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Warner Bros. acquires MultiVersus developer, Player First Games
"The bright and creative team at Player First adds to our extensive development capabilities"
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80+ Netflix Stories games in development and plans to release "about one new title per month"
UPDATE: Company has clarified the upcoming titles will all be released within interactive fiction app Netflix Stories
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SAG-AFTRA is ready to strike if game companies don't "come to the table with a deal" to protect jobs against AI
"Our resolve is unwavering and should not be tested"
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Blizzard's John Hight and former Bungie COO Holly Barbacovi join Hasbro
Barbacovi will serve as CPO, and Hight as president of Wizards of the Coast and Digital Gaming
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Kickstarter's new head of games is Exploding Kittens Inc.'s Maggie Clayton
Clayton replaces Jon Ritter-Roderick as he moves to lead creator strategy
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Xsolla acquires leading LFG company, LF.Group
"This acquisition will significantly enrich our [...] technological strengths"
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Mortal Kombat developer NetherRealm lays off mobile team
It's thought at least 50 people have been affected
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Ubisoft outperform targets as back-catalogue, digital, and bookings all increase in Q1 24-25
"In a selective market, we delivered a solid start to the year," says CEO
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Lawsuit paperwork reveals Valve employs around 350 people – and less than 100 work for Steam
Most of Valve's payroll is still committed to game dev roles
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Koei Tecmo settles copyright dispute with Youzu out of court
Koei Tecmo accepts an unspecified out-of-court settlement for copyright infringement against two of its games
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New social media app Dusk plans to "reimagine social multiplayer gaming for the mobile generation"
And its latest funding round has secured $8m
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Saber Interactive and Focus Entertainment "disheartened" by Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 leak
"It's disheartening that many of the surprises we worked to keep secret were spoiled"
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Scotland's largest VFX company, Axis, shuts down
Its credits include Dead Island's famous "backwards" announcement trailer
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UK video game sales fall almost 30% in the first half of 2024
Physical game sales were down 40%, and digital downloads down 23% YoY
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The Finals developer apologises to Xbox players as latest patch is delayed on Microsoft consoles
"We're currently working with Microsoft on the situation that's blocking the release on Xbox"
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Genshin Impact's own voice talent denounce MiHoYo's "whitewashing" portrayal of new character designs
While Natlan is ostensibly inspired by African countries, its character design is not representative
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GAME reportedly ending sale of physical currency cards
POSA cards are being withdrawn "within a matter of weeks"
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Embracer secures new €600m revolving credit facility
"We have strengthened our financial structure and responsibly reduced our financial leverage"
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Tencent is shutting down its free-to-play shooter Synced after just a year
Servers will be "retired" a year to the day the shooter was launched
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Microsoft relinquishes non-voting observer seat on OpenAI board
The withdrawal distances the company from antitrust concerns and regulatory scrutiny around AI
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Rogue Company developer removes all Dr Disrespect content
Any players affected will be refunded via the in-game currency, Rogue Bucks
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Network N Media website The Loadout has shut down
The Loadout was founded in October 2019 as Network N’s second original brand
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Series Entertainment acquires mobile game studio Pixelberry Studios
"It is an exciting new chapter for our studio and we look forward to empowering our creative teams"
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Roblox launches new range of analytical tools for developers
"Track funnel and economy events to grow your experience faster"
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Voice-controlled game developer Volley closes Series C fundraising with $55m
“This latest funding round will accelerate our development of new voice-controlled, AI-powered games"