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Embracer conducting "sizeable" layoffs at Lost Boys Interactive Embracer conducting "sizeable" layoffs at Lost Boys Interactive

Update: Lost Boys Interactive has confirmed the layoffs and claims the job cuts will enable it to "succeed in spite of headwinds facing the industry right now."

Jan 15, 2024

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Clive Rosfield in Square Enix's Final Fantasy XVI.

Final Fantasy XVI's Naoki Yoshida thinks franchise needs newer hands Final Fantasy XVI's Naoki Yoshida thinks franchise needs newer hands

byJustin Carter

Jan 12, 2024

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Key artwork for Playtika title Best Fiends

Report: Mobile publisher Playtika is laying off up to 400 employees Report: Mobile publisher Playtika is laying off up to 400 employees

Jan 12, 2024

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The Double Loop Games logo on a yellow background

Double Loop Games is closing its doors after four years Double Loop Games is closing its doors after four years

Jan 12, 2024

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Logo for chat app Discord.

Discord is laying off 170 employees after getting too big Discord is laying off 170 employees after getting too big

byJustin Carter

Jan 11, 2024

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Logo for cheat code brand GameShark.

GameShark to return as AI-powered hint tool GameShark is returning as an AI-based hint tool

byJustin Carter

Jan 11, 2024

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CDPR veteran Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz joins Rebel Wolves

CDPR veteran Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz joins Rebel Wolves

byJustin Carter

IronSource co-founders exiting Unity amid mass layoffs

IronSource co-founders exiting Unity amid mass layoffs

A visual representation of Replica Studio's AI-powered voice generation model

SAG-AFTRA says terms of controversial AI voice deal will inform future negotiations

SAG-AFTRA says terms of controversial AI voice deal will inform future negotiations

Miles Morales in Marvel's Spider-Man 2.

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 and Alan Wake II lead 2024 DICE Awards nominations

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 and Alan Wake II lead 2024 DICE Awards noms

Key art for Mojang and Blackbird's Minecraft Legends.

Mojang and Blackbird will stop building on Minecraft Legends

Mojang and Blackbird will stop building on Minecraft Legends

byJustin Carter

Characters from the game platform Roblox.

China led mobile game spending and downloads for 2023

China led mobile game spending and downloads for 2023

byJustin Carter

Photo of the late game designer Jennell Jaquays.

Obituary: Jennell Jaquays, game designer, passed away at age 67

Obituary: Jennell Jaquays, game designer, died at age 67

byJustin Carter

A Survivor tackling a zombie in Techland's Dying Light 2: Stay Human.

Tencent completes majority ownership of Dying Light dev Techland

Tencent completes majority ownership of Dying Light dev Techland

byJustin Carter

A neon Sega sign outside an arcade in Japan

Shuji Utsumi named CEO of Sega Europe and America amid transmedia push

Shuji Utsumi named CEO of Sega Europe and America amid transmedia push

Report: Twitch is laying off 35 percent of its workforce

Report: Twitch is laying off 35 percent of its workforce

Valve welcomes AI games onto Steam (but only if devs promise they aren't doing anything illegal)

Valve now open to releasing "vast majority" of games with AI content on Steam

SAG-AFTRA's new agreement lets game devs use AI voices

SAG-AFTRA's new agreement lets game devs use AI voices

byJustin Carter

Mary Jane Watson in Marvel's Spider-Man 2.

Spider-Man's Mary Jane face model asks players to stop "crossing boundaries"

Spider-Man's Mary Jane face model asks players to stop "crossing boundaries"

byJustin Carter

Preparing Your Game for the Holidays: Experience of the ZiMAD’s ASO Department

Preparing Your Game for the Holidays: Experience of the ZiMAD’s ASO Department

byVladimir Romanov

The PlayStation 5 and DualSense controller

PlayStation achieved record 123M monthly active users in December 2023

PlayStation achieved record 123M monthly active users in December 2023

A photograph of ByteDance HQ

ByteDance discussing game asset sale with Tencent

ByteDance discussing game asset sale with Tencent

Unity is cutting 1,800 jobs in the name of "profitable growth"

Unity is cutting 1,800 jobs in the name of "profitable growth"

Steam begins 2024 with nearly 34 million concurrent players

Steam begins 2024 with nearly 34 million concurrent players

Player-made pirates from Rare's Sea of Thieves.

Report: Microsoft may release Sea of Thieves, Hi-Fi Rush on PS5 and Switch

Report: Microsoft may release Sea of Thieves, Hi-Fi Rush on PS5 and Switch

byJustin Carter

Ex-exec sues Activision Blizzard for "old white guy" discrimination

Activision Blizzard sued for "old white guy" discrimination

byJustin Carter

Key art for Ubisoft's Watch Dogs: Legion.

Tencent and Ubisoft are making NPCs with NVIDIA's AI-generated tools

Tencent and Ubisoft are making NPCs with NVIDIA's AI-generated tools

byJustin Carter

Key artwork for Marvel Snap featuring a roster of superheroes and villains

Second Dinner raises $100 million to continue growing Marvel Snap

Second Dinner raises $100 million to continue growing Marvel Snap

The Apple Vision Pro headset on a white background

Extended Reality

The Apple Vision Pro is arriving in February

The Apple Vision Pro is arriving in February

An awkwardly animated shopkeeper in Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore.

Why this dev made a spiritual sequel to the infamous CD-i Zelda games

Why this dev made a spiritual sequel to the infamous CD-i Zelda games

byPaul Cecchini

Independent VR studio Archiact is making layoffs

Independent VR studio Archiact is making layoffs

Phoenix Labs execs regroup to form Critical Path Games

Phoenix Labs execs regroup to form Critical Path Games

Select Game Makers Sketchbook showcase winners, from GDC 2022.

Deadline approaches for submissions to Game Maker's Sketchbook at GDC 2024

Game Makers Sketchbook submissions at GDC 2024 are open

byBeth Elderkin

Screenshot of Capcom's Monster Hunter: World.

Monster Hunter: World hits over 23 million units sold

Monster Hunter: World hits over 23 million units sold

byJustin Carter

Netflix exploring in-game ads, other revenue options for games service

Netflix exploring in-game ads, other revenue options for games service

byJustin Carter

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