Tag: gaming industry

The PC games market grew a lot more than the console games market last year, says research firm

The PC games market…

2023 was a “recovery year” for games, according to the market researchers at Newzoo, and the platform that saw…
We don’t have to live like this: you can set Chrome to default to Google’s new nonsense-free ‘Web’ search, which also completely bypasses that awful AI answer box

We don’t have to…

Google's recently-introduced Web search option feels like a cheat code: it just gives you a list of websites related…
Dauntless developer Phoenix Labs lays off employees and cancels in-development projects, says it’s ‘the last resort to ensure Phoenix Labs can survive’

Dauntless developer Phoenix Labs…

Dauntless developer Phoenix Labs is laying off “many” employees and cancelling in-development projects as part of a major restructuring…
A week after Microsoft closed 4 game studios, Microsoft-owned Activision announces a new game studio

A week after Microsoft…

Just over a week after Microsoft abruptly shuttered four studios—Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks, Alpha Dog Games, and Roundhouse Games—Microsoft-owned…
AI is listening: Omnipresent robo-moderators are the latest online anti-toxicity strategy

AI is listening: Omnipresent…

“Toxicity” is one of a few words that has come to define today's internet culture, and for online game…
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…
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”…