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Update: Game composer Nobuo Uematsu will 'cut back' on making game music post-Fantasian release
Update: Uematsu clarified that Fantasian will not be his final game as a composer, but he will step back from making whole soundtracks for games going forward.
Oct. 16, 2024
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GTA Online film Grand Theft Hamlet hits US theaters next year
The award-winning documentary made entirely in GTA Online has been picked up by Mubi to hit theaters next year.
Oct. 11, 2024
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UK publication Play Magazine is shutting down after 29 years
Over nearly 30 years, the PlayStation-focused magazine went through a pivot to digital, one shut down, and a revival.
Oct. 3, 2024
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Report: Cloud Imperium enacts temporary 7-day work mandate for Star Citizen devs
Update: Cloud Imperium said it has 'no statement or comment' about the claims of a seven-day work week policy for its staff.
Oct. 3, 2024
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Report: Annapurna Interactive collapse followed years of infighting by top execs
The game division's upper management reportedly kept going over and against each other, and Annapurna Interactive's staff were helpless to watch it happen.
Oct. 1, 2024
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SAG-AFTRA pulls League of Legends into video game strike over VO studio's conduct
Formosa Interactive, an audio outsource studio that's worked on League of Legends, has been accused of trying to bypass rules of the ongoing voice actors' strike.
Sept. 25, 2024
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Report: Annapurna Interactive's baffling staff exodus caused by shifting resources, leadership clashes
Clashes with upper management, issues with resources, and a last minute deal falling through reportedly led to the whole staff of Annapurna Interactive walking out this month.
Sept. 24, 2024
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Pocketpair says Nintendo hasn't revealed what patents Palworld allegedly violates
The studio plans to defend itself against Nintendo's lawsuit, but it also claims to not even know what patents Palworld is accused of violating.
Sept. 20, 2024
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Ubisoft is calling devs back into the office for three days a week
Ubisoft says various global teams were already coming back to the office but will impose new rules to 'align the rest of the group.'
Sept. 18, 2024
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Payday 3 gets crew shift as director steps down
With game director Miodrag Kovačević no longer leading, Starbreeze is on the hunt for someone to help turn Payday 3 around.
Sept. 14, 2024
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Incubator program Dutch Game Garden is shutting down in 2025
During its 17-year run, the Netherlands-based incubator became a 'cornerstone' for the Dutch games industry and played a 'crucial role' in its growth.
Sept. 10, 2024
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Creative UK's latest fund offers up to £25K to North East teams
The new North East Shared Success fund also provides creative enterprises in the area with support and 'creative freedom' to test their ideas.
Aug. 31, 2024