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Composer Yoko Shimomura and game designer Fawzi Mesmar

Composer Yoko Shimomura and game designer Fawzi Mesmar honored At GDCA 2024 Composer Yoko Shimomura and game designer Fawzi Mesmar honored At GDCA 2024

At GDCA 2024, Composer Yoko Shimomura will receive this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award, and game designer Fawzi Mesmar will receive the Ambassador Award.

byBeth Elderkin

Feb 8, 2024

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Screenshot from It's Happening's 2022 game, PlateUp!

PlateUp! serves up 1.5 million Steam sales ahead of console launch PlateUp! serves up 1.5 million Steam sales ahead of console launch

byJustin Carter

Feb 8, 2024

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Basim in Assassin's Creed Mirage.

Ubisoft nets solid third quarter growth with late 2023 releases Ubisoft nets solid third quarter growth with late 2023 releases

byJustin Carter

Feb 8, 2024

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Octopath Traveler II key artwork featuring adventurers gathered around a campfire

FromSoftware owner Kadokawa buys Octopath Traveler developer Acquire FromSoftware owner Kadokawa buys Octopath Traveler developer Acquire

Feb 8, 2024

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Promotional artwork for Persona 3 Reload

Persona 3 Reload becomes fastest-selling title in Atlus history Persona 3 Reload becomes fastest-selling title in Atlus history

Feb 8, 2024

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The reception desk at the Hidden Path office

Hidden Path makes layoffs and pauses development on unnamed RPG Hidden Path makes layoffs and pauses development on unnamed RPG

Feb 8, 2024

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A photograph of the Infinity Ward office

Microsoft layoffs will target Toys for Bob, Sledgehammer Games, and Infinity Ward

Microsoft layoffs will target Toys for Bob, Sledgehammer Games, and Infinity Ward

Key art promoting Disney and Epic Games' partnership

Disney is dropping a cool $1.5 billion to invest in Epic Games

Disney is dropping a cool $1.5 billion to invest in Epic Games

byBryant Francis

Update: FTC files complaint against Microsoft over recent Xbox layoffs

FTC files complaint against Microsoft over recent Xbox layoffs

byJustin Carter

2023 was another unprofitable year for Roblox

2023 was another unprofitable year for Roblox

byJustin Carter

Graphic for SAG-AFTRA's newest video game-related deal with actors.

SAG-AFTRA launches new contract tiers for indie devs

SAG-AFTRA launches new contract tiers for indie devs

byJustin Carter

Promotional artwork for Swords of Legends 3

Tencent takes control of Swords of Legends developer Wangyuan Shengtang

Tencent takes control of Swords of Legends developer Wangyuan Shengtang

Key artwork for Cities Skylines II

Paradox sets new revenue record, says it needs to address quality issues

Paradox sets new revenue record, says it needs to address quality issues

Two players around a campfire on a beach in Runescape

Report: Investment firm CVC to purchase Runescape dev Jagex in £900M deal

Report: Investment firm CVC to purchase Runescape dev Jagex in £900M deal

More layoffs at Visual Concepts Austin after 2K cuts "several" jobs

More layoffs at Visual Concepts Austin after 2K cuts "several" jobs

Image of the team for now defunct indie developer Threshold Games.

Indie dev Threshold Games shuts down this week

Indie dev Threshold Games shuts down this week

byJustin Carter

Solomon Reed in a promo for Cyberpunk 2077: The Phantom Liberty.

Key Cyberpunk 2077 veterans join North American team to lead sequel development

Cyberpunk 2077 veterans lead sequel development at North America studio

byJustin Carter

Laralyn McWilliams hosting a talk at GDC 2019.

Obituary: Laralyn McWilliams, game designer, passes away at 58

Laralyn McWilliams, game designer, passes away at 58

byJustin Carter

The party approaches a beam of light in Final Fantasy XVI

Square Enix reviewing production pipeline amid spluttering sales

Square Enix reviewing production pipeline amid spluttering sales

IGN workers unionizing to fight for better wages and job stability

IGN workers unionizing to fight for better wages and job stability

byBryant Francis

Mario rides the inchworm pipe

Super Mario Bros. Wonder delivers record-breaking sales after over 10 million players ride the inchworm

Super Mario Bros. Wonder delivers record-breaking sales after over 10 million players ride the inchworm

Key artwork for Elden Ring

Report: Tencent wants to replicate Genshin Impact success with mobile version of Elden Ring

Report: Tencent wants to replicate Genshin Impact success with mobile version of Elden Ring

The Switch OLED Model on a stylised background

Nintendo Switch nears 140 million lifetime sales, tops 122 million annual playing users

Nintendo Switch nears 140 million lifetime sales, tops 122 million annual playing users

Indie dev Crop Circle Games appears to be laying off staff

Indie dev Crop Circle Games appears to be laying off staff

byJustin Carter

Mirage, Rampart, and Crypto in art for Apex Legends: Breakout.

Apex Legends' next season brings mid-match character leveling

Apex Legends adds a character progression system for Season 20

byJustin Carter

A thief laying on a bed of money in GTA Online.

Only half of developers saw a pay raise in 2023

Only half of developers saw a pay raise in 2023

byJustin Carter

2B in key art for Nier: Automata.

Tencent reportedly canceled unannounced Nier mobile game

Tencent reportedly canceled unannounced Nier mobile game

byJustin Carter

Gordy Haab and Stephen Barton at the 2024 Grammys

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor wins Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games at the Grammys

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor wins Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games at the Grammys

Key artwork for Indiana Jones and The Great Circle

Report: Microsoft rethinking exclusivity plans to bring Starfield and Indiana Jones to PS5

Report: Microsoft rethinking exclusivity plans to bring Starfield and Indiana Jones to PS5

Key art for Rocksteady's Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.

Survey: Live service games on the rise, but dev teams struggle to keep up

Survey: Live service games on the rise, but dev teams struggle to keep up

byJustin Carter

Kazuma Kiryu and Ichiban Kasuga in a teaser image for Like a Dragon 8.

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth sells 1 million copies in first week

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth sells 1 million copies in first week

byJustin Carter

A render of Konami's booth at TGS 2023

Konami's video games and pilates studios are ticking over nicely

Konami's video games and pilates studios are ticking over nicely

A person wearing a Meta Quest headset

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Meta lost $16.1 billion on its big metaverse bet during 2023

Meta lost $16.1 billion on its big metaverse bet during 2023

Sonic and Shadow the Hedgehog in Sonic x Shadow: Generations.

Sega of America layoffs will hit organized staff hard, union worked to lessen impact

Sega of America layoffs to hit organized staff hard, union worked to lessen impact

byJustin Carter

Promo art for Ascendant Studios' Immortals of Aveum.

Immortals of Aveum director thinks it suffered from launching at $70

Immortals of Aveum director thinks it suffered from launching at $70

byJustin Carter

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