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Gearbox is laying off staff following Embracer breakup
Gearbox is laying off staff following Embracer breakup
At least three employees and "countless others" have been let go from the Borderlands studio as it's preparing to jump ship over to Take-Two.
March 29, 2024
Creator of Tetris reveals his 'cerebral' unreleased sequel called Tetris Reversed
Creator of Tetris reveals his 'cerebral' unreleased sequel called Tetris Reversed
Alexey Pajitnov revealed at GDC 2024 why his unreleased sequel never went beyond the prototype phase.
March 29, 2024
Why is Black hair so difficult for video games to get right? This 3D artist explains
Why is Black hair so difficult for video games to get right? This 3D artist explains
Tallgran CEO Isaac Olander breaks down the challenges of having proper representation in games, and what developers can do to add authenticity.
March 29, 2024
Yellow Brick Games splits from Private Division to self-publish debut game
Yellow Brick Games splits from Private Division to self-publish debut game
Ahead of its revealing its debut game next week, Yellow Brick is switching to self-publishing to 'take control' of its future as a developer.
March 29, 2024
2023 saw CD Projekt's second-best financials in studio history
2023 saw CD Projekt's second-best financials in studio history
Cyberpunk 2077's update and expansion came through for CD Projekt's financials and its 'strong results' for the 2023-2024 fiscal year.
March 29, 2024
Report: xDefiant development severely hurt by toxic Ubisoft culture
Report: xDefiant development severely hurt by toxic Ubisoft culture
Ubisoft's free-to-play shooter reportedly suffers from too many cooks, each of whom are making it extremely difficult for the team to get anything done.
March 29, 2024
Square Enix is testing AI-driven fictional language generation
Square Enix is testing AI-driven fictional language generation
The AI text-to-speech "translations" to create fictional languages are still in the experimental phase.
March 29, 2024
IGF 2024 Winners on creating Venba, Rhythm Doctor, and more
IGF 2024 Winners on creating Venba, Rhythm Doctor, and more
Delivering design insights, inspirations, and challenges from this year's IGF winning teams.
March 29, 2024
Jordan Mechner recounts the tale of creating Karateka from home
Jordan Mechner recounts the tale of creating Karateka from home
Preeminent game developer Jordan Mechner created Karateka as a college student in an age where there were mostly no rules about how to create a video game, let alone one that became such a touchstone for the medium to come.
March 29, 2024
Resilience and innovation on display as the games industry looks to bounce back at GDC 2024
Resilience and innovation on display as the games industry looks to bounce back at GDC 2024
Key trends included the emergence of new AI tools, the erosion of platform boundaries through new translation layers, and the surprise re-emergence of web-based gaming.
March 29, 2024
Calls to Incident Response Helpline Double in a Year
Calls to Incident Response Helpline Double in a Year
A rising volume of calls to the Scottish Cyber and Fraud Centre highlights surging threat levels
March 28, 2024
Half of British SMEs Have Lost Data in Past Five Years
Half of British SMEs Have Lost Data in Past Five Years
New Beaming research reveals that nearly half of UK SMEs have lost data since 2019, costing them billions
March 28, 2024