Popular British outfit FreeStyleGames has survived Activision’s studio-wide cost-cutting operation, Develop understands.
The DJ Hero developer is thought to have signed a new project with its owning publisher, after months of negotiating its survival.
However, about thirty jobs are to go.
For the full story, head over to sister site Develop.
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Games Done Quick (GDQ), the leading organizer of charity speedrunning events, and gamescom, the world’s biggest event for computer and video games, today announced gamescom GDQ, a new live event taking place August 28-30, 2026 at the event. This marks GDQ’s first-ever event hosted in Europe and its first official partnership with gamescom.
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