Ubisoft is shutting down its London studio
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SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
The closure of Ubisoft's London studio affects 54 staffers and sees the transfer of its Hungry Shark series over to Ubisoft Barcelona.
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Report: Embracer layoffs impact staff at MX vs ATV developer Rainbow Studios
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SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
Embracer refused to comment on the status of Rainbow Studios but said its restructuring program is designed to deliver "cost savings."
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Challenges in porting to Nintendo Switch - How Pingle Studio ported Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach
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SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
Vladyslav Popushoi, Project Lead of the UE4 Department at Pingle Studio, shares his team's experience with their successful port of the PC version of Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach to Nintendo Switch.
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Immortals of Aveum developer Ascendant Studios lays off half its staff
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SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
A reported 45 percent of Ascendant's staff were cut, while those still at the studio will continue to support its magical shooter Immortals of Aveum.
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Amazon Game Studios loses studio head John Smedley
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JANUARY 11, 2023
The departure of studio head John Smedley comes in the wake of Amazon Game Studios developing and canceling numerous game projects before they released.
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How Two Point Studios carved its simulation game niche
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AUGUST 30, 2023
Two Points Studios co-founders Mark Webley and Gary Carr, both veterans of Bullfrog and Lionhead Studios, share lessons on building a sustainable company in a niche genre.
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Imagendary Studios reportedly hit with mass staff layoffs
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AUGUST 28, 2023
Imagendary's 54-person staff is said to largely affected by what's been dubbed a "deep restructuring" of the three-year-old studio.
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Be smart about automation: the future is AI driven game testing with Keywords Studios
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SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
At Keywords Studios, we believe that AI is a creative collaborator and performance enhancer, with the potential to revolutionize the future of our industry.
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Hi-Rez veterans unveil new studio to support live-service game developers
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JUNE 7, 2023
Smite developer Hi-Rez Studios launched a new team, RallyHere, intended to support studios that create ongoing live service games.
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Behaviour Interactive establishes second UK studio
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JULY 12, 2023
The south UK-based studio for Behaviour Interactive will be used to help with the developer's external development services.
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Glen Schofield leaving Striking Distance Studios
GamesIndustry.biz
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
Glen Schofield is leaving Striking Distance Studios to "pursue new opportunities." As reported by Bloomberg , Schofield left the studio voluntarily alongside chief operating officer Stacey Hirata and chief financial officer Johnny Hsu. Chief development officer Steve Papoutsis has been appointed as the new CEO.
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Lessons from the founders: Rich Vogel and Mark Tucker on building their new NetEase studio
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AUGUST 31, 2023
BioWare vet Rich Vogel and former Bethesda design director Mark Tucker discuss the challenges of building a remote-first studio and their development ambitions.
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Larian Studio CEO Swen Vincke pushes back on Baldur's Gate III being "standard" for games
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SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
Larian Studios' creative director talks the launch of Baldur's Gate 3, and why the hit game isn't about setting a new standard for the genre.
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Arctic7 opening new Barcelona studio to help build mystery franchise
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AUGUST 31, 2023
The co-development studio is working on its own mystery IP.
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Former ZA/UM creative leads push back on Disco Elysium studio's "misleading" legal battle
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MARCH 17, 2023
The battle between ZA/UM and ousted co-founders Robert Kurvitz and Aleksander Rostov continues, with the two announcing their plans to "purse legal action" against their former studio.
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Playtika acquires mobile studio Innplay Labs
GamesIndustry.biz
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Playtika has acquired Innplay Labs, the mobile studio behind games such as Tiles of Fortune and Animals & Coins. As reported by GamesBeat , Playtika will pay an upfront fee of $80 million to acquire the Israel-based studio, which could increase up to $300 million. Read more
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Ascendant Studios lays off "about 45%" of its workforce
GamesIndustry.biz
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
California-based Ascendant Studios has laid off "about 45%" of its employees, the studio said in a statement. Ascendant Studios's CEO, Bret Robbins, announced the news on X , calling it a "painfully difficult but necessary decision." The layoffs come three weeks after releasing the studio's first game, Immortals of Aveum.
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Season developer Scavengers Studio hit with "massive layoffs"
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JUNE 21, 2023
Canadian developer Scavengers Studio has reportedly faced large layoffs following the release of its PlayStation game, Season.
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Veteran BioWare writer Jay Watamaniuk departs studio
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JULY 10, 2023
A longtime writer who worked on BioWare games such as Mass Effect 3 and Anthem, writer Jay Watamaniuk announced he was leaving the studio after 21 years.
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Virtuos expands engineering capabilities with new Prague studio
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AUGUST 22, 2023
The new studio will deliver networking, UI, mobile, and optimization solutions.
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Behaviour Interactive acquires Dutch studio Codeglue
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AUGUST 22, 2023
The Dead by Daylight developer continues to purchase small UK studios to serve as the backbone of its Services division.
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Lightspeed Studios acquires Destruction AllStars dev Lucid Games
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JULY 13, 2023
Tencent's Lightspeed Studios subsidiary has brought Lucid Games into its fold as the studio is providing support work on Sea of Thieves and Nightingale.
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Screen Australia launches fund to support First Nations game studios
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MAY 9, 2023
The media funding body is offering non-repayable grants of up to $150,000 per year to studios operated by First Nations people.
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ZA/UM exec producer Kaur Kender officially leaves studio
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MARCH 14, 2023
Kaur Kender dropped his lawsuit against ZA/UM in late 2022, and has now departed the studio after paying the legal fees for its majority shareholder.
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C# Development with Godot and Visual Studio Code Tutorial
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SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
GameFromScratch.com C# Development with Godot and Visual Studio Code Tutorial This is a quick tutorial to get you up and running with the C# programming language in the Godot Game Engine using Visual Studio Code and the newly released C# Dev Kit.
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Report: EA cutting jobs and cancelling games at Australian studio Firemonkeys
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JUNE 2, 2023
EA intends to turn Firemonkeys into a "monotitle" studio focused solely on The Sims FreePlay.
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Amber expands with new two studios in Asia
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SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Game development firm Amber has announced that it has opened its first studios in Taiwan and the Philippines. The new offices are a part of the firm's plans to continue expanding its global business operations. Read more
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Firaxis veterans Jake Solomon and Steve Martin depart studio
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FEBRUARY 17, 2023
Firaxis says farewell to its studio head and creative director of XCOM and Marvel's Midnight Suns.
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Ubisoft appoints veteran managing directors for Toronto and Montpellier studios
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JUNE 1, 2023
Ubisoft announced a pair of company veterans who will each serve as managing directors for its studios based in Montreal and Montpellier.
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Industry veterans launch VR studio and publishing label Creature
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JULY 19, 2023
The studio will be led by Robot Teddy's former head of VR, Doug North Cook.
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Three priorities for creating a safe and diverse games studio
GamesIndustry.biz
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
explored studio initiatives aimed at promoting accountability and creating an atmosphere of diversity and inclusion. Evolve is a studio accreditation initiative that aims to set a standard for accountability and DEI in the games industry, with Vancouver-based studio East Side Games becoming the first studio to be Evolve-accredited.
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PlayStation Mobile VP Nicola Sebastiani has left PlayStation Studios
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JUNE 20, 2023
Nicola Sebastiani has departed PlayStation Studios after joining in 2021 as vice president and head of mobile.
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No Xbox-owned studios are making games that run on Xbox One
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JUNE 15, 2023
Xbox Games' Matt Booty confirmed that going forward, none of the console maker's first-party studios were making games could be run natively on the Xbox One.
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UK studio Lighthouse Games secures "game-changing" Tencent investment
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JULY 5, 2023
The nascent studio hopes to become one of the UK's leading triple-A developers.
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NetEase establishes Bad Brain Game Studios from ex-Ubisoft devs
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MAY 23, 2023
Ubisoft's former Watch Dogs: Legion producer Sean Crooks stays in Toronto to spearhead his own studio for NetEase.
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Subway Surfers studio Kiloo Games lays off staff before July closure
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JUNE 14, 2023
Employees at developer Kiloo Games, best known for Subway Surfers and Frisbee Forever 2, say the studio has laid off its entire staff ahead of its July closure.
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People Can Fly opens Montreal studio to expand triple-A production
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JULY 13, 2023
The Outriders developer says the new studio will play a "major role" in production.
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Paradox closing Umea and Malmo studios to veer away from decentralized development
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APRIL 4, 2023
Paradox intends to unify its operations in Sweden, and stressed that its studios North America and the rest of Europe won't be impacted by the move.
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Astragon is acquiring long-running German studio Independent Arts
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MAY 1, 2023
Team17 subsidiary Astragon Entertainment is bringing one of Germany's oldest game studios under its wing.
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Krafton opens new studio, ReLu Games, to develop deep learning titles
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JUNE 15, 2023
PUBG publisher Krafton created another game studio, ReLu Games, which will develop games that use AI and deep learning technology.
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Veteran devs open new studio Look North World to make games in Fortnite
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JULY 18, 2023
The six co-founders have worked at major studios including Bungie, Disney, and EA.
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Embracer praises Dead Island 2 and confirms studio closures are underway
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AUGUST 17, 2023
The company reported an uptick in net sales, but confirmed it's still in the process of closing or divesting some of its internal studios.
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Crystal Dynamics is latest Embracer studio to suffer layoffs
GamesIndustry.biz
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Crystal Dynamics has laid off ten people, making it the latest Embracer-owned studio to downsize since its parent began restructuring. Read more
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