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Entertainment giant Warner Bros has shut down three of its studios. The news was initially reported by Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier , who wrote that the firm was closing down Monolith Productions, Player First Games and its mobile-focused San Diego studio. Monolith is an industry veteran, known for hits like Fear and Condemned. In more recent memory, the developer has released Shadow of…
Pre-orders for the upcoming Monster Hunter Wilds were the second highest grossing item on Steam last week. The action RPG rose up one spot as it approaches its release; the game is set to come out on February 28th and there appears to be a massive groundswell of excitement surrounding the title. Counter-Strike 2 once again was the biggest performer of the week, while Valve’s Steam Deck rose…
The CEO of NetEase-backed Anchor Point Studios, Paul Ehreth, has said that the developer is safe The exec took to Twitter to respond to concerns from both peers and consumers, assuring them that his outfit had not been affected by the wave of studio closures and layoffs that NetEase-backed ventures have been experiencing recently . Ehreth went on to say that Anchor Point is actually h…
Sim specialist Dovetail Games has appointed Gemma Brown ( right ) and Rob O’Farrell ( far right ) as co-CEOs. Both are veterans of the company, having worked at the firm for 12 and 11 years respectively. Brown was previously chief operating officer, while O’Farrell held the role of chief development officer. “It is a true honour for us to take on the leadership of Dovetail Games…
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London-based Bossa Games has made an unknown number of its staff redundant. In a post on LinkedIn , co-CEO and co-founder Henrique Olifiers said that the studio had opted to make these cuts ahead of the release of the upcoming Lost Skies. When that project is released and out in the wild, the exec wrote that Bossa would be divided up into smaller teams with the hope of bringing out more tit…
The CEO of Microsoft, Satya Nadella, has said that he believes that the company will soon have a whole “catalog” of games made using generative AI. Speaking on the Dwarkesh Podcast – as reported by VGC – the exec discussed the firm’s new Muse generative AI model, which can be used to create “game visuals controller actions”, adding that the company had plans to use this tech in…
Chinese tech firm NetEase is reportedly pulling back on the games studios it has set up abroad. Game File reports that the company is trying to sell off some of the developers it has launched. This follows NetEase pulling its support for Jar of Sparks and Worlds Untold, while NetEase-backed Swedish studio Liquid Swords has made layoffs within the last week. The firm is apparently look…
Sony has finally responded to a lawsuit filed by former Bungie staffer Christopher Barrett. In its own filing – as reported by Game File – the PlayStation firm has disclosed text messages between the development vet and female employees at Bungie, which it claims “reveal his pattern of misconduct.” Barrett initially left Bungie in March 2024 but it was…
Australian virtual reality studio Toast Interactive is making the majority of its staff redundant. In a post on Twitter , founders Toni and Richard Eastes announced that it was shutting down its office and cutting most of its workers. Toast was founded back in 2016 and is behind VR hits like Max Mustard and Richie’s Plank Experience. “It’s a heartbreaking decision that we never wanted…
Streaming giant Netflix has made layoffs at Night School Studio. That’s according to Game Developer , which reports that a number of workers have been made redundant at the outfit, though these cuts will apparently not have an impact on the firm’s current line-up of content. The layoffs were announced back in January and reportedly were a surprise to staff. Netflix acquired Nigh…
Games giant Valve has added the full client and server code for Team Fortress 2 to its Source engine SDK. In a blog post , the company said that this will allow developers to create brand new game mods if they want to. Fans will now be able to “change, extend or rewrite” the online shooter. Game creators, however, cannot profit from their creations. “The SDK is licensed to users…
The head of Microsoft’s games business, Phil Spencer, has said that the company isn’t trying to disuade players from owning games. Speaking to Xbox Era , the exec said that the firm isn’t attempting to encourage consumers to move entirely towards subscription services, such as its own Xbox Game Pass. Spencer added that the idea was to give players options as to how they experience their tit…
