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Inin Games now owns Shenmue 3's publishing rights Retro publishing Inin Games now owns the publishing rights to Shenmue 3.  In a release, the company said that this partnership followed it working with the title’s developer, YsNet, on Air Twister.  Shenmue 3 was the eagerly-awaited next entry in the critically acclaimed Shenmue series. It launched in 2019 after being announced in 2015. Deep Silver initially handled publishing duties.&n…

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Devs need to disclose if game uses genAI on Itch.io Developers are now required to declare if their games use generative AI in their projects on Itch.io.  In a post on the platform , founder Leaf Corcoran said that creators need to disclose whether their game uses generative AI, and if so what specifically the tech has been used for. This includes graphics, sound, text and dialogue, as well as code.  If developers select that their game…

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Bandai Namco dissolves online subsidiary Japanese publishing giant Bandai Namco is dissolving its online division, the imaginatively named Bandai Namco Online.  The company said in its announcement that this subsidiary would be shut down and all of its business moved under the Bandai Namco umbrella. There’s no word on whether staff are going to be affected by this move.  Bandai Namco founded Bandai Namco Online back in 2009. A…

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Valve introduces new guidelines for selling season passes on Steam PC giant Valve has updated its guidelines for selling season passes on Steam.  Per new guidance on Steamworks , developers and publishers have to commit to a release date when advertising upcoming content such as season passes on a game’s store page. If companies are not able to “clearly communicate” when this upcoming content will be landing, Valve says they should not be selling or allowin…

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Hyper Light Drifter maker Heart Machine cuts staff The developer of Hyper Light Drifter, Heart Machine, has made cuts to its staff.  In a statement to Game Developer , the studio said that a “portion” of workers had been made redundant. In addition, Heart Machine said that staff would be paid severance and provided healthcare for some time.  The studio added that it would be crediting staff that had been laid off – a surprisingly…