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Splash Damage confirms 'small number' of employees could be laid off
The studio is attempting to 'adapt' its business structure and noted its development slate will be unaffected by any changes.
July 11, 2024
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Training the game designers of tomorrow (Part 2/5)
In the first part of this series of publications devoted to training game and level designers, I discussed the importance of soft skills, essential complements to know-how. I presented two skills that are essential to me. In this second part, I present two others to you.
July 11, 2024
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Monster Hunter Stories 2 tops 2 million sales in three years
The larger Monster Hunter franchise is in such a good place its non-traditional spinoffs are solid sales drivers.
July 10, 2024
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Hooded Horse's Tim Bender doesn't think constant growth should define games
The Manor Lords publisher advocates for letting games be measured by their developer's own aspirations rather than the thinking of "number go up."
July 10, 2024
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Microsoft increasing price of Xbox Game Pass, introducing new 'Standard' plan that ditches day one access
PC Game Pass and Game Pass Ultimate will receive a price hike in September, while a new Standard plan will provide a cheaper option without day one access to first-party titles.
July 10, 2024
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Pocketpair forms Palworld Entertainment with Sony Music and Aniplex to expand IP
'The joint venture will be responsible for developing the reach of the intellectual property and for expanding commercial business endeavors.'
July 10, 2024
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Report: Riot scrapped a Smash Bros. inspired fighter over market concerns
The title, dubbed Pool Party, was being worked on by around 80 developers and was set in the League of Legends universe.
July 10, 2024
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The Trouble of Tunnel Vision Gamers and Developers: Not Seeing the Forest for the Games
It's time to talk about why tunnel vision is bad for game design.
July 9, 2024
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UK publisher Kwalee takes minority stake in Devolver Digital
The company claims the investment will help it expand beyond the hyper casual mobile market.
July 8, 2024
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Kotaku Australia is being shuttered by Pedestrian Group
The Australian media company had been licensing the Kotaku brand, but has decided to rethink its business model.
July 8, 2024
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Windows on Arm is not ready for the complexities of the PC gaming landscape
While a move to Arm promises users with lighter and more efficient PC hardware, the state of PC gaming on Arm has a lot of catching up to do as the developer ecosystem remains in infancy.
July 8, 2024
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Reworking War Robots' prize system with style and user-friendliness
We completely overhaul the event rewards system for the better – here’s how.
July 8, 2024