game: Viral Marketing, Refunds & Indie Dev Lessons · 7 min read
- Cracking the Code: How Game Developers Can Win the Discoverability War · 6 min read
- AI Tools Market Shifts: Why Reforged Labs' Closure Matters for Devs · 7 min read
- PlayStation's Digital Pivot: The End of Physical Discs? · 142 min read
- Indie Devs Unite: The $10 Bundle Fighting Industry Hardship · 6 min read
- EA Goes Private: Navigating the $55 Billion Saudi Takeover · 6 min read
- EA's $38M CEO Pay Amidst Layoffs: A Developer's Perspective · 7 min read
- Gaming's Job Crisis: 14,259 Layoffs & A 78% Forecast Surge · 6 min read
- Capcom's Strategic Remakes: Fueling Innovation Beyond Resident Evil · 7 min read
- The Industry's Creative Crisis: Battling the Culture of Fear · 6 min read
- Navigating the Storm: Union Disputes & Studio Closures in Gaming · 6 min read
- The AAA Scale Trap: Why 1,000-Person Teams Struggle · 6 min read
- Xbox's Evolving Strategy: Exclusives, Single-Player, and Market Shifts · 6 min read
- The UK Game Dev Layoff Crisis: 22% Affected in 3 Years · 6 min read
- Bethesda's Future Unveiled: Fallout, Elder Scrolls & Obsidian's Role · 6 min read
- Deceive Inc. Revival: A Studio's Bold Move for Game Preservation · 7 min read
- Xbox Layoffs & Union Lawsuit: A Developer's Call for Accountability · 6 min read
- Assassin's Creed Launch & Layoffs: A Developer's Dilemma · 6 min read
- id Software's Lost Visions: Layoffs, Pitches, and id Tech 8's Future · 8 min read
- Obsidian's Fallout Pivot: Avowed 2 Cancelled Amidst Xbox's Reset · 7 min read
- PlayStation's Digital Future: Navigating the 2028 Disc Ban · 7 min read
- Xbox Layoffs & Studio Divestment: A Developer's Deep Dive · 6 min read
- Sony's PSN Blocking: A Critical Challenge for Global PC Game Launches · 5 min read
- Union Hardship Fund: A Lifeline for Laid-Off Game Developers · 4 min read
- Switch 2 Price Hikes: Navigating the DRAM Shortage · 6 min read
- Inside Skybound's Transmedia Strategy: Deconstructing IP Pipelines, In-House Studio Economics, and Co-Production Models · 8 min read
- Steam's AI Disclosure Labels: A "Scarlet Letter" for Devs · 6 min read
- GTA 6's $80 Code-in-a-Box and the Death of Physical Discs · 6 min read
- How Open-Source RTS "BAR" Partnered with Hooded Horse · 6 min read
- Valve's $1050 Steam Machine: A Developer's Deep Dive · 6 min read
- The AI Stigma on Steam: How It Can Halve Your Reviews · 7 min read
- Why Pocketpair is Rejecting Generative AI for Palworld · 6 min read
- RICO and Emulation: Blizzard Sues WoW's Project Ascension · 6 min read
- Xbox Spinoffs: Can Double Fine and Ninja Theory Survive? · 6 min read
- The Steam AI Deluge: What 120 Disclosures Really Mean · 6 min read
- Nintendo vs. Palworld: Why the Patent Lawsuit is Backfiring · 5 min read
- Xbox Reset: Hardware Pressures, Layoffs, and Project Helix · 7 min read
- Xbox Reset and Project Helix: A Developer's Perspective · 7 min read
- The Future of Xbox: Navigating the Rising Costs of Console Gaming · 3 min read
- Why the AI Memory Crisis is Reshaping Xbox's Next-Gen · 7 min read
- The Xbox Memory Crisis: What Project Helix Means for Game Developers in 2026 · 4 min read