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PlayStation has acquired Dutch technical development studio Nixxes Software
PlayStation has acquired Dutch technical development studio Nixxes Software
PlayStation has acquired Dutch technical game development studio Nixxes Software for an undisclosed fee.
July 1, 2021
Drop Fake nets $9 million to create multiplayer social games that move people
Drop Fake nets $9 million to create multiplayer social games that move people
Drop Fake, a new studio helmed by former EA vice president Katherine de Leon, has raised $9 million to develop multiplayer social games.
July 1, 2021
Wildlife taps former Marvel Strike Force director to lead new studio Foxbear Games
Wildlife taps former Marvel Strike Force director to lead new studio Foxbear Games
Wildlife Studios has opened a new Los Angeles studio called Foxbear Games that will be led by former Marvel Strike Force game director Jonathan Durr.
July 1, 2021
Mobile studio Dream Games nets $155 million in funding at $1 billion valuation
Mobile studio Dream Games nets $155 million in funding at $1 billion valuation
Turkish mobile studio Dream Games has raised $155 million in Series B funding to continue supporting its debut title, Royal Match.
July 1, 2021
Take-Two acquires Red Dead Redemption 2 facial effects studio Dynamixyz
Take-Two acquires Red Dead Redemption 2 facial effects studio Dynamixyz
Take-Two Interactive has acquired facial effects studio Dynamixyz after working with the company on Red Dead Redemption 2.
July 1, 2021
Singularity 6 has raised $30 million to develop its community MMO Palia
Singularity 6 has raised $30 million to develop its community MMO Palia
U.S. game studio Singularity 6 has secured $30 million to create its cozy community MMO, Palia.
July 1, 2021
SNKRX: anatomy of a sleeper hit 2
SNKRX: anatomy of a sleeper hit 2
It’s time for a deeper dive into the sleeper success of SNKRX, the "arcade shooter roguelite where you control a snake of heroes that automatically attack nearby enemies."
July 1, 2021
The future of interactive characters, part 3/4: Do players even care about better characters?
The future of interactive characters, part 3/4: Do players even care about better characters?
Developers and players agree that innovation in character AI has largely come to a halt. In this third post we discuss data and research which confirm that players really want non-player characters to be more believable and meaningful.
July 1, 2021
The Back Half Problems of Horror Design
The Back Half Problems of Horror Design
Horror is one of the trickiest genres to design a game around and the pacing of a game is often the hardest part. For this post, I want to talk about how most horror games tend to run out of steam before the end, and where things can be improved.
July 1, 2021
BLIZZARD Opens The Summer With Battle.net Summer Sale
BLIZZARD Opens The Summer With Battle.net Summer Sale
Blizzard has decided to start the summer up with a huge sale across almost all of their titles on Battle.net! Hit the jump for the full details!
June 30, 2021
Update 4.0 Has Hit For MARVEL REALM OF CHAMPIONS And It's A Doozy!
Update 4.0 Has Hit For MARVEL REALM OF CHAMPIONS And It's A Doozy!
MARVEL Realm of Champions 4.0 update has hit and it has a new weapon for Hulk, new Gear Sets for Thor, a new Story Event, Transmog and more!
June 30, 2021
WORLD OF WARCRAFT: SHADOWLANDS Chains Of Domination Patch 9.1 Officially Live
WORLD OF WARCRAFT: SHADOWLANDS Chains Of Domination Patch 9.1 Officially Live
Today World Of Warcraft: Shadowlands Chains Of Domination Patch 9.1 has officially hit live servers! Hit the jump for more details of what is coming up in this patch!
June 30, 2021