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Former Arkane Austin VR lead opens new studio with backing from Meta
Cire Games has broken cover after receiving financing through the Oculus Publishing Ignition fund.
April 17, 2025
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Industry veterans establish Onibi to create the 'most accessible UGC open world' ever
A group of former World of Warcraft, Fortnite, and Baldur's Gate 3 devs have joined forces to create a new anime-style multiplayer RPG.
April 10, 2025
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Disney, Codemasters, and Jagex veterans launch indie publishing label The CoLab
The nascent publishing label hopes to counter 'greedflation' in the video game industry.
April 3, 2025
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Virtuos establishes new South Korea studio
The Seoul-based office will help Virtuos build on its relationships with various South Korean partners.
March 13, 2025
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Ex-Zachtronics devs establish new 'framework' team Coincidence
Coincidence will make puzzle games like Zachtronics used to, but it also appears to be dabbling in other mediums like in-person card games.
March 4, 2025
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Belka Games alums form new developer, Studio42
The new studio already has at least three projects in development, and hopes to make games 'on our own terms, with no limits.'
Feb. 21, 2025
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EA unites four studios under the new Battlefield Studios banner to jointly develop the series
DICE is joined by Motive, Criterion, and Ripple Effect to make the next Battlefield game and get the series back in action.
Feb. 4, 2025
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Ex-Gearbox Publishing devs form new publisher Cooldown Games
The team at Cooldown are looking to release games that require less dedication than live-service and multiplayer titles.
Jan. 25, 2025
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Team17 rebrands to Everplay as business has 'greatly evolved'
While Team17 as a corporate entity is now Everplay, its three divisions—Team17 the developer, StoryToys, and Astragon—will operate as usual.
Jan. 24, 2025
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Space Ape Games launches offshoot studio NextBeat
NextBeat is taking the BeatStar franchise so it can branch the property into 'more experiences, games and apps that showcase the inspiration and creativity of our artist partners.'
Jan. 15, 2025
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SNK opens new studio to 'evolve' fighting game franchises
The just-established KOF Studio is tasked with continuing key SNK fighting franchises like Fatal Fury and King of Fighters.
Dec. 31, 2024
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New developer Clovers Studio teams with Capcom on Okami sequel
Original Okami director Hideki Kamiya is leading development on its sequel from the newly revealed Clovers Studio.
Dec. 14, 2024