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Indie games newsletter Pantaloon has launched a brand new publishing label.  The venture has two titles currently in its line-up, narrative game Sub-Verge and Solitaire project Occlude. Pantaloon was previously a newsletter and resource for indie developers. Said newsletter has close-to 30,000 subscribers.  “The world probably doesn’t need another indie publisher,” fou…

French publisher PullUp Entertainment has appointed Geoffroy Sardin as its new chief executive officer.  He joined the company at the start of 2024 as deputy CEO having previously spent almost 26 years at Ubisoft.  “It is a great honour to take on the role of Chief Executive Officer of PullUp Entertainment,” Sardin said. “I extend my gratitude to Fabrice Larue and the Board of Directors…

Chinese tech and entertainment giant Tencent has acquired more shares in Kadokawa.  Nikkei reports that the company snapped up 1.11 per cent more stock in the Japanese media firm, bringing it total holding up to 7.97 per cent. Tencent has said that that this is “part of a capital and business alliance between the submitter and the issuer.” The deal was conducted by Tencent’s SixJoy Hong Kong…

All developers at Ballistic Moon, the studio behind the Until Dawn remake, have been laid off.  That’s according to Insider Gaming , which reports that only a handful of workers “at most” remain at the company, with none of them being in development, PR or marketing.  This follows 40 people being laid off from Ballistic Moon in September 2024, ahead of the Until Dawn remake’s release th…

The developer of Reignbreaker, Studio Fizbin, is closing down later this month.  The company announced the news via a statement on its website – as spotted by Game Developer – saying that it would be shutting down after Reignbreaker comes out on March 18th. Founder and CEO Alexander Pieper ( pictured ) said that the decision was largely related to Thunderful’s decision to “drasti…

Old school publisher Acclaim is being resurrected from the dead.  This new version of the company is going to be supporting indie studios – including funding, marketing and PR support – in addition to ” classic franchises.” The new Acclaim is being headed up by Alex Josef, who previously founded and was CEO of Graffiti Games, with Russell Binder, Mark Caplan and wrester Jeff Jarr…

Monster Hunter Wilds was the highest-grossing game on Steam last week.  The title launched on February 28th and has seen a massive audience on PC so far; the action RPG hit a peak of 1.4 million concurrent players following its release. It has also sold over eight million copies so far.  Counter-Strike 2 has to settle for second place, while Valve’s Steam Deck hardware holds onto the No…

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RuneScape maker Jagex has a new chief executive officer, Jon Bellamy.  He replaces Phil Mansell, who has held the title since 2017. Bellamy previously worked at Jagex between 2015 and 2018 in the company’s strategy and M&A team. Since then, he has held positions at London Venture Partners and Huuuge Games, where he spent almost five years, latterly as chief commercial officer. He has als…

Kenji Ozawa, formerly of NetEase Games’ Ouka Studio, has set up a brand new developer called Studio Sasanqua.  Speaking to Automaton , the industry vet – who the company’s chief executive officer – said that he set up this new venture due to being disillusioned with the state of the games market at the moment. Ozawa went on to say that Studio Sasanqua’s “management needs to…

The newly-released Monster Hunter Wilds has shifted over eight million copies so far.  The title hit this sales figure in three days and is the fastest Capcom title to reach this milestone ever. Monster Hunter Wilds launched on February 28th for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox.  “Following the game’s announcement, Capcom promoted the appeal of Monster Hunter Wilds to a broad audience w…

Games services firm PTW has rebranded to Side.  This new name unifies all of the company’s various brands – 5518 Studios, Ghostpunch Games, PTW and Side – under a single umbrella. PTW started life in 1994.  “For years now, our company has operated as one team, with one vision driving how we do business – I’m proud that all our employees are now united under…

Grand Theft Auto maker Rockstar Games has bought developer Video Games Deluxe.  No figure has been put on the deal, which sees the studio rebranded as Rockstar Australia. Video Games Deluxe has previously worked on a number of Rockstar’s re-releases, such as LA.Noire and LA Noire: The VR Case Files, as well as coming in to fix Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy: The Definitive Edition.  The…

UK games firm Sumo Group has sold off its publishing label Secret Mode to Emona Capital.  No figure has been put on the deal, which will see Secret Mode continue to operate as an independent publisher. Label heads Ed Blincoe and James Schall will continue to lead the venture.  “Secret Mode is deeply passionate about the creativity and innovation within the indie space, and so we a…