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Lightforge Games lays off "majority" of workforce
Development on its collaborative online RPG has been paused, a "skeleton team" to remain in place
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Unity restructuring increases losses to $291m in Q1 2024
But engine provider says the "cost reset" process has now been completed
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Fallout 4 rules the roost in April | UK Monthly Charts
But console market decline continues in 2024
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Capcom reports record profits for seventh year running
Street Fighter 6 was the publisher's biggest seller of the year at 3.3 million units, while Dragon's Dogma 2 sold 2.6 million
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Japanese indie publishers steer Tokyo Indie Games Summit: "Companies are paying attention"
The event offered a fascinating look into the state of games publishing in the growing Japanese indie industry
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Yellow raises $5m in seed funding round
The AI start-up's says it YellowSculpt tool allows developers to create pre-rigged 3D character meshes in minutes
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Overwolf acquires Nitropay
With the deal, the content marketplace aims to become the leading gaming ad tech platform
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Meet Amir Satvat, the man leading efforts to find laid-off developers new jobs
We find out more about Satvat's initiatives to support those affected by widespread job cuts, already helping more than 1,800 people find work
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Nintendo forecast doesn't include Switch 2 before April 2025
During an investor call, president Shuntaro Furukawa said he doesn't expect supply issues, but platform holder "[hasn't] yet discussed launch timing"
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Roblox revenues increase to $801m in Q1
Firm's daily active user count rose to over 77 million during the quarter
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London Games Festival 2024 gathered over 100,000 people
Event already set for a 2025 edition next April
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Study finds YouTube is the most popular and trusted platform for game discovery
Meanwhile, Twitter and online ads were the least trusted sources in consumer survey
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Nintendo also dropping Twitter integration on June 10 | News-in-brief
Switch owners will no longer be able to share screenshots and clips or find friend suggestions, follows similar move from PlayStation last year
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Altera raises $9m in seed round to fund AI software
The company recently built an AI agent that can play Minecraft without human input
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Dead Island 2 reaches 7m players | News-in-brief
The highly-anticipated sequel title launched on April 21, 2023, and sold 1 million copies three days after release
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Report - ZeniMax on studio closures: "I think we were about to topple over"
Executive reportedly attributed shutdowns to lack of support and understaffing
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From The Last of Us to Baldur's Gate 3: The success of the Game Music Festival
We talk to Borislav Slavov and Gustavo Santaolalla about the new golden age of games music
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Krafton sees a 24% sales increase for Q1
The firm said that PUBG "saw its monthly active users and sales reach the highest figures since the F2P transition"
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What do studio closures mean for Xbox strategy? | Opinion
Bethesda's teams are paying the price for a lack of growth
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SXSW announces London edition set for 2025 | News-in-brief
The tech and entertainment festival will take place in June of next year
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Mike Wilson leaves DeepWell
The founder and co-CEO departs the mental health-focused studio founded back in 2022
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Jobs Roundup: May 2024 | Room 8 Group names Laura Lilley as COO
Update: Astragon Entertainment hires Jan Kuhlmann, Space Ace promotes Derek De Filippo to head of business
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PTW opens new motion capture studio in partnership with Imaginarium Studios
The new studio is located at SIDE London
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Devolver co-founder says large-scale game dev "crushing under its own weight a little bit"
Nigel Lowrie discusses the publisher's continued focus on small-to-mid-sized games, and competing with live service titles for players' time
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EA believes over 50% of its development processes will be "positively impacted" by gen AI
Publisher also points to potential challenging times ahead for EA Sports FC and Apex Legends