Mass layoffs announced by PlayStation last week affected hundreds of people, including veteran developers. Among them was Santiago Gutierrez, an experienced artist who has been with Naughty Dog for nearly two decades.

Who are indie gamers and what do they like the most about these titles? Humble Games, publishing arm of Humble Bundle, has conducted research to answer these questions and better understand the audience.

NetEase has released its financial report for the fourth quarter and the full fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Here are the key takeaways from the performance of the Chinese tech giant’s gaming business.

The fate of 91Act, a Chinese studio behind the new action roguelike BlazBlue Entropy Effect, has taken an unexpected turn. The studio’s head had to lay off the entire staff due to financial issues, but now he has decided to start rehiring devs after the game’s sudden success.

Embracer Group might divest another of its operative groups as part of its cost-cutting restructuring. It has been reported that Gearbox Entertainment, best known for the Borderlands series, is close to being sold out.

Microsoft will let go Toys for Bob, one of the many studios it acquired in the record-breaking Activision Blizzard deal. The team, known for series like Star Control and Skylanders, will become independent again.

Embracer Group continues its cost-cutting restructuring program. The new move might affect one of its largest operative groups, Saber Interactive.

Earlier this month, WN Media Group hosted a conference in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi. It was attended by representatives of Apple, Google, Ubisoft, Unity, TikTok, Tilting Point, Stillfront Group, Riot Games, Huawei, and other companies.

Electronic Arts has announced a new stage of its business restructuring. It will involve mass layoffs and a reorganization of its gaming portfolio with more focus on its own IPs and live services.

Remedy Entertainment has entered into an agreement with publisher 505 Games to acquire the rights to the Control IP. The Finnish studio will now also have full control of the upcoming sequel and spin-offs.

Cloud Imperium Games (CIG) might be another studio to cut jobs this year. The information came from several former employees who said they had recently been laid off.

Epic Games has reportedly become the victim of a cyberattack. As a result, the company’s internal information was stolen by a hacker group under the name Mogilevich.

Balatro is one of the many successful indie games we have already seen this year. The poker deck-building roguelike, made by solo dev LocalThunk, exceeded expectations and became profitable almost immediately after launch.

While Helldivers 2 continues to dominate the Steam charts, several new indie games managed to break into the top 15 last week. Not to mention the impressive jumps in sales of some already successful older titles.

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) has decided to lay off 900 employees. The move will affect people at various PlayStation studios and divisions.

How can a mobile game remain successful for over a decade? ZiMAD CEO Dmitry Bobrov, who has been running the company for more than 10 years, has tried to answer this question in the 10th episode of Games and Names, an industry podcast launched by AppMagic in partnership with WN Media Group.

Stardew Valley has reached an impressive milestone, surpassing 30 million copies sold globally. Here is how the figure compares to other successful indie games.

Mass layoffs continue to plague the industry. Supermassive Games, developer of games like Until Dawn and The Dark Pictures Anthology, is the latest studio to announce job cuts.

After more than four years in Early Access, Last Epoch has finally launched globally. It was a huge success, although technical issues slightly clouded the ideal picture.