Several games draw upon the Roaring Twenties—from striking art deco architecture and snazzy jazz music to themes of oppression and rebellion. Some of this inspiration is direct, from 1982’s Gangbusters to 2K Games’ Mafia series and Romero Games’ Empire of Sin. Others are more anachronistic in their influences, forming part of the backdrop for a …
Nearly a full month after it was bought by Voodoo, BeReal has cut 28 positions. As spotted by GamesIndustry, the social platform made cuts across its engineering, QA, and marketing divisions. Per COO Roman Salzman, the layoffs were “mostly part of a refocus on France/Europe-based talents.” “Not going to bore with details, keeping it simple …
Capcom said it has “outperformed” expectations during the quarter ended June 30, 2024, despite net sales and operating income tumbling year-over-year. According to the publisher’s latest fiscal report, net sales decreased by 32.5 percent year-on-year to 29.5 billion yen ($190.5 million) and operating income fell by 46.4 percent to 12.8 billion yen ($82.6 million). Ordinary …
Lively Studio has laid off a “small” number of staff, according to GamesIndustry. Sources speaking to the outlet claim these cuts were spurred by a recent review from parent company Keywords Studios. The company is streamlining “certain areas” of its business between Lively and the unaffected sibling studio Electric Square. Mobile game industry woes this …
Three months after Koei Tecmo filed a lawsuit against mobile studio Youzu, the two developers have reached an out-of-court settlement for an undisclosed fee. At the time of the April suit, the Japanese developer claimed Youzu had repeatedly infringed on its copyright. Music and in-game assets from its games had allegedly been used to promote …
On a train ride out of Gamescom, I chanced on a pair of junior developers scrutinizing their own lanyards, which sported Xsolla’s branding. “Who even IS Xsolla?” one of them asked, as they commented on how they’d seen the branding at all kinds of events over the last year. Ever the eavesdropper, I leaned in …
Gameloft Romania is shuttering its Cluj studio and laying off 136 employees. The company confirmed the news in a statement issued to Game Developer and explained the closure follows a review of its production capacities. “As a company, we need to constantly review our production capacities. After careful consideration and in response to the ever-changing …
EA has made a brisk start to the current financial year (FY25) after exceeding its net bookings guidance for the first quarter. The publisher, which is currently laying off 5 percent of its workforce, delivered Q1 net bookings of $1.26 billion, exceeding its high-end guidance range of $1.25 billion. The company said that surge was …
“Parents are letting children play on Roblox thinking it’s a cute little kids’ game, with no idea what is really happening. If I could wipe one app off the face of the Earth right now, it would be that one—it would be Roblox.”—Safe on Social CEO Kirra Pendergast [Content note: This story contains discussions of …
Mobile publisher Playtika has reached a “definitive agreement” to acquire mobile studio SuperPlay in a deal for an initial $700 million. An additional contingent consideration of up to $1.25 billion could be paid out subject to SuperPlay achieving certain financial targets for 2025, 2026, and 2027 Playtika CEO Robert Antokol described the acquisition as a …
