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Industry News March 7, 2024

EA plans to use genAI to improve its efficiency and expand its player base by 50% through personalized content

EA CEO Andrew Wilson has opened up about generative AI and how the company plans to use the technology. He believes that it will drive monetization, also making game development more efficient and helping reach new audiences.
Industry News March 7, 2024

[UPD] Apple kills Epic’s developer account over Sweeney’s “litany of public attacks” on its policies, Fortnite maker fires back

Although the Digital Markets Act (DMA) requires the so-called “gatekeepers” to allow third-party app stores on their platforms in the EU, Apple decided to keep its longtime enemy, Epic Games, out of iOS. The company has now terminated the Fortnite maker’s developer account.
Industry News March 6, 2024

Balatro hits 500k copies sold in 10 days, proving to be one of this year’s smash indie hits

Balatro has been a smash success for solo developer LocalThunk. The poker deck-building roguelike has reached a new milestone, selling over 500k copies in 10 days.
Industry News March 6, 2024

Capcom to raise salary for Japanese employees, including 27% raise for new graduate hires

As many game companies around the world continue to cut jobs, Capcom has announced its decision to raise salaries for its Japanese employees. The move will impact both current workers and new graduate hires.
Events March 6, 2024

GenAI For Business conference coming to San Francisco on March 19, with program already announced

Details and the program of the new GenAI For Business conference have been announced. It will take place in the US later this month. The event, which will bring together AI experts and enthusiasts, will focus on the latest trends in the area.
Industry News March 6, 2024

Poor launch of Unforetold: Witchstone forces Spearhead Games to lay off majority of staff and cease development

Canadian indie developer Spearhead Games, best known for games like Stories: The Path of Destinies and Omensight, has faced serious financial struggles. As a result, the studio had to lay off the majority of its team.
Industry News March 6, 2024

WB Games wants to take fewer risks with AAA games, instead betting big on live services, mobile and F2P titles

Warner Bros. Discovery is changing its approach to making video games following the weaker-than-expected launch of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. It appears that the company no longer wants to rely heavily on premium AAA titles.
Featured March 5, 2024

Exploring new viral hit on Steam: Supermarket Simulator peaks at nearly 40k CCU, above similar job sims from PlayWay

Supermarket Simulator might be another 2024 success story, this time from Turkish developers. The game has been rising in popularity since its Early Access launch, performing really well compared to rival titles in the job sim genre.
Industry News March 5, 2024

Helldivers 2 remains top-grossing game on Steam for 4th consecutive week, Supermarket Simulator climbs 30 places

Arrowhead Game Studios continues to reap the benefits of its grand success, with Helldivers 2 still dominating the Steam charts. No other game can dethrone it for the fourth week in a row.
Legal March 5, 2024

Switch emulator maker Yuzu agrees to pay $2.4 million to Nintendo, removes source code from GitHub

Tropic Haze, the maker of Nintendo Switch emulator Yuzu, has agreed to settle with the Japanese company. One of the terms is an admission that the software was “primarily designed” to circumvent copyright protection.
Industry News March 4, 2024

Over 2,000 games industry professionals lost their jobs in February, 5x year-over-year

The scale of video game industry layoffs is massive, as thousands of people continue to lose their jobs every month. February 2024 was, unfortunately, no exception, with game companies cutting at least 2,027 jobs.
Industry News March 4, 2024

Mogilevich gang admits they faked Epic Games hack to scam other hackers, calls themselves “professional fraudsters”

Just days after announcing the cyberattack on Epic Games, the Mogilevich ransomware group has admitted they didn’t actually hack the Fortnite maker. Instead, their intent was to make money off other hackers through fraud.
Industry News March 4, 2024

Naughty Dog artist Santiago Gutierrez on being laid off after 18 years: “It felt like a cruel twist of fate”

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.
Market Analysis March 1, 2024

Who are indie game buyers: play 14-18 hours per week, value innovation, prefer PC and $15-25 games

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.
Industry News March 1, 2024

NetEase’s gaming division generated $11.5 billion in 2023, with Eggy Party hitting 500 million registered players

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.
Industry News March 1, 2024

Chinese dev 91Act revives weeks after laying off entire staff, with BlazBlue Entropy Effect hitting 350k units sold

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.
Industry News February 29, 2024

Report: Gearbox might soon be sold by Embracer Group, with deal “in the late stages of being finalized”

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.
Industry News February 29, 2024

Toys for Bob going indie after 19 years under Activision, might continue to work with Microsoft

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.
Deals February 29, 2024

Report: Embracer Group to sell Saber Interactive for $500 million with option to bring along other subsidiaries

Embracer Group continues its cost-cutting restructuring program. The new move might affect one of its largest operative groups, Saber Interactive.
Events February 29, 2024

WN Conference Abu Dhabi’24 brought together over 500 people from Ubisoft, Riot, Google, Unity, and other companies

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.
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