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Casey Hudson's new Humanoid Studios focuses on the charm of small, agile teams
Casey Hudson's new Humanoid Studios focuses on the charm of small, agile teams
Longtime BioWare general manager Casey Hudson has revealed his next adventure after departing BioWare last year: A new game development studio with a small, agile team and flat organization structure at its center.
June 29, 2021
Magic: Legends is shutting down in beta, refunds promised for in-game purchases
Magic: Legends is shutting down in beta, refunds promised for in-game purchases
All player purchases made during the beta period will be refunded, while _Magic: Legends _is slated to go offline this year.
June 29, 2021
Playground winds down new content for Forza Horizon 4 as Horizon 5 draws near
Playground winds down new content for Forza Horizon 4 as Horizon 5 draws near
Forza Horizon 5 is right around the corner, but the launch of a new game means less time to focus on delivering new content to its predecessor.
June 29, 2021
Iron Galaxy hires diversity, equity and inclusion program lead to build inclusive teams
Iron Galaxy hires diversity, equity and inclusion program lead to build inclusive teams
Wreckateer and Killer Instinct Season 2 and 3 developer Iron Galaxy Studios has named Rejess Marshall as its new program lead of diversity, equity and inclusion.
June 29, 2021
Microsoft brings Xbox Series X-powered cloud game streaming to iOS and PC
Microsoft brings Xbox Series X-powered cloud game streaming to iOS and PC
Microsoft has launched Xbox Cloud Gaming (a.k.a. Project xCloud) on iOS and PC in 22 countries.
June 29, 2021
Sony acquires Returnal developer Housemarque to expand PlayStation Studios
Sony acquires Returnal developer Housemarque to expand PlayStation Studios
"After more than 15 years of successfully collaborating, we’re excited to amplify our potential even further and join PlayStation Studios."
June 29, 2021
Creating Blind Drive, an audio sensory driving game experienced through sound
Creating Blind Drive, an audio sensory driving game experienced through sound
"Another major draw for us was the ability of sound to create a deep sense of immersion quite different from what is possible with graphics," say the developers of Blind Drive.
June 29, 2021
Sony accidentally said it acquired Demon's Souls dev Bluepoint for a hot second
Sony accidentally said it acquired Demon's Souls dev Bluepoint for a hot second
As the rest of the world learned about Sony's acquisition of Returnal developer Housemarque, PlayStation Japan also welcomed Demon's Souls maker Bluepoint Games into the fold.
June 29, 2021
Thunderful names former ID@Xbox director as chief strategy and investment officer
Thunderful names former ID@Xbox director as chief strategy and investment officer
Lonely Mountains: Downhill and SteamWorld Quest publisher Thunderful has named former ID@Xbox director Agostino Simonetta as its new chief strategy and investment officer.
June 29, 2021
Get a job: Hinterland Studio is hiring a Systems Design Lead
Get a job: Hinterland Studio is hiring a Systems Design Lead
Hinterland Studio is looking for a veteran systems (gameplay) designer to join an early prototyping team for an original unannounced game.
June 29, 2021
GDC 2021 will feature an Xsolla Devnote on the state of the game industry
GDC 2021 will feature an Xsolla Devnote on the state of the game industry
Don’t miss Xsolla's sponsored Devnote on the state of the game industry at GDC 2021.
June 29, 2021
What's the best timing to release your game?
What's the best timing to release your game?
We never really talked about which week and month it’s best to debut your game in to get noticed. And there’s a contrarian, over-simplistic answer on this, and then a more nuanced answer. You get both.
June 29, 2021