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Hi-Rez closes two titles following layoffs Developer Hi-Rez Studios is closing down two of its titles.  In identical posts on their Steam pages, the company revealed that Divine Knockout and Realm Royale Reforged are being shut down on February 17th, 2025. At that point, Hi-Rez will be removing the games from digital platforms.  This comes in the wake of the company announcing that it was making an unspecified number of layoffs…

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 Report: Netflix closes down triple-A Blue studio Streaming giant Netflix has reportedly shut down its Blue studio.  Game File reports that the company’s triple-A Southern California developer has been axed. Blue was seemingly working on a ‘big budget multi-device’ title, likely the triple-A PC title that was referenced in a job listing back in November 2022.  Netflix had managed to hire a number of triple-A veterans to the studio, inc…

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CHARTS: Throne and Liberty hits No.2 on Steam Amazon and NCSoft’s new MMO project Throne and Liberty rose up three positions to No.2 week-on-week.  The title launched on October 1st and hit three million players in its first week on sale and has hit a peak concurrent player figure of 336,300 since release.  Counter-Strike 2 was once again the highest grossing title on Steam last week, while anime brawler Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero…

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Showcase your expertise in PC and Console games submit your talk for Pocket Gamer Connects London 2025 We’ve built an enviable reputation for presenting the most incredible speaker lineups for our international events over the past 10 years – and Pocket Gamer Connects London 2025 will mark the beginning of our 11th year! PG Connects Helsinki and Big Screen Gaming Summit 2024 is only just behind us and Jordan’s coming up fast to close out the year, but we’re also working stu…

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CIG targets 2026 for Squadron 42 Cloud Imperium Games has said that its single-player Squadron 42 is set to launch during 2026.  That’s according to IGN , who quotes the studio’s boss Chris Roberts as saying that the game will be out in two years time. That came in the wake of the development veteran showing off a live demo of Squadron 42 on-stage.  For context, back in 2023, Squadron 42 was described as being “feature…