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JANUARY 29, 2024

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Blizzard Entertainment has appointed Johanna Faries as its new president. Her new role will be effective on February 5, as she succeeds Mike Ybarra, who left last week. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 3, 2024

Gearbox Entertainment has announced an unspecified number of redundancies following its sale from Embracer last week. As reported by Eurogamer , the studio said the layoffs weren't linked to the development of future titles, such as Borderlands 4.

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Maximum Entertainment (previously Zordix) has announced the unification of its various divisions under one name. The company owns publishers Maximum Games, Modus Games, Just For Games, and Merge Games, and developer Modus Studios, all of which will be grouped together under the name Maximum Entertainment.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Disney’s renewed push into interactive is a watershed moment in entertainment with video games at the center. The investment suggests that conventional media and entertainment firms are finally ready to dive into the games industry. billion push into gaming and the future of entertainment appeared first on PreMortem Games.

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Mixed reality game maker Eggspace Entertainment has secured $4.25 million in a seed funding round. Transcend Fund led the funding round, while The Venture Reality Fund and angel investor Lautaro Brunatti also participated. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 23, 2023

Sega has announced it will make 121 redundancies at Company of Heroes developer Relic Entertainment. Sega says it is restructuring the studio to focus on core franchises, including the Company of Heroes series. Company of Heroes 3 launched on PC in February and arrives on consoles this month.

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Game Developer

MARCH 28, 2024

Relic will become an independent game studio, while Sega's remaining studios across Europe will lay off workers.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 8, 2024

The the first time in over ten years, video games is not the UK's biggest entertainment medium. ERA, which is the UK trade body representing video, music and games retailers, says that revenue made by video games in the UK reached £4.74 billion, a rise of 2.9% over the year before.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 30, 2023

Founder and CEO Olivier Madiba is pursuing his dream of creating the biggest African game studio by building a Pan-African entertainment ecosystem which encapsulates games, comics, animation and even restaurants. It led him to realise that Kiro’o Games was not just about entertainment anymore. This is his story.

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AUGUST 16, 2023

The new openings unite veteran developers from studios including Blizzard, 343 Industries, and Hidden Path Entertainment.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Months after switching to a free-to-model and launching on PlayStation 5, Naraka: Bladepoint has reached 40 million worldwide players across all platforms.

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MAY 9, 2024

The Dawon shuttering marks the third studio closure in three months for Prytania.

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GamesIndustry.biz

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Embracer is considering the possible sale of Gearbox Entertainment. As reported by MarketScreener, the sale of the Borderlands maker would be a part of the firm's restructuring program, announced in June. Sources familiar with the matter said the firm is considering selling off the studio after receiving interest from third parties.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Remedy now has full power over both the Alan Wake and Control franchises, and can do with them as it pleases.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 20, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Focus Entertainment has acquired simulation developer and publisher Dovetail Games for an undisclosed sum.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 31, 2024

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Nimble Giant Entertainment, an Embracer subsidiary, has reportedly laid off 28 staffers. As reported by Kotaku , per people familiar with the matter, the redundancies follow those made in 2023. Read more

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MARCH 19, 2024

EA needs blockbusters, and it's hoping Booth's expertise in making hit after hit at PlayStation will work in its favor.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2023

SIE plans to use iSIZE's machine learning technology for video and streaming, which may allow for some interesting possibilities for the PlayStation 5 and beyond.

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JANUARY 23, 2024

Focus' name change comes amid reorganizations and an expected slump for 2023-2024's third quarter.

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MAY 24, 2023

Brennan's time as Focus' CEO was short, but the publisher has already found someone to step in for the ex-Bethesda producer.

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Maximum Games has relaunched itself as Maximum Entertainment. Joining these studios is Romanian developer FUNLabs, which Maximum Entertainment has acquired for an undisclosed amount. It's not just a rebrand, with parent company Zordix making a series of changes that brings its various publishing and development companies together.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 23, 2023

Skybound Entertainment has announced the launch of a Regulation A+ campaign, seeking investment from the general public. The equity crowdfunding campaign has already raised $11 million since it went live privately at an undisclosed date.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 9, 2023

Video games remained the largest home entertainment sector in the UK in 2022, according to the Digital Entertainment and Retail Association's annual report. The UK home entertainment market is estimated to have reached £11.1 billion in revenue last year, ERA reported, including music, video, and games sales. to £4.43

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APRIL 26, 2024

The Entertainment Software Association recently came out against the preservation of past games. This short post is a plea for common sense and a recognition of the importance of videogame history.

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Game Wisdom

DECEMBER 21, 2023

5 Tips to Keep Yourself Entertained This Festive Season Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com The festive season is a time of joy, celebration, and often, a much-needed break from the routine of everyday life.

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Game Developer

JANUARY 29, 2024

Faries will take over as Blizzard president in early February, and succeeds studio veteran Mike Ybarra.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 28, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Astragon Entertainment, a division of Team 17, announced that it has acquired games studio Independent Arts Software. Founded in 1990 and based in Germany, Independent Arts has co-developed titles such as Fox n Forests, Horse Farm, and Rail World.

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Game Developer

MAY 10, 2024

Chasing in-game advertising while canning games like Respawn Entertainment's Star Wars first-person shooter seems downright bananas.

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APRIL 15, 2024

Console hardware and digital software sales propped up the latest valuation.

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JUNE 22, 2023

After recent projects were canceled, OtherSide founder Paul Neurath hopes partnering with Aonic Group will be the start of "a new chapter" for the studio.

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

A group of former Respawn Entertainment devs has created a new remote studio, Wildlight Entertainment. The studio was co-founded by CEO Dusty Welch (formerly COO and GM of Apex Legends) and design director Jason McCord (previously design director on Apex).

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 22, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Cloud gaming firm Return Entertainment has appointed Vesa Jutila as its CEO. He joins as the studio aims to expand its business operations and industry experience. Read more

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Game Developer

JUNE 21, 2023

Going forward EA will be made of two separate organizations: one focused on its triple-A franchises and original games, and another for licensed sports titles.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 20, 2023

Electronic Arts is shaking up its org chart, as CEO Andrew Wilson today announced a realignment of the company into two organizations – EA Sports and EA Entertainment – that would report to him.

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Chris Metzen has returned to Blizzard Entertainment to work on Warcraft. Before his 2016 departure, he had a 22-year-old stint at the company and previously served as senior vice president of creative development. John Hight, senior vice president and general manager of the Warcraft series, announced Metzen's comeback on Twitter.

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Code with Mike

JANUARY 23, 2023

New start, new goals, and of course a lot of great entertainment coming your way. In this article, […] The post 2023 – An Online Entertainment Year Awaits appeared first on CodeWithMike. There are so many things to look forward to in this new year.

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Game Developer

APRIL 16, 2024

The Deus Ex director is still taking inspiration from tabletop with Otherside Entertainment's Thick as Thieves.

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