Image: 2K The video game industry continues to suffer from layoffs, with Visual Concepts Austin becoming the latest studio hit with cuts, Game developer reports (via Eurogamer). 2K Games and Take-Two division based in Austin, Texas already reportedly laid off a certain number of staff as early as September 2023and the game developer spotted this ...
Image: Nintendo Although the critically acclaimed Metroid Dread was primarily developed by Spanish studio MercurySteam, Nintendo itself was heavily involved in the creation and marketing of the game, as you’d expect. Like many major Nintendo Switch releases, Metroid Dread also benefited from the launch of amiibo, with a Samus/EMMI double pack available alongside the game ...
“We did our best to avoid this position.” Bossa Studios, the British team behind the Surgeon Simulator series, has been forced to lay off around one-third of its staff at the end of 2023. Co-founder Henrique Olifiers told GamesIndustry.biz that this was the result of a “perfect storm of events” and the team tried hard ...
Image: Limited run games During the holiday season, we’re republishing select articles from Nintendo Life writers and contributors as part of our Best of 2023 series. Enjoy! The year is 1991. ‘Video games’ – the square-shaped plastic cartridges that millions of people blow into every day – are taking over the early adopters. However, they ...
Insomniac Games has broken its silence on the matter recent ransomware attack This led to hackers releasing confidential studio information, personal employee information, and a full playable version of the upcoming PlayStation 5 exclusive. wolverine. “We are both saddened and angered by the recent criminal cyberattack on our studio and the emotional toll it has ...
Image: Nintendo Life Fortnite has had almost every crossover at this stage from Dragon Ball and Marvel to LEGO, but one brand that Epic believes could top them all is…drum… Nintendo! Speaking to Axios in Los Angeles this week, Fortnite ecosystem head Saxs Persson admitted that Epic has made an incredible attempt to acquire the ...
Attention, fans of Mario Kart. This is a video that you will undoubtedly like, especially if you are fans of Mario Kart 64. Specifically, the clip below allows us to verify that this installment recycles some voices. They demonstrate how the blue Spiky Rocks’ voices are actually the same audio clip as Wario’s laughter, only ...
2023 was a very bad year for Niantic. The company has come under fire for its changes to Pokemon GO’s remote raids, they recently laid off 230 employees, and the mobile game has been plagued with all kinds of bugs and issues. However, their troubles are not over yet, because now a lawsuit has been ...
Blizzard is gearing up for the official reveal of Diablo 4’s first season, and the developer has released a very brief trailer about the new season’s theme. We got a tweet with a short video showing some kind of black goo sweeping the shelter. Obviously, this is “corruption” and the threat to the world in ...
Things are not going well for Niantic, which is the developer of the Pokemon mobile game Pokemon GO. The company has recently received a lot of criticism for changes made to Pokemon GO, such as significantly reduced remote raids, and Niantic hasn’t changed course on that at all. However, that’s not all. Pokemon GO had ...
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