Game Developer

MAY 20, 2024

Shift Up wants to build Stellar Blade into a franchise as it actively begins to start up a new project to become a hopeful cross-platform giant.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 15, 2023

In 2021, we started building one of Saudi Arabia’s first-ever dedicated games studios, aiming to create ground-breaking titles for PC, console, and mobile that the region could call its own.

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The shooter hit 360,000 concurrent players across PC and PlayStation 5.

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Game Developer

MARCH 29, 2023

The studio said it has "heard the concerns" of PC players.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 10, 2024

Now that Sony releasing its first-party titles on PC as well as PlayStation has become relatively commonplace, it’s easy to lose sight of what a major change in strategy this represents.

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Game Developer

JUNE 25, 2024

If the studio's numbers are to be believed, Stellar Blade has had a 'smooth,' successful launch that's paved the way for a future PC release.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 24, 2024

Lightspeed Studios has appointed industry veteran Michael Pattison as vice president of its publishing division for PC and console. After Pattison's departure from Team17, he worked in consulting before his appointment at Lightspeed Studios. He left SIE in 2021, and was appointed CEO of Team17 in 2021 for two years. Read more

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 24, 2025

For Barcelona-based Gatera Studio , their debut title ANTRO is more than just a game, its a statement. Gatera Studios origins are as grassroots as the themes of their game. As Rodrigo de Pedro , programmer at Gatera Studio, explains, their goal was to bring urban underground culture to gaming. Keep it simple, stupid!

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 7, 2024

In Creatures of Ava by Spanish indie studio Inverge Studios , players take on the role of Vic, a young explorer stranded on the planet Ava alongside her companion, Tabitha. It took some time, but we finally established an indie studio that has grown to a team of 11 people.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Pixel Federation is still the biggest game studio in the country, both in employment (270 workers) and revenue. The majority of these games target the PC platform, accounting for 72.5% The post Only a handful of studios in Slovakia generate the lion share of game revenues appeared first on PreMortem Games. of releases.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 7, 2023

The number of studios with a team size of 100+ employees is expected to rise to 25 this year. 16 companies hire 200+ employees, and 56 studios have a 50+ team. When developing games Polish studios declare PC as leading platform (68.4%), with mobile trailing behind in second place (12.8%).

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 8, 2024

I’d interviewed Xbox senior management several times over the proceeding 18 months, and when it came to acquisitions, they were talking about the need for games that would appeal to PC players, and gamers in countries like Southeast Asia, Japan, Europe, South America and so on.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 1, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Development services provider Room 8 Group has launched Heroic, its new production studio. The firm said that Heroic will focus on creating high-end trailers for PC, console, and mobile titles. Read more

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 10, 2025

Gram Games $250 million Zynga deal reinforced the idea that Turkish studios werent just successfulthey were acquisition targets. This led to an investment boom in 2021-2022, with Dream Games emerging as the fastest Turkish unicorn , proving that Turkish studios could go beyond hyper-casual into puzzle dominance.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 16, 2023

The veterans who left Need for Speed developer Criterion in December last year have reunited to form a new AAA studio: Fuse Games. The new outfit has been founded by studio general manager Matt Webster, head of content Steve Uphill, head of production Pete Lake, head of technology Andrei Shires, and head of operations Alan McDairmant.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 22, 2024

Arrowhead Games Studios has named Shams Jorjani as its new CEO, replacing company founder Johan Pilestedt in the role. The move follows the smash hit success of Helldivers 2, which has sold 12 million copies since it launched on PS5 and PC in February. Pilestedt will remain chief creative officer and chairman.

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 10, 2024

With the game Hollow Home , Ukrainian indie studio Twigames shows what it means to live in an occupied city. Valerii Minenko , Founder of Twigames studio, explains how his team came up with the idea of the game. The studio is mostly self-funded through contract work and they reinvest their profits back into the company.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 17, 2024

Embracer has reportedly shut down Pieces Interactive, the studio behind the recently released Alone in the Dark. As reported by IGN , the studio's website now shows an image of its logo and the text: "2007 - 2024, Thanks for playing with us."

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GamesIndustry.biz

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Although Firewalk Studios' AA shooter released less than two weeks ago on August 23, Firewalk Studios' game director Ryan Ellis confirmed in a statement posted to PlayStation Blog that it would be taking the game offline whilst the team "determine the best path ahead." Read more

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 9, 2024

And thats precisely what Shalin Shodhan is doing with his studio, Masala Games. While there certainly are games which feature India as a setting, both from Indian studios and international companies, they tend to focus on fantasy or mythical aspects of the nation. Detective Dotson is expected April 3, 2025 for PC, consoles and mobile.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 25, 2024

Age of Empires was originally launched for PC in 1997. With Age of Empires 4 pleasing fans on PC and Xbox, Microsoft is making another attempt to attract smartphone audiences with the upcoming Age of Empires Mobile. Development for the title began in 2021, but it currently does not have a planned release schedule.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 23, 2023

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. Sega has announced it will make 121 redundancies at Company of Heroes developer Relic Entertainment.

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GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

PlaySide won Studio of the Year at the Australian Game Developer Awards last month, an achievement crowning over a decade in game development. We've worked with Disney, Warner Bros, Paramount, SkyDance, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network," lists Ryan McMahon, general manager for PC and console at PlaySide Studios. "If Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 20, 2023

PlayStation has agreed to acquire Firewalk Studios, the AAA multiplayer developer that is working on a live service game for PS5 and PC. It is the third dedicated live-service game studio that PlayStation has acquired over the last 18 months, alongside Bungie and Haven Studios.

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Game Development News

JANUARY 16, 2025

One of Romanias leading players in the video game development industry, AMC Studio, a Keywords Studio that specializes in 3D Art Services, is marking its nearly 30 years of activity by expanding its operations into Full Co-Development Services (Co-Dev). This is a press release posted in addition to our usual editorial content.

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Starloop Studios

MARCH 20, 2025

Now, mobile games are complex titles that can sometimes rival what console and PC games have to offer in terms of their immersion, complexity, and game features. The post How to Create Mobile Game Features That Stand Out appeared first on Starloop Studios.

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

With IDFA regulation changes and an influx of new games entering the market, publishers and mobile game studios are facing an ever-uphill battle to acquire new players (UA) and retain them. It’s somewhat reminiscent of the classic PC game Minesweeper, except without the danger of mines.

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 21, 2024

With the game Hollow Home , Ukrainian indie studio Twigames shows what it means to live in an occupied city. Valerii Minenko , Founder of Twigames studio, explains how his team came up with the idea of the game. The studio is mostly self-funded through contract work and they reinvest their profits back into the company.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 13, 2023

The Netherlands may be a small country, but there are many talented studios making amazing games. Like Sony Worldwide Studio Guerrilla Games that recently delivered the critically acclaimed PSVR2 title Horizon: Call of the Mountain. Dutch Indies Like Paladin Studios. It’s a fully animated social game for mobile and desktop.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 5, 2024

Outward developer Nine Dots Studio has announced its plan to publish third-party games, with the launch of Nine Dots Publishing. Speaking to GamesBeat , Nine Dots CEO Guillaume Boucher-Vidal said the studio will continue developing and publishing its own games, but will partner with other studios to publish their titles.

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Most developers focus on just one genre for their first title, but Ironwood Studios decided to create a fresh take on two for its debut game, Pacific Drive. But players will soon come to realise that all is not what it seems.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 29, 2024

The unannounced driving game will be open world and narrative-led, and release across PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. It is run by COO Harinder Sangha and studio head and creative director Mike Brown, and currently employs around 60 people in Warwick, UK. Maverick was founded by Playground Games' veterans in January 2023.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 28, 2024

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Arrrowhead Game Studios' made an impact on Newzoo's revenue and engagement charts for February.

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 21, 2024

Microsoft has confirmed that subscribers who pay for its Core and Standard tiers of its Game Pass subscription service may not be able to play titles from its first-party studios "up to 12 months or more" after release.

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Game Development News

MARCH 17, 2023

Super Spline Studios has introduced a four day work week

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 16, 2024

A group of Latin American game studios will receive a share of $2 million, with each recipient receiving between $150,000 to $200,000. The fund is open to indie game developers that have already launched a game on Google Play or other mobile platforms, PC and console. Google has opened applications for its 2024 Indie Games Fund.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The average check size for Early-stage VC-backed gaming studios has fluctuated notably between 2020 and 2024. Ex-Riot studios received some of the highest checks, peaking at $15.8m Ex-ATVI studios saw a similar rise, reaching $10.7m 1 tech company: a cloud with a modular architecture, Vital Game Studios.

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