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Worker co-op dev The Glory Society has shut down

Game Developer

The four-year-old studio founded by two of the Night in the Woods developers is closing down and cancelling its debut project Revenant Hill.

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Why Bossa sold its past to pursue a future in co-op PvE

GamesIndustry.biz

Last year, Bossa Studios sold a catalog of its internally created IP to TinyBuild , including Surgeon Simulator, I am Bread, and I am Fish, saying at the time that it would be focused on co-op PvE games going forward.

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Solo dev Jason Nicot on his new project Sanctua “A more mature party game”

PreMortem.Games

Jason Nicot , a French solo game developer operating under the name Choose Red , recently announced his latest game Sanctua. In this co-op multiplayer game a group of players have to work together to escape a cursed tomb. Nicot’s transition to full-time game development wasn’t without challenges.

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Design review of Redfall by Arkane Studios Austin

Radiator Blog

I completed the main campaign in Redfall ( official site, Steam , also on Game Pass), a 4 player co-op open world shooter by Arkane Austin, who's mostly known for detailed single player story-filled action games. In this sense, playing a 75% finished game is more useful than playing a 100% finished game.

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[Event Spotlight] How Mobile Game Developers Can Boost Engagement In The Casual Puzzle Genre With Competitive 1v1 Events

Game Refinery

Only 15% of casual puzzle games in the US top grossing 200 have implemented it, despite it proving reasonably effective at boosting performance in several level-based puzzle games. With that in mind, are mobile game studios missing out on an important opportunity here to boost engagement?

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Short N Sweet looks to open up a new sector in console gaming

Game Daily

We believe that bringing these shorter games to consoles is a key part of our strategy to progress Brazilian game development.” ” Four games Short N Sweet is talking to the big console companies about four games, all of which are rooted in long-standing and popular genres.

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How Mobile Games Can Buck the Recession

Deconstructor of Fun

Smaller updates include the ATVI & MSFT deal, Boom Beach Frontlines’ sunset, a PocketGamer sponsored piece wanting to coin a new genre, Wildlife Studios layoffs and Supercell’s first hire in Austin. for hack’n’slash Web3 game Swords of Blood ? Until next week. ?