Netflix shutters its only triple-A studio, loses major industry hires
Netflix today closed one of its internal game studios, one which was poised to release a triple-A title, before it was able to produce...
Game studios are getting candid about funding problems | Kaser Focus
The games industry’s economic struggles are not exactly an unknown — by now, it’s been over a year since the layoffs, studio closures and...
Keywords acquires co-development studio Certain Affinity
Keywords Studios announced today that it plans to acquire Certain Affinity for an undisclosed sum. Certain Affinity is a well-known game co-development studio that...
Remedy reveals FBC Firebreak, its first multiplayer title
Remedy drew back the curtain on its multiplayer title, formerly codenamed Condor, at today’s Xbox Partner Preview event. FBC Firebreak is a first-person shooter,...
Games VC funding is stabilizing, but growth-stage funding is up | Konvoy
Gaming VC fund Konvoy Ventures released its latest report on the state of funding in the industry. According to its findings, venture capital funding...
Live Aware Labs raises $4.8M for its AI-powered gamer feedback platform
Live Aware Labs announced today that it has closed a $4.8 million seed funding round. Transcend led the round, with a16z Games Speedrun, Lifelike...
Electronic Gaming Monthly Compendium smashes Kickstarter goal on day one
EGM Media announced today that it is launching a new Kickstarter for a product called The Electronic Gaming Monthly Compendium. As the name implies,...
Jacksepticeye’s Thankmas 2024 partners with mental health crisis hotlines
2024 is drawing into its final act, which means it’s once again time for Thankmas. The event — which involves gamers, celebrities and content...
NetEase announces Destiny: Rising, a mobile RPG spin-off of Bungie’s series
NetEase Games announced today that it is developing a free-to-play mobile RPG called Destiny: Rising, set in the same universe as Bungie’s first-person shooter...
Tomb Raider IV-VI remasters continue franchise comeback | Kaser Focus
Crystal Dynamics and Aspyr announced today that they’re launching another Tomb Raider collection: Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered, which launches on PC and consoles on...