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Tilting Point to cut 14% of its global staff
The publisher's move to lay off 440 employees has been attributed to restructuring its business.
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God of War Ragnarok drives $9.6bn quarter for PlayStation
Sony sold almost double the number of PS5 units as same quarter in previous year
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USC Games reveals its first Gerald A. Lawson Fund recipients
The first two scholarships for the endowment are supported by Microsoft's Xbox Games Studios and Take-Two
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Meta's VR division lost nearly $14bn in 2022
The firm's net income fell 41%, but the CEO noted that 2023 will be a "year of efficiency"
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EA Music and Berklee College of Music offering 'next-gen' scholarship
One women or non-cisgender composer will receive financial support and mentoring from EA
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Dying Light franchise has sold 30m copies | News-in-Brief
Milestone reached one year after sequel's launch, and eight years after the orignal Dying Light debuted
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NCsoft West lays off 20% of staff
CEO Jeff Anderson also steps down alongside cuts that were said to be "part of a global realignment"
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Sony promotes CFO Hiroki Totoki to president and COO
He will take over from current president Kinichiro Yoshida in April, who will retain CEO duties
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Why I Love the Game Industry (an Ode to "The Last Lecture")
Longtime Firaxis producer Garth DeAngelis applies the lessons of Randy Pausch's farewell address to a career in games
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US government calls for changes to iOS and Android, says Apple and Google block innovation
Among its recommendations, the government wants to see mobile ecosystems upon to alternative app stores and payment systems
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Dwarf Fortress made $7.23 million in January | News-in-brief
Bay 12 Games shared the figure on its forums. As a comparison, the game brought in $15,635 in December, before the commercial release
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Sony is closing the door on its PlayStation Plus Collection
Active subscription users have until May 9 to add the selection of games to their library
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GitHub founder Chris Wanstrath unveils Null Games
The company's first published title will be Excellent Rectangle's studio's Tape to Tape
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Swedish Games Industry says the country's games sector may be short 25,000 devs in 2031
Report suggests encouraging more women to study games in higher education and more schools can address the issue
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God of War Ragnarok moves 11m units
The sequel of the 2018 action title hits the sales milestone three months after its launch
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Iron Galaxy and Epic Games to sunset Rumbleverse
The free-to-play battle royale will go offline six months after its release
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A crash course in porting your game to mobile
In a PGC talk, Playdigious' Xavier Liard explored mobile opportunities for PC and console titles, and the do's and don'ts of porting
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Wayfinder Games and the ex-DICE devs trying to shake up RPGs
CEO Fia Tjernberg and creative director Dennis Brännvall on their new studio, supporting a better work-life balance, and why they ditched shooters for online fantasy adventures
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Around 40 Ubisoft Paris staff attended strike for better working conditions
UPDATE: Solidaires Informatique confirms that "more strikes will be planned, at key moments in the games' production"
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EA profits up 13% in Q3 to $1.3 billion
But publisher has lowered full-year forecasts after challenging quarter
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343 layoffs affected 95, including top directors
Halo studio switched from Slipspace to Unreal Engine late last year, report says
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Keywords acquires US PR firm Fortyseven Communications
It's the third PR firm acquired by the services provider in recent years
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Blizzard staffer alleges that Proletariat studio culture isn't progressive
UPDATE: Blizzard is currently looking into the inclusivity concerns at the games company
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EA delays Star Wars Jedi: Survivor to April 28
The publisher attributes the decision to launch a month later to improving stability, polish, and the player experience
