Update: Hi-Rez lays off devs, ends development for three games
Game Developer
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
Developers across Smite's design, production, and esports teams have been impacted by Hi-Rez's latest reductions.
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Game Developer
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
Developers across Smite's design, production, and esports teams have been impacted by Hi-Rez's latest reductions.
AWS Games
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Whether you want to see how your favorite teams are trending or you’re seeking a better understanding of the competitive landscape, Global Power Rankings is the new way to track team strength for League of Legends Esports competition. They created the first calculated stat for esports in “Win Probability Powered by AWS”.
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GamesIndustry.biz
JANUARY 10, 2024
Esports Wales has secured an investment of up to £50,000 as part of Media Cymru's Development Fund initiative. As reported by Esports Insider , Wales' governing Esports body is one of 24 businesses and freelancers receiving funds to further develop and innovate projects. Read more
AWS Games
OCTOBER 4, 2024
Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Riot Games are calling on esports fans and builders alike to participate in the VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) Hackathon: Esports Manager Challenge. This new hackathon will put the latest generative AI tools in the hands of fans to unlock new ways to build and develop stronger esports teams.
GamesIndustry.biz
AUGUST 16, 2024
Riot Games has re-organised its leadership in its esports and entertainment segments. Current esports president John Needham has been appointed president of publishing and esports, and will "create new integrated experiences" that will combine its esports, music, and creative publishing sectors.
GamesIndustry.biz
AUGUST 25, 2023
Riot Games' League of Legends esports division still hasn't turned a profit, the developer's senior director of esports operations stated this week. drop in peak viewership compared to the LCS Spring finals, according to esports statistics site Esports Charts. The LCS Summer finals saw a 21.8% Read more
GamesIndustry.biz
JUNE 27, 2024
According to Game Developer (translating a report from Chinese publication The Paper ), the firm has made extensive cuts across its offices in Beijing, Shanghai, and Chengdu. Most departments were reportedly impacted, apart from its esports segment. Chinese company Perfect World has reportedly laid off thousands of employees.
PreMortem.Games
JUNE 1, 2023
Disclosure: This article has been written as a part of a paid cooperation with Moxy Moxy , founded by a group of game industry veterans and blockchain experts, aims to transform the gaming landscape by providing a platform for eSports-style competitive gaming with real rewards for existing games. And that’s where Moxy steps in.
Game Development News
MARCH 9, 2023
Kalam Neale, head of education at the British Esports Federation, on developing a curriculum and changing people’s misconceptions
AWS Games
OCTOBER 12, 2023
Riot Games , the developer behind League of Legends (LoL), VALORANT , and Wild Rift , in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) will introduce ‘Win Probability’ within the upcoming 2023 League of Legends World Championship broadcast. Why introduce ‘Win Probability’ to LoL Esports ?
PreMortem.Games
MARCH 29, 2023
Innovation and technology According to Riquier there are several ways that gaming has an impact on economic development in the Global South. The games industry itself creates jobs and generates revenues by means of game development, publishing and distribution. But also associated occupations as esports and streaming add to that.
AWS Games
DECEMBER 19, 2024
Leveraging many managed services from Amazon Web Services (AWS), the game developer, publisher, and solutions provider accelerated creative game development for popular titles like Citizen Conflict. Using Amazon Bedrock, developers built an AI agent that analyzes near real-time game data streaming from Amazon Kinesis.
PreMortem.Games
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
When it comes to female game developers, it’s not only about the quality of their work but also about the environment they work in. This idea was at the heart of the discussion on the 2nd of December 2023 at the AGW panel titled: The Importance of an Entrepreneurial Mindset and Business Support for Female Game Developers.
Ask a Game Dev
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
Internship recruiting season has begun for some large game publishers and developers. If you’re a student and you have an interest in game development as a career, you should absolutely look into these. If you’re a student and you have an interest in game development as a career, you should absolutely look into these.
GamesIndustry.biz
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
Esports and gaming organisation 100 Thieves has announced another round of layoffs. Redundancies will primarily affect the 100 Thieves Game Development Studio and energy drink brand Juvee, both of which will become independent companies, Robinson added.
PreMortem.Games
OCTOBER 30, 2024
In the upcoming Sci-Fi Action-Puzzle FPS IHAS , from Ukrainian solo developer Vladyslav Pidiashenko , players wake up aboard a giant, desolate spaceship swarming with hostile robots. ” Why did you become a solo developer? At first, I considered getting into esports, but I quickly realized it wasn’t for me.
Game Development News
JANUARY 10, 2024
Esports Wales will receive up to £50,000 from Media Cymru's Development Fund
iXie gaming
FEBRUARY 11, 2024
Esports has taken the gaming world by storm in recent times. With lucrative tournaments and millions of fans globally, eSports gaming has become a flourishing sector that doesn’t show any signs of slowing down soon. According to Statista market forecasts, the eSports user base is expected to reach over 856 million by 2028.
AWS Games
APRIL 8, 2024
In the past decade, esports has evolved into a billion-dollar industry, with dozens of leagues, thousands of athletes, teams, franchises, and rising fan culture. Moving from there to building a whole AI-driven data infrastructure and generative AI storytelling solution for the esports industry felt pretty natural.
iXie gaming
MAY 23, 2023
One of the prime examples to showcase this culture is eSports. Born out of the inherently competitive nature of video games, eSports today is competitive video gaming that rivals any other form of sports. The origins of eSports can be traced back to the 1980s. The origins of eSports can be traced back to the 1980s.
Game Development News
MARCH 29, 2023
The sandwich artists at Subway are teaming up with Guild Esports to support and nurture future esports talent in London
Game Development News
AUGUST 12, 2024
Today, National Student Esports (NSE), the official body of university esports in the UK, is thrilled to announce a ground-breaking partnership with SteelSeries, the worldwide leader in gaming and esports gear that fuses gaming and culture.
Game Development News
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
The Esports World Cup Foundation has announced a partnership with Tencent, making Tencent E-sports the EWCFs strategic partner in China
GamesIndustry.biz
JUNE 7, 2024
The new Games Innovation Zone is split across a collaboration space and an area dedicated to testing and playing, and aims at gathering academics, local developers, and esports pros, among others. million in funding to further develop the games industry outside of London. The initiative committed to £2.3 Read more
Game Daily
MAY 12, 2023
André Schenini Moreira is a lawyer specializing in games, esports, intellectual property, and artificial intelligence. Entertainment companies – including game publishers and developers – are already beginning the process of replacing human workers with cheaper AI. GameDaily: Tell us about yourself and your work.
Game Development News
JUNE 12, 2023
The Amazon University Esports Masters (AUEM) grand finals will be held in the UK for the first time ever - MCV/DEVELOP
Game Development News
APRIL 27, 2023
Guild Esports has announced a three-year deal with Danish sportswear and fashion brand hummel
Game Development News
APRIL 27, 2023
Challengermode has been chosen by the International Esports Federation (IESF) to be the platform partner for the 15th World Esports Championship's qualifiers
GamesIndustry.biz
JUNE 9, 2023
Organised by GamesIndustry.biz parent ReedPop, the event will once again offer attendees the chance to play a mix of AAA and indie games (as well as tabletop and retro titles), take part in esports competitions, and watch developers discuss their work on stage. Read more
PreMortem.Games
OCTOBER 23, 2024
Held in Lagos, Nigeria, Gamathon 24 had the powerful theme of “Thrive,” which is synonymous with vigorous growth and development. Gamathon 24 brought together video game developers, animators, comic artists, XR developers, and tech enthusiasts, all determined not just to survive, but to truly thrive.
Game Development News
JANUARY 16, 2025
The MCV/DEVELOP Awards will be back this June at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, which overlooks Londons Hyde Park
GamesIndustry.biz
JANUARY 16, 2023
A group of 44 Indian game developers and esports companies are objecting to a government plan that would combine traditional video games and real-money gambling games into the same regulatory category, a move that say inappropriate meshes two entirely separate industries.
Game Development News
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
In a first for the football world, Sheffield-based game developer Sumo Digital has developed a brand-new game – Snake Party – exclusively for Sheffield Wednesday’s esports programme, which will be playable during home matches for the remainder of the season.
GamesIndustry.biz
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
Today, in the era of live games, esports, fan communities, streaming and online titles that can play host to all manner of shared experiences and events, the breadth of what counts as multiplayer has expanded tremendously. But that fascinating chapter in the history of connected games was just the beginning. ” Read more
AWS Games
AUGUST 15, 2024
One of the world’s most anticipated games industry events, the conference brings together developers, publishers, hardware manufacturers, and cloud providers from around the world alongside the gaming community to celebrate industry achievements and discuss the trends shaping the industry’s future. Register here. Register here.
PreMortem.Games
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
During my stay, I had the incredible opportunity to witness Esio, the founder and program coordinator of Africacomicade , take charge of video game industry discussions at Lagos ComicCon and work the room at the tight-knit Xbox game developer community meetup at Microsoft’s Lagos offices. “In 2023, we leveled up in terms of value.”
PreMortem.Games
JANUARY 26, 2024
So far she has facilitated the awards of esports athletes between the ages of 8 and 18 with rewards such as dedicated gaming laptops and Amazon vouchers. Through initiatives like mobile game jams and interschool esports, she aims to foster girls’ interest in STEAM fields.
Deconstructor of Fun
FEBRUARY 17, 2025
The team experimented with everything from esport to UGC and even went as far as removing gacha - only to put it back in. Spark: The Brutal Bootcamp for Game Devs Supercell knows its new game development is too slow , so enter Spark , a high-stakes incubator designed to fix that. And it wasnt a lack of trying. The China-risk?
PreMortem.Games
AUGUST 26, 2024
billion in 2025E Esports & Live-Streaming face ongoing monetization challenges. Esports revenue is expected to decline by 3% to $173 million in 2024 and another -8% in 2025E, highlighting the difficulties in effectively monetizing competitive gaming audiences. And Web-based gaming is reinvigorated, growing +5.8%
Game Errors
APRIL 5, 2023
In 2017, developers invested $30 billion to advance the sector. Hefty Investments Earlier, we mentioned that developers and publishers invest billions of dollars to advance multiplayer gaming each year. This money is spent on research, acquiring human resources, developing and marketing games that can dominate the industry.
Game Development News
APRIL 3, 2023
Brian Ward, CEO of Savvy Games Group, tells Vince Pavey about its mission to drive the growth and development of the games industry in Saudi Arabia and beyond
Game Development News
MAY 25, 2023
Virtual Learning UK has announced it will partner with Belong Gaming Arenas to deliver a new esports study programme
iXie gaming
JANUARY 19, 2024
But what does this mean for developers? Well, this implies that developers have had to work more on cross-platform games, ensuring they deliver seamless cross-platform experiences. Increase in Top-Rated Games As technology grows, new innovations transform how developers build games. But what does that mean for developers?
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