Eidos-Montreal lays off staff, citing inability to transfer them to new projects
Eidos-Montreal announced today via LinkedIn that it was laying off 75 employees, adding the company to the ever-growing list of game developers and publishers...
Embracer says 1,387 jobs and 29 games lost isn’t enough
2023 and 2024 have been ruinous for the game development community, as layoff after layoff has struck every corner of the industry. At the...
Eidos Montreal becomes first AAA studio to adopt a 4-day workweek
Eidos Montreal announced today it is shifting to a four-day work week. It’s keeping its eight-hour schedule, meaning its full-time employees will now work...
The DeanBeat: My favorite games of the decade
Here are my favorite games of the decade. They’re in chronological order. 2011 was not a good year. But 2013, 2016, and 2018 were...
Marvel’s Avengers: How Crystal Dynamics assembled a dev super-team
In Marvel’s Avengers, the heroes must work together to overcome one of their toughest challenges yet. But in real life, developer Crystal Dynamics had...
Square Enix will reveal its Avengers game at E3
The official Twitter account for Square Enix’s Marvel’s Avengers revealed today that the game will have its worldwide reveal during the publisher’s Electronic Entertainment...
Square Enix opens more than 100 jobs at its Montreal studios
Montreal is already a huge gaming hub, and Square Enix is looking to squeeze in just a few more developers into the bustling Canadian...
Shadow of the Tomb Raider interview — how developers view Lara Croft’s evolution
Shadow of the Tomb Raider debuted on Friday as the third and final part of Lara Croft’s coming-of-age trilogy as an adventurer. Square Enix’s reboot...
Shadow of the Tomb Raider review — Lara Croft goes from prey to predator
Shadow of the Tomb Raider is the third part of Lara Croft’s coming of age trilogy as an adventurer. And while she is more...
How Shadow of the Tomb Raider guides players without the white-paint trail
I’ve never designed a 3D world for a video game, but I can imagine that it is frustrating. A company like Tomb Raider developer...