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Square Enix takes $140 million hit on cancelled games
Publisher slides hit into the final days of its fiscal year as part of strategy to be "more selective and focused" about pipeline
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Jobs Roundup: April 2024 | Ubisoft names Cécile Russeil as executive VP
Update: Nina Adams is named studio director of Auroch Digital, Tara Voelker joins Netflix Games
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Thunderful selling Nordic Game Supply to distributor's acting CEO
Group has been evaluating how to deal with business' struggles with profitability in recent years
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Second Life developer sells off payments business Tilia
The deal with Thunes will include a five-year partnership for payment processing and payouts to Linden Lab
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Funding challenges in the era of evidence-based investing
Jason Della Rocca offers a quick look at the traction devs need to unlock funding and plugs an upcoming event to help make it happen
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UK dev Atomicom reinvented as Starlight Games to focus on new IP
Founder Gary Nichols says the new Liverpool-based studio will concentrate on fostering young talent from the local area
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Larian after Baldur's Gate 3: "We have ambitions to make really good RPGs, and that's sufficient"
CEO Swen Vincke on the studio's biggest hit, why the team is moving on, and solving the industry's unsustainable growth
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Roblox spells out marketplace seller requirements
The criteria for vendors include being subscribed to the platform's premium membership service
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Blood Strike reaches 30m downloads | News-in-brief
NetEase's mobile battle royale first-person shooter launched on October 28, 2023
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Report: Immortals of Aveum maker furloughs majority of its studio
The news comes seven months after Ascendant Studios laid off 45% of its staffers
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PowerWash Simulator maker FuturLab joins Miniclip Group
CEO Kirsty Rigden will continue overseeing the development team while it retains creative control
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Blizzard renews agreement with NetEase
Microsoft also forms a partnership with the Chinese firm
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Konami to raise Japan staffer salaries in March 2025
Starting next year, graduates will also receive a new base pay
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Games London's Ensemble 2024 cohort announced
Annual exhibition of underrepresented talent working in UK games will be displayed during London Games Festival
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Rafif Kalantan’s mission to champion MENA and SWANA devs
The member of the Ensemble 2024 cohort shares her journey as a developer and how the industry can better support underrepresented talent
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Lisette Titre-Montgomery: "We will keep knocking on doors and pitching until we find the right person"
The Cornerstone Studio CEO says finding the right VC partnership is like marriage
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The accidental, inimitable success of Monument Valley
Danny Gray on the impossibility of manufacturing a hit, how premium mobile games survive through subscription models, and how the last decade irrevocably shaped Ustwo Games
Opinion
We're in the era of the perennial game: plan accordingly | Opinion
Technological progress once swept games into the retro bin within a few years, but no longer – publishers must learn about how to support, not destroy, their older titles
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Rami Ismail sells remaining shares of Vlambeer
Co-founder Jan Willem Nijman says he will oversee the release of its long-anticipated title Ultrabugs
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Unlocking Portugal's game development industry
We talk to Portuguese Game Developer Association executive director Diogo Rato about its booming industry, the opening of the Gaming Hub in Lisbon, and what's ahead
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Jobs Roundup: March 2024 | Xbox hires Leo Olebe as VP of global partnerships
Update: Scopley hires Activision alum Bobby Loya as SVP, King appoints Eric Bowman as its new chief technical officer
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Don’t Nod restructures around three genres
RPG, narrative adventure, and action adventure named as three pillars, firm clarifies reshuffle didn't result in layoffs
Academy
How games companies can protect themselves from cyber attacks
Experts explain how and why the video games industry is targeted, and what specific measures they can take to avoid falling victim to attacks
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Toys for Bob reportedly signs deal with Microsoft following decision to go independent
Developer previously stated it was looking to explore "a possible partnership" after parting ways
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Report: Overwatch 2 devs received 0% of profit-sharing bonuses this month
In August 2023, the team was told that it should not receive bonuses due to the game's financial shortfalls