In a recent post on X, Bohemia Interactive co-founder Marek Spanel said the studio has amassed over 47 million sales in its 25-year lifetime. Of those, 40 million can be owed to Steam, where the studio started releasing its games in 2009. In June of that year, the Czech-based studio released Arma 2 on Valve’s …
Update (10/24/24): A spokesperson for 2K released a statement saying the studio “fully respects the right of those employees to choose through informed voting whether they decide to be represented by IATSE.” “We know the needs of our workforce are diverse, and that our industry faces new challenges as we continue to evolve and grow,” …
Ubisoft majority shareholders the Guillemot family are considering teaming up with Tencent for a buyout, according to a Bloomberg report. The news comes amid disappointing sales of last month’s Star Wars Outlaws and the delay of Assassin’s Creed Shadows, in a year where Ubisoft has lost almost half its market value. Now, Bloomberg reports the …
The team at Ubisoft Montpellier who created Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown has reportedly been disbanded, according to French journalist Gautoz. In his new video (which is translated here), he alleges Ubisoft decided to throw in the towel with the 2024 sidescroller months after its January release. Despite solid reviews, Ubisoft previously indicated the …
Hi-Rez Studios has conducted “some” layoffs, according to CEO Stewart Chisam. A specific number of reductions was not revealed, but Chisam said Hi-Rez’s marketing and publishing teams have been affected. Cosmetic content and system features teams at subsidiaries Evil Mojo (Paladins), G&A, and Titan Forge (Smite) were also impacted. Chisam said the “difficult, but necessary …
Microsoft has settled a lawsuit against last year’s $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard brought forth by Call of Duty players. In late 2022, the 10 players (who lived in California, New Mexico, and New Jersey) filed a private consumer lawsuit against the Xbox maker. At the time, they wanted to stop Microsoft from having …
Humble Games is teaming up with Good Games Group, a publisher formed by previous staff from Humble itself. Good Games was founded by ex-general manager Alan Patmore and former global publishing VP Mark Nash. Under their deal, the new publisher will provide additional support to the IGN-owned Humble’s previously released games. “Partnering with Ziff Davis …
343 Industries is changing its name to Halo Studios as part of a larger “new dawn” for itself and the flagging Xbox franchise. On Sunday, the Halo Infinite developer revealed it would switch from its in-house Slipspace engine to Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 5 for multiple projects in development for the series. Per studio head …
Twitch is eliminating a badge that signified game developers in a chat stream. The removal goes into effect today, October 21, (or “soon after”), and accounts with the badge will automatically lose it without any input required. The badge was first introduced in 2022 as a way for developers “to be more visible and verifiable …
Indie publisher Shoreline Games has broken cover and already has multiple games lined up for launch next year. Shoreline Games consists of alumni from studios such as Perfect World Entertainment, Unknown Worlds, and Devolver Digital, along with media companies like Crunchyroll and Rakutan Viji. Per CEO and co-founder Keith Kawamura, Shoreline’s specific bent is games …
