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Behaviour Interactive cutting 95 more jobs

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Behaviour Interactive cutting 95 more jobs Dead by Daylight maker Behaviour Interactive is laying off 95 members of staff.  In a press release on its website, the company said that 70 of these job cuts would be at the firm’s Montreal headquarters. Behaviour pointed to its massive growth in recent years; five years ago the company employed 575 people, but has a headcount of around 1,300 today.  This news comes just five months af…

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Location Watch June 2024: New Arcade Venues Open Across The World

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Welcome to Location Watch, our series of posts at AH that cover recently-launched arcades across the world. If you’re curious to find out which new arcade businesses have opened up lately, this is the place to be. This covers the recent grand openings for out-of-home entertainment establishments such as arcades, bar/arcades, retrocades, Family Entertainment Centers [&hellip

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Avalanche closes New York and Montreal studios

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Avalanche closes New York and Montreal studios Just Cause maker Avalanche Studios has shut down its offices in New York and Montreal.  The news was announced on the company’s website , in a post saying that around 50 members of staff have been impacted by the decision. That’s about nine per cent of Avalanche’s total workforce around the world.  “This is an exceptionally difficult decision, but we believe it’s necessary to ensure a s…

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Valve applies for Deadlock trademark

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Valve applies for Deadlock trademark PC giant Valve has filed an application for Deadlock name with the US Patent and Trademark office.  The news was spotted by Gabe Follower over on Twitter , who posted that the games firm had filed for the trademark in the video games field. While Valve is yet to officially announce the title, Deadlock is a hero shooter in the vein of Overwatch.  The project was apparently previously cal…