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Circana confirms Black Ops 6 is 2024's biggest hit, but overall game spend in the US falls 9% YoY
Player spend on games and hardware is also down - 5% and 29%, respectively
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Warner Bros. Games president David Haddad to step down
CEO says Haddad's departure "brings a chance for healthy new perspectives, and the ability to create the next incredible chapter"
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Extremely OK Games cancels Earthblade
Indie developer cited issues with IP rights to Celeste and development pressures as main reasons
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Insomniac Games' CEO and founder, Ted Price, to step down after 30 years
Price will be superseded by Chad Dezern, Ryan Schneider, and Jen Huang
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Fortnite reclaims top spot on revenue and engagement charts for December 2024 | Newzoo Charts
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle made the MAU Top 20 charts with boost from Day One release on Xbox Game Pass
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Astro Bot wins Game of the Year at New York Game Awards 2025
Team Asobi's platformer won three awards, including best Kids Game and Best Music in a Game
Savvy Games hires Nika Nour as SVP and head of international business development
Nour will oversee international partnerships, provide advice on mergers, acquisitions, and investments
Annapurna appoints ex-Netflix exec Leanne Loombe as head of games
Loombe will oversee the company's publishing, development, and creative segments
Pocketpair launches publishing arm, partners with Surgent Studios for first title
Surgent Studios to release standalone horror game in late 2025, unrelated to Tales of Kenzera universe
Ted Price to join the AIAS Hall of Fame
Insomniac Games founder and outgoing CEO will be inducted during the 28th annual DICE Awards ceremony
Circana confirms Black Ops 6 is 2024's biggest hit, but overall game spend in the US falls 9% YoY
Player spend on games and hardware is also down - 5% and 29%, respectively
Don't Nod delays second half of new narrative adventure IP Lost Records
Studio says this is to "allow for additional optimisation and to give the team the necessary time to refine the experience"
Warner Bros. Games president David Haddad to step down
CEO says Haddad's departure "brings a chance for healthy new perspectives, and the ability to create the next incredible chapter"
Team17 Group rebrands to Everplay
"The new name will enable us to simplify the overarching group," says CEO Steve Bell
Extremely OK Games cancels Earthblade
Indie developer cited issues with IP rights to Celeste and development pressures as main reasons
EA revises FY2025 and Q3 guidance due to underperformance across two franchises
EA Sports FC 25 and Dragon Age: The Veilguard "underperformed net booking expectations"
Mortal Kombat 1 tops 5m sales | News-in-brief
Co-creator says fighting title is "still in the top 15 most played PS5 games"
Reflector confirms layoffs as Unknown 9: Awakening failed to meet "expectations"
It is not clear how many are impacted, but layoffs will also affect back-office staff
Nintendo, BioWare amongst nominees for outstanding video game at 36th GLAAD Media Awards
However, the majority of nominations went to indie games with strong LGBTQ+ representation
Taipei Game Showcase 2025
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Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, Taiwan
The Taipei Game Show 2025 will feature a wide range of content, including online gaming, arcade games, and gaming peripherals. Visitors can experience the latest trends in developments in the gaming industry, as well as network with industry professionals.
DevGamm Poland 2025
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Amber Expo, Gdańsk, Poland
Born in Ukraine in 2008, DevGAMM has been uniting game industry professionals from Eastern Europe and beyond for over 15 years. Each conference features multiple networking opportunities, heavy-packed content by top speakers, new games from all over the world, and more.
GDC 2025
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Moscone Center, San Francisco, California, United States
The 39th annual Game Developers Conference delivers the game industry's greatest source of content and connections — with innovative exhibitors, awe-inspiring technology, and powerful talks led by game developers who live and breathe this industry.
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How game studios can benefit from video game concerts
Soho Live CEO Gaetano Fazio gives insight into producing concerts, from adapting OSTs for a live performance, to booking musicians and general marketing strategies
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EA's four evergreen principles to keep your service games fresh
Head of operations Arjun Balaram encouraged India GDC attendees to be flexible with how they update their titles
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Quantifying the impact of creator programs
Gamesight's Nikolas Racelis-Russell explains how to capitalise on a creator program and what the value in having one is
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Sony developers share how machine learning can improve QA
At CEDEC 2024, PlayStation shared more about how it automated some QA operations in Astro's Playroom
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