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Bungie lays off another 220 staff, acknowledging it was "overly ambitious"
Bungie lays off another 220 staff, acknowledging it was "overly ambitious"
Bungie is laying off 220 developers. That's 17% of its overall headcount.
July 31, 2024
Devcom Developer Conference announces new speakers
Devcom Developer Conference announces new speakers
Devcom Developer Conference is offering 200 sessions from over 250 speakers when the conference kicks off on August 19 …
July 31, 2024
Former Unity and Scopely developers form Outer Haven Games
Former Unity and Scopely developers form Outer Haven Games
Former Unity and Scopely developers have banded together to form Outer Haven Games.
July 31, 2024
Mobile developers describe working with Apple Arcade as a "very difficult and long process"
Mobile developers describe working with Apple Arcade as a "very difficult and long process"
Developers who have created games for Apple Arcade are "unhappy", according to a new report.
July 31, 2024
Dotplay obtains $1m in funding
Dotplay obtains $1m in funding
Web-based mobile distribution platform Dotplay has secured $1 million in a pre-seed funding round.
July 30, 2024
Fable developer Playground Games appears to have opened third studio
Fable developer Playground Games appears to have opened third studio
Fable developer Playground Games has seemingly expanded to a third studio.
July 30, 2024
Games in development prior to September 2023 exempt from SAG-AFTRA strike
Games in development prior to September 2023 exempt from SAG-AFTRA strike
SAG-AFTRA has confirmed that Grand Theft Auto 6 is exempt from the video game strike due to a previous agreement.
July 29, 2024
Over 90% of Call of Duty players play less without skills-based matchmaking
Over 90% of Call of Duty players play less without skills-based matchmaking
Over 90% of Call of Duty players play less when skills-based matchmaking is deprioritised, according to new research pu…
July 29, 2024
CWA union says it "stands in "complete solidarity with striking members of SAG-AFTRA"
CWA union says it "stands in "complete solidarity with striking members of SAG-AFTRA"
The Communications Workers of America (CWA) – which includes members from a range of high-profile game developers and p…
July 29, 2024
Look North World raises $4.5m in overall funding
Look North World raises $4.5m in overall funding
Developer and publisher Look North World has raised an additional $2.25 million in seed funding, bringing the total rai…
July 26, 2024
Former Activision staff concerned about gen AI tools used in development, including Midjourney
Former Activision staff concerned about gen AI tools used in development, including Midjourney
Activision Blizzard has reportedly approved the use of generative AI tools including Midjourney and Stable Diffusion fo…
July 25, 2024
German games market increases 6% to €10bn in 2023
German games market increases 6% to €10bn in 2023
The German games market grew by 6% to €10 billion in 2023, with revenue from mobile games having almost doubled to €2.9…
July 25, 2024