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Ubisoft headcount declined by 1,700 on the path to its highest net bookings ever
Ubisoft's net bookings rose 33.5 percent in 2023 through 2024, but its total employee headcount declined by 1,700 since 2022.
May 16, 2024
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Ubisoft cancels free-to-play spinoff The Division Heartland
The Division franchise is no longer jumping to free-to-play.
May 16, 2024
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Drag-themed fighting game Drag Her! ends development
A promising game cashing in on growing enthusiasm for drag performers couldn't find necessary funding.
May 16, 2024
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Ubisoft wants to extract more cash from €120 billion live service market
'The objective is to expand our footprint in this dynamic market.'
May 16, 2024
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Manor Lords has sold over 2 million copies in under three weeks
The early access title broke the record for Steam wishlists and has a lifetime conversion rate of 26 percent.
May 16, 2024
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Payday 3 rescue mission 'Operation Medic Bag' will prioritize new features over DLC
Developer Starbreeze feels players are already responding to its rehabilitation efforts.
May 16, 2024
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Remedy CFO Terhi Kauppi is departing the studio
The Alan Wake and Control developer is currently searching for a replacement.
May 16, 2024
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Activision opens new studio Elsewhere to develop triple-A franchise
The news comes after Activision parent company Microsoft laid off 1,900 workers and closed studios including Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks.
May 16, 2024
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From ASCII to Pixel Art and Back
I'm developing a 2.5D pixel art game on my old text-mode engine. A character-based ASCII engine can handle this task, it just needs a couple of upgrades.
May 16, 2024
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IO Interactive hires CTO to steer technical ops and engine development
Ulas Karademir will step into the role, having previously worked at RealityOS, Unity, and IOI itself.
May 15, 2024
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The Game Show Interview: Game Music & Game Design
Continuing transcript of the uncut interview of game composer Winifred Phillips by Meena Shamaly, host of ABC Classic’s The Game Show (Part Two).
May 15, 2024
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How Cryptmaster turned 'a dictionary's worth' of words into a fun dungeon crawler
'Once we'd settled on using words for everything, the ideas for mechanics just kept coming.'
May 14, 2024