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Intel sells stake in chip giant Arm Chip specialist Intel has sold its stake in British silicon design firm Arm Holdings.  The deal was disclosed in a regulatory filing – spotted by Reuters – in which it announced its intention to sell 1.18 million shares in the UK giant. Intel stands to have made around $146.7 million from this sale.  Arm debuted on the Nasdaq Fund Network in September 2023 as one of the firs…

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Owlcat Games opens publishing arm Warhammer 40k: Rogue Trader maker Owlcat Games has moved into publishing.  The firm is going to be helping out indie studios that are making RPGs or narrative-driven titles. Owlcat’s services for these developers include funding, advice and other services.  The company has signed two projects – Rue Valley from Serbia’s Emotion Spark Studio and Another Angle Games from Poland. In a…

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Keywords has acquired Wushu Studios Services giant Keywords has acquired Liverpool based developer Wushu Studios.  No sum has been put on the deal. Wushu works on contract development for publishers and has contributed to the likes of Baldur’s Gate 3, Fall Guys and Forza Horizon 5. The company was founded back in 2017 by Alan McDermott.  “The acquisition aligns with our strategy to build our game development offer globall…

Introducing Compact Mode  We are excited to announce that Compact Mode is now available in Game Bar for Xbox Insiders. Compact Mode is a new experience that simplifies Game Bar, making it more intuitive and easier to navigate on small screens, Windows handhelds, and when playing with a controller. To use this feature, open Game […]

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Boss Team partners with John Carpenter for Halloween games Publisher Boss Team has signed a deal with horror film director John Carpenter.  As reported by IGN , the firm is going to be releasing two new titles based on the director’s Halloween franchise. Boss Team has previously released Evil Dead: The Game.  These two Halloween titles are both going to be based on the 1978 original movie. It’s been more than 40 years since there has been a gam…

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Borderlands movie flounders with $16.5m opening weekend The recently-released Borderlands film is off to a weak start, making just $16.5 million in its opening weekend.  That’s according to Variety , which reports that the movie made this figure off of $8.8 million from ticket sales in the United States and another $7.7 million from international sales. Studio sources claim that 60 per cent of the film’s production costs were covered by internati…

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CHARTS: Black Myth: Wukong pre-orders shoot to No.2 on Steam Pre-orders for the upcoming action RPG Black Myth: Wukong were the second biggest seller on Steam last week.  The title shot up five places to take No.2 on the back of previews for the game coming out alongside a final launch trailer. Black Myth: Wukong is set to release on August 20th.  Counter-Strike 2 was once again the biggest seller on Steam for the week, while fellow free-to-play…

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Xsolla has opened its first Canadian office Games service firm Xsolla has set up an office in Montreal.  This venture is in partnership with games advertising firm GameAddick and is its first office in Canada. It will be its operations hub for the Great White North and is set to employ around 50 members of staff within two years.  “Montreal is renowned for its dynamic gaming ecosystem and innovative tech community. Our presence h…

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Arkadium moves into third-party publishing Browser game specialist Arkadium is becoming a third-party publisher.  In a post on its website , the company announced that this was a continuation of its Arkadium for Developers distribution platform which it opened up in April. The company is also opening up a $1 million development fund, imaginatively-named Arkadium Publishing Fund 1 (APF1). Arkadium’s first third-party games include sev…

Things have been a little bit quiet for the blog lately, but I’ve been super busy. Big nod to Ted for helping out on many stories and drafts during this time. In the meantime, I’ve been to two gaming expos in the past few weeks, California Extreme & the Utah Retro GameXpo. With those out [&hellip

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