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Tag: gaming industry

It’s still grim out there, even if you aren’t AAA: Industry report claims that 1 in 10 respondents were laid off in 2024—with ‘narrative’ roles taking the biggest overall hit

It’s still grim out…

2023 was one hell of a tough year for game developers, with over 16,000 layoffs happening across the industry—but…
‘Oh, don’t worry about this’: Tekken boss denies he’s leaving Bandai Namco after saying he’s open to work on LinkedIn, claims it’s just because he wants to ‘meet more people’

‘Oh, don’t worry about…

Tekken director Katsuhiro Harada claims he isn’t trying to up sticks and leave Bandai Namco after some fans noticed…
GDC’s annual State of the Game Industry survey reveals 1/3 of ‘triple-A developers’ are working on live service games

GDC’s annual State of…

We’ve expressed a certain creeping exhaustion with live service games more than once in these digital pages, and the…
Action adventure game Unknown 9: Awakening was a ‘failure,’ says developer, which has cancelled a follow-up project and laid off staff

Action adventure game Unknown…

Reflector Entertainment has announced the cancellation of an in-development project and another round of layoffs following the “failure” of…
‘You’re not supposed to say this out loud!’: Baldur’s Gate 3 dev reacts to analyst who says some game makers ‘hope’ Grand Theft Auto 6 will cost up to $100 at launch

‘You’re not supposed to…

Larian head of publishing Michael Douse warned that game companies are saying the quiet part out loud after industry…
The run up to the US TikTok ban got as messy, emotional, and weird as the final days of an MMO—and now everyone’s back and no one can look each other in the eye

The run up to…

In case you missed it: this past weekend saw social media platform TikTok banned completely in the US, then…
TikTok is already back online in the US after less than a day, with ByteDance thanking President-elect Trump for ‘providing the necessary clarity and assurance’ it can keep running

TikTok is already back…

And just like that, TikTok is back online. The popular short video app went dark in the US on…
Creator of horror game Poppy Playtime sues Google for refusing to remove ‘bait-and-switch scam’ apps that pretend to be the real thing then charge users up to $95 for literally nothing

Creator of horror game…

As reported by Polygon and TorrentFreak, Mob Entertainment, the studio behind popular Five Nights at Freddy’s-alike Poppy Playtime, has…
‘You can’t plan a success in this industry’: Former Sony exec Shuhei Yoshida says he would’ve ‘tried to resist’ the company’s ill-fated march towards live service gambles

‘You can’t plan a…

If you’d ask me, I’d say Sony’s very well and truly felt the sting of Concord’s flop, given it’s…
Visionary filmmaker David Lynch, whose influence can be felt throughout games, has died

Visionary filmmaker David Lynch,…

As reported by Variety, David Lynch, the auteur director of Eraserhead, Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks, Mulholland Drive, and more,…