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Former Blizzard president says gamers should be able to show their gratitude by tipping devs
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Video game remakes are remaking an industry: Kotaku senior editor Alyssa Mercante explains how the gaming industry is making big bucks on reinventing old ...
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Ex-Blizzard Boss Suggests Players Should Be Able to Tip the Devs of Special Games - IGN
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Take-Two plans to lay off 5 percent of its employees by the end of 2024: Take-Two Interactive plans to lay off 5 percent of its workforce, or about 600 employees ...
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Game Boy at 35: 'I never put it down': The iconic Game Boy console is turning 35 this week and brought gaming to the masses, helping to launch the modern video ...
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'Grand Theft Auto' maker Take-Two to let go 5% of staff, scrap some projects
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For Schell Games, VR is the technology of the present (possibly the future, too): Looking at Schell Games' recent output, it's pretty easy to spot a ...
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GTA 6 'could save the gaming industry' says expert: A video games expert thinks "GTA 6 might be the game to save the gaming industry" because of its expected ...
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Avalanche Studios devs have reached a contract agreement in bid to unionize: Over 100 staffers at Avalanche Studios have successfully unionized ...
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No one needs this cryptocurrency-powered Steam Deck competitor: Playtron's SuiPlay0X1 is a "web3 gaming" fever dream I thought we'd all woken up ...
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Josh Sawyer understands why some fans are annoyed by the treatment of New Vegas in Amazon's Fallout series, but he's not one of them: 'Whatever happens with it ...
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Tales of the Shire is a The Lord of the Rings-themed take on Stardew Valley: Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game, a new life sim from Wētā Workshop ...
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Augmented reality: An important invention or pure distraction?: New glasses with this technology are starting to become more popular. Supporters say that they do ...
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Middle-Earth Enterprises And Friends Is My Favourite Publisher: Embracer Group's split into three different entities has created a power vacuum ...
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UK games market grew 4.4% to £7.82bn in 2023: UKIE published its latest Consumer Market Valuation Report, showing that the UK games market was worth £7 ...
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Stellar Blade Was Inspired by a Taxi Driver Strike, Along With Alita: Battle Angel and '80s, '90s Sci-Fi - IGN
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NieR creator insists that his decisions are based on what he thinks will sell, while also quipping that 'at first I listen to what the publisher wants from me ...
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Game studio owner suddenly lays everyone off and blames a Kotaku report that hasn't been published
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Playing Through the Video Game Industry: THE INDICATOR DOES A SPEEDRUN ON THE BUSINESS BEHIND GAMING
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After decades of Mario, how do developers bridge a widening generation gap?: Tezuka: "The secret to having a long-tenured staff is that people don't quit ...
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Xalavier Nelson Jr. on making money and happy players "without exploding in the process"
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ProbablyMonsters unveils Hidden Grove: ProbablyMonsters has had a long and eventful life for a company that has yet to ship a game.First established by former…
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70% of developers concerned about sustainability of live-service games, new study suggests
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For Emirati children of the '90s, Eid was celebrated with a trip to the video game store
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When lawmakers abdicate their responsibility, it’s time to go to court | Editorial
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State of Decay Producer Closes New Studio Due to Leaks, Project Once Linked to Xbox Canned
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Larian publishing director slams game studios laying off employees: "None of these companies are at risk of going bankrupt"
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Game Planet | NHK WORLD-JAPAN: As growth in the game industry accelerates, game makers pursue increased global attention through new strategies ...
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Join our free webinar on mastering engagement & loyalty in the new mobile gaming era
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Baldur's Gate 3 publishing head reflects on recent industry layoffs, "it's incorrect to believe huge companies are run necessarily by incredibly intelligent ...
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Tales Of The Shire Feels Like A Step Backwards For This Lord Of The Rings Fan: The Lord of the Rings IP has floundered under the stewardship of Embracer ...
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Putin Wants Russia to Create Its Own Video Game Consoles: Putin calls for the development of both stationary and portable video game consoles ...
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Quick Glance: Putin Advocates for the Production of Domestic Video Game Consoles
- Putin has proposed the development of both fixed and portable video game consoles. Reports from local media suggest, however, that it could take up to a decade for the plan to yield results.
- Russia, known for introducing Tetris, is striving to establish its own video game industry, including console development.
- Despite restrictions, local Russian retailers are persistently exploring avenues to acquire foreign video game consoles.
- A deadline of June 15 has been set by Putin for the government to examine the ambitious proposal. The efforts will be overseen by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.
Talking Point: How Do You Feel About the PS5 Pro?: Pro strats
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Parents share warning after son spends $4,000 playing video games: Parents Michael and Jennifer Ferri are sharing a warning after they learned their son ...
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Phil Spencer blames capitalism for games industry woes: 'I don't get [the] luxury of not having to run a profitable growing business'
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Vladimir Putin orders creation of Russian game consoles, cloud delivery system, and OS
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Maysalward CEO Nour Khrais: "The Middle East games industry holds immense potential for innovation and investment"
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60 Percent Of Playtime In 2023 Went To 6-Year-Old Or Older Games, New Data Shows: A report shows that while the industry is growing, its biggest competition is ...
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Vladimir Putin Pushes Russia To Make Consoles To Compete With PlayStation And Xbox
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Halo Infinite and Modern Warfare 2 support studio Certain Affinity is laying off 25 employees
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600 Activision QA workers just formed the biggest videogame union in the US: Quality assured.
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GDC 2024: Trends, the Unity 6 roadmap, multiplayer, AI, and more: At this year’s Game Developers Conference (GDC), we went deeper into the tech and tools ...
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Game developers come together at GDC for a 'GDScream' to vent rage at the state of the industry: 'It feels hard to be here and pretend like everything is fine'
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FuryGPU is an open source hardware GPU built from scratch: Dylan Barrie is a game developer and hardware hobbyist. Over the last fourteen years of his career in ...
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Quick Glance: New Open-Source GPU FuryGPU: Quake at 60fps
- FuryGPU, an open-source GPU, emerged after four years of development by Dylan Barrie.
- Starting with an FPGA Arty Z7 development board, Barrie expanded the project with Xilinx Kria System-on-Modules.
- The developer put in significant effort in designing the FuryGPU circuit and developing Windows drivers.
- The GPU supports Windows drivers and can render Quake at 60 frames per second.
Latest Round of EA Layoffs Hit Respawn's Apex Legends Team: Electronic Arts-owned game developer Respawn lays off even more staff on the battle royale shooter ...
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Unlocking Portugal's game development industry: The Portuguese games industry had a big presence at GDC last month, with over 50 delegates from 20 companies ...
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PC Top 2023 Games a Decade Old on Average; PC Drove Growth in 2023, Console Will 2024 Onward
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Amy Hennig's new Marvel game leads off Epic's State of Unreal | GDC 2024: Epic today held its annual State of Unreal event at the Game Developers Conference in ...
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Why GTA 6 Carries A Heavy Burden And Could Be The Most Important Game Launch Ever
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Open Roads review: A short and mundane but sweet road trip journey: Open Roads, from Open Roads Team and Annapurna Interactive, is short, but it focuses on an ...
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PlayStation-backed Deviation Games closes: New AAA game developer Deviation Games is closing, the studio announced.It was formed in 2020 by Jason Blundell and ...
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Halo Infinite support studio Certain Affinity lays off employees for the first time in 17 years, blames industry slowdown and 'reluctance of third party ...
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EA is laying off over 650 employees: EA’s cuts are the latest in a long line of layoffs that have rocked the video game industry since last year.
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Quick Glance: EA to Lay Off 5% of Workforce for 'Owned IP' Focus
- In March 2023, EA employed 13,400 people, now facing additional layoffs.
- The company aims to focus on 'owned IP, sports, and massive online communities'.
- EA expects to complete all layoff-related costs by the end of 2024.
- The layoffs are part of a trend in the video game industry due to various factors.
Halo development studio Certain Affinity conducts its first layoffs in its 17 year history
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Fully AI-generated games by 2030? That’s what Nvidia’s CEO believes – but what exactly will that mean for PC gamers?
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GameStop could be gone in less than 5 years, says analyst: As GameStop announces layoffs and mounting losses, Michael Pachter of Wedbush warns the retailer's ...
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Star Wars game cancelled as EA cuts 670 jobs: Electronic Arts says it will focus on its existing titles, as the gaming industry job cuts continue.
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Steam defined the modern video game industry: Steam’s legacy is a vast and varied landscape of games serving millions of individual libraries ...
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Denuvo now provides a watermarking solution to track sources of game build leaks: Denuvo announced TraceMark for Games during the Game Developers Conference ...
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European game sales strong in February thanks to Helldivers 2 | European Monthly Charts
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Representation with intention | GDC 2024: Day one of the 2024 Game Developers Conference opened with a session about fostering inclusivity and diversity in game ...
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Man relocated to California for dream job, got laid off 4 months later: Cole McElwain relocated to California for a dream job at games maker Blizzard ...
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k-ID launches a solution that helps game developers comply with ever-changing child safety regulations
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Upgraded PS5 Pro Planning to Be the Best Place to Play GTA 6: System expected in the second half of the year
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GTA 6 Developers Criticise Rockstar’s ‘Reckless’ Decision to Force Staff Back to the Office - IGN
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Former Sony Interactive chairman says exclusivity is bad for the video game industry
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Sony Lays Off 900 PlayStation Employees, Plans to Shutter London Studio: Gaming industry layoffs continue. Sony says it's laying off hundreds of employees across ...
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PlayStation to axe 900 jobs and close London studio: The layoffs are the latest to hit the tech sector, which has seen big cutbacks worldwide since 2023.
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Quick Glance: PlayStation Plans to Lay off 900 Employees
- Amid a challenging year for the gaming industry, Sony Interactive Entertainment announces mass layoffs.
- In an effort to prepare for future challenges, Sony Interactive Entertainment is executing plans to lay off approximately 900 employees.
- Numerous internal PlayStation studios, including Naughty Dog, Insomniac Games, Guerrilla, and Firesprite, will be affected by the upcoming layoffs.
- Recently, Sony revealed that as of December 31, 2023, 54.8 million PS5 units have been sold worldwide. However, the company will fall short of its target by four million units for the current fiscal year.
Sony Announces Significant PlayStation Layoffs Affecting 900 Staff, London Studio to Close - IGN
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PlayStation Ex-Exec Wants More AA Games, Exclusivity “Achilles’ Heel” with $200M+ Budgets
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SteamWorld's Brjánn Sigurgeirsson: "We were terrified of making the same game over and over"
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NetEase opens new AAA studio BulletFarm led by Treyarch vet David Vonderhaar: NetEase Games has opened another new studio in the West in the form of BulletFarm ...
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Palia reaches over 3m players in six months thanks to "invaluable" Switch partnership
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Sources: Nintendo Switch 2 will now launch in 2025: UPDATE: VGC sources suggest Nintendo’s next console will arrive later than…
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Sony to cut about 900 PlayStation jobs as gaming layoffs continue: The layoffs arrive a month after Microsoft said it would cut nearly 2,000 workers after its ...
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Discoverability is a problem that will never be solved | Opinion: Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inboxIt's almost ...
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Games industry should be 'less cautious,' says maker of experimental game about exploring a swimming pool dimension
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Outgoing PlayStation Exec Says Sony Must Continue to Entertain, Surprise, and Delight
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The 14 Games We're Still Most Looking Forward to In 2024: The gaming industry has been dropping hit after hit, but we have a running list of titles we can't wait ...
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Balatro grossed $1m in eight hours: Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inboxA solo developer's debut game has generated…
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