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Jon Bellamy replaces Phil Mansell as Jagex CEO RuneScape maker Jagex has a new chief executive officer, Jon Bellamy.  He replaces Phil Mansell, who has held the title since 2017. Bellamy previously worked at Jagex between 2015 and 2018 in the company’s strategy and M&A team. Since then, he has held positions at London Venture Partners and Huuuge Games, where he spent almost five years, latterly as chief commercial officer. He has als…

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NetEase vet Ozawa founds Studio Sasanqua Kenji Ozawa, formerly of NetEase Games’ Ouka Studio, has set up a brand new developer called Studio Sasanqua.  Speaking to Automaton , the industry vet – who the company’s chief executive officer – said that he set up this new venture due to being disillusioned with the state of the games market at the moment. Ozawa went on to say that Studio Sasanqua’s “management needs to…

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Monster Hunter Wilds sold 8m copies in three days The newly-released Monster Hunter Wilds has shifted over eight million copies so far.  The title hit this sales figure in three days and is the fastest Capcom title to reach this milestone ever. Monster Hunter Wilds launched on February 28th for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox.  “Following the game’s announcement, Capcom promoted the appeal of Monster Hunter Wilds to a broad audience w…

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PTW rebrands as Side Games services firm PTW has rebranded to Side.  This new name unifies all of the company’s various brands – 5518 Studios, Ghostpunch Games, PTW and Side – under a single umbrella. PTW started life in 1994.  “For years now, our company has operated as one team, with one vision driving how we do business – I’m proud that all our employees are now united under…

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Rockstar acquires Video Games Deluxe Grand Theft Auto maker Rockstar Games has bought developer Video Games Deluxe.  No figure has been put on the deal, which sees the studio rebranded as Rockstar Australia. Video Games Deluxe has previously worked on a number of Rockstar’s re-releases, such as LA.Noire and LA Noire: The VR Case Files, as well as coming in to fix Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy: The Definitive Edition.  The…

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Sumo sells Secret Mode to Emona Capital UK games firm Sumo Group has sold off its publishing label Secret Mode to Emona Capital.  No figure has been put on the deal, which will see Secret Mode continue to operate as an independent publisher. Label heads Ed Blincoe and James Schall will continue to lead the venture.  “Secret Mode is deeply passionate about the creativity and innovation within the indie space, and so we a…

The global release of Sega and Rovio’s upcoming party game Sonic Rumble has been delayed until the spring.

The title has already been……