Dead Astronauts raises over $4M in seed round to develop its first game
Dead Astronauts, a relatively young studio, announced today that it has raised €4 million, or about $4.1 million in an oversubscribed seed round. Behold...
Ubisoft lays off 185 as it ‘restructures’ multiple European studios
Ubisoft confirmed reports today that it plans to lay off almost 200 people as part of a plan to restructure parts of its studio...
Esports company G2 launches new media house agency called 62
G2, best known for its esports and entertainment content, announced this week that it is launching its own new media house called 62 (pronounced...
Super Evil Megacorp names Ian Fielding as its new CEO
Super Evil Megacorp announced today that it has appointed studio head Ian Fielding as its new CEO, succeeding Kristian Segerstrale. Fielding has, according to...
Maximum Entertainment divests Merge Games assets to Silver Lining
Maximum Entertainment announced this week that it is divesting some of its assets from its subsidiary, Merge Games. Specifically, it would divest IP rights...
Cooldown Games launches as publisher of games for busy people
Cooldown Games today announced its official launch as an independent games publisher based in Dallas, Texas. The studio is founded by seven people with...
Walmart’s Restart.run: A new opportunity for developers to connect with gamers
Content marketing agency Moonrock today revealed its new games journalism website, Restart.run, an independent gaming website sponsored by major retailer Walmart. The new gaming...
Game dev services studio PTW opens new office in South Carolina
PTW, a company that offers support development and support services for game studios, announced today that it’s opening a new office in Charleston, South...
Xsolla establishes APAC HQ in Busan, launches dev center for local talent
Xsolla today announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the city of Busan in South Korea and the Busan Digital Asset...
How games companies can attract (and keep) new talent
At our recent GamesBeat Next event, we held our ninth Women in Gaming Breakfast, where I had the opportunity of speaking with Dametra Johnson-Marletti,...