Persona and Etrian Odyssey developer Atlus has announced an annual average employee salary increase of 15%. In a press release (which is in Japanese; we're using additional reporting by Noisy Pixel…
November 14, 2023 | 10:26 EST
Update (November 15th, 8:21AM): Humble Games has confirmed that it has laid off a number of employees. In a statement given to Sports Illustrated yesterday, the publisher said it has "had to say…
November 14, 2023 | 08:33 EST
As the gaming industry continues to inexorably bleed jobs in what seems to be an annus horribilis for employment, Amazon has laid off over 180 employees from its games division. As reported by The…
November 13, 2023 | 07:41 EST
Today, all the nominees for The Game Awards 2023 have been announced, honoring some of the best games and personalities of the year in 31 categories. The nominees for Game of the Year are Alan Wake…
November 13, 2023 | 01:07 EST
The UK boxed sales charts data for the week ending November 11th is here, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has unsurprisingly taken the top spot. For the last few weeks, Super Mario Bros. Wonder …
November 13, 2023 | 08:31 EST
While the $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft has been consumed, the attorneys behind the so-called "gamers lawsuit" have attempted to score a last-minute point in their…
November 11, 2023 | 05:35 EST
Microsoft's Matt Booty, who has just been promoted to President of Game Content and Studios at Xbox, shared interesting insight on his philosophy regarding studio leadership and portfolio strategy.…
November 11, 2023 | 03:20 EST
Samwise Didier, one of the most well-known and beloved creatives at Blizzard Entertainment, has announced his retirement today. Didier, who worked as a senior art director on several projects and…
November 10, 2023 | 05:43 EST
Today The Last of Us and Uncharted developer Naughty Dog announced that its head of technology, Christian Gyrling, has left after 17 years at the studio. Gyrling has worked at the Santa Monica-based…
November 10, 2023 | 03:26 EST
Today the awards ceremony for the traditional Golden Joystick Awards has been hosted, and the winners have been announced. The Game of the Year award was won by Baldur's Gate 3 by Larian Studios.…
November 10, 2023 | 01:04 EST
Australian indie studio Samurai Punk has announced that it is to shut down after ten years of operation. In an announcement post on the official Samurai Punk website, directors Winston Tang and…
November 10, 2023 | 08:36 EST
Today Warframe developer Digital Extremes confirmed that it has laid off a number of employees in what appears to be an annus horribilis for employment in the gaming industry. As reported by Polygon…
November 9, 2023 | 05:23 EST
Today Nexon announced a big change at the helm, with CEO Owen Mahoney stepping down and Nexon Korea's current CEO Junghun Lee taking over the leadership of the whole company. Mahoney is not leaving…
November 9, 2023 | 12:16 EST
During Sony's quarterly financial conference call for investors and analysts, CFO and COO Hiroki Totoki talked extensively about the PlayStation Business, and commented on the layoffs at Bungie and…
November 9, 2023 | 03:26 EST
Sony just released its financial results for the second quarter of the fiscal year, related to the period between July and September 2023. The press release reveals that the PS5 has shipped 4.9…
November 9, 2023 | 01:19 EST
Today, during Take-two's financial conference call for investors and analysts, CEO Strauss Zelnick answered a few relevant questions about Grand Theft Auto 6 and the GTA franchise. Zelnick mentioned…
November 8, 2023 | 06:21 EST
Take-Two Interactive Software announced its financial results for the second quarter of the fiscal year, related to the period between April 2023 and June 2023, alongside an update on sales for Grand…
November 8, 2023 | 04:26 EST
Today, during Warning Bros. Discovery's quarterly financial conference call, chief executive officer David Zaslav talked about Mortal Kombat 1, Hogwarts Legacy, and the company's gaming business.…
November 8, 2023 | 02:24 EST
Amid the restructuring initiative that has been sweeping Embracer Group's studios, Free Radical Designs is another developer reportedly facing closure. According to a report by VGC, citing anonymous…
November 8, 2023 | 12:32 EST
Sega just announced its financial results for the first half of the fiscal year, related to the period between April and September 2023. Net sales were 221,158 million yen (up 47.3% year-on-year)…
November 7, 2023 | 11:34 EST
Today Ubisoft has announced a new round of layoffs affecting over 100 of its employees, mostly based in Canada. According to a report by Kotaku confirmed by Ubisoft itself, the company is "…
November 7, 2023 | 12:57 EST
Square Enix announced its financial results for the first half of the fiscal year, related to the period between April 2023 and September 2023. Net sales were at 172,046 million yen (up 5.3％ year-on…
November 7, 2023 | 03:55 EST
Bandai Namco announced its financial results for the second quarter of the fiscal year, related to the period between July 1, 2023, and September 30, 2023. Sales for the whole company were 502,002…
November 7, 2023 | 02:43 EST
Today Nintendo announced its financial results for the first half of the fiscal year, between April 1 and September 30, including an update on Nintendo Switch unit sales. The press release mentions…
November 7, 2023 | 01:43 EST
Embracer Group COO Egil Strunke has announced he is departing the studio in order to found his own company. In a post on LinkedIn earlier today, Strunke says he's parting ways with Embracer Group,…
November 6, 2023 | 09:14 EST
Super Mario Bros. Wonder continues to dominate the UK boxed sales charts, which isn't likely to come as a surprise if you've been keeping track of the game's phenomenal success. For the week ending…
November 6, 2023 | 08:50 EST
Following the delay of the upcoming The Last of Us multiplayer game Naughty Dog has been working on, there have been rumors of its cancellation floating around the internet. These rumors, which many…
November 4, 2023 | 01:13 EDT
During the celebration of BlizzCon 2023, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer walked on stage to deliver his message to Blizzard Entertainment fans. Spencer, who is now ultimately at the helm of the…
November 3, 2023 | 04:19 EDT
Unfortunately, the wave of workforce reduction that is sweeping the gaming industry is continuing with layoffs announced at Nascar Rivals developer Motorsport Games. With a Form 8-K sec filing (…
November 3, 2023 | 01:21 EDT
Frostpunk 2 and The Invincible developer 11 bit studios has teamed up with tech company AMD for several of the former's upcoming projects. AMD's tech will power the aforementioned two games, as well…
November 3, 2023 | 11:38 EDT
Neverwinter developer Cryptic Studios has been hit by a round of layoffs, making it the latest in a line of companies to suffer this fate. Employees affected by the layoffs include lead environment…
November 3, 2023 | 10:57 EDT
Konami announced its financial results for the first half of the fiscal year, related to the period between April 1 and September 30, 2023. Total revenue was 153,851 million yen (+3.7% year-on-year…
November 2, 2023 | 03:17 EDT
Today Bethesda announced that the next update for its massive RPG Starfield will be available publicly at a beta test next week. As announced on the developer's X (formerly Twitter) account, the…
November 1, 2023 | 07:26 EDT
Today Electronic Arts announced its financial results for the second quarter of the fiscal year 2024, related to the period between July 1 and September 30, 2023. The results, defined "strong" by…
November 1, 2023 | 04:31 EDT
Sega released today its Integrated Report 2023, including some interesting information about its games and businesses. The 81-page document indicates the plans of the company for its entertainment…
November 1, 2023 | 04:53 EDT
Quirky indie publisher Devolver Digital has announced that it has acquired Astroneer developer System Era. Devolver says that "almost a decade of mutual admiration and friendship" has led to this…
November 1, 2023 | 05:14 EDT
Following yesterday's news about layoffs having hit the staff of Destiny 2 developer Bungie, more details are surfacing about the scope and circumstances of the operation. According to a report…
October 31, 2023 | 05:16 EDT
Remedy has shared new information about the status of its upcoming Max Payne remakes, as well as a number of other projects in the works at the studio right now. In a new investor document looking…
October 31, 2023 | 09:59 EDT
Atari has announced that it is to acquire retro gaming specialist studio Digital Eclipse. The deal is expected to be finalized in the coming days and totals $20m in value, with $6.5m of that being…
October 31, 2023 | 09:04 EDT
Today Koei Tecmo announced its financial results for the first half of the fiscal year, including the period between April 2023 and September 2023. Sales for the whole company were 39,722 million…
October 30, 2023 | 08:53 EDT
As the industry continues to cut jobs, Bungie, developer of Destiny 2 and semi-recently acquired PlayStation studio, is the latest to suffer layoffs. Community Manager and Co-Lead of Accessibility …
October 30, 2023 | 02:32 EDT
While the $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft has finally been closed, the legal battle between Microsoft and the FTC to keep it closed is still ongoing. A couple of weeks…
October 29, 2023 | 06:41 EDT
Today, during the quarterly financial conference call for investors and analysts, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot was asked about the company's plans for the convergence between AI and creativity in game…
October 26, 2023 | 02:18 EDT
Ubisoft just announced its financial results for the first half of the fiscal year 2023-2024, related to the period between April and September 2023. The company boasts "robust activity" in the…
October 26, 2023 | 12:21 EDT
Capcom announced its financial results for the six months between April 1, 2023, and September 30, 2023, and as usual, they're definitely solid. Looking at the whole company, net sales were 74,934…
October 26, 2023 | 09:25 EDT
Microsoft is hosting its financial conference call for investors and analysts related to the first quarter of the fiscal year 2024, and Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella and Chief Financial…
October 24, 2023 | 06:18 EDT
Microsoft announced its financial results for the first quarter of the fiscal year 2024, including the traditional details about the performance of its Xbox business. The Xbox business is part of…
October 24, 2023 | 04:16 EDT
Cities: Skylines 2 developer Colossal Order has taken part in a Reddit AMA about the game, clarifying a few things about performance in the process. The game has just launched, and in the runup to…
October 24, 2023 | 12:54 EDT