Chivalry developer Torn Banner Studios is laying off some of its staff. In a post on LinkedIn, CEO and creative director Steve Piggott announced that it was having to make some job cuts as part of a restructuring effort at the developer. There’s no word as to how many jobs specifically are affected. Piggot did say that employees that are impacted will be given severance and be able to keep their…
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Smilegate has backed Dan Houser’s Absurd Ventures with a strategic investment. There’s no word as to how much this funding would entail, but the Korean games giant will “have the opportunity” to be involved with Absurd Ventures’ new IP. Smilegate is the company best known for its Crossfire series of shooters as well as working with Amazon on the Lost Ark MMO. “This collaboration with…
French publishing giant Ubisoft is closing down its free-to-play shooter XDefiant. In a blog post , chief studios and portfolio officer Marie-Sophie de Waubert said that the game hadn’t been able to bring in and retain enough players to sustain the game. Nearly 300 members of staff are impacted by this news; 143 workers in San Francisco and another 134 employees in Ubisoft’s Osaka and Sydne…
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Tickets are still available for the highly anticipated Pocket Gamer Awards 2024. The live ceremony takes place this Friday, 6 December, in the heart of London at the Ham Yard Hotel. It’s filling up, but the last tickets are still available for the ceremony and party. Since 2006, our partner site, Pocket Gamer, has been a trusted source for mobile games news, reviews, tips, guides, and features, i…
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Tech and entertainment giant Tencent has acquired a majority stake in Chinese developer Kuro Games. That’s according to Gematsu , which reports that the company has snapped up a new 37 per cent stake in the company. Along with its existing 14.4 per cent ownership, Tencent now owns 51.4 per cent of Kuro Games. It is also the only external shareholder in the studio. There’s no indication as t…
Warhammer 40,000 shooter Space Marine 2 has been played by over five million people since its launch back in September. That’s according to publisher Focus Entertainment , who released the sales figure alongside details about an upcoming patch for the dark sci-fi shooter. Within 24 hours of its release on September 9th, Space Marine 2 had brought in over two million players. Bringing in ano…
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AFK Arena developer Lilith Games has laid off approximately 40 employees, according to local media reports in China.
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League of Legends maker Riot Games has said it will be banning content creators who violate its terms of service outside of its games. In a post on its website , the company said that from January 3rd it would be axing creators who, for example, use a slur or other offensive language towards another player while Riot’s games are present. This is part of an update to its ‘Off-Platform conduc…
Valve has blocked access to controversial shooter Fursan al-Aqsa: The Knights of the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the UK version of Steam. 404 Media reports that the title has been removed from the platform for UK consumers on the back of a request from the Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit (CTIRU). Fursan al-Aqsa: The Knights of the Al-Aqsa Mosque was released in 2022 and has players tak…
