Development
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Shuhei Yoshida excited to see what indies do with generative AI
PlayStation exec also suggests $70 price point means indies could charge more for their games
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E3 2023 is cancelled. ESA tells us why
ESA executive director talks about the future of the show, saying, "We remain committed to providing a platform for industry marketing"
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Shuhei Yoshida on his BAFTA, breaking the rules, and opening PlayStation to more indies
We speak to PlayStation’s biggest indie champion about the challenges smaller studios face today
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Xbox’s Chris Charla: Game Pass isn’t disruptive
ID@Xbox chief says business concerns over subscriptions are normal and healthy
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EA restructuring, laying off 6% of workforce
Hundreds of employees to be cut, but CEO Andrew Wilson says publisher "is operating from a position of strength"
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Sarkeesian: "Your DEI initiatives are making your culture worse"
GDC session from Feminist Frequency's Anita Sarkeesian says current corporate diversity efforts are part of the problem, offers ways to improve them
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Ubisoft hires Katie Scott as vice president of editorial
With a games career of more than ten years, the Coalition alum joins Ubisoft's global creative office
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French union accuses Ubisoft Paris of crunch, mismanagement
Solidaires Informatique says 10% of studio employees have experienced burnout in the past year, with some working 14-hour shifts or longer
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Exploring the complexities of humanity through video games
Ensemble 2023: We speak to Larky Labs' Roman Alkan about her work creating narrative games, primarily for women
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Games London's Ensemble 2023 cohort unveiled
Annual exhibition of talent from underrepresented ethnicities will be displayed throughout London, including Trafalgar Square
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MultiVersus to go offline as it readies early 2024 launch
After launching in 2022, the free-to-play fighter will shut down on June 25 as development ramps up
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Jobs Roundup: March 2023 | Diablo co-creator Erich Schaefer joins Moon Productions
UPDATE: Nexon appoints duo to its board of directors, and Rewardify names Matt Turetzky as president
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New AAA studio Lighthouse Games formed by Playground co-founder Gavin Raeburn
Raeburn talks GamesIndustry.biz through the familiar challenge of building a new studio in uncertain times, and regaining his full independence
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CD Projekt Red writes off over $7m costs for Project Sirius as development is reset
The Polish firm attributed the move to an evaluation of the original project's scope and commercial potential
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Fortnite's evolution is delivering on metaverse dreams | Opinion
More than just a buzzword to Epic, the evolution of Fortnite is on the cusp of creating a genuine metaverse-esque platform with many millions of daily users
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Xbox: We can't reach the billions of gamers without underrepresented creators
Microsoft on its program to bring different developers from different walks of life to Xbox
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New York Times: "Buying Wordle substantially changed our business"
GDC 2023: Executive producer Zoe Bell shared one year of Wordle success and described the pillars of a NYT game
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Merge games as a fulfillment of the American Dream
GDC 2023: Big Fish's newly installed VP of creative Jason Mai explains how he approached EverMerge and a genre he didn't really know when he was hired six months ago
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The building blocks of a AAA partnership: Lego and 2K on their first game together, and beyond
As the two firms finally unveil Lego 2K Drive, we find out why an open-world driving game is a "no brainer" for Lego
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Elden Ring and God of War Ragnarök sweep GDC 2023 Awards
Meanwhile, Betrayal At Club Low takes both top accolades at Independent Games Festival Awards
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Atari to acquire Nightdive Studios for $10m
Studio behind System Shock and Shadowman remasters could earn further $10m based on three-year performance
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Tim Sweeney believes the metaverse is "happening for real"
GDC 2023: Epic Games boss says Apple "will either try to crush the metaverse, or extract all the profit from it"
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Nexon's MapleStory Universe to feature NFTs
The games firm announced that it will partner with Polygon Labs for business and operational support on the project
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Microsoft reveals Xbox Developer Sustainability Toolkit
With the new resource game studios can reduce power consumption and carbon emissions during development
