Ardán launches development fund for Irish indie studios
Game Developer
MAY 20, 2024
The IndieDev program will grant £15,000 / €15,000 to the seven studios in the island of Ireland to generate ideas and create game prototypes.
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Did video game investment hit rock bottom, and is it ready to go back up?
GamesIndustry.biz
MAY 20, 2024
After the annus horribilis that was 2023 and with the rough start that in many ways characterized 2024, it's probably fair to say that many people are worried about the state of the industry and how it could move forward. At Reboot Develop Blue 2024, a panel tackled this very topic and argued that, while the industry has hit rock bottom, it is ready to go back up.
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Iwata's comments in restored 2004 interview look downright prophetic
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MAY 20, 2024
Two years into being Nintendo's global president, Iwata looks ahead to the company's strategy with the Nintendo Wii and DS, and its console competition.
Bandai Namco reports record sales and rise in profits despite video game decline
GamesIndustry.biz
MAY 20, 2024
Bandai Namco has released its full-year financial results, showing a solid year for its overall business in the face of declines from its video games segment. The Japanese publisher recorded record high net sales of ¥1.05 trillion ($6.74 billion) and saw full-year profit rise more than 12% to ¥101.4 billion ($651.4 million). But while the Digital segment, which handles Bandai Namco's video game operations, saw both sales and profit fall year-on-year, all of its results were ahead of pr
Baldur's Gate 3 developer Larian opens new studio in Poland
Game Developer
MAY 20, 2024
The new studio will help Larian create 'genre-leading' RPGs.
Private equity firm in talks to buy Keywords Studios
GamesIndustry.biz
MAY 20, 2024
Keywords Studios has confirmed it's in "advanced discussions" with private equity firm EQT to buy the developer. According to the Financial Times , the offer is expected to be £2.2 billion. EQT is negotiating a cash offer of £25.5 per share. In a statement issued this morning, Keywords said EQT previously approached the studio with four "unsolicited proposals" which were rejected, but this one is a "significant increase" from the initial proposal, Keywords' board said, and one it "woul
Keywords wants shareholders to accept £2.2 billion buyout offer
Game Developer
MAY 20, 2024
Investment firm EQT Group is attempting to purchase the global video game service provider.
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Unity for Humanity Grant 2024 recipients announced
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Larian to expand with Warsaw office
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My goal is to add a button that users can click on our mobile web app, which allows them to add a shortcut on their devices’ home screen. I understand that in most mobile browsers, there is already a built-in function to achieve this, usually in the menu. However, I would like it to be more visible and available to users. The problem I am facing is that the project build is unable to copy over my manifest.json file from the build-templates folder to the build folder.
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