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Ex-Activision Blizzard head Bobby Kotick calls Bizarre acquisition a 'bad, expensive lesson'
According to Kotick, buying the Project Gotham Racing studio back in 2007 'violated all our principles.'
Feb. 13, 2025
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Embracer says gutting its business has created 'strong foundation for future value creation'
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II exceeded expectations during a quarter that Embracer CEO Lars Wingefors described as 'reassuring.'
Feb. 13, 2025
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Sony keen to bolster first-party earnings as PS5 nears 75 million lifetime sales
The company has upgraded its fiscal forecast after a bumper quarter.
Feb. 13, 2025
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Alan Wake 2 becomes profitable and Control sequel enters full production
'Growing and expanding the two franchises will be a key part of our future.'
Feb. 12, 2025
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Crytek laying off 15 percent of workforce and placing Crysis 4 on hiatus
The company intends to focus on expanding extraction shooter Hunt: Showdown 1896.
Feb. 12, 2025
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Jumpship co-founder Dino Patti reacquires studio from Thunderful
The news comes with Thunderful attempting to reduce costs after admitting it made some 'over-investments.'
Feb. 12, 2025
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Paradox's year-end report touts 'strong' 2024 output despite revenue decline
CEO Fredrik Wester says Paradox's quarterly performance varied in 2024, but the studio's releases did well and continue to improve.
Feb. 11, 2025
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Square Enix's premium and MMO games are growing, but overall revenue is falling
Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D and Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail have been two of Square Enix's commercial highlights in 2024-2025's fiscal year.
Feb. 11, 2025
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Valve reminds devs they can't use in-game paid advertising on Steam
Valve's latest documentation reiterates what kinds of ads are and aren't supported on Steam.
Feb. 11, 2025
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Massachusetts game dev among those suing Trump administration over anti-trans passport policy
The lawsuit argues in part that policies denying Americans gender-affirming identity markers on their passports can harm the safety of game developers.
Feb. 11, 2025
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Koei Tecmo appoints new CEO as co-founders Yoichi and Keiko Erikawa step back
The Japanese company wants to build success on an ethos of 'creativity and contribution.'
Feb. 11, 2025
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Report: Unity continues mass layoffs with 'abrupt' communications and 5am emails
'Unity must do better in how they treat their workers in hard times.'
Feb. 11, 2025