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Scores of developers have reportedly been laid off at Gameloft Tokyo. Gamasutrareports that the layoffs have been made just weeks after the studio released its first game, mobile puzzle RPG Magna Memoria. The game’s poor performance is believed to be the cause of these job cuts. Up to 80 employees …
Read More »EA’s Moore: Gamergate has helped industry diversity
EA COO Peter Moore has spoken openly about the representation and treatment of women in the games industry. In an interview with Fortune, Moore praised what he perceives as the increasing number of opportunities for female developers. EA itself now counts former Naughty Dog alumna Amy Hennig among its ranks …
Read More »Layoffs at Gameloft Tokyo in wake of debut game
Reports suggest up to 80 employees let go within weeks of Magna Memoria’s release
Read More »EA’s Moore: Gamergate has actually helped diversity
FIFA publisher’s COO says last year’s controversy has caused companies to think more carefully about their workforce
Read More »Ubisoft to open theme park in Malaysia
Assassin’s Creed publisher Ubisoft has anounced its intention to open a theme park in Malaysia. According to a post on the Ubi Blog, the attraction will be situated in the nation’s capital of Kuala Lumpur. It’s set to open in 2020 and will be 10,000 square meters in size. Unsurprisingly …
Read More »Game grads in crisis: Why the industry is letting down new talent
Games development is more accessible than ever, but getting a foot in the studio door is getting tougher. Develop investigates why
Read More »Hip to be Square: US and EU boss Phil Rogers on the publisher’s huge line-up
It’s an all-star line-up from Square Enix over the next six months, with the return of Tomb Raider, Just Cause, Hitman and Deus Ex. We speak with Europe and Americas CEO Phil Rogers about managing expectations in a perpetually changing games industry It feels like Square Enix is in a …
Read More »Former Blizzard COO donates video games collection to a museum
Over 1,500 Blizzard related video games items are to find a new home in American museum The Strong in Rochester, New York. The collection has been donated by former Blizzard Entertainment COO Paul Sams and spans items from franchises such as Warcraft, Starcraft and Diablo that have been collected over …
Read More »Devs can now disassemble Epic’s UE4 VR Showdown demo
All assets used in video available at no cost
Read More »Dovetail Games Fishing set to officially launch in October
UK publisher Dovetail will launch its fishing game this Q4. Due to arrive in late October, Dovetail Games Fishing has been built using Unreal Engine 4. It was made available via Steam Early Access in November 2014, and will be removed from the platform on September 8th. Players can still …
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