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Industry News October 16, 2023

Pete Hines leaves Bethesda after 24 years of leading marketing campaigns for dozens of company’s games

Pete Hines, head of publishing at Bethesda Softworks, has announced his retirement. He has been with the company since 1999, supervising the PR and marketing of games like TES III: Morrowind, Fallout 3, TES V: Skyrim, and Dishonored.

Industry News October 16, 2023

Cryptic Studios and Zen Studios appear to be latest studios affected by Embracer Group’s restructuring

Embracer Group has already conducted layoffs at several first-party developers. It seems that Cryptic Studios and Zen Studios are the latest teams to be affected by the ongoing restructuring.

Industry News October 16, 2023

Minecraft tops 300 million copies sold, solidifying its status as best-selling game of all time

Minecraft remains the best-selling video game of all time by a wide margin. And Mojang has decided to share some new figures and data, as the title approaches its 15th anniversary.