Tag: gaming industry

Take-Two has seemingly laid off an unspecified portion of its AI team, including its Head of Artificial Intelligence

Take-Two has seemingly laid…

Take-Two Interactive has seemingly laid off its Head of Artificial Intelligence, alongside an unspecified portion of its AI team,…
Take-Two has seemingly laid off an unspecified portion of its AI team, including its Head of Artificial Intelligence

Take-Two has seemingly laid…

Take-Two Interactive has seemingly laid off its Head of Artificial Intelligence, alongside an unspecified portion of its AI team,…
A former GameStop exec thought building its Steam competitor would be his ‘forever job,’ but the retailer bet the house on digital distribution being ‘a passing phase’

A former GameStop exec…

Before a career second act at Nightdive Studios, the recently-retired Larry Kuperman‘s big project was Impulse. It was to…
An architect of GameStop’s long-forgotten Steam competitor explains why he thinks Valve came out on top: ‘What Steam did better than anybody else was to create a community’

An architect of GameStop’s…

Larry Kuperman made his mark on the industry as part of the team at Nightdive, the games preservation and…
MechWarrior studio Piranha Games lays off 30% of its employees

MechWarrior studio Piranha Games…

Russ Bullock, the CEO of MechWarrior developer Piranha Games, has confirmed that the studio has imposed layoffs, saying that…
Blizzard is hiring for an ‘open-world shooter’ using Unreal Engine, which is more evidence that a new Starcraft game could be on its way

Blizzard is hiring for…

According to a recent job listing, Blizzard is cooking up a new game in an engine and a genre…
US Patent Office revokes Nintendo’s controversial Pokémon battling patent in nonfinal decision

US Patent Office revokes…

Amidst its ongoing Japanese patent lawsuit against Palworld developer Pocketpair, Nintendo thoroughly stirred the legal pot on this side…
Nightdive’s Larry Kuperman retires after 25-year career in games: ‘We never looked at games as products’

Nightdive’s Larry Kuperman retires…

Nightdive VP of business development, Larry Kuperman, has announced his retirement from full-time work in the games industry. Kuperman’s…
Flawless victory was never on the cards for eurojank, but I honestly can’t tell if it won or lost

Flawless victory was never…

When is an insult not an insult? When it’s affectionate. ‘Friendslop’ might sound dismissive, but speaks of a pervasive…
Indie studio co-founder believes ‘nobody cares about’ huge open worlds anymore instead devs should pick just one thing and do it ‘exceptionally well’

Indie studio co-founder believes…

Big game burnout is real, and I suffer from it. I used to play multiple AAA games and open-world…