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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
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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
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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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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"
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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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Team17 Group rebrands to Everplay
"The new name will enable us to simplify the overarching group," says CEO Steve Bell
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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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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"
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Mortal Kombat 1 tops 5m sales | News-in-brief
Co-creator says fighting title is "still in the top 15 most played PS5 games"
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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
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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
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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Price will be superseded by Chad Dezern, Ryan Schneider, and Jen Huang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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UK games jobs vacancies fell by 8% in January 2025
Number of studios hiring fell 7% compared to last month
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Sonic the Hedgehog 4 to release in March 2027
Pre-production of the fourth instalment of the Sonic film franchise began in December 2024
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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
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Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader sells 1 million copies | News-in-brief
Milestone comes a year after the RPG's debut on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S
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Finland's Film Tampere appoints first head of games to "connect film and games creators"
"We are immensely proud to have persuaded one of the finest minds in Finland’s games industry to join our mission"
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Indie blockbuster Balatro tops 5m units sold | News-in-brief
Developer invites players to "make a habit" of playing indie games
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Bohemia Interactive's revenue jumps 34% this financial year to $60.8m
Co-founder and CFO says "the year 2024 exceeded all our expectations"
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BFI invests another £2m in UK's independent screen sector
Fireblade Software, Hazimation, Hyper Luminal, Keelworks, and Wired Productions all secured funding
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GDC Survey: 41% of devs affected by layoffs in 2024
One in ten respondents were laid off last year, with roles in game narrative being the most affected at 19%
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EA Origin to shut down in April 2025
Decision follows Microsoft ceasing support of 32-bit software
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Marvel Snap and Mobile Legends: Bang Bang unavailable in US following TikTok ban
Update: Marvel Snap has been reinstated, dev looking to "partner with a new publisher"
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 developer outlines new tools to fight online cheats
Tweaks to anti-cheat systems see another 136,000 players banned