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JANUARY 17, 2024

Vincke shared his views in a thread on social media in response to Ubisoft's director of subscription Philipe Tremblay, who told GamesIndustry.biz that subscription models used in other media has "been a bit slower to happen [in games]." "You I don't have an issue with that. Read more

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NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox G/O Media has conducted layoffs across the company and its publications, including the gaming site Kotaku. Read more

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Economou triumphed in the Recording Academy's new Video Games/Interactive Media category.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 20, 2024

Deloitte's latest Digital Media Trends report explores how people engage with various forms of entertainment, and dedicated its gaming section to the ongoing problems with toxicity and bullying among players. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 3, 2024

Maltz-Jones said it also helped extend the demographics to which Larian was targeting its marketing, as its TikTok viewership skews more female and "quite a bit younger" than its followers on other social media platforms. million likes spread across more than 100 TikToks uploaded to the site. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 20, 2024

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox LinkedIn is currently developing in-app games for its social media platform. As reported by TechCrunch , it is working on three games: Queens, Inference, and Crossclimb. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The Japanese media conglomerate shared the news in its quarterly earnings report published today. "To FromSoftware's parent company Kadokawa Corporation has bought Octopath Traveler developer Acquire for an undisclosed sum.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 18, 2024

Hosted by Gamesight head of creator programs Jennifer Zall, the panel featured Capcom's senior brand marketing manager Jaclyn Simmons and senior manager for social media and community Andy Wong, as well as Lilith Games senior brand marketing manager Kayla Mansell (formerly manager of global creator relations and marketing at 2K). Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 21, 2024

Media Molecule has set a date for the last of its staff affected by layoffs announced last October to leave the studio. As detailed in a blog post , its Curation team will be departing in spring 2024. This was an incredibly tough time for the studio as a whole and it meant the world to see support from folks on our social channels," it said.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 3, 2024

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Bitkraft Ventures has launched a new fund that will invest $275 million in gaming and interactive media firms. The Bitkraft Venture Fund 3 will focus on global early-stage investments for studios, platforms, and technology. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 6, 2024

The outlet obtained a memo sent to staff earlier today by Rooster Teeth general manager Jordan Levin, who attributed the closure to "challenges facing digital media resulting from fundamental shifts in consumer behavior and monetization across platforms, advertising, and patronage." Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The animation is co-produced with Kugali Media and set in a futuristic Nigeria, while the game is called Disney Iwájú: Rising Chef, and is due to launch on the same day. Nigeria-based games developer Maliyo Games is behind a new Disney game coming to mobile this month. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 22, 2024

Not just developers, but publishers, media, service companies. The current turmoil in the video games industry will continue all year and likely into 2025, games industry leaders have told GamesIndustry.biz. One CEO of a public company told us: "If 2023 was the year of layoffs, 2024 will be the year of closures. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 15, 2024

There are even digital-only editions of consoles in this generation, flagging a potential future in which physical media will be dropped from game hardware entirely. There are even digital-only editions of consoles in this generation, flagging a potential future in which physical media will be dropped from game hardware entirely.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The investment suggests that conventional media and entertainment firms are finally ready to dive into the games industry. Theme parks The transition of a media powerhouse like Disney from offering experiences primarily in the physical world into digital environments is not an easy one. It took a while, though.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 31, 2024

Update : The Allied Employees Guild Improving Sega reacted on social media , confirming this is related to the previously announced plan to "phase out" temporary workers by February 2024. The union said they had been in discussion since November to negotiate the situation, but confirmed the 61 layoffs.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 22, 2024

In a March 19 social media post, the union said it was blindsided by the layoffs of producer Francesca Rivera, video producer Jesse Gill, and senior editor Joshua Yehl. Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Three IGN staffers were recently laid off; they were IGN Creators Guild members. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 22, 2024

In a statement posted on social media , the New York-based studio said a project had been cancelled by an external developer, resulting in it not being able to maintain its current studio size of 121 people. "46 46 team members were given notice that they might be impacted by a layoff in 60 days," it wrote. Read more

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iXie gaming

APRIL 4, 2024

Through Physical media. Whether it was a cartridge, CD, UMD, or Blu-ray disc, physical media was the primary way through which games were distributed. Whether it was a cartridge, CD, UMD, or Blu-ray disc, physical media was the primary way through which games were distributed. But with technology comes evolution.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 6, 2024

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Eggnut Games has announced that it has shut down on social media. In the announcement , the studio attributed the decision to complications in funding. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 20, 2024

On the player side of things, the big attraction of the event was no doubt the first look at the new Marvel game from Skydance New Media and Amy Hennig, 1943: Rise of Hydra. Epic today held its annual State of Unreal event at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, with new announcements for gamers and developers alike. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 5, 2024

Former Prytania Media CEO Annie Delisi Strain has issued a statement regarding the closure of Crop Circle Games last month. Strain's comments appeared to be prompted by a forthcoming Kotaku article about the closure that she learned was to be published.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 14, 2024

The studio, established in 1996 in Montreal, has created mixed media projects for firms such as Ubisoft, Cirque du Soleil, and Toyota. Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Behaviour Interactive has acquired multimedia production firm Fly Studio. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 1, 2024

This is not an issue with the stores themselves, however a reaction to an overnight change to Balatro's age rating from 3+ to 18+ by a ratings board without any advance warning, due to the mistaken belief the game 'contains prominent gambling imagery and material that instructs about gambling,'" Playstack said in a social media post.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 15, 2024

As reported by The Intercept , this is per a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) study that interviewed Roblox, Discord, and Reddit, as well as an anonymous social media firm and game publisher. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Now, I don't engage with media for escapism mostly because escaping reality is 1) not a privilege for people like myself, and 2) real-life demands that I keep essential matters in front of my mind. Writing my feature as this celebratory thing feels weird in light of that fact. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 11, 2024

Discord is reducing its workforce by 170 staffers, 17% of the social media platform. As reported by The Verge , per an obtained internal company memo, the decision will affect employees across departments. In the memo to staff, CEO Jason Citron said, "We grew quickly and expanded our workforce even faster, increasing by 5x since 2020.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 23, 2024

This is followed by the Play Days media showcase, which is organised by Iam8bit and will run June 8th – 10th in LA. This is followed by the Play Days media showcase, which is organised by Iam8bit and will run June 8th – 10th in LA. IGN Live will be at the Magic Box @ The Reef in Downtown LA between June 7th and 9th.

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Versus Evil announced its own closure on social media today. Today is a sad day," the company said. After 10 wonderful years, Versus Evil is shutting its doors. We've loved bringing you the best indie games we could find & sharing so many happy memories with you all, our amazing community! Read more

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 8, 2023

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 definitely not the one cure for all.

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CG Spectrum

APRIL 16, 2024

Luis E Inciarte : Founder of Narrativ in London, combining architecture with media to create innovative visual storytelling techniques. About Chaos Chaos develops 3D visualization technology for architecture, engineering, construction, product design, manufacturing, and media and entertainment. 3D VISUALIZATION COURSES

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Game Daily

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

When I was growing up and trying to find media to identify with, it was a real struggle. Outside of that, it was a case of ‘good luck’ trying to find Black British representation in the media. What often happens is a lot of us cling to American media. GameDaily spoke to David about his work and his aims.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 2, 2024

In a statement shared to social media on December 22, the developer cited "many reasons" for its decision to shut down, including the closure of its publisher Versus Evil , cyberbullying, poor reception to Stray Souls, and bad sales. "We Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The news was shared simultaneously in a post shared on social media and via the Washington Post , in an article titled: "E3, once gaming’s biggest expo, is officially dead." E3 now officially belongs to the past as the Entertainment Software Association has announced the end of the long running event. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Games media group Network N has acquired a controlling stake in UK-based events company Roucan. It already had taken a minority stake back in 2022 , which is now "bolstered by a much larger investment," the announcement said without clarifying the terms. It was created in 2020 by EGX and Rezzed veterans Matt Styles and David Lilley.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 22, 2024

On the GamesIndustry.biz Academy stage at EGX 2023, Sinéad Oram, a 2D artist at Sony's Media Molecule, shared her insights into securing a position within this segment of game development. But it's something that – with the right level of skill and hard work – is absolutely within your grasp. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Thanks for the memories." – The ESA confirms the show's demise on social media. This Week in Business is our weekly recap column , a collection of stats and quotes from recent stories presented with a dash of opinion (sometimes more than a dash) and intended to shed light on various trends. Check every Friday for a new entry.

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