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Lawsuit alleges Activision, Meta bear responsibility for Uvalde school shooting
A pair of lawsuits allege Meta, Activision, and rifle company Daniel Defense are partially responsible for the carnage in the Uvalde school shooting.
May 25, 2024
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Atari acquires Intellivision and select catalog of its games
Rivals become business partners as Atari now controls the rights to 200 Intellivision games, its brand, and future business opportunities.
May 24, 2024
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Fragbite Group files bankruptcy for Fall Damage months after purchasing it
Despite ongoing talks to find a publisher for its shooter Alara Prime, Fall Damage still isn't able to pay its debts.
May 24, 2024
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New UK bill aims to make big tech play nice with third-party app stores
The new DMCC Bill wants to stop companies like Google and Apple from playing favorites on their own stores and make sure they act in users' best interests.
May 24, 2024
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Lightspeed Studios nabs SIE alum Michael Pattison as VP of console/PC publishing
Ahead of the release for its big triple-A title The Last Sentinel, Lightspeed has brought on an executive with years of marketing and brand experience.
May 24, 2024
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xDefiant reportedly netted 1 million players within 2.5 hours of launch
Despite its allegedly troubled development, Ubisoft's free-to-play shooter has become its fastest game launch to hit the 1 million player mark.
May 24, 2024
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Animal Well's haunting style owes much to procedural animation
In a Game Developer interview last year, creator Billy Basso discussed his animation process and use of creative coding to build Animal Well's unique aesthetic.
May 24, 2024
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Hooded Horse CEO: Forget success, judge publishers on how they respond to adversity
"When I talk to [developers] I tell them it's a little unfair to judge us by Manor Lords–in the way that you're being way too favourable towards us."
May 24, 2024
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Saber CEO Matt Karch still doesn't think Embracer criticism is 'fair'
Saber Interactive CEO Matthew Karch adds more context for his vocal defense of Embracer Group and CEO Lars Wingefors.
May 24, 2024
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Machine learning was used to sync subtitles in Marvel's Spider-Man 2
Sony continues to hype AI and machine learning tech as a means to reduce development costs and streamline production.
May 24, 2024
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Modders are Developers - It’s Time to Pay Them
The future of gaming is in the hands of in-game creators.
May 24, 2024
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Embracer cut ties with more than 4,500 employees and cancelled 80 projects over the past year
The company reduced its headcount by 27 percent in the space of 12 months.
May 23, 2024