News
Mobile studio Order of Meta raises $3.3 million
The funding round led by GEM Capital will go towards debut title Cargo Hunters
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Academy
How to effectively communicate through change
Cat Channon advises on how to minimise the human impact and ensure better understanding of big changes at your games business
News
Kwalee invests €1.5m in mobile studio 8SEC
CFO and VP of mobile publishing to join the dev's board
News
Nexon preliminary injunction against Dark and Darker dev is dismissed
Update: Nexon confirms preliminary ruling shared by Ironmace, lawsuit will proceed
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Players prefer offline, free-to-play games, says African games study
Report reveals gaming and spending habits across Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, and Cameroon
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Newzoo: Global games market expected to grow to $189bn in 2024
Set to be a "lean year" for games companies, data firm predicts, plus generative AI "won't significantly impact game production at scale in 2024"
News
Riot lays off 530 staff, Riot Forge shutting down
Layoffs follows period of fast growth that didn't lead to sustainability, CEO says, plus developer also reduces Legends of Runeterra's scope
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Report: Behaviour Interactive lays off 45 employees
Update: Behaviour confirmed layoffs at Montreal studio, said it's affected less than 3% of its global workforce
News
Until Dawn is getting a movie adaptation
Film to be helmed by Shazam director David F. Sandberg
News
Rocksteady co-founders create Hundred Star Games
The studio wasn't formally announced but is set to focus on AAA titles, based in London
News
Amazon and Serenity Forge veterans announce new publisher Astra Logical
New label to replace philanthropic fund Astra Fund
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Thunderful announces restructuring that will cut 20% of its workforce
Company aiming for annual cost reductions between $8.6 million and $10.5 million
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Martha is Dead to get film adaptation
Studios Extraordinaires' André Hedetoft and Andreas Troedsson will act as co-directors
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Steam's revised policy to allow "the vast majority of games" using AI
Valve details new rules on AI, with developers now required to disclose how tech is used in their titles
Feature
How TV network AMC is seeking to support overlooked indies
One-man publishing team Simon Ferrari on how The Walking Dead money and TV resources help bring indie games to market
Feature
Unfolding the heart of games with Paper Trail
Henry Hoffman discusses the challenges of growing a sustainable indie studio in Newfangled, how he landed a deal with Netflix, and the art of finding hooks
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Thunderful shakes up leadership team
Four new execs appointed as Agostino Simonetta leaves the company
Opinion
Baldur's Gate 3 | Games of the Year 2023
Marie Dealessandri says Larian's latest represents the triumphant culmination to a story 25 years in the making
News
Midwest Games appoints Alyssa Walles as COO
VentureBeat's Gina Joseph joins the firm's board of directors and Larry 'Major Nelson' Hryb its advisory board
News
E3 officially abandoned by the ESA
"It's the right thing to do given the new opportunities our industry has to reach fans and partners," CEO says
Feature
Building House Flipper 2 from the ground up
We talk to Frozen District's Jakub Bujas about following up on the unexpected 2018 hit
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Playdigious and DotEmu co-founder launches mobile distributor StoreRider
New Paris-based company to specialise in distribution on alternative Android stores
News
GTA 6 reveal gains viewers faster than any game trailer in history
Update: GTA 6 trailer reaches over 100 million views, breaks record for most watched video game reveal in 24 hours
Feature
League of Geeks: "We'll fight till the last breath"
We talk to studio director Trent Kusters as developer cuts off 50% of its workforce after investment falls through, with Jumplight Odyssey's development put on hold indefinitely