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Hi-Rez Studios shutting down Realm Royale Reforged and Divine Knockout in February
News of closures follows reorganisation and layoffs earlier this month
Publishing (Page 2)
Opinion
Black Ops 6 is make-or-break for the Game Pass strategy | Opinion
A year after buying Activision Blizzard, Microsoft finally has a Game Pass launch exclusive for Call of Duty. How this plays out will weigh heavily on its future strategy
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Outersloth secures more funding, teams up with Slay the Spire's Casey Yano
Yano and another anonymous "indie friend" will review pitches, "funding whatever stands out to them"
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New publisher Digital Vortex Entertainment is focused on "elevating indie developers"
Digital Vortex says, "no genre or format is off-limits"
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Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom defeats all other September releases in four days | Japan Monthly Charts
Nintendo's latest more than doubled the sales of each game at retail last month
Feature
Shawn Layden: "AA is gone and that's a threat to the ecosystem going forward"
At Gamescom Asia, the former Sony exec explained why relying on the "blockbusters" to get us through is a "death sentence"
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Former Assassin's Creed director to lead FunPlus' new Portuguese studio, Studio Ellipsis
FunPlus says Lisbon has "potential as a creative hub" and expects to create more than 50 jobs
Feature
Hitman maker IO Interactive will publish the new action thriller by Leslie Benzies’ Build A Rocket Boy
"We're not going to turn into the Volkswagen of publishing overnight"
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Indian publisher Deftouch secures undisclosed investment to scale up portfolio
The funding round was co-led by Krafton, T-accelerate Capital and Lumikai
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King opens new Berlin office
CTO says the firm now employs 2000 people across the UK, Sweden, Spain, Germany, and the US
Feature
Continuing Versus Evil's legacy with Digital Bandidos
Indie publishing veteran Steve Escalante shares the story behind his latest venture, and the biggest challenges in both development and publishing today
News
Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero sells 3m copies in 24 hours | News-in-brief
Anime fighting game is first new entry in franchise's Budokai Tenkaichi series in 17 years
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Indie game Antonblast delayed by hurricanes
Studio head assures all team members are safe, but some are without power
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August spending drops 7% to $4.1bn despite Madden and mobile success | US Monthly Charts
EA Sports games dominate as college football titles surpasses Helldivers 2 as best-selling game of 2024 so far
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Microids launches new third-party publishing division with Kwalee collaboration
Microids CEO says this "allows us to extend our expertise to new partners"
News
Experts say Google Play opening up in the US will have minimal impact
Enabling app stores to be distributed via Google's marketplace won't solve discoverability or user migration challenges, say analysts
Feature
Bandai Namco: Publishers face "new risks" when planning releases
European CEO Arnaud Muller discusses the balance between safe bets and taking risks in today's market
Feature
How Paradox weathered delays, developer splits, and Life By You's cancellation
Deputy CEO Mattias Lilja tells us how the Swedish firm is playing to its strengths after a year of troubles
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Humble Games calls in Good Games Group for support following restructure
Indie publisher laid off all staff three months ago
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The perks and perils of licensed games, and games journalism's ongoing struggle | Microcast
Latest episode to download now, also discusses Zelda's early sales performance
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Epic aiming for up to 50 third-party titles and free games program on mobile store by 2025
Fortnite firm also planning to introduce self-publishing tools in early 2025
News
Tencent and Guillemot family reportedly planning Ubisoft buyout
Update: Ubisoft responds to reports, says it "regularly reviews all its strategic options"
Opinion
Is the Star Wars franchise in crisis? | Opinion
Ubisoft is in a tailspin over poor sales of Star Wars Outlaws – but for all the publisher's woes, the real problem here may be Disney's management of the IP
News
Steam will no longer sell games in Germany without age rating | News-in-brief
Move follows request from regulator BZKJ, developers must use USK rating agency or Steam's built-in rating process
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Indie Studio Black Flag shuts down following "communication breakdown" with publisher
"We appear to be another casualty of the current downturn in the video game industry," Black Flag says