Video game spending dipped in August, but sports games sold well | Circana
August video game sales continue a general downward slump, just as they did in July, according to industry-tracking firm Circana. Overall game sales are...
Bit Reactor is bringing back furloughed workers following Zero Company’s launch
Bit Reactor, the developer of recent tactical-RPG Star Wars Zero Company, announced today that it has begun to bring back some of its previously...
Wizards of the Coast union expands, protests generative AI usage
Wizards of the Coast-CWA, the union that represents employees of the company, is expanding to include multiple teams. The team behind Arena formed the...
Paramount and Warner Bros are now Skydance following merger
Paramount announced today that it has completed its merger with Warner Bros Discover. The combined company now operates under the name Skydance. The new...
Ninja Theory layoffs reportedly begin as Xbox’s shutdown takes effect
The Xbox-related layoffs appear to be continuing, as reports of layoffs at Ninja Theory are now trickling in on social media. Last month, Xbox...
Reigns dev Nerial becomes latest studio to shut down
Nerial, the studio behind Reigns, The Crush House and Card Shark, announced today that it is entering hibernation mode and ending development, effectively shutting...
Gacha RPGs are driving live-service growth on PC | Newzoo
The live-service gaming scene is shifting towards different models, rather than dying out, according to a new report from Newzoo. The company put out...
Harnessing the power of gaming’s community for good | BOSS Mode with Ashley Farkas
BOSS Mode: Women Driving the Future is a groundbreaking new series by GamesBeat, led by Rachel Kaser, that finally puts the spotlight where it...
How two veteran studios have avoided layoffs | Sustainability lessons for games
Finding studios in the games industry that haven’t had large-scale layoffs in the last few years is becoming increasingly difficult. This past week alone,...
Undead Labs lays off staff after going independent from Xbox
As part of this week’s reorganization, one stage of Xbox’s reset, Undead Labs has gone independent from the stable of studios under the Xbox...