There has been some more industry news this week, this time regarding Microsoft’s Xbox division, which completed its acquisition of Activision Blizzard last year and recently reiterated its support for Nintendo platforms in the future. In a message from Xbox boss and Microsoft gaming boss Phil Spencer (via IGN), it was discovered 1,900 roles of ...
Image: via Nintendo / Lazy Bear, Riot Forge Riot Games, the American developer and publisher behind insanely popular game series like league of legendsannounced today that it will cut 530 jobs across the entire company. That equates to “about 11% of Rioters,” with teams “beyond core development” making the biggest impact. In a lengthy message ...
Image: Alex Olney / Nintendo Life GDC annual State of the Game Industry the report was released in the last 24 hours and it’s not pretty to read. 2023 has been a pretty terrible year for game developers, with mass industry layoffs and studio closures — from Vanpool, Volition Studios, Brace Yourself Games, Crystal Dynamics, ...
Cases of exploitation in the anime industry are, unfortunately, common in most studios. While some production companies seek the convenience of their employees, others face great pressure from publishers to release products as quickly as possible. Tomoyuki Miyata, founder of JC Staff, responsible for Toradora, Danmachi and the second season of One Punch Man, has ...
Image: Nintendo Life Following Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, there’s been a lot of discussion about the titles Xbox has released on other platforms, so what’s the latest? Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said Bloomberg this week that he thinks Xbox has a better chance of being a “good publisher” for all platforms (including Nintendo) now ...
Future Battlefield game will feature the “most realistic destruction effects in the industry.” The new Battlefield, which is currently being developed by the “Ripple Effect” studio, aims to be nothing other than the game with the “most realistic destruction effects in the industry”. This information can be found in a job advertisement. Here, the studio ...
Picture: via Fandom (January 382) / SEGA Last year at The Game Awards, Sega dropped one of the most exciting announcements of the show, revealing that new games are in development for select classic franchises. The same announcement teased that there was “more” to come. Now, in an update, Insider Gamer claims about “10 Sega ...
Picture: via Fandom (January 382) / SEGA Last year at The Game Awards, Sega dropped one of the most exciting announcements of the show, revealing that new games are in development for select classic franchises. The same announcement teased that there was “more” to come. Now, in an update, Insider Gamer claims about “10 Sega ...
Layoffs in the video game industry have unfortunately become increasingly common in recent years. In 2023 we have seen Almost weekly layoffs across the industry. When the dust settled, around the least 6,000 jobs were created at publishers, developers and other companies related to video games. Unfortunately, it looks like 2024 will move faster if ...
After last year’s policy debacle. Last year, video game software provider Unity caused a lot of backlash when it announced plans to impose a “performance fee” pricing policy. Now, following the departure of the CEO and president, the latest update reveals that Unity will cut “25% of its workforce, or 1,800 jobs.” This information was ...
