Nintendo president confirms Switch successor will be backward-compatible
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa said that the company’s upcoming Switch successor will be backward compatible. But he did so without saying anything about what...
Take This clinical director resigns from mental health for game devs nonprofit
Raffael “Dr. B” Boccamazzo, the clinical director of Take This, will leave the nonprofit for gaming mental health at the end of this year....
Metavrse names Julie Smithson to lead vision for 3D creation for the spatial web
Metavrse, a 3D creation platform for the spatial web, has named Julie Smithson as president and CEO. Unlock premium content and VIP community perks...
How Funko Fusion crosses over all its different IPs
Making video games using intellectual properties outside of the medium often involves complicated licensing procedures — and using multiple intellectual properties can make things...
For game job seekers, the search often leads outside of gaming
Amir Satvat has been churning out one study after another on the game job market, and his latest one shows that those seeking game...
Smilegate launches IfSunSets into early access on Steam
South Korea’s Smilegate announced the survival RPG adventure IfSunSets will launch globally in early access today for PC via Steam for $20. Unlock premium...
Nintendo’s 1st half sales drop 34% as Switch shows its age
Nintendo reported that sales for the first half of 2024 fell 34.1% to 523.2 billion yen ($3.43 billion) as it saw a slowdown in...
Mike Verdu of Netflix Games leads new generative AI initiative
Mike Verdu, who had largely spearheaded Netflix’s foray into gaming in recent years as VP of Netflix Games, announced on LinkedIn a new role...
Supercell opens London office, ups investment of Space Ape
Supercell, the Finnish-based mobile games company behind the likes of Clash of Clans and Brawl Stars, announced today that it’s opening a new office...
Buddy raises $1.1M for social utility app
Buddy, a social utility app designed to get you off your phone and socializing in real life, announced a $1.1 million pre-seed funding round...