System Shock 3 allegedly no longer in development, with team let go
An anonymous developer claims developer of System Shock 3, OtherSide, let go of the entire development team.
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THQ Nordic launches new studio Nine Rock Games in Slovakia
Publisher THQ Nordic created new studio Nine Rock Games in Bratislava.
TikTok Developer expands to mobile games
In China, ByteDance, the company behind TikTok, published three games that immediately entered the country’s top five mobile titles by downloads, one of them taking the top spot.
New Zealand’s games industry more than doubles since 2017
The New Zealand Game Developers Association posted findings from its survey on the country’s games industry. The industry generated NZ$203 million ($131 million) in 2019, more than doubling from 2017’s NZ$99.9 million ($64.3 million).
Stadia’s main competitor leaves beta: GeForce Now out now and allows you to run games from Steam
After several years in beta (testing of the service began back in 2017), GeForce Now is now officially released.
Dan Houser leaving Rockstar Gamer
Dan Houser, Vice President, Creative at Rockstar Games, will be leaving the company March 11, 2020. Dan’s brother Sam Houser, co-founder/CEO of Rockstar, is remaining in the same role.
China bans English words and virtual marriages from games
Chinese authorities continue to tighten regulations for games. Use of English, virtual marriages and the whole genre of “imperial harem games” fell under the ban.
Supercell invests again. Wild Games receives $1.1 million
Mobile gaming giant Supercell has made an early investment of $1.1 million in a newly formed studio called Wild Games.
Ubisoft acquires 75% of Idle Miner Tycoon developer
French publisher Ubisoft bought 75% of Kolibri Games. The studio is famous for its idle clickers.
Archetype Entertainment led by BioWare veterans to develop Sci-Fi RPG
Last year Wizards of the Coast launched a new studio headed by James Ohlen, former designer and Creative Director at BioWare. Now the name of the studio has been revealed along with brief details on…