Mobile game publishers spend $21M on backend tech | Metaplay
Metaplay said its survey of top-tier mobile game publishers revealed that they each spend more than $21 million to build and maintain internal backend...
IGDA Developer Satisfaction Survey illuminates thoughts on DEI, crediting
The International Game Developer Association (IGDA) recently released the findings of its 2023 Developer Satisfaction Survey. The new survey shows that respondents generally believe...
Fortis adds former WB Games, EA employees to leadership team
Fortis announced today that it’s filled three new positions on its executive team: Chief Publishing Officer, VP of art and SVP of game development....
Activision Publishing’s 600 QA workers form union
An estimated 600 workers at Activision Publishing’s quality assurance department have formed the biggest union for gaming in the U.S. With the help of...
Discord cuts 17% of employees to ‘sharpen its focus’
Discord today joined the list of companies laying off employees in 2024, which includes likes of Unity and Amazon. The company announced in a...
Over 6,100 gaming jobs have been cut in 2023 (so far)
Like many sectors, game developers have been cutting headcount due to economic uncertainty through out 2023. According to Farhan Noor’s videogamelayoffs.com, game developers issued...
Talent shortages bedevil game development | Perforce
Perforce today published its 2023 State of Game Development & Design Report, which collects information from game developers in order to provide insights on...
Atari cofounder Nolan Bushnell announces education gaming startup ExoDexa
ExoDexa Holdings has teamed up with Atari cofounder Nolan Bushnell to create a startup focused on education games. The aim is to use games...
The Simulation by Fable makes everyone Robert Ford
Fable’s Edward Saatchi, Pete Billington, Frank Carey and Jessica Shamash took to the GamesBeat Summit to talk about The Simulation. It’s a new project...
VentureBeat Lab and Xsolla announce growing multi-media strategic partnership for 2023
Partnership will span various gaming events, interviews and online series highlighting games industry insights San Francisco, CA, March 17, 2023 – VentureBeat and GamesBeat,...