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Basim from Assassin's Creed Mirage.

Ubisoft headcount declined by 1,700 on the path to its highest net bookings ever Ubisoft headcount declined by 1,700 on the path to its highest net bookings ever

Correction: Ubisoft's net bookings rose 33.5 percent in 2023 through 2024, but its total employee headcount declined by 1,700 since 2022.

byBryant Francis

May 15, 2024

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Spider-Man and other Midnight Suns heroes look at the camera.

Marvel's Midnight Suns director worries the card-based combat kept players away Marvel's Midnight Suns director worries the card-based combat kept players away

byBryant Francis

May 14, 2024

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A robotic four-armed Queen glares at the camera.

Stellaris' new AI characters are powered by AI voices Stellaris' new AI characters are powered by AI voices

byBryant Francis

May 14, 2024

1 Min Read

The PS5 and Dualsense gamepad

Sony champions live service titles, claims PS5 hardware sales have peaked Sony champions live service titles, claims PS5 hardware sales have peaked

May 14, 2024

1 Min Read

A headshot of Jake Solomon.

Firaxis vet Jake Solomon unveils new studio making a 'life sim' game Firaxis vet Jake Solomon unveils new studio making a 'life sim' game

byBryant Francis

May 14, 2024

1 Min Read

characters face a bright sunset

Square Enix to lay off employees in American, European offices Square Enix to lay off employees in American, European offices

byBryant Francis

May 13, 2024

1 Min Read

A screenshot from Pacific Drive showing off the car's sci-fi dashboard.

Did you know the car in Pacific Drive has a 'soul?'

Did you know the car in Pacific Drive has a 'soul?'

byBryant Francis

Little Kitty, Big City key artwork

Little Kitty, Big City tops 100,000 sales in two days

Little Kitty, Big City tops 100,000 sales in two days

Image via Square Enix

Square Enix is rebooting its game business around multiplatform development and 'unforgettable experiences'

Square Enix is rebooting its game business around multiplatform development and 'unforgettable experiences'

Din Djarin pilots his N-1 fighter in The Mandalorian.

Why does EA think in-game ads are better business than a Mandalorian game?

Why does EA think in-game ads are better business than a Mandalorian game?

byBryant Francis

Key art for Small Radios, Big Televisions.

It looks like WB is returning Adult Swim-published games back to devs

It looks like WB is returning Adult Swim-published games back to devs

byJustin Carter

Gabriel Kruger in Mirror's Edge Catalyst.

EA boss thinks ads in triple-A games would be 'meaningful' growth driver

EA boss thinks ads in triple-A games would be 'meaningful' growth driver

byJustin Carter

The Prince wallrunning in The Rogue Prince of Persia.

Evil Empire delays The Rogue Prince of Persia's Early Access launch to avoid Hades 2

Evil Empire delays The Rogue Prince of Persia's Early Access launch to avoid Hades 2

byJustin Carter

A screenshot of Sarah Bond taking part in Bloomberg Live

Xbox president: Studio closures will ensure 'business is healthy for the long term'

Xbox president: Studio closures will ensure 'business is healthy for the long term'

Luke vs. Jamie in Street Fighter 6.

Capcom hits new record for sales and profits in 2023-2024 financials

Capcom hits new record for sales and profits in 2023-2024 financials

byJustin Carter

Steam suddenly banned in Vietnam

Steam suddenly banned in Vietnam

byJustin Carter

Key art for Tango Gameworks' Hi-Fi Rush.

CWA asks Microsoft 'where is the respect and compassion?' following studio closures

CWA asks Microsoft 'where is the respect and compassion?' following studio closures

byJustin Carter

A zombie in Dead Island 2.

Dead Island 2 shambles to 7 million players in over a year

Dead Island 2 shambles to 7 million players in over a year

byJustin Carter

Key art for Arkane's 2023 shooter, Redfall.

Arkane Austin's closure closes the door on Redfall's future

Arkane Austin's closure closes the door on Redfall's future

byJustin Carter

EA reports annual net revenues of $7.56 billion amid layoff spree

EA reports annual net revenues of $7.56 billion amid layoff spree

Key art for the 2023 game Exoprimal.

Support dev PTW opens mocap studio to grow partnership with Imaginarium Studios

Support dev PTW opens mocap studio to grow partnership with Imaginarium Studios

byJustin Carter

Key art for Supergiant's Hades II.

Hades 2 launches in Early Access with over 100K players

Hades 2 launches in Early Access with over 100K players

byJustin Carter

A player character in Redfall shoots a vampire at sunset.

Microsoft closes Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks and Alpha Dog Games

Microsoft closes Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks and Alpha Dog Games

byBryant Francis

Story Kitchen teams with Dreamworks Animation to adapt video games to film and TV

Story Kitchen teams with Dreamworks Animation to adapt video games to film and TV

byJustin Carter

A Space Marine going into battle in Helldivers 2.

Sony reverses Helldivers 2's account linking requirement

Sony reverses Helldivers 2's account linking requirement

byJustin Carter

Teaser image for Rebel Wolves' debut project, Dawnwalker.

Rebel Wolves' Konrad Tomaszkiewicz wants to avoid repeating his CDPR past

Rebel Wolves' Konrad Tomaszkiewicz wants to avoid repeating his CDPR past

byJustin Carter

Photo of the Nintendo Switch and its main menu.

Nintendo hits 8,500 Yuzu repositories with DMCA takedowns

Nintendo hits 8,500 Yuzu repositories with DMCA takedowns

byJustin Carter

Space Marines at war in key art for Helldivers 2.

Helldivers 2 to make Steam/PlayStation account linking mandatory by June

Helldivers 2 to make Steam/PlayStation account linking mandatory by June

byJustin Carter

Two players survey an area in Gray Zone Warfare

Update: Gray Zone Warfare reaches over 500,000 sales in two days

Update: Gray Zone Warfare reaches over 500,000 sales in two days

George enters a curious store in Broken Sword–Shadow of the Templars: Reforged

How the Broken Sword remaster smooths out the point-and-click difficulty curve

How the Broken Sword remaster smooths out the point-and-click difficulty curve

Splash screen for 2024's Balatro.

LocalThunk knew Balatro needed to draw players in with poker

LocalThunk knew Balatro needed to draw players in with poker

byJustin Carter

Key artwork for Amazing Katamari Damacy

Paladin Studios laying off 45 workers and shutting down

Paladin Studios laying off 45 workers and shutting down

Key art from Cataclismo. A masked woman and two archers stand in front of a fantasy castle.

Cataclismo shows how devs can be inspired by their home regions

Cataclismo shows how devs can be inspired by their home regions

byBryant Francis

A skater in OlliOlli World doing a kick flip

Report: Take-Two is shutting down OlliOlli World developer Roll7

Report: Take-Two is shutting down OlliOlli World developer Roll7

Splash art for the match 3 game Clockmaker.

Clockmaker dev Belka Games cuts 20 percent of staff

Clockmaker dev Belka Games cuts 20 percent of staff

byJustin Carter

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