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FEBRUARY 17, 2023

A group of former Respawn Entertainment devs has created a new remote studio, Wildlight Entertainment. The studio was co-founded by CEO Dusty Welch (formerly COO and GM of Apex Legends) and design director Jason McCord (previously design director on Apex).

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Game Developer

MARCH 13, 2023

After six years, Overwatch 2 's commercial lead Jon Spector will be leaving the company at the end of the month.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 23, 2023

Skybound Entertainment has announced the launch of a Regulation A+ campaign, seeking investment from the general public. The equity crowdfunding campaign has already raised $11 million since it went live privately at an undisclosed date.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 22, 2022

From open worlds to unannounced worlds.

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Game Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Gearbox Entertainment, the studio behind the Borderlands franchise, has announced that it will be taking over operations of Eidos Shanghai, which, going forward, will be known as Gearbox Studio Shanghai. “Gearbox has so many fantastic stories to tell, and we’re excited to share those with the players here in China.”

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Nvidia

MARCH 1, 2023

Now, he’s director of technology at Remedy Entertainment, the studio that created Alan Wake and Control. Currently, I’m working as director of technology at Remedy Entertainment focusing on our Northlight engine development. For more information about Remedy, see Remedy Entertainment.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Comments made by Blizzard Entertainment president Mike Ybarra during a company town hall reportedly outraged developers and cratered morale.

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Chris Metzen has returned to Blizzard Entertainment to work on Warcraft. Before his 2016 departure, he had a 22-year-old stint at the company and previously served as senior vice president of creative development. John Hight, senior vice president and general manager of the Warcraft series, announced Metzen's comeback on Twitter.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The studio will be renamed Gearbox Studio Shanghai

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MARCH 7, 2023

A behind-the-scenes look at the remake of the 1976 text adventure classic gives insight into how Cygnus Entertainment approached this ambitious revival.

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Jaunty Bear Games

DECEMBER 2, 2021

The post Building a hub world for your game that entertains appeared first on Jaunty Bear Games. A hub is a fantastic aesthetic immersive menu, especially when this also has great orchestral soundtracks. A safe tutorialization in larger gameplay, a step into deeper storytelling.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Massive Entertainment is working to get The Division 2 's build system back online so it can be properly updated before its new season starts.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 14, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Former Warcraft and Diablo developers Jay Wilson and Julian Love, alongside fellow co-founder Dan Kelly have launched Gas Giant Games.

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JANUARY 26, 2023

FromSoftware's Elden Ring and BlueTwelve Studio's Stray are tied with six nominations each, followed by Santa Monica Studio's God of War Ragnarök and Obsidian Entertainment's Pentiment. See the full list of finalists and honorable mentions here.

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Game Dev Unchained

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

“ It feels great to not have to sit around waiting for hours to bake lightmaps. Now we can get instant feedback and the art director can iterate faster than ever before.” Scott Knapp. A game developer in the last 5 years can be best described as a unrestricted nomad.

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Game Development News

MARCH 31, 2023

Shawn Kittelsen, VP of creative development for games at Skybound Entertainment tells zombie apocalypse survivor Vince Pavey all about the latest digital experience to star their shambling undead hordes

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Skybound Entertainment also joined the round, with the funds raised primarily going towards the launch of The Expanse: A Telltale Series (due this summer), the development of The Wolf Among Us 2, and another unannounced title. Telltale has raised $8 million as part of a Series A funding round led by Hiro Capital. Read more

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GameDev.Net

DECEMBER 28, 2022

I hope it will be entertaining someh Watch the series on my YouTube channel. Join the Discord server. I press the record button and capture the screen while I'm programming a game engine.

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Starloop Studios

JANUARY 12, 2023

Though VFX can be viewed as a broad term in gaming and entertainment, it has particular effects on [.]. Visual effects in modern gaming can be a transformative process that brings a title’s presentation and immersion to the next level. It has become an integral part of game development, from small-scale indie gems to AAA blockbusters.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 7, 2023

This is data from GfK, courtesy of the Entertainment Retailer’s Association Yearbook, and based on physical retail sales. The average amount of money spent on a video game in the UK last year was £36.47, a rise of 6.7%. In terms of full-game downloads, data firm Omdia estimates that the average selling price was £15.19

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 30, 2023

Shuhei Yoshida, head of Sony Interactive Entertainment's Independent Developer Initiative, has been working with indie studios for decades. Yet, after all this time, it is still Thatgamecompany's seminal 2012 release that he feels had the most impact on his career and remains his favourite among all the games he has worked on.

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Game Wisdom

MARCH 27, 2023

Diablo 4’s Beta Shows the Horror of Modern AAA Design Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com It’s been a rough couple of years for Blizzard Entertainment, going from one of the premier studios in the world to one mired in controversy, scandals, lawsuits, and destroying years’ worth of goodwill with their fans.

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Mario maker Nintendo has announced that it will not attend the Los Angeles-based Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). The platform holder formally confirmed its absence from this year's show with IGN. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 5, 2023

One area of the household budget that could be construed as an "easy decision" is the amount spent on entertainment. When it comes to food, house payments and energy, discretionary spending on entertainment, by contrast, is often way down on the list of priorities. Read more.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 24, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Microsoft has issued a subpoena to Sony Interactive Entertainment as part of its preparations for facing the Federal Trade Commission in court this summer.

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MARCH 23, 2023

He is chief of one of the most powerful organizations in entertainment, overseeing the outstanding development tool Unreal Engine, the aggressive online retail portal Epic Games Store, as well as Fortnite, one of the world’s most valuable properties. And who he is, is fearsome.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 1, 2023

As Sony Interactive Entertainment's head of third-party portfolio and acquisitions, Shawne Benson is in a good position to trace the platform holder's evolving strategies when it comes to – in her words – "making PlayStation the best place to play."

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 20, 2023

In a briefing for selected press, the entertainment streaming giant announced a number of upcoming releases, including: Read more

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GameDev.Net

JANUARY 19, 2023

Looking for outdoor activities or nurseries in Dubai hills don’t worry, Kids Kingdom have you covered with a handful list of fun activities to keep your little ones entertained all summer along. Plan generally one activity a day and communicate with the kids by dropping hints on what is coming up t

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Game Daily

MARCH 13, 2023

In the years to come, as they assert themselves further, and as their economic and cultural power increases, they are likely to create major changes in the world of digital entertainment, not least through the understanding, development, and deployment of tools that aid content creators, and that resolve current monetization limitations.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 27, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Skybound Entertainment has invested in Mega Cat Studios, the company currently working on upcoming RPG WrestleQuest. While Skybound did not disclose a figure, GamesIndustry.biz understands this is a multimillion dollar investment. Read more

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Game Wisdom

MARCH 4, 2023

NB2K League Set to Begin in March Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com Recently, the NBA 2K League and Monumental Sports and Entertainment confirmed that the upcoming District E would serve as the official home court for the League’s first 2023 season.

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Game Wisdom

MARCH 1, 2023

Star Wars offers tons of entertainment for audiences of all ages, whether in … The post What are the upcoming Star Wars Games? Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com The vastness of the Star Wars universe makes room for countless tales and adventures, which can be retold in any fashion and in any literary field imaginable.

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

This time the problems stemmed from a Blizzard Entertainment all-hands meeting that was reported on by Game Developer. Morale at Activision Blizzard took a hit this week, which is probably a lead we could have used for any This Week in Business column of the past year and a half.

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Code with Mike

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Every major sector is integrating more AI into their work, and the entertainment industry is no different. Several industries are undergoing drastic changes thanks to the emergence of higher-quality AI functionalities. The video game industry, in particular, has benefited from numerous AI-driven developments.

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Staffers from Blizzard Entertainment's Proletariat studio have announced that they are seeking to unionize. The group of 57 employees formed the Proletariat Workers Alliance. The alliance made the union announcement on Twitter. Read more.

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

In this digital age, surely we can come up with something more creative or entertaining or bespoke? The very nature of them requires me to sit through reams and reams of games that really aren't for me, before getting the one or two products that do suit my tastes. This is the video games industry after all.

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