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Microsoft has reported that its Xbox division saw a seven per cent decrease in revenue for the three months ending December 31st.  That’s according to the company’s financial report for the period, which notes that its games arm saw a $530 million dip in revenue. Xbox content and services – i.e. games and subscriptions – revenue rose by two per cent, which Microsoft said is drive…

The developer of Marvel Snap, Second Dinner, has inked a new partnership with Skystone Games.  The deal was announced in a post on Twitter , in which the studio said that this was due to the title being taken offline as collateral damage to the United States TikTok ban. Marvel Snap’s previous publisher, Nuverse, is owned by ByteDance, which also owns the video social media platform.  Sk…

Polish games firm People Can Fly is once again working on the Gears of War series.  In a post on its website , the studio said that it was going to be contributing to the upcoming Gears of War: E-Day with Xbox first-party studio The Coalition. People Can Fly previously led development on 2013’s Gears of War: Judgment, as well as helping out on the first three numbered entries in the sci-fi s…

Hideaki Nishino is now the only CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment.  He previously was one of two CEOs for the PlayStation firm alongside Hermen Hulst. Nishino was the head of the business side of things, while Hulst led the studio group. He will be continuing in this role and will be reporting into Nishino.  The news was announced as part of a leadership shuffle at the Japanese gian…

2018’s Red Dead Redemption 2 is back as the third highest grossing title on Steam thanks to a massive discount.  The Rockstar sale saw reductions of up to 80 per cent; the company’s cowboy romp saw a 75 per cent price cut, bringing it up 74 places.  Counter-Strike 2 returned to the top spot, up one place on last week, swapping places with fellow free-to-play online shooter PUBG: Battleg…

The maker of Dauntless and Fae Farm, Phoenix Labs, has made yet another round of layoffs.  In a post on LinkedIn , the company wrote that it was cutting “the majority” of jobs at the studio, adding that this decision was “unfortunate but necessary”. There’s no word as to how many people are losing their positions at Phoenix Labs. “Today is another difficult day at Phoenix Labs,” the studio w…

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Koei Tecmo and Team Ninja released Rise of the Ronin in early 2024 exclusively for PS5. It seems that exclusivity deal is expiring a year later……

Hollywood is having yet another crack at the Resident Evil franchise.  The Hollywood Reporter writes that this time around Zach Cregger is set to direct and write – alongside co-writer Shay Hatten – while Constantin Film is set to handle production. Cregger is best known for directing 2022’s horror romp Barbarian, while Hatten has worked on John Wick 4 and Army of the Dead. HR re…

The creator of Stardew Valley, Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone has said that he may always be working on the super popular farming sim.  Speaking to NPR , the developer said that he doesn’t think he will ever truly be finished working on the indie hit. Barone has been working on Stardew Valley for over 12 years now. The game launched in 2016 and has shifted over 26 million copies to date.  “…

Industry vet Nika Nour has been hired by Savvy Games Group as a SVP and head of international business development.  In a post on LinkedIn, the company revealed the news, saying that she will be focusing on “building strategic” partnerships around the world.  Nour has previously worked at Genvid as its head of partnerships, as well as working as executive director at the IGDA Foundation…

The developer of Palworld, Pocketpair, is starting to publish games.  The company announced that the first project from this new initiative – imaginatively named Pocketpair Publishing – will be a game from Surgent Studios, a UK-based developer. There’s no word as to what kind of title this project is, but it is set to come out later in 2025.  “At Pocketpair, there is n…

The head of Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment, David Haddad, is departing the company.  Variety reports that JB Perrette, the CEO and president of Warner Bros Discovery’s streaming and games arm, sent a memo to staff announcing the company vet’s departure. Haddad has worked at Warner Bros for the last 12 years.  “David has thoughtfully and purposefully chosen a time when our r…

UK indie publisher Team17 has changed its name to Everplay.  The company reckons that this is an indication of how it has evolved – whatever that means – since it went public back in 2018. The newly-named Everplay also believes that this will help its various divisions work together.  This branding change applies to the overall group; the individual companies under the Everp…

Industry vet Leanne Loombe is joining Annapurna Interactive as its head of games.  That’s according to The Hollywood Reporter , which says that she will be reporting into the company’s president of interactive and new media, Hector Sanchez. Loombe joins from Netflix, where she spent over three years as VP and head of the streaming giant’s external games business. Prior to that, she worked at…