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CHARTS: Space Marine 2 spends second week at Steam No.1 For the second week, the Emperor’s angels are the biggest seller on Steam.  Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 has held onto the top spot and has shifted more than two million copies since its September 9th release . The game has kept Valve’s Counter-Strike 2 in second place, while the company’s Steam Deck hardware rose up four positions thanks to a sale event for the older LCD versions of the…

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Absurd Ventures founds new studio with Ascendant staff Dan Houser’s Absurd Ventures has established a brand new developer staffed with workers from Ascendent Studios.  The venture will be called Absurd Marin and is to be headed up by Ascendant CEO and founder Bret Robbins. The studio is going to be working on a story-driven action adventure title set within a new universe from Absurd Ventures. The company notes that this is a separate IP to the…

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Saber Interactive pays off Embracer debt with private equity investment Developer Saber Interactive has secured investment from two private equity firm.  The Space Marine 2 has landed financing from Aleph Capital Partners and Crestview Partners, with the studio using this cash to pay off debt owed to Embracer Group following its management buyout .  There’s no word as to how much these outfits have invested in Saber, but they do describe the investment as “…

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Control, Wanderstop and Mixtape not impacted by Annapurna meltdown Some of the developers working with Annapurna Interactive have taken to social media to clarify that their projects have been unaffected by the publisher’s implosion.  As reported by GI.biz , Control 2 and the TV and film projects based on Control and Alan Wake are not impacted by news. The comms director of developer Remedy, Thomas Puha, has confirmed on Twitter that all is well with these…

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ZX Spectrum documentary premiere: the birth of the British games industry Next month sees the big screen release – IMAX, no less – of a documentary film about the Sinclair ZX Spectrum.  The influential computer, released in April 1982, was one of the first home computers to achieve mass market success and had an enduring legacy on the British and international game development scenes.  The Rubber Keyed Wonder, directed by Anthony and Nicola Caulfi…

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Valve rolls out Steam Families feature PC giant Valve has introduced Steam Families.  It introduces a variety of features , including allowing parents or guardians to put spending and time limits on accounts for children, as well as requiring approval from an adult to allow access to appropriate games. Furthermore, parents can recover a children’s account if they lose access to it.  It also lets users to share some title wit…

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The entire Annapurna Interactive team has resigned In a rather unprecedented move, all staff at Annapurna Interactive have resigned.  Bloomberg reports that this is due to a dispute with owner Megan Ellison to spin the publishing arm out into its own division. This has resulted in ‘chaos’ for Annapurna Interactive’s development partners.  “All 25 members of the Annapurna Interactive team collectively resigned,” Nathan Gary said in…

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CWA sure isn't happy about latest Xbox layoffs The Communications Workers of America (CWA) has issued a statement conveying its disappointment at Microsoft laying off more staff from its Xbox division.  The union pointed to the Big M’s $88bn in profits for the last financial year, also pointing out how brutal the last year or so has been for layoffs within the games industry.  “Every worker deserves a voice on the job and a sa…

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Join the Big Screen Gaming Summit 2024 at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2024 The Big Screen Gaming Summit 2024 – part of the Pocket Gamer Connects event in Helsinki – is your gateway to opportunities, challenges and key trends in the world of console, PC, XR and web3. The summit will deliver a dedicated forum for discussion, content and connections within this gaming landscape. Whether you’re a seasoned developer in this space, an indie developer, looking for y…