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Keoken Interactive lays off team after failing to find funding at GDC

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The company announced the news via a statement co-written by managing director Paul Deetman and CEO Keon Deetman (pictured above), which was then shared on the studio's social media channels.

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GameSpot lays off portion of staff

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Fandom-owned outlet GameSpot has endured a round of layoffs today, as reported by multiple current and now-former employees on social media. The employees' posts give little detail as to the scope or focus of the layoffs, saying only that "some" people were let go. Read more

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Solo dev Matthieu Houllier lets you take a paper plane on an adventure in Paper Sky

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Depending on the response from social media, I decide whether to continue expanding on those ideas or not.” When I started in the video game industry I couldn’t find a job in any french video game company due to my skillset being too broad and not specialized enough. It wasn’t by choice. How do you deal with that?

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Warner Bros. addressing "volatile" AAA console space with live services, mobile free-to-play

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Discovery has been historically focused on AAA console games, but the company's CEO and president of global streaming and games JB Perrette wants to change that. And having 11 owned studios where we're not just a publisher of games but actually a developer of games, we think is a differentiative asset for us."

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Marketing manager Joana Keler: “Social media is your game’s best friend”

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During her talk at IndieGameBusiness Sessions she talked about incorporating social media as a vital marketing tool. There are various ways to make sure social media plays a vital role in your overall marketing plan. Social media is just one of the available channels for marketing. It’s part of the customer journey.

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Jobs Roundup: November 2023 | Craig Chapple is appointed head of content at PocketGamer.biz

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It can be difficult keeping track of the various comings and goings in the games industry, which is why we compile them in semi-regular round-ups. Steel Media has announced that Craig Chapple has been appointed as head of content at PocketGamer.biz.

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From commercial animation to indie game debut success: The story of Ember Lab

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Ember Lab has been around since 2009, starting out as a company specialising in commercial animation and digital content. So how did its co-founders, COO Josh Grier and chief creative Michael Grier, go from wanting to become filmmakers to making a game that would catch the attention of Sony just as it was preparing to unveil PlayStation 5?