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Swedish games firm Enad Global 7 is shutting down Toadman.  In a release to investors, the company said that this follows an attempt to improve the developer’s profitability, including some cost cutting efforts, but this appears to have not been enough.  EG7 says it will be saving around SEK 46.5 million per year in operating costs off the back of this closure. 69 members of staff, incl…

Services giant PTW has hired David Dorans as its new chief financial officer.  He will report into CEO Deborah Kirkham in this new role, which will have a focus on improving efficiencies and helping drive growth at the company. Dorans has worked as a CFO at a variety of companies since 2011, including stints at the likes of software developer YouView TV, ad firm Mirriad and media agency Mind…

PC games giant Valve is bringing its SteamOS operating system to third-party hardware.  In a blog post , the company said that its software was powering Lenovo’s Legion Go S console ( pictured ), which itself was announced at the CES 2025 trade show. There’s also a Windows-powered variant, too, because the tech firm is seemingly hedging its bets.  This is seemingly the first non-Steam D…

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Seattle-based Jar of Sparks has told staff that it is pausing work on its debut project as it tries to find a new publishing partner.  Studio founder Jerry Hook took to LinkedIn to announce the news , saying that it was proud of the work it has committed so far to this game. Jar of Sparks was set up in July 2024 with the backing of Chinese entertainment giant NetEase; it appears that the fir…

London-based Rocksteady has reportedly laid off some of its staff.  That’s according to Eurogamer , which reports that it has spoken to around 12 workers that have been affected by these redundancies. Programming, art and – shocker – quality assurance teams have reportedly been affected by these layoffs.  This comes in the wake of a previous round of redundancies in Septembe…

A brand new company founded by former staff from publisher Annapurna Interactive will be handling Private Division’s stable moving forward.  Bloomberg reports that this new venture, which is currently unnamed, is going to be taking over games previously handled by Take-Two’s Private Division.  The Grand Theft Auto giant previously announced that it had sold Private Division to an unname…

The United States has blacklisted Tencent.  That’s according to Bloomberg , which reports that the tech and entertainment giant has been added to a list due to its alleged links to the Chinese military. Tencent has said that its addition to this blacklist is “a mistake”.  “We are not a military company or supplier,” Tencent spokesperson Danny Marti said. “Unlike sanctions or export cont…

2020’s Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War cost over $700 million to make.  The news comes via a court filing in the case against Activision by the parents of victims of the Uvalde school shooting back in 2022, as spotted by Game File . Specifically, they come from the publisher’s head of creative for the Call of Duty franchise, Patrick Kelly, who said that  Black Ops Cold War racked up $7…

Valve’s Counter-Strike 2 has started 2025 as the highest grossing game on Steam.  The online shooter was once again the biggest title on the platform last week, coming in ahead of PUBG: Battlegrounds, which shot up ten places to second.  Path of Exile 2 once again held onto third place, while Marvel Rivals charted at No.4. Valve’s Steam Deck hardware hell three spots to fifth following…

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Tickets are offically on sale for Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco 2025 (PGC), the landmark 50th global conference. Taking place during Game Developers Conference (GDC) week, PGC San Francisco is set to bring together professionals from across the games industry on March 17 – 18, 2025, at the stunning Hibernia hotel in San Francisco’s thriving mid-Market neighorhood. With the synergy of two of…

Japanese developer Tango Gameworks is looking into making a sequel to 2023’s Hi-Fi Rush.  Speaking to IGN , studio head Colin Mack said that the developer was “considering” such a project but didn’t want to confirm that a follow-up was in the works.  “We are considering a sequel positively,” Mack told IGN. “We are not yet at the stage where we can say specifically, &ls…

Chinese tech and entertainment giant Tencent has removed two directors from Epic Games’ board following a US Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into antitrust laws.  In a press release from the government body , the DOJ said that the board members had violated Section 8 of the Clayton Act. This stipulates that a director cannot be be on the board of two competing companies, in this ca…

Moon Beast Productions has secured $4.5 million in seed funding.  The investment round was led by 1AM Gaming, with 1UP Ventures, The Mini Fund, Overwolf, Versus Ventures also taking part in addition to angel investors.  The studio says that this cash will be put towards developing a new and innovative action RPG title “that challenges conventional design paradigms”. Moon Beast was found…