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Microsoft’s indie support arm, ID@Xbox, has paid out over $5 billion to developers since the program’s inception in 2013.  The milestone was revealed by the scheme’s director, Guy Richards, over on Xbox Wire , who also announced that over 1,000 titles have been released through the program in the last year alone. Speaking to GameRant, Richards also revealed that ID@Xbox has collaborated with…

The co-CEO of Bossa Studios, Daniel Clough, is leaving the company.  The exec announced his departure on LinkedIn , adding that he would not be the only membership of the leadership team to be saying goodbye. Clough joined Bossa back in 2018 as the studio general manager before being promoted to co-CEO in January 2021.  “After successfully navigating the tough industry climate in 2023 a…

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REPO is the latest co-op horror title to see success on Steam.  The game launched on February 26th and rose up two spots to hit second place this week. REPO was only beaten by Counter-Strike 2, which continued its run as the highest-grossing title on Steam. Split Fiction from EA and Hazelight held on to third place week-on-week, having sold over two million copies, while Monster Hunter Wilds…

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Saber boss Matt Karch has shed some light on how the deal between Embracer Group and Saudi Arabia’s Savy Gaming Group fell through at the eleventh hour.  Speaking to Game File , the industry vet said that Saber initially was talking to the kingdom about funding for some upcoming releases in the Turok Dinosaur Hunter and Jurassic Park franchises. Things became more complicated, however, when…

PlayStation has formed a brand new developer that is being headed up by former Call of Duty dev Jason Blundell.  The development vet confirmed the news in an interview with Jeff Gerstmann , in which he revealed that his new venture – Dark Outlaw – had been “working away in the shadows” on an as-yet unannounced project.  There’s little info on what the company is working on a…

Polish developer People Can Fly is working on an upcoming project from PlayStation.  That’s according to a release to investors from the studio , in which it wrote that it had entered into a work-for-hire agreement for what is dubbed Project Delta. There’s no word as to what this game is going to be, but it is a PlayStation IP. In terms of franchises that would make sense, SOCOM, Killzone an…

Ashly Burch, the actor behind the voice and performance of Horizon’s Aloy, has said that she is concerned about the use of AI in game development.  In a post on her TikTok , the Horizon and Mythic Quest actor responded to a leaked tech demo made by Guerrilla Games, which featured an artificial intelligence-generated version of Aloy. Burch has said that the studio has reassured her that…

Next week, the beloved PlayStation franchise God of War celebrates its 20th anniversary. Beyond the event happening at the art gallery Nucleus,……

The SAG-AFTRA union has said that it is still a long way from securing an agreement with game publishers on the use of artificial intelligence in acting.  In a statement on its website , the organisation said that progress had been made and certain provisions had been agreed upon, but it is still “frustratingly far apart” from an agreement when it comes to AI. SAG-AFTRA members working in th…

Co-op romp Split Fiction has shifted over two million copies in its first week on sale.  Developer Hazelight announced the milestone over on BlueSky, saying that it was blown away by the game’s reception.  The title launched on March 6th. The previous sales milestone was Split Fiction selling one million copies in just two days.  Split Fiction appears to be by far the fastest selli…

The developer of Spectre Divide, Mountaintop Studios, is closing its doors.  In a blog post , the firm’s CEO Nate Mitchell wrote that despite a promising release, the title had not managed to retain enough of an audience – or bring in enough money – to make the developer sustainable. Spectre Divide had 400,000 players early on following its September 2024 release.  Since it…

The CEO of Roblox, Dave Baszucki, has said that parents concerned of potential harms on the platform should simply keep their kids away from it.  Speaking to the BBC , the service’s co-founder and chief executive officer added that he viewed any bad experience on the platform as one too many.  “My first message would be, if you’re not comfortable, don’t let your kids be on Roblox,” Basz…

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 3 is in the works.  That’s according to publisher Focus Entertainment and developer Saber Interactive, which has released a statement to the former’s investors saying that the next entry in the franchise is being made. There’s no word how early in development the project is, but given that Space Marine 2 only came out in September 2024 and has been supported wi…