At a loss: The fallout of Embracer’s months-long restructuring
Last week, the Embracer Group announced that it was finished with its internal restructuring program. These cost-cutting measures resulted in the loss of about...
Relic Entertainment joins layoff list after splitting from Sega
Relic Entertainment last week revealed that it was going independent from Sega with help from an “external investor.” Relic insisted to gamers that this...
Don’t Nod reorganizes into three genre-based branches
Don’t Nod announced today that it’s reorganizing its company structure as it works on its new projects. Unlock premium content and VIP community perks...
Embracer divests Saber Interactive for $247M, pulls out of Russia
Embracer Group announced today that it has sold Saber Interactive for $247 million to Beacon Interactive. Reports of the deal going through first surfaced...
Stig Asmussen launches new studio Giant Skull for action-adventure games
Stig Asmussen, director of the Star Wars Jedi games and God of War III, announced today the launch of his new studio, Giant Skull....
Brain Jar Games raises $6.7M for debut title Dead as Disco
Brain Jar Games announced today that it has raised $6.7 million in its seed round of funding. The new studio plans to put the...
Epic Games ‘hackers’ admit threat of leak was phony
An alleged hack of Epic Games was revealed, by the “hackers” in question, to be fake. Last week, a ransomware group claimed to have...
SciPlay sponsors MLS pro Soccer team, Austin FC
SciPlay and Major League Soccer’s Austin FC have signed a multiyear sponsorship deal. This is the professional soccer club’s first partnership with a video...
Toys for Bob plans to go independent following Microsoft acquisition
Toys for Bob, the studio behind Skylanders and the most recent Crash Bandicoot and Spyro games, announced today that it is spinning off as...
Deck Nine lays off 20% of staff due to ‘worsening market conditions’
Chalk another loss up for 2024: Deck Nine Games, the developer of Life is Strange: True Colors and Telltale’s The Expanse announced today that...