Tag: gaming industry

Saudi-acquired EA is reportedly planning to make massive cuts after taking $18 billion of debt, and we all know what that means

Saudi-acquired EA is reportedly…

Electronic Arts has officially now passed into the hands of Saudi Arabia—specifically, the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund, as…
The Game Awards live coverage: Every reveal and announcement as it happens

The Game Awards live…

We’re in the final hours before Geoff Keighley serves up his annual helping of awards and trailers for our…
Devolver Digital wants to get off the stock market, because ‘the ongoing challenge of delivering growth in line with market expectations’ just isn’t worth the headaches

Devolver Digital wants to…

Five years after going public on the London Stock Exchange, indie publisher Devolver Digital wants to go back to…
President of Xbox at Microsoft asked about the closure of Hi-Fi Rush developer Tango Gameworks, spends close to a minute saying almost nothing

President of Xbox at…

The recent closures of Arkane Austin (Dishonoured, Prey) and Tango Gameworks (Hi-Fi Rush) have sent ripples throughout the gaming…
Large-scale game development is ‘crushing under its own weight’ according to Devolver co-founder

Large-scale game development is…

Devolver Digital is known for working with independent developers on games like Human Fall Flat, Children of the Sun,…
‘We need smaller games,’ says Xbox’s Matt Booty, right after Microsoft shut down the studio that made Hi-Fi Rush—and was reportedly about to pitch a sequel

‘We need smaller games,’…

This one's a head-scratcher. Less than a day after shutting down both Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks—the latter of…
Making good, profitable games ‘will no longer keep you safe’: industry expresses fury and heartbreak over closure of Hi-Fi Rush and Prey studios

Making good, profitable games…

After laying off thousands of employees over the past couple years, games industry executives appear to be adopting a…
The guy in charge of EA Sports is now in charge of EA everything

The guy in charge…

With Electronic Arts now officially owned by Saudi Arabia, CEO Andrew Wilson has made some changes at the top,…
Microsoft announces 4 studio closures—including Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks, creators of Prey and Hi-Fi Rush respectively

Microsoft announces 4 studio…

Microsoft's Xbox division has announced a rash of studio closures as part of an effort to prioritise “high-impact titles”…
The actors behind Leon Kennedy and Grace Ashcroft will take to the stage for the Future Games Show at Gamescom this month

The actors behind Leon…

Great news, if you’re a fan of cool horror-action protagonists with quippy one liners or Grace Ashcroft, who doesn’t…