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Studio Camelia shuts down a year after raising €300,000 on Kickstarter to fund JRPG

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The studio's now-shelved title, Alzara Radiant Echoes, became one of the most-backed Kickstarter projects of 2024.

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Sony is making layoffs at Days Gone developer Bend Studio

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It has been reported that 40 workers have lost their jobs at the first-party studio, and while Sony hasn't confirmed those numbers, it has confirmed the cuts.

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Tripledot to acquire AppLovin mobile studio portfolio for $800 million

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The deal will see UK mobile publisher Tripledot acquire 10 new studios and numerous titles.

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NCSoft invests in TX-based studio founded by id, Naughty Dog alums

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The investment is aimed at helping the studio bring its first game, Defect, to the finish line.

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Turkish studio Bigger Games nets $25 million to expand flagship mobile title

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Chris Kerr , Senior Editor, News June 17, 2025 1 Min Read Image via Bigger Games Turkish mobile studio Bigger Games has raised $25 million in Series A funding to scale its flagship title Kitchen Masters. Just a couple of years later, Zynga was purchased by Grand Theft Auto maker Take-Two Interactive at a valuation of $12.7

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Elon Musk announced that he will open a studio and “Make games great again”

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In response to a comment by Bill Markus, the co-founder of Dogecoin, that gamers have become “ideologically captured,” Elon Musk announced that his firm xAI will open a game studio. Musk states: “ Too many game studios that are owned by massive corporations ,” and that said studio will “ make games great again.”

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Report: EA obliterates Black Panther developer Cliffhanger Games in studio closure

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EA has reportedly cancelled a game based on the Marvel superhero Black Pantherand laid off its developersin order to 'put [its] creative energy behind the most significant growth opportunities.'

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