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Graphic for the retro game service Antstream Arcade.

Antstream Arcade conducts 'small' layoffs in 'strategic shift in focus'Antstream Arcade conducts 'small' layoffs in 'strategic shift in focus'

'The games industry is currently facing a very challenging period, [and] we have made the difficult decision to make a small number of redundancies within the Antstream Arcade team.'

byJustin Carter

Oct 4, 2024

1 Min Read

A Tommy Gun lays upside down behind a stack of books with a pair of spectacles atop them.

Why are so few games set in the Prohibition era?Why are so few games set in the Prohibition era?

byEmma Withington

Oct 4, 2024

9 Min Read

Logo for new indie developer Day 4 Night.

New indie, Day 4 Night Studios, formed by Ubisoft Milan and Rockstar alums New indie, Day 4 Night Studios, formed by Ubisoft Milan and Rockstar alums

byJustin Carter

Oct 3, 2024

1 Min Read

Cover art for Avatar: The Last Airbender's Blu-Ray.

Saber Interactive teams with Paramount to develop triple-A Avatar project Saber Interactive teams with Paramount to develop triple-A Avatar project

byJustin Carter

Oct 3, 2024

1 Min Read

Screenshot from 2024's Frostpunk 2.

11 Bit Studios quietly laid off eight employees at the end of 2023 11 Bit Studios quietly laid off eight employees at the end of 2023

byJustin Carter

Oct 3, 2024

2 Min Read

Screenshot of the late game artist Ti-Ning Kwa in a 2015 interview.

Obituary: LucasArts artist Ti-Ning Kwa has passed away Obituary: LucasArts artist Ti-Ning Kwa has passed away

byJustin Carter

Oct 3, 2024

1 Min Read

Key art for Cairn. The player character dangles from a cliff wall, with a little robot friend helping her.

Cairn's manual climbing system is like a 'vertical Death Stranding'

Cairn's manual climbing system is like a 'vertical Death Stranding'

byBryant Francis

UK publication Play Magazine is shutting down after 29 years

UK publication Play Magazine is shutting down after 29 years

byJustin Carter

Key art for Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines--Bloodhunt.

Sharkmob's London team at risk of layoffs after canceled project

Sharkmob's London team at risk of layoffs after canceled project

byJustin Carter

Indie publisher Shoreline Games launches to put 'systems-based' games on the map

Indie publisher Shoreline Games launches to put 'systems-based' games on the map

byJustin Carter

Epic Games will reduce royalty fees for devs with simultaneous EGS launches

Epic Games launches Unreal Engine royalty reduction program

byJustin Carter

Gods in the key art for Smite 2.

Hi-Rez Studios lays off staff to 'ensure' Smite 2's long-term success

Hi-Rez Studios lays off staff to 'ensure' Smite 2's long-term success

byJustin Carter

Devolver Digital launches publishing label Big Fan Games for licensed games

Devolver Digital launches publishing label Big Fan Games for licensed games

byJustin Carter

A screenshot of Dying Light: The Beast. A zombie lunges at the player character.

Dying Light: The Beast reflects Techland's passion for games players will finish

Dying Light: The Beast reflects Techland's passion for games players will finish

byBryant Francis

Three Fortnite characters on promotional artwork

Epic is letting parents restrict and track playtime in Fortnite and UEFN

Epic is letting parents restrict and track playtime in Fortnite and UEFN

Xbox expands Research division to collaborate with game developers

Xbox expands Research division to collaborate with game developers

byJustin Carter

Report: Annapurna Interactive collapse followed years of infighting by top execs

Report: Annapurna Interactive collapse followed years of infighting by top execs

byJustin Carter

Splash art for the mobile game Pokémon Unite.

Pokémon Unite gets knocked out of Belgium and the Netherlands in late 2025

Pokémon Unite gets knocked out of Belgium and the Netherlands in late 2025

byJustin Carter

Key art for 2023's Vampire Survivors.

Poncle launches publishing arm for third-party developers

Poncle launches publishing arm for third-party developers

byJustin Carter

Key art for 2018's The Crew 2.

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

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

byJustin Carter

Key art for Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered.

Sony increases Horizon Zero Dawn's PS4 price ahead of PS5 remaster

Sony increases Horizon Zero Dawn's PS4 price ahead of PS5 remaster

byJustin Carter

Screenshot from 2024's Palworld.

Report: Analyst says Nintendo's Palworld lawsuit based on 'technical peculiarities'

Report: Analyst says Nintendo's Palworld lawsuit based on 'technical peculiarities'

byJustin Carter

Key art for 2024's The Thaumaturge.

Indie publisher Merge Games is shutting down

Indie publisher Merge Games is shutting down

byJustin Carter

Photo of the late Bandai Namco president Shukuo Ishikawa.

Obituary: Shukuo Ishikawa, ex-Bandai Namco president, passes away at age 69

Obituary: Shukuo Ishikawa, ex-Bandai Namco president, passes away at age 69

byJustin Carter

Atsu in 2025's Ghost of Yōtei.

PlayStation wants Ghost of Yōtei to take the franchise beyond games

PlayStation wants Ghost of Yōtei to take the franchise beyond games

byJustin Carter

Naoe and Yasuke in Assassin's Creed Shadows.

Ubisoft delays Assassin's Creed Shadows, promises day one Steam launch

Ubisoft delays Assassin's Creed Shadows, promises day one Steam launch

byJustin Carter

Four players in the 2019 game No Time to Relax.

Icelandic dev Porcelain Fortress raises $3 million in seed funding

Icelandic dev Porcelain Fortress raises $3 million in seed funding

byJustin Carter

Key art for 2024's Unicorn Overlord.

Unicorn Overlord sells over 1 million copies in six months

Unicorn Overlord sells over 1 million copies in six months

byJustin Carter

Key art for 2021's Hood: Outlaws and Legends.

Hood: Outlaws and Legends is shutting down in February 2025

Hood: Outlaws and Legends is shutting down in February 2025

byJustin Carter

Key art for Dead by Daylight showing the monsters and four playable characters.

Behaviour Interactive CEO says Red Hook Studios acquisition helps both companies "reduce risk"

Behaviour Interactive CEO says Red Hook Studios acquisition helps both companies "reduce risk"

byBryant Francis

Key art for Darkest Dungeon. Four dark fantasy characters stand in the lanternlight.

Behaviour Interactive acquires Darkest Dungeon dev Red Hook Studios (after shutting down Midwinter Entertainment)

Behaviour Interactive acquires Darkest Dungeon dev Red Hook Studios (after shutting down Midwinter Entertainment)

byJustin Carter, Bryant Francis

Key art for 2024's Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden.

Don't Nod 'disappointed' by 2024's first-half financials, exploring new roadmap options

Don't Nod 'disappointed' by 2024's first-half financials, exploring new roadmap options

byJustin Carter

Report: Annapurna Interactive's baffling staff exodus caused by shifting resources, leadership clashes

Report: Annapurna Interactive's baffling staff exodus caused by shifting resources, leadership clashes

byJustin Carter

Splash art for 2024's Wayfinder.

Wayfinder dev Airship Syndicate lays off 16 employees

Wayfinder dev Airship Syndicate lays off 16 employees

byJustin Carter

Key art for 2024's Concord.

Firewalk director steps down, Concord dev's future still uncertain

Firewalk director steps down, Concord dev's future still uncertain

byJustin Carter

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