Last week, mobile developer Rumble Games (or R Studios) closed its doors, laying off 36 people. According to senior web architect David Bethune, the hammer came down from parent company Forte. “This is [Forte’s] second recent studio axing after Phoenix Labs got this treatment a few weeks ago,” wrote Bethune. He added that the now …
Amber Studio, an agency for specializing in game development, has acquired Colombian developer Madbricks for an undisclosed fee. Both companies have previously worked together, which laid the foundation for this acquisition. It’s also the start of the agency’s push to “expand its global workforce” by integrating third-party studios that hail from “emerging markets.” CEO Mihai …
Global commerce platform provider Xsolla has announced the hiring of Cathleen Nilson as its new chief financial officer. Nilson, who has over two decades of experience in the technology industry, joins the company after a one-year stint at Kami Vision, which specializes in video-based generative AI. Prior to that, she served as CFO at Turing.com …
Mobile game studio Jam City has laid off around 85 workers (or 10 percent) today, according to Polygon’s Nicole Carpenter. Last we heard of layoffs for the studio was almost two full years ago, wherein 17 percent of staff was let go. As in 2022, blame was placed on the current market. In an email …
In the last few weeks you may have heard of a document known as “Project 2025.” Fully known as “The Project 2025 Presidential Transition Project,” it is a document created by a conservative nonprofit think tank called The Heritage Foundation. The project’s aim is to establish policy goals for the possible next presidential administration under …
Scopely is shifting teams around internally following the cancellation of an unannounced project, prompting some developers within the company to express uncertainty about their role or future. Rumors of changes at the Monopoly Go creator started earlier this week when senior creative director Steve Garvin mentioned that his “cool new game got cancelled,” and that …
After 33 years, Game Informer will be no more. The publication announced its end on social media, and according to Kotaku, is finished effective immediately. It was mid-digital coverage of The Casting of Frank Stone, while its final print issue covers Dragon Age: Veilguard. “From the early days of pixelated adventures to today’s immersive, virtual …
There’s a new mobile developer in town, and its name is Juicy Button Games. Based in Limassol, Cyprus, the studio has already raised $3 million in funding led by The Games Fund. The VC firm awarded £3 million (or $3.73 million) across 22 up-and-coming developers in the UK back in April. Total Battle, Pixel Gun …
Epic has launched two new parental controls in Fortnite and UEFN that can be used to restrict and track playtime. The company explained that Time Limit Controls and Time Reports will “enable parents and guardians to manage and view how much time their child spends in Fortnite and Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN).” “Parents will …
A trio of alums from Pixelberry Studios have formed a new team of their own in Candlelight Games. Per the website, the Washington-based team will make narrative-based titles “[that] unite people through shared experiences.” “Our mission is to deliver heartfelt, character-centric narrative games with meaningful choices that truly resonate with players,” wrote co-founder Andrew Shvarts. …
