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Smilegate has backed Dan Houser’s Absurd Ventures with a strategic investment.  There’s no word as to how much this funding would entail, but the Korean games giant will “have the opportunity” to be involved with Absurd Ventures’ new IP.  Smilegate is the company best known for its Crossfire series of shooters as well as working with Amazon on the Lost Ark MMO. “This collaboration with…

French publishing giant Ubisoft is closing down its free-to-play shooter XDefiant.  In a blog post , chief studios and portfolio officer Marie-Sophie de Waubert said that the game hadn’t been able to bring in and retain enough players to sustain the game. Nearly 300 members of staff are impacted by this news; 143 workers in San Francisco and another 134 employees in Ubisoft’s Osaka and Sydne…

Tickets are still available for the highly anticipated Pocket Gamer Awards 2024. The live ceremony takes place this Friday, 6 December, in the heart of London at the Ham Yard Hotel. It’s filling up, but the last tickets are still available for the ceremony and party. Since 2006, our partner site, Pocket Gamer, has been a trusted source for mobile games news, reviews, tips, guides, and features, i…

Tech and entertainment giant Tencent has acquired a majority stake in Chinese developer Kuro Games.  That’s according to Gematsu , which reports that the company has snapped up a new 37 per cent stake in the company. Along with its existing 14.4 per cent ownership, Tencent now owns 51.4 per cent of Kuro Games. It is also the only external shareholder in the studio. There’s no indication as t…

Warhammer 40,000 shooter Space Marine 2 has been played by over five million people since its launch back in September.  That’s according to publisher Focus Entertainment , who released the sales figure alongside details about an upcoming patch for the dark sci-fi shooter. Within 24 hours of its release on September 9th, Space Marine 2 had brought in over two million players. Bringing in ano…

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League of Legends maker Riot Games has said it will be banning content creators who violate its terms of service outside of its games.  In a post on its website , the company said that from January 3rd it would be axing creators who, for example, use a slur or other offensive language towards another player while Riot’s games are present. This is part of an update to its ‘Off-Platform conduc…

Valve has blocked access to controversial shooter Fursan al-Aqsa: The Knights of the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the UK version of Steam.  404 Media reports that the title has been removed from the platform for UK consumers on the back of a request from the Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit (CTIRU).  Fursan al-Aqsa: The Knights of the Al-Aqsa Mosque was released in 2022 and has players tak…

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We have opened nominations for the brand new Top 30 UK Game Makers 2025 list, set to be unveiled at  Pocket Gamer Connects London (January 20th-21st). It will act much like previous Top 50 Mobile Game Makers lists , but with a key difference: this year, it will celebrate the UK’s best developers across all platforms, including PC and console. If you think your company should be on the…

Wolfire Studios and Dark Catt Studios lawsuit against Valve has been given class action status by a US judge.  That’s according to GamesIndustry.biz , which reports that it has seen court documents saying that the antitrust case is transforming into a larger legal dispute that could involve many more developers, publishers and individuals.  Wolfire’s case was initially filed back in Apr…

Canadian studio Worlds Untold has announced that it is pausing operations for the time being.  In a post on LinkedIn , the developer wrote that it was currently seeking out a new partner. Worlds Untold broke cover in November 2023 headed up by BioWare veteran Mac Walters . At the time the studio was backed by Chinese games giant NetEase – we’ve reached out to the company to see what ha…

The general manager of DICE, Rebecka Coutaz, ha been promoted to also head up UK developer Criterion.  GI.biz reports that she has taken on the new role of VP and GM of Battlefield Studios Europe. Criterion has contributed to EA’s flagship shooter since 2016’s Battlefield 1 and will continue to do so alongside Motive and Ripple Effect in the United States.  Coutaz joined DICE as its VP…

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Ambitious sci-fi RPG Cyberpunk 2077 has shifted over 30 million copies to date.  That’s according to CD Projekt’s chief financial officer Piotr Nielubowicz – reported by VGC – who announced the sales milestone alongside the company’s financial results for the three months ending September.  Meanwhile, the Phantom Liberty expansion has shifted over eight million units to date…