Tag: gaming industry

Welp, says Sony, sure looks like buying Bungie didn’t work out

Welp, says Sony, sure…

Bungie’s been having a rough old time ever since its 2022 acquisition by Sony: there have been multiple rounds…
‘Fewer than 10’ employees remain at Thick as Thieves studio following another round of layoffs

‘Fewer than 10’ employees…

Thick as Thieves developer OtherSide Entertainment has laid off 18 employees, according to a Game Developer report, a move…
Former Call of Duty frontman launches new studio with a ‘Stop Killing Games’-style mission statement: If the game bombs, it goes open source

Former Call of Duty…

Former Call of Duty strategist Robert Bowlling, whose ill-fated venture with Midnight Society came to an end in 2025,…
Ubisoft hires former Take-Two and Amazon vet to head up its Tom Clancy games

Ubisoft hires former Take-Two…

Amazon Game Studios boss Christoph Hartmann left the company earlier this year amidst its move away from big-budget game…
Even Hideo Kojima is afraid that ‘digital data will no longer be owned by individuals’ and that access to art that we love ‘may suddenly be cut off’

Even Hideo Kojima is…

We have unfortunately been barrelling towards a digitised future for some time now, but Sony’s latest news that PlayStation…
Rockstar UK employees say the GTA 6 developer’s still plagued by gender pay gaps, crunch, and vague bonuses which make them ‘as pliable as possible to their boss’s whims’

Rockstar UK employees say…

Rockstar’s a big company—and while we’re excited for Grand Theft Auto 6, that doesn’t sideline the studio’s potential for…
‘They refuse to offer a meaningful alternative’: Game preservation leader agrees that piracy is the only preservation option for a discless future

‘They refuse to offer…

Sony drove another nail into the coffin of physical videogames today, announcing that it’d cease production of PS5 discs…
Consoles continue their trend of just becoming worst PCs

Consoles continue their trend…

Six years ago, PC Gamer’s Evan Lahti wrote a headline that captured the feeling of the moment, when PlayStation…
Reinstated Subnautica 2 studio CEO immediately peaces out after Krafton agrees to pay the developer bonuses it went to court to avoid

Reinstated Subnautica 2 studio…

Culminating a messy, year-long legal spat, Krafton has agreed to pay bonuses to the studio staff of Subnautica 2…
Former Unreal Engine director retires after 15 years at Epic

Former Unreal Engine director…

Former Unreal Engine director and longtime Epic engineer Nicholas Penwarden is stepping away from the company after 15 years.…