Gaffe prevention, GameStop, and Big Game Hunter: Sandbox Strategies reflects on two decades in PR

Formed by three ex-Rockstar employees, the New York PR and marketing agency has witnessed everything from the death of print media to the rise of AI

Lewis Packwood

Splash Damage places entire studio into consultation ahead of redundancies

All staff members affected, after UK studio stalwart was purchased by private equity in September

Jon Hicks

Coatsink to lay off half its staff due to "challenging co-development market"

Consultation process started with team members, up to 60 roles affected

Jon Hicks

Embracer sells off Arc Games and Cryptic Studios

Company continues to downsize following previous acquisition spree, Neverwinter and Star Trek Online developer bought by management team

Jon Hicks

Santa Ragione co-founder Pietro Righi Riva on Horses, Steam, and possible closure of the studio

UPDATE: Valve responds, saying the decision not to ship Horses on Steam is "final"

Ignas Vieversys

Developer Santa Ragione claims it could close after Valve blocked game from Steam

UPDATE: Valve reaffirms its decision not to list Horses on Steam

Alex Forbes-Calvin

Baldur's Gate 3 publishing director rebukes "big budget = sh*t" but suggests "the public company model is broken"

"It should be easier than ever to connect audiences to creators"

Vikki Blake

Blue Prince hasn't been translated into other languages because "it is largely considered near impossible"

"I potentially risk burning out myself and/or give up making a whole 'nother game"

Vikki Blake

Tekken's Katsuhiro Harada says the big money of fighting tournaments isn't reflected in game revenue

The development vet points to positive commercial metrics for fighting games, as well as the ecosystem that has been created around the genre

Alex Forbes-Calvin

Far Cry TV series confirmed, with talent from It's Always Sunny and Alien: Earth

Anthology series to air on FX, following success of Splinter Cell animated series

Alex Forbes-Calvin

BAFTA Breakthrough profile: Cara Ellison

"Your game's story or narrative, even if it's not a traditional narrative, is the thing that actually keeps people picking the controller back up"

Lewis Packwood

BAFTA Breakthrough profile: Mark Choi

"I started off as a classical pianist, but it wasn't a lifestyle that I really wanted to pursue"

Lewis Packwood

BAFTA Breakthrough profile: Sally Beaumont

"I have all this weird, disparate experience: like I did commedia dell'arte"

Lewis Packwood