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A visualisation of the Keywords logo being conjured by a mage

Keywords to be acquired by Swedish investor EQT at £2.2 billion valuation Keywords to be acquired by Swedish investor EQT at £2.2 billion valuation

The deal is expected to complete in the fourth quarter of 2024.

Jul 3, 2024

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A screenshot of Battlefield: Hardline

EA sunsetting three Battlefield titles on Xbox 360 and PS3 EA sunsetting three Battlefield titles on Xbox 360 and PS3

Jul 3, 2024

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An Arisen fighting monsters in Dragon's Dogma II.

Capcom acquires animation partner Minimum Studios Capcom acquires animation partner Minimum Studios

byJustin Carter

Jul 2, 2024

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Sol Badguy and Ky Kiske in key art for Guilty Gear Strive.

Guilty Gear Strive punches up to 3 million players Guilty Gear Strive punches up to 3 million players

byJustin Carter

Jul 2, 2024

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Logo and UI for social media site BeReal.

Voodoo acquires BeReal and immediately makes layoffs Voodoo acquires BeReal and immediately makes layoffs

byJustin Carter

Jul 2, 2024

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A screenshot from Tales of Kenzera: Zau featuring the protagonist Zuberi

Tales of Kenzera: Zau developer Surgent Studios is cutting jobs Tales of Kenzera: Zau developer Surgent Studios is cutting jobs

Jul 2, 2024

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Dutch publisher Mystic Forge nets €2 million to help indies get to market

Dutch publisher Mystic Forge nets €2 million to help indies get to market

Key artwork for Palia

Daybreak acquires struggling Palia developer Singularity 6

Daybreak acquires struggling Palia developer Singularity 6

A platter of Switch Lite hardware

Nintendo doesn't expect production issues to impact Switch successor

Nintendo doesn't expect production issues to impact Switch successor

The Cloud Imperium Games office in Manchester

Tribunal finds Cloud Imperium Games discriminated against disabled employee with return-to-office policy

Tribunal finds Cloud Imperium Games discriminated against disabled employee with return-to-office policy

A screenshot from Stray Gods

Venba, Stray Gods, A Highland Song honored at 2024 Games for Change Awards

Venba, Stray Gods, A Highland Song honored at 2024 Games for Change Awards

A screenshot of Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves

SNK opens development studio in Singapore

SNK opens development studio in Singapore

Yasuke and Naoe in key art for Assassin's Creed Shadows.

Yves Guillemot denounces Assassin's Creed Shadows' racist, 'malicious' backlash

Yves Guillemot denounces Assassin's Creed Shadows' racist, 'malicious' backlash

byJustin Carter

Graphic for SAG-AFTRA showing a hand holding a video game controller.

SAG-AFTRA ups indie dev contract tiers to include $30M game projects

SAG-AFTRA ups indie dev contract tiers to include $30M game projects

byJustin Carter

Amazon Games' Christoph Hartmann thinks the company needs to build its own talent and focus on the console/PC market

Amazon Games' Christoph Hartmann thinks the company needs to build its own talent and focus on the console/PC market

byJustin Carter

Screenshot of Valve's Steam Deck handheld.

Valve launches new Steam chart for top-played Steam Deck games

Valve launches new Steam chart for top-played Steam Deck games

byJustin Carter

Key art for Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree.

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree sales top 5 million in three days

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree sales top 5 million in three days

byJustin Carter

Gameloft Toronto staff laid off after studio 'substantially' reduces production activity

Gameloft Toronto staff laid off after studio 'substantially' reduces production activity

Xbox Game Pass on Amazon TV

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is heading to Amazon Fire TV

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is heading to Amazon Fire TV

Bethesda Game Studios Montreal workers are trying to unionize

Bethesda Game Studios Montreal workers are trying to unionize

Game Recording in action on Steam Deck

Steam debuts new game recording tool in beta form

Steam debuts new game recording tool in beta form

Screenshot of the purple-blue Xbox Stellar Shift controller.

Daily average controller use on Steam has tripled since 2018

Daily average controller use on Steam has tripled since 2018

byJustin Carter

Netflix taking mobile-first, 'phased approach' to game releases

Netflix taking mobile-first, 'phased approach' to game releases

byJustin Carter

Design mockup of the scrapped Xbox Keystone streaming console.

Xbox patent offers first look at scrapped Keystone streaming console

Xbox patent offers first look at scrapped Keystone streaming console

byJustin Carter

Key art for Hazelight Studios' A Way Out.

Hazelight's A Way Out has sold over 9 million since 2018 launch

Hazelight's A Way Out has sold over 9 million since 2018 launch

byJustin Carter

Key art for the upcoming MMO Perfect World Games.

Perfect World cuts staff in multi-unit layoffs, reportedly suspends game projects

Perfect World cuts staff in multi-unit layoffs, reportedly suspends game projects

byJustin Carter

Key artwork for Surgeon Simulator

Atari acquires Surgeon Simulator franchise through Infogrames label

Atari acquires Surgeon Simulator franchise through Infogrames label

Scopely adds Riot Games alum Mike Seavers as SVP for technology

Scopely adds Riot Games alum Mike Seavers as SVP for technology

byJustin Carter

Key art for 2018's Forza Horizon 4.

Playground Games will delist Forza Horizon 4 in December

Playground Games will delist Forza Horizon 4 in December

byJustin Carter

Eve in 2024's Stellar Blade.

Shift Up predicts Stellar Blade sales surpassed 1 million copies

Shift Up predicts Stellar Blade sales surpassed 1 million copies

byJustin Carter

Key art for 2023's Blue Protocol from Bandai Namco Online.

Bandai Namco Online faces insolvency post-Blue Protocol launch

Bandai Namco Online faces insolvency post-Blue Protocol launch

byJustin Carter

Double Fine and Undead Labs vets launch experimental web game studio

Double Fine and Undead Labs vets launch experimental web game studio

Dr Disrespect streaming on YouTube

Update: Midnight Society co-founder Dr Disrespect admits to messaging minor on Twitch

Update: Midnight Society co-founder Dr Disrespect admits to messaging minor on Twitch

An astronaut taking aim in the 2023 shooter Boundary.

Online shooter Boundary shuts down as dev and publisher clash over rights

Online shooter Boundary shuts down as dev and publisher clash over rights

byJustin Carter

Three Corpos in a business meeting in Cyberpunk 2077.

59 percent of devs say industry in 'bad' straits, blame investors and mismanagement

59 percent of devs say industry in 'bad' straits, blame investors and mismanagement

byJustin Carter

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