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The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077 developer highlights focus on small number of projects, critical success over commercial gain and industry-changing releases as following in the footsteps of Grand Theft Auto studio
Read More »Platinum president Tatsuya Minami has reportedly left the studio
Head of Star Fox Zero co-developer replaced by admin director Kenichi Sato
Read More »UPDATED: Gumi closes Canadian office after 18 months
Mobile developer of Brave Frontier moved into Vancouver to strengthen Western output
Read More »BioWare and Remedy execs form new mobile studio
Armada Interactive has raised $3 million in investment from backers including Next Games and Initial Capital
Read More »Ex-Zynga devs’ studio JuiceBox closes because ‘our games weren’t good enough’
CEO Michael Martinez highlights lack of ‘great distribution strategy’ as biggest failure by team
Read More »Goodgame closes 4th Floor studio, cancels PC debut weeks after reveal
Developer promises no layoffs, as staff affected move to positions on two new PC titles
Read More »Sword Coast Legends and Geist dev N-Space closes after two decades
‘There have been rounds of layoffs over the past few months and through it all, the team stayed focused and passionate,’ says artist Ben Leary, while praising ‘efforts and transparency’ of president Dan O’Leary
Read More »Frictional moves to multi-game development as Soma approaches profit
Amnesia: The Dark Descent creator suggests that mixing horror and sci-fi impacted sales of both its titles
Read More »Ubisoft opens production studio in the Philippines
New location aims to employ 200 staff within five years
Read More »Sony forms new mobile studio ForwardWorks
Developer to work on ‘full-fledged’ titles based on existing PlayStation IP
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