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Grand Theft Auto parent company Take-Two has reported a four per cent increase in its net income.  The company brought in $1.35 billion for the three months ending September 30th, while net bookings clocked in at $1.47 billion, a two per cent increase. 81 per cent of net bookings was recurrent consumer spending, which rose six per cent year-on-year. Take-Two’s net loss, meanwhile, dipped 39…

Indie publisher Curve Games is ramping up its Chinese business.  In a post on LinkedIn , the company said that it was setting up a business development unit to bolster what it already has in the country. Curve says that this will “more than double” its resources in China. Furthermore, the company says that it has inked a deal with Tencent’s TiMi studio group.  “There is an excitin…

US publishing giant Take-Two has sold off its Private Division indie publishing label.  The company announced this during its most recent financial report, but is yet to say how much it sold the publisher off for or who owns it now. Speaking to GI.biz , CEO Strauss Zelnick said that it would be revealing Private Division’s new home “relatively soon”.  As for why Take-Two has opted to pa…

Japanese games firm Square Enix has said that it is moving away from any platform exclusivity strategy.  That’s according to Final Fantasy 14 producer Naoki Yoshida, who told 4Gamer – translated by Eurogamer – that the company was planning to release titles over more platforms more regularly.  The industry vet said that the company wants people “to play it a lot on other pla…

Workers from French developer Don’t Nod are striking this week.  The STJV union has announced that staff from the Parisian studio will be forming a picket line on Friday, November 8th from 2pm, GI. biz reports . This follows 69 Don’t Nod workers being at risk of being made redundant as part of a restructuring plan at the company.  Staff are demanding that the studio drops this redundanc…

PC games giant Valve has introduced a new game recording feature to Steam.  In a post on its website , the company detailed this functionality, which will allow players to record and replay gameplay, as well as clip and share this to other people. This tech not only works on PC but also the company’s Steam Deck hardware.  The functionality – dubbed Background Recording mode &ndash…

Legacy games brand Atari has acquired Transport Tycoon from its creator, Chris Sawyer.  No figure has been placed on the deal, which will allow Atari to publish the title digitally and physically. That’s on top of the potential for new entries in the series to be created, as well as exploring merchandising and branding opportunities.  Transport Tycoon was initially released in 1994; the…

Game developer Radical Forge has secured a £2.6 million ($3.4 million) investment from Mercia Ventures’ Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II fund.  The cash is going to be used to create 15 new roles at the Middlesbrough-based studio, take on more work as well as release its own project, Southfield, in early 2025. This follows a small number of layoffs earlier in the year.  Merc…

The latest Call of Duty, Black Ops 6, was the biggest seller on Steam once again last week.  The title launched on October 25th and appears to have been a hit for Microsoft, who told investors last week that it was the most successful entry in the franchise to date, as well as bringing in more Game Pass subscribers than any other launch to date.  Counter-Strike 2 once again has to settl…

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Developer incubator ProbablyMonsters has laid off staff in its BattleBarge team.  Game Developer reports that “around 50” members of staff have been made redundant, according to a former employee on LinkedIn. Other staff have corroborated the news.  In a statement, ProbablyMonsters said that this was a “realignment to support smaller, more nimble teams and projects.” The company continu…

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Linux users can no longer play Apex Legends.  Developer Respawn has blocked access for the operating system after determining that it was being used for a lot of the cheating within its battle royale smash hit, according to a post on the EA forums . This change also means that Steam Deck owners will no longer be able to play Apex Legends as Valve’s hardware by default runs Linux. “To elimina…

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French publishing giant Ubisoft saw its net bookings dip by 21.9 per cent for the first half of this financial year.  The company brought in €642.3 million ($697.3 million) for the period, €352 million ($382 million) of which came from the second quarter. Monthly active users hit 37 million for the first half of the year, a three per cent increase, while three million people signed…