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Bandai Namco dissolving online studio after Blue Protocol's collapseBandai Namco dissolving online studio after Blue Protocol's collapse

Following the closures of the short-lived Gundam Evolution and Blue Protocol, Bandai Namco is fully absorbing its online game-focused studio.

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Key art for 2024's Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail.
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byJustin Carter
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Update: Reflector Entertainment is laying off 18 percent of its workforce
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byChris Kerr
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PlayStation finds two new execs for its mobile game division
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Remedy claims self-publishing model will help it 'think more commercially'
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byChris Kerr
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Update: Sony working to acquire FromSoftware parent company Kadokawa
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byChris Kerr
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Indie RPG dev Thought Pennies cuts staff after losing project funding
Indie RPG dev Thought Pennies cuts staff after losing project funding
Nov 18, 2024
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byJustin Carter
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How a South Korean intern saved Valve from a Vivendi lawsuit
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Key art for 2024's Astro Bot.
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Astro Bot and Balatro headline Game Awards' 2024 nominees
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byJustin Carter
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Roblox adds more parental controls to its revamped child safety procedures
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Senator questions Valve's commitment to wiping out 'disturbing and violent' extremism on Steam
Senator questions Valve's commitment to wiping out 'disturbing and violent' extremism on Steam
Nov 18, 2024
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byChris Kerr
Key art for 2024's Metaphor ReFantazio.
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SAG-AFTRA's newest agreement secures protections for video game dub actors
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Nov 15, 2024
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byJustin Carter
Screenshot of 2024's Satisfactory.
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Embracer attributes continuous 2024-2025 declines to a lack of substantial new releases
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Nov 15, 2024
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Ruckus Games raises $19 million in funding for debut title, 'Project Bobcat'
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Nov 15, 2024
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Nov 15, 2024
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Nov 15, 2024
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byChris Kerr
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UK video game expo WASD is dead
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Nov 15, 2024
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byChris Kerr
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byJustin Carter
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Remedy creative director Sam Lake to receive NY Game Awards' Andrew Yoon Award
Nov 14, 2024
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byJustin Carter
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Business
Why hasn't The Game Awards announced a Future Class for 2024?
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Nov 14, 2024
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byBryant Francis
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Embracer divests mobile studio Easybrain in $1.2 billion deal
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Nov 14, 2024
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byChris Kerr
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Thunderful is restructuring its publishing division and cutting even more jobs
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Nov 14, 2024
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byChris Kerr
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Nov 13, 2024
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byJustin Carter
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Nov 13, 2024
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byJustin Carter
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ZeniMax union workers strike in protest of Microsoft remote work and outsourcing policies
ZeniMax union workers strike in protest of Microsoft remote work and outsourcing policies
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byChris Kerr
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Business
Capcom and TiMi team on mobile-only Monster Hunter Outlanders
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byJustin Carter
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Song of Nunu dev Tequila Works files for insolvency
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Nov 12, 2024
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