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Business
Future Class members call Game Awards' silence a "collective disappointment"Game Awards' Future Class feel unsupported by Geoff Keighley's silence

The Game Awards' Future Class members feel this year's ceremony failed them and made them question the program's real intentions.

byJustin Carter
Dec 19, 2023
3 Min Read
Logo for the Google Play Store.
Business
Google to change app store's billing options post-antitrust suitGoogle ordered to permit direct pay options on Google Play store
byJustin Carter
Dec 19, 2023
1 Min Read
Wolverine extends his claws.
Console
Hackers dump personal data, game files, in calamitous Insomniac Games leakHackers dump personal data, game files, in calamitous Insomniac Games leak
byBryant Francis
Dec 19, 2023
3 Min Read
Logo for support developer Keywords Studios.
Business
Keywords acquires Improbable's Multiplayer Group studioKeywords acquires Improbable's Multiplayer Group studio
byJustin Carter
Dec 18, 2023
2 Min Read
Zale and Valere in key art for Sea of Stars.
Business
Sabotage's retro-RPG Sea of Stars hits 4 million playersSabotage's retro-RPG Sea of Stars hits 4 million players
byJustin Carter
Dec 18, 2023
1 Min Read
Logo for game publisher Activision Blizzard.
Business
Activision Blizzard QA workers protest "more stressful" return-to-office policyActivision Blizzard QA workers protest "more stressful" return-to-office policy
byJustin Carter, Bryant Francis
Dec 18, 2023
2 Min Read
Headshot of Max Payne and Alan Wake actor James McCaffrey.
Business
Obituary: James McCaffrey, Remedy games actor, passed away at age 65
Obituary: James McCaffrey, Remedy games actor, has died at age 65
Dec 18, 2023
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1 Min Read
byJustin Carter
The headquarters of Blizzard Entertainment.
Business
Activision Blizzard settles California discrimination suit for $54 million
Activision Blizzard settles California discrimination suit for $54 million
Dec 18, 2023
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5 Min Read
byBryant Francis
Shadowheart in Larian's Baldur's Gate 3.
Business
Baldur's Gate 3 has no future on Xbox Game Pass, says Larian
Baldur's Gate 3 has no future on Xbox Game Pass, says Larian
Dec 15, 2023
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2 Min Read
byJustin Carter
Screenshot from Abandoned Sheep's Schrodinger's Cat Burglar.
Business
Game fund Astra lays off employees before holidays
Game fund Astra lays off employees before holidays
Dec 15, 2023
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1 Min Read
byJustin Carter
Cars racing in Ivory Tower's 2014 game The Crew.
Business
EA's Rocket Arena and Ubisoft's The Crew go offline in March 2024
EA's Rocket Arena and Ubisoft's The Crew go offline in March 2024
Dec 15, 2023
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1 Min Read
byJustin Carter
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Dec 15, 2023
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Last of Us protagonist Ellie rides a horse through a ruined Seattle.
Console
Naughty Dog cancels its multiplayer spinoff of The Last of Us
Naughty Dog cancels its multiplayer spinoff of The Last of Us
Dec 15, 2023
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4 Min Read
byBryant Francis
Header image for the newly formed developer Barnyard Games.
Business
New dev Barnyard Games formed to make games within Fortnite
New dev Barnyard Games formed to make games within Fortnite
Dec 14, 2023
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1 Min Read
byJustin Carter
Key art for Kill Pixel's Wrath: Aeon of Ruin.
Business
Embracer reportedly cuts staff at 3D Realms and Slipgate
Embracer reportedly cuts staff at 3D Realms & Slipgate
Dec 14, 2023
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2 Min Read
byJustin Carter
Cover art for the 5th Edition players handbook of Dungeons & Dragons.
Business
Hasbro to lay off 1,100 employees through 2024
Hasbro to lay off 1,100 employees through 2024
Dec 14, 2023
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2 Min Read
byJustin Carter
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Business
Kojima Productions working on Death Stranding movie with indie powerhouse A24
Kojima Productions and A24 partner for Death Stranding movie
Dec 14, 2023
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2 Min Read
byChris Kerr
A screenshot from Planet of Lana
Business
Thunderful chief games officer departs amid leadership reshuffle
Thunderful chief games officer departs amid leadership reshuffle
Dec 14, 2023
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2 Min Read
byChris Kerr
Black-and-white logo for the now defunct game expo E3.
Business
Change of leadership may have caused E3's demise
Change of leadership may have caused E3's demise
Dec 13, 2023
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1 Min Read
byJustin Carter
Screenshot of a terrified player in Netflix's South Korean drama Squid Game.
Business
Netflix Games is working on a Squid Game video game spinoff
Netflix Games is working on a Squid Game video game spinoff
Dec 13, 2023
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2 Min Read
byJustin Carter
Design
New Year, New GD: Inside Game Developer's new design
New Year, New GD: Inside Game Developer's new design
Dec 13, 2023
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6 Min Read
byAlissa McAloon
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Business
Valve accuses law firm of "targeted extortion" in new lawsuit
Valve accuses law firm of "targeted extortion" in new lawsuit
Dec 13, 2023
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1 Min Read
byJustin Carter
Spider-Man and Spider-Man fighting Sandman in Marvel's Spider-Man 2.
Business
Insomniac Games hacked, blackmailed with doxxing and game leaks
Insomniac Games hacked, blackmailed with doxxing and game leaks
Dec 12, 2023
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2 Min Read
byJustin Carter
The E3 logo in black and white
Marketing
It's official: E3 is dead
It's official: E3 is dead
Dec 12, 2023
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2 Min Read
byChris Kerr
A character shredding a rail in Fortnite
Business
Fortnite maker Epic wins antitrust lawsuit against Google
Fortnite maker Epic wins antitrust lawsuit against Google
Dec 12, 2023
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2 Min Read
byChris Kerr
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Production
W4 Games nets $15 million to help Godot scale exponentially
W4 Games nets $15 million to help Godot scale exponentially
Dec 12, 2023
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2 Min Read
byChris Kerr
Splash art for the Fortnite OG event.
Business
Epic admits it personally created advocacy group to target Apple
Epic admits it personally created advocacy group to target Apple
Dec 12, 2023
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2 Min Read
byJustin Carter
Various Xbox-brand characters in a promotional image for Xbox Game Pass.
Business
Xbox considering free (with ads) Game Pass tier
Xbox considering free (with ads) Game Pass tier
Dec 12, 2023
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2 Min Read
byJustin Carter
Screenshot of Fntastic's The Day Before showing players heading into a tunnel.
Business
About half of The Day Before's players bought, then refunded the game
About half of The Day Before's players bought, then refunded the game
Dec 11, 2023
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1 Min Read
byJustin Carter
Screenshot of Fntastic's The Day Before.
Business
The Day Before dev Fntastic shuts down after game's launch weekend
The Day Before dev Fntastic shuts down after game's launch weekend
Dec 11, 2023
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2 Min Read
byJustin Carter
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Business
ZeniMax Union strike tentative agreement over AI usage in workplace
ZeniMax Union strike tentative agreement over AI usage in workplace
Dec 11, 2023
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2 Min Read
byJustin Carter
Gameplay from Virtual Virtual Reality 2 by developer Tender Claws.
Business
Tender Claws forms new collective agreement with worker-led union
Tender Claws forms new collective agreement with worker-led union
Dec 11, 2023
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2 Min Read
byJustin Carter
A player character from Embark Studios smiles at the camera. She is holding a gun.
Audio
Embark Studios: AI let devs "do more with less" when making The Finals
Embark Studios: AI let devs "do more with less" when making The Finals
Dec 11, 2023
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6 Min Read
byAlessandro Fillari
El Paso Elsewhere screenshot featuring a character in a dark, red doorway
Design
Phantom inspiration and the ethical auteur with Xalavier Nelson Jr.
Phantom inspiration and the ethical auteur with Xalavier Nelson Jr.
Dec 8, 2023
byDanielle Riendeau
Naia and Naiee in the key art for Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons.
Business
Starbreeze's Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons to get 2024 remake
Starbreeze's Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons to get 2024 remake
Dec 8, 2023
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1 Min Read
byJustin Carter

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