Tag: industry

International Game Developers Association calls for studio leaders to do more to protect jobs

International Game Developers Association…

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The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) has called for the games industry to do more to protect developer jobs…
Former Blizzard boss Mike Ybarra would like to “tip” developers

Former Blizzard boss Mike…

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Former Blizzard boss Mike Ybarra would like the option to “tip” developers once he’s completed a game. Whilst acknowledging…
Embracer CEO says it’s “way too early” for the company to “start talking about” acquiring new studios

Embracer CEO says it’s…

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Embracer CEO Lars Wingefors has acknowledged it’s “way too early” for the company to “start talking about” acquiring new…
Half-Life 2 actor Louis Gossett Jr dies aged 87

Half-Life 2 actor Louis…

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Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and known to millions as the…
CD Projekt CFO does “not see a place for microtransactions in single-player games”

CD Projekt CFO does…

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CD Projekt’s chief financial officer, Piotr Nielubowicz, says the company does “not see a place for microtransactions in the…
Overwatch 2’s PvE content scrapped as devs are denied bonuses for the first time, report claims

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Overwatch 2’s beleaguered PvE content has reportedly been scrapped. That’s according to Bloomberg, which reported yesterday that following “poor”…
Helldivers 2 has “performed well ahead of expectations” and topped more than 8m sales

Helldivers 2 has “performed…

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Helldivers 2 has sold over 8 million copies. That’s according to Bloomberg and analyst Doug Creutz, who estimates that…
Former Battlefield director doesn’t “have anything positive to say about EA”

Former Battlefield director doesn’t…

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Marcus Lehto – co-creator of the Halo universe and former lead of the recently shuttered Ridgeline Games – says…
Exclusivity is the game industry’s “Achilles’ heel”, says former PlayStation boss

Exclusivity is the game…

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Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden has opened up on his thoughts about the modern games industry, stating that “exclusivity…
600 Activision QA staff have become gaming’s biggest union to date

600 Activision QA staff…

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600 Activision Blizzard quality assurance (QA) workers have voted to unionise. As reported by Polygon, hundreds of QA testers…