EA and Respawn lay off more staff, cancel incubation projects
Respawn, the developer of Apex Legends and the Star Wars Jedi series, announced that it’s laying off an unknown number of staff and canceling...
Iwot Studios launches game team for Wheel of Time RPG
Iwot Studios announced recently that it has launched its own game development studio, called Iwot Games. The new studio is helmed by Craig Alexander,...
Riot Games appoints Hoby Darling as its new president
Riot Games announced today that it has hired Hoby Darling to fill the spot of its President, following current CEO A. Dylan Jadeja shifting...
ZeniMax workers vote to strike over Microsoft negotiations
The Communication Workers of America union announced today that bargaining members of ZeniMax Media — the parent company of Bethesda and, thanks to a...
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...
Gunzilla Games acquires, resurrects Game Informer
Over seven months since it was shut down by parent company GameStop, venerated gaming publication Game Informer has returned under new ownership. Gunzilla Games,...
Human Computer raises $5.7M in seed funding to build indie portfolio
Indie studio Human Computer announced today that it had raised $5.7 million in its seed funding round, bringing its total funding to date up...
Warner Bros. Games is shutting down Monolith and more
Warner Bros. Games is shutting down three of its development studios — Monolith, Player First and WB Games San Diego. It’s also canceling the...
GamesBeat Crossfire Lounge: Don’t miss game industry leaders going head-to-head on hot-button issues
The 39th annual Game Developers Conference (GDC) is coming up quick in San Francisco, March 17 to March 21, and around the corner, GamesBeat...
Thunderful Gothenburg becomes Stormteller Games
Thunderful Gothenburg announced today that it has rebranded with a new name: Stormteller Games. According to the studio, this new name signifies a new...