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US developer Ruckus Games has secured $19 million in Series A funding.  The investment was led by Korean games firm Krafton, with Bitkraft Ventures, Transcend, and Hypergryph also chipping, and is going to be funding the studio’s debut title. Said project is a co-op shooter.  Ruckus was founded by veterans of Gearbox and Riot Games back in 2021. The creative director on Borderlands 3, P…

Microsoft still has an interest in further mergers and acquisitions for its games business.  That’s according to Xbox boss Phil Spencer, who told Bloomberg that the Big M was interested in expanding its games business again. The exec did say that there was nothing “imminent” to be announced, adding that it might not be interested in larger deals due to the firm still working to absorb Activi…

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Valve has rolled out some new APIs for Steamworks that will make it easier for players to switch game version on Steam.  In a blog post , the PC giant wrote that developers will be able to have their users move into beta branches or switch back to older versions of the game. The new APIs are called GetCurrentBetaName, GetNumBetas, GetBetaInfo and SetActiveBeta. Players can switch branches fr…

Korean games firm Neowiz has signed a multi-million publishing deal with Polish developer Zakazane.  GamesBeat reports that the Lies of P maker has purchased the global publishing rights for $8 million for the studio’s first project, an Old West RPG. Zakazane was founded back in 2022 by veterans of CD Projekt Red and 11Bit Studios.  “Neowiz is committed to delivering remarkable, s…

Spanish games developer Tequila Works has filed for insolvency.  In a statement to GI.biz , the studio’s general manager Térence Mosca said that “market conditions” have meant that the company has to go under. That being said, the GM said that he is “proud” of what Tequila Works has accomplished.  Mosca previously was chief operating officer at the studio but has since moved to b…

Industry veteran Pim Holfve has been named as the new chief executive officer of indie publisher Raw Fury.  As reported by GI.biz , he is taking over from the company’s previous CEO and founder, Jónas Antonsson, who is moving to become head honcho at Raw Fury’s parent company Combined Effort. Holfve has worked at a variety of companies including Avalanche Studios and King.  “I’m…

Long-time Capcom employee Hideaki Itsuno is helming a new Lightspeed Studio developer.    GI.biz reports that Lightspeed Japan Studio will be working on triple-A titles and is based across Tokyo and Osaka. Itsuno left Capcom in September of this year after over 30 years at the company.  “It is our great honour to have Hideaki Itsuno join Lightspeed Studios,” Lightspeed president Je…

The PUBG Global series has helped the battle royale smash hit return to the Top Ten on Steam.  PUBG: Battlegrounds shot up from No.12 to No.1 on Steam on the back of the esports tournament. Valve’s own online shooter, Counter-Strike 2, held steady in second place, while Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 dropped from the No.1 spot to third.  Apex Legends returns to the Top Ten in fourth –…

Tech giant Nvidia is putting a 100-hour limit per user on its GeForce Now subscription service every month.  In a post on Reddit , the GPU firm said that this change will affect subscribers to its Performance and Ultimate tiers. Nvidia added that this was more than enough for 94 per cent of its users and would be coming into effect at the start of 2025. Founders members will still be able to…

Italian games firm Digital Bros has changed the name of its Hook Indie Publishing to 505 Pulse.  The company says that this tweak will “reinforce” the “synergy” with 505 Games, adding that it will enable “closer collaboration while maintaining its core mission: to empower indie developers and help bring their creative visions to life, from concept to global launch. Although the name has chan…

Media giant Warner Bros Discovery has admitted that it believes its video games division is “substantially underperforming”.  Speaking to investors – as reported by VGC – CEO David Zaslav said that while it did have some strong franchises, overall its business is not doing nearly as well as it would like. Warner also reported that its games results had been hit to the tune of ove…

Engine giant Unity has hired Jarrod Yahes as its new chief financial officer and senior vice president. He joins from stock photography company, Shutterstock, and has previously worked at marketing tech firm Zeta Global. Yahes replaces Luis Visoso, who departed Unity in August.   “We are thrilled to welcome Jarrod to Unity. His blend of operational rigour and growth orientation will be…

Japanese games giant Sega has sold Amplitude Studios.  In its financial release for the six months ending September 30th, the company confirmed that the developer had conducted a management buyout. Furthermore, Sega reported an extraordinary loss of around ¥5.9 billion ($38.7 million) for the second quarter of this fiscal year on the back of the sale of Amplitude Studios.  Later in…