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Developer Bungie has given players an update as to what is going on with its new Marathon title.  In a video published to YouTube , the title’s director Joe Ziegler said development on the project was “on track” but did not show any gameplay as the studio had previously promised back in May 2023. Back then, Bungie told fans that it was focusing on making the game but would be back with gamep…

Indian streaming startup Loco, has been sold to UAE-based investment firm Redwood.  TechCrunch reports that the acquisition of India’s version of Twitch came with a $65 million price tag for the newly-formed investment outfit. This represents a majority stake in the company and allows all existing investors to exit from Loco.  TechCrunch notes that this is a substantial decline on the $…

Games platform Roblox is making changes to its child safety features.  That’s according to Bloomberg , which reports that these amendments are coming into effect in November. These changes include kids aged 13 or under having to have parental permission to use the game’s chat features, while those nine and below need to get permission to play games that “moderate violence or crude humour”.&n…

The CEO of tech giant Microsoft, Satya Nadella, saw his compensation rise by 63 per cent year-on-year.  It was revealed in the company’s DEF 14A proxy statement that its chief exec received $79.1 million in total compensation. Of that, $2.5 million was his salary, while another $71.2 million was from stock awards. There’s another $5.2m for ‘non equity incentive plan compensation’ on top of $…

Developer SneakyBox is opening a new office in Poland.  The Lithuanian outfit is now “actively recruiting” staff in the country and will be engaging with local studios for development and studio partnerships. SneakyBox was founded in 2012 and has worked on the likes of Lords of the Fallen, Days of Doom and Star Trek Resurgence. That’s on top of its own projects.   “We’re super exc…

Staff at 2K Games’ motion capture studio in California have filed to unionise.  In a post on its website , the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, Its Territories and Canada (IATSE) union revealed that 21 members of staff had requested voluntary recognition as a bargaining unit. Parent company Take-…

Development veteran Fawzi Mesmar has joined the Beyond Good and Evil 2 team. He announced the move on LinkedIn – as spotted by GI.biz – saying he had come on board as its creative director. Mesmar joined Ubisoft back in November 2021 as VP for global creative. Prior to that he held roles at the likes of DICE and King.  “I have been working with those peeps for years now on this a…

French publishing giant Ubisoft has confirmed that that it has disbanded the dev team behind Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown.  In a statement to Eurogamer , the company said that staff that had worked on the project have now moved onto other projects in development at its Montpellier studio, confirming what had initially been reported by BBC News .  “I’m extremely proud of our team’s w…

The Creative Studios team from Destiny maker Bungie is moving under the PlayStation Studios umbrella.  That’s according to the department’s former creative director, Bridget O’Neill, who posted on LinkedIn that this move will form “the foundation” for Sony Interactive Entertainment’s live-service business. How is that going, anyways?   “This opportunity to share our experience working o…

Indie developer Studio Thunderhorse is shutting down.  The news came via Twitter, where the outfit said that it was closing its doors due to “a number of challenges and development hurdles”. Thunderhorse was founded by Simon Filip started life in 2015; that same year, the company made two mobile titles – Samurai Blitz and Raccoon Rascals – before moving into PC titles with 2021’s…

The highly ambitious Fallout 4 mod, Fallout: London, has attracted over one million players to date.  That’s according to GOG.com – the only platform on which the game is available – who reported that the title had brought in over one million users since its July 25th release.   Team Folon started working on Fallout: London back in 2019 though initially weren’t so ambitious…

Developer Hi-Rez Studios is closing down two of its titles.  In identical posts on their Steam pages, the company revealed that Divine Knockout and Realm Royale Reforged are being shut down on February 17th, 2025. At that point, Hi-Rez will be removing the games from digital platforms.  This comes in the wake of the company announcing that it was making an unspecified number of layoffs…

Streaming giant Netflix has reportedly shut down its Blue studio.  Game File reports that the company’s triple-A Southern California developer has been axed. Blue was seemingly working on a ‘big budget multi-device’ title, likely the triple-A PC title that was referenced in a job listing back in November 2022.  Netflix had managed to hire a number of triple-A veterans to the studio, inc…

Amazon and NCSoft’s new MMO project Throne and Liberty rose up three positions to No.2 week-on-week.  The title launched on October 1st and hit three million players in its first week on sale and has hit a peak concurrent player figure of 336,300 since release.  Counter-Strike 2 was once again the highest grossing title on Steam last week, while anime brawler Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero…

We’ve built an enviable reputation for presenting the most incredible speaker lineups for our international events over the past 10 years – and Pocket Gamer Connects London 2025 will mark the beginning of our 11th year! PG Connects Helsinki and Big Screen Gaming Summit 2024 is only just behind us and Jordan’s coming up fast to close out the year, but we’re also working stu…