Tag: gaming industry

‘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”…
‘We actually didn’t attribute any value’ to Warner’s game studios, Netflix boss says about the acquisition deal: ‘They’re relatively minor compared to the grand scheme of things’

‘We actually didn’t attribute…

Netflix recently won the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery, making a deal to acquire the company for nearly…
An Xbox Games Showcase is coming in June and it sure looks like the next Call of Duty is going to be there

An Xbox Games Showcase…

Microsoft is holding an Xbox Games Showcase in June, which will be its first big online event featuring games…
Square Enix hit with a brutal 100-slide presentation from one of its shareholders about alleged mismanagement, other shareholders asked to pitch in with ‘frank views’

Square Enix hit with…

Square Enix has had a rough couple of years—combining $140 million in losses from abandoned projects, the shine slowly…
Deliver Us Mars studio lays off all staff after funding efforts fall through

Deliver Us Mars studio…

Deliver Us Mars developer KeokeN Interactive has laid off its entire team after being unable to secure funding for…
The wild successes of Helldivers 2 and Baldur’s Gate 3 send a clear message: Let devs cook

The wild successes of…

Like many at PC Gamer, I've been enjoying a healthy amount of Helldiving the last two months. Whether I'm…
US game devs celebrate as non-compete clauses, previously deemed ‘a trash way to keep the talent’, face a ban from the FTC—which would free up movement across the AAA industry

US game devs celebrate…

Workers from just about every industry in the US are celebrating a landmark announcement by the Federal Trade Commission…
PC Gamer magazine’s new issue is on sale now: Frostpunk 2

PC Gamer magazine’s new…

This month PC Gamer delivers world-exclusive access to Frostpunk 2, the gripping new city-survival game from 11 bit studios.…