Archive
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Sega sells Relic and will cut 240 jobs across UK studios
Creative Assembly, Sega HARDlight and Sega Europe will be impacted by the changes
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Take-Two to acquire Gearbox from Embracer for $460 million
Randy Pitchford to remain leader of the Borderlands developer
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Nintendo makes cuts to US QA contractors
Switch maker confirms layoffs, says "a significant number" of contractors are being converted to full-time roles
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Sega, CWA agree on first major US game dev union contract
Unionized staffers will receive new benefits such as increased base pay, layoff protections, and crediting commitment
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Sandsoft Games and NetEase form new firm for the MENA market
Stellar Gate Games aims to bring new titles to consumers in the MENA region
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Call of Duty's David Vonderhaar on stepping out of his comfort zone with new studio BulletFarm
The Treyarch veteran tells us why he joined NetEase's latest AAA studio and what he plans to do differently
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Misfits Gaming launches game studio, Misfits Interactive
Studio currently has several titles in production
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A group of industry professionals have launched Lunacy Games
The Bill Roper-led studio is making a American Wild West-themed survival RPG and a new Hellgate title
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Report: Smilegate Barcelona has closed
The game developer was working on an unannounced open-world console title
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Special Effect to win the BAFTA Special Award | News-in-brief
The charity will be recognized for its inclusionary work for disabled people with the use of technology
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Judge rules in PlayStation's favour in $500m patent infringement lawsuit
Genuine Enabling Technology was seeking damages, claiming the tech allowing PlayStation consoles and controllers to communicate infringes its rights
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Phil Spencer wants to see other digital storefronts on Xbox
Xbox boss believes console players would benefit from more options to purchase games
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Popularium secures $2m seed funding for next game by Magic: The Gathering creator Richard Garfield
Co-founder and former Xbox Live manager Arka Ray tells us debut game Chaos Agents will "push the boundaries of innovation of game design and economics"
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Roblox, CCP Games and more headline London Developer Conference
... and GamesIndustry.biz
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GameStop reportedly affected by series of layoffs
Retailer allegedly cited competition from e-commerce firms and low consumer spending as reason for redundancies
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Jobs Roundup: March 2024 | Xbox hires Leo Olebe as VP of global partnerships
Update: King appoints Eric Bowman as its new chief technical officer, Xbox hires Jairo Lopes
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UK games industry cohort launches Sunset Sugar Studios
The new publisher has already signed a licensing agreement with Aardman
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The organization says maintaining its business operations was a struggle over the years
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Mistplay: 32% of mobile consumers plan to spend less on 2024 in-app purchases
The survey of roughly 2,000 says that publishers will need to create new strategies in the current economy
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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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The story of TimeSplitters Next and Free Radical Design 2.0
Steve Ellis, the two times founder of Free Radical Design, takes us through the return of TimeSplitters that never was
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How Xsolla Funding Club helped Happy Juice deliver its vision for Lost in Play
We talk to co-founder Yuval Markovich about the Gravity Falls-inspired point-and-click adventure and recapturing the child-like wonder of play
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Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry launches So-Fu accelerator
The program aims to provide mentorship and project management support to indie game developers
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Prytania Media shutters Crop Circle Games
The development studio closes its doors in under two years after publicly revealing itself
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Four days after launching globally Call of Duty Warzone generates $1.4m
The US accounts for 47% of the shooter's lifetime spending