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Key art of Payday 3 featuring robbers vs. cops.

Payday 3 gets crew shift as director steps down Payday 3 gets crew shift as director steps down

With game director Miodrag Kovačević no longer leading, Starbreeze is on the hunt for someone to help turn Payday 3 around.

byJustin Carter

Sep 13, 2024

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Saber Interactive gets 'significant' equity investment to pay Embracer debts Saber Interactive gets 'significant' equity investment to pay Embracer debts

byJustin Carter

Sep 13, 2024

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Key art for 2023's Immortals of Aveum.

Absurd Ventures and Immortals of Aveum devs launch Marin studio Absurd Ventures and Immortals of Aveum devs launch Marin studio

byJustin Carter

Sep 13, 2024

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The Monopoly Man and a dog in Monopoly Go.

Scopely cancels unannounced project, begins transitioning team to other work Scopely cancels unannounced project, begins transitioning team to other work

byJustin Carter

Sep 13, 2024

1 Min Read

The CWA logo overlaid on a promotional shot of the Xbox Series X

CWA slams Microsoft over 'extremely disappointing' layoffs CWA slams Microsoft over 'extremely disappointing' layoffs

Sep 13, 2024

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Promotional artwork for Metro Exodus

Embracer confirms 4A Games and Zen Studios are going nowhere Embracer confirms 4A Games and Zen Studios are going nowhere

Sep 13, 2024

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Update: Microsoft confirms it's laying off 650 game workers

Update: Microsoft confirms it's laying off 650 game workers

Patch Notes #3: The game industry is becoming an innovation wasteland

Patch Notes #3: The game industry is becoming an innovation wasteland

All of Annapurna Interactive has resigned

All of Annapurna Interactive has resigned

byBryant Francis

Splash art for the prototype game Byte Breakers.

Odyssey Interactive's transparent prototype process aims to prevent an Omega Strikers repeat

Odyssey Interactive's transparent prototype process aims to prevent an Omega Strikers repeat

byJustin Carter

Screenshot of the new, revived version of Flappy Bird.

Flappy Bird is taking flight once more in 2025

Flappy Bird is taking flight once more in 2025

byJustin Carter

PlayStation 5 Pro tests most fervent fans' loyalty

PlayStation 5 Pro tests most fervent fans' loyalty

byJames McWhirter

A photo of Unity CEO Matt Bromberg

Unity CEO Matt Bromberg says Runtime Fee reversal is part of bid to become 'a fundamentally different company'

Unity CEO Matt Bromberg says Runtime Fee reversal is part of bid to become 'a fundamentally different company'

byBryant Francis

Exclusive: Unity is killing its controversial Runtime Fee

Exclusive: Unity is killing its controversial Runtime Fee

Key art for 2018's The Crew 2.

Ubisoft is keeping The Crew sequels alive with offline modes

Ubisoft is keeping The Crew sequels alive with offline modes

byJustin Carter

Screenshot from 2023's Dave the Diver.

Nexon spins off Dave the Diver dev Mintrocket into a full corporation

Nexon spins off Dave the Diver dev Mintrocket into a full corporation

byJustin Carter

Screenshot of the PC game Unrecord.

Unrecord dev Drama Studios raises $2.5 million in seed round

Unrecord dev Drama Studios raises $2.5 million in seed round

byJustin Carter

Krafton sinks $89 million into short-form video platform Spoon Labs

Krafton sinks $89 million into short-form video platform Spoon Labs

Atari CEO Wade Rosen says the company is done being a 'fast follower'

Atari CEO Wade Rosen says the company is done being a 'fast follower'

An in-game agent for the NFT title Deadrop.

NFT game dev Midnight Society makes 'significant' layoffs after 'unexpected' challenges

NFT game dev Midnight Society makes 'significant' layoffs after 'unexpected' challenges

byJustin Carter

Key art for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II.

Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 opens to 2 million players

Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 opens to 2 million players

byJustin Carter

Key art for 2024's Astro Bot.

Ex-SCEE president says laid off devs can 'drive an Uber' while waiting for industry to right itself

Ex-SCEE president says laid off devs can 'drive an Uber' while waiting for industry to right itself

byJustin Carter

The PS5 Pro

The PlayStation 5 Pro has finally been unveiled

The PlayStation 5 Pro has finally been unveiled

Concept art for Destiny 2's "Codename: Frontiers."

Bungie hopes Destiny 2 'Codename: Frontiers' strategy shift can overcome expansion fatigue

Bungie hopes Destiny 2 'Codename: Frontiers' strategy shift can overcome expansion fatigue

byJustin Carter

Incubator program Dutch Game Garden is shutting down in 2025

Incubator program Dutch Game Garden is shutting down in 2025

byJustin Carter

Reveal image for a new, unannounced project by new studio Birdkin.

Resident Evil alums launch new developer Birdkin Studio

Resident Evil alums launch new developer Birdkin Studio

byJustin Carter

Key art for 2024's The Thaumaturge.

Maximum Entertainment lays off Merge Games staff, shutters Chelford studio in 'consolidation strategy'

Maximum Entertainment lays off Merge Games staff, shutters Chelford studio in 'consolidation strategy'

byJustin Carter

A screenshot from Oxenfree

Report: Oxenfree is being erased from Itch.io in October

Report: Oxenfree is being erased from Itch.io in October

The Godot icon next to a Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X.

W4 Games says Godot console porting solutions land in October

W4 Games says Godot console porting solutions land in October

byBryant Francis

Embracing remote work: A blueprint for success and employee wellbeing

Embracing remote work: A blueprint for success and employee wellbeing

byIlona Popczyk

Embracer studio Lost Boys Interactive confirms another round of layoffs

Embracer studio Lost Boys Interactive confirms another round of layoffs

'This was essentially a two-week long DDoS attack': Game UI Database slowdown caused by relentless OpenAI scraping

'This was essentially a two-week long DDoS attack': Game UI Database slowdown caused by relentless OpenAI scraping

Roblox characters jump from one platform to another.

Roblox rolls out higher-rev share plan for devs making premium games

Roblox rolls out higher-rev share plan for devs making premium games

byBryant Francis

Simon Jones, Rémi Verschelde, and Juan Linietsky, three men, smile for the camera.

Godot founders had desperately hoped Unity wouldn't 'blow up'

Godot founders had desperately hoped Unity wouldn't 'blow up'

byBryant Francis

The player character of Greedfall 2 turns, back to the camera, staring at a fantasy city.

Spiders employees secure boosted wages, better remote work policies

Spiders employees secure boosted wages, better remote work policies

byBryant Francis

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