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Industry News September 8, 2022

CD Projekt on switching to Unreal Engine 5: “It’s a perfect match for us to use this technology”

CD Projekt has shared some details about its content plans and business operations in the latest earnings call with investors. The company opened up about switching to Unreal Engine 5, the new Witcher saga, and the future of Cyberpunk 2077.
Industry News September 8, 2022

Eidos Montreal and Crystal Dynamics take control of Deus Ex and Tomb Raider IPs from Square Enix

Square Enix has now officially handed rights to some of its Western franchises to Eidos Montreal and Crystal Dynamics. These studios will now be able to make new Tomb Raider and Deus Ex games under Embracer Group.
Industry News September 8, 2022

Sony was Activision Blizzard’s largest customer by revenue in 2020, with Microsoft ranking fourth

When it comes to game sales, Sony remained one of the biggest customers of Activision Blizzard for years. Microsoft, however, has been trailing behind not only PlayStation, but Google and Apple as well.
Industry News September 8, 2022

Vodeo Games announces its closure, months after becoming first North American studio to unionize

Indie studio Vodeo Games has announced that it will no longer be able to continue working. The team behind Beast Breaker couldn’t secure funding for new games.
Industry News September 7, 2022

Production on new Witcher game gaining momentum as CD Projekt reports nearly $80 million in revenue for H1 2022

CD Projekt has released a financial report for the first six months of 2022. The company shared key business results and opened up about the parallel development of two AAA games.
Dev Interviews September 7, 2022

Zen Studios on its Victorian steampunk RPG Circus Electrique, passion for pinball, and life under Saber

Launched on September 6, Circus Electrique combines Darkest Dungeon-like fights with circus management and puts it all in the grotesque setting of the steampunk Victorian London. We spoke with the Hungarian team Zen Studios about the game’s mechanics, their relationship with Saber Interactive, and their love for pinball.
Industry News September 7, 2022

Ubisoft shares plunge 15% as investors concern over buyout prospects following Tencent deal

Ubisoft saw its shares tumble after Tencent announced its decision to invest €300 million in Guillemot Brothers Limited. The news made the company’s investors worried about buyout prospects.
Industry News September 6, 2022

Report: Tencent becomes fourth most prolific investor globally in first half of 2022

Tencent has invested in over 120 companies in the first half of 2022. It helped the Chinese tech giant become the fourth most active VC firm globally.
Industry News September 6, 2022

Mario Kart Tour approaching $300 million in revenue as Nintendo’s second highest-grossing mobile game

Mario Kart Tour has reached $293 million in player spending on iOS and Android. It is now Nintendo’s second highest-grossing mobile game.
Industry News September 6, 2022

CD Projekt launches second scholarship for young women in gamedev

CD Projekt has announced its second annual mentoring program called “Girls in the game!” (Dziewczyny w grze!). It will provide scholarships to 20 more talented candidates.
Industry News September 6, 2022

Chucklefish announces £4,000 pay raise for all staff to cope with ‘horrid bill increases’

UK indie developer and publisher Chucklefish has announced another pay increase across the company. This is the second raise for employees this year.
Events September 6, 2022

AppsFlyer’s MAMA Cyprus to take place in Limassol on September 15

The conference is positioned by its organizers as the “space for visionaries from advertising, marketing, and technology spheres in the mobile industry.” They are also waiting to see tech startups founders and investors who are interested in the mobile application business.
Industry News September 6, 2022

PlayStation hardware architect Masayasu Ito to retire after 36 years at Sony

Sony Interactive Entertainment executive vice president Masayasu Ito will leave the company. He worked at Sony for almost four decades and led engineering on several PlayStation consoles.
Industry News September 5, 2022

State of Survival hits 150 million downloads three years after launch

Mobile publisher FunPlus and its subsidiary KingsGroup Games have celebrated the third anniversary of State of Survival with some big announcements.
Industry News September 5, 2022

Xbox Studios head Matt Booty on delays and new reality of AAA development: “How we make games is evolving”

Matt Booty, the man at the helm of Xbox Game Studios, has opened up about the new reality of AAA game development. He says companies now need multiple studios to finish big titles, which ultimately affects the schedule.
Industry News September 5, 2022

Mark Brown’s Platformer Toolkit, playable essay on platformer game design, hits 100k downloads

Mark Brown, creator of the Game Maker’s Toolkit blog, has announced that his latest project Platformer Toolkit has reached a new milestone. It is an interactive video essay where the player has to fix a bad platformer.
Dev Interviews September 2, 2022

Mixed Realms on Gordian Quest, blending RPG and deckbuilding genres, and the Rule of Cool: “The devil is in the details”

Polished deckbuilding roguelite with RPG-like progression and some DnD feel to it? Well, it is all about Gordian Quest. We caught up with Singapore-based indie studio Mixed Realms to discuss the challenge of mixing multiple genres, the benefits of Early Access, and their favorite Ultima game.
Industry News September 2, 2022

Report: Garena Free Fire parent company Sea cuts jobs after reporting almost $1 billion quarterly loss

Singapore-based tech company Sea has cut some jobs. The layoffs reportedly affected several business units, including Free Fire developer Garena.
Industry News September 2, 2022

League of Legends: Wild Rift hits $750 million in revenue globally

League of Legends: Wild Rift has reached another milestone, remaining the highest grossing mobile game in Riot’s portfolio.
Legal September 1, 2022

UK regulator might expand its investigation into Microsoft-Activision deal due to multiple competition threats

UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has expressed its concerns over Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The regulator says the deal might lessen competition, asking both companies to address these concerns.
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