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Annapurna Interactive Hit With Mass Resignations, Leaving Partners Scrambling
Annapurna Interactive President Nathan Gary and his team had been negotiating with Ellison, the daughter of billionaire Larry Ellison, to spin off the video-game division as an independent entity. When Ellison pulled out of the negotiations, Gary and other executives resigned and were followed by around two dozen other staffers.
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Microsoft’s Xbox Is Planning More Cuts After Closing Down Bethesda Studios
This week, Xbox began offering voluntary severance agreements to producers, quality assurance testers and other staff at ZeniMax, which it purchased in 2020 for $7.5 billion, according to people familiar with the company’s plans. Others across the Xbox organization have been told that more cuts are on the way.
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Embracer Group to Sell Saber Interactive, Developer of a New ‘Star Wars’ Game Remake, in $500 Million Deal
Swedish gaming company Embracer Group AB will sell one of its largest subsidiaries, Saber Interactive, to a group of private investors in a deal worth up to $500 million (roughly Rs. 4,142 crore), according to a person familiar with the transaction.
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Grand Theft Auto VI Set To Be Announced This Week. Details Here
Rockstar Games, a division of Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., plans to announce the next highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto game as early as this week, according to people familiar with its plans.
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New Deus Ex Game in Very Early Development at Eidos-Montréal: Report
A new Deus Ex game is reportedly in “very very early” development. As per Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier, Eidos-Montréal is working on a Deus Ex game, alongside a new IP, and partnering with Xbox to co-develop the new Fable. The news comes in the wake of parent company Embracer Group shutting down Onoma — previously Square Enix Montréal ...
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Will Receive Premium Expansion in Late 2023: Report
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is reportedly getting a premium expansion in late 2023. As per reliable tipster TheGhostOfHope, Activision is planning some paid campaign DLC for its latest annual shooter. Bloomberg reported Jason Schreier corroborated the report, adding that the next mainline Call of Duty game will be seen in 2024. The DLC is expect...
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Activision Blizzard Sales Fall as Call of Duty: Vanguard Underperforms
Activision Blizzard reported Q2 2022 revenue that beat analysts’ estimates, but adjusted sales declined 15 percent from a year ago due to a soft Call of Duty launch last fall and a slow year for the gaming industry overall.
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GTA 6 Said to Feature Female Main Character as Rockstar Games Cleans Up Its Frat-Boy Culture
GTA 6, or Grand Theft Auto VI, Rockstar Games' upcoming instalment in its popular GTA series, will feature a playable female protagonist for the first time. Meanwhile, shelving an insensitive game during the global reckoning over police violence, removing transphobic jokes from GTA 5, are some of the actions that Rockstar, a division of Take-Two In...
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BioShock Creator Ken Levine’s Next Game Stuck in Development Hell for Past 8 Years
Eight years is a long time to develop a game. Levine’s breakout 1999 release, System Shock 2, was finished in a year and a half. BioShock — a seminal shooting game released in 2007 that, according to New York magazine, “proved games could be art” — took about five years, as did a followup, which came out in 2013.
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Sony Said to Plan New PlayStation Subscription Service Codenamed ‘Spartacus’ That Will Rival Xbox Game Pass
Sony plans to come up with a new PlayStation subscription that will merge its existing PS Plus and Now services to take on Xbox Game Pass.
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What Is Blue Box? A Vast Conspiracy Around Hideo Kojima Grips the Video Game World
Tens of thousands of people are coordinating online in search of clues surrounding what’s either a series of curious coincidences or a conspiracy led by one of the world’s most celebrated video game directors.
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Harry Potter Video Game Hogwarts Legacy Scheduled for 2022 Will Allow Transgender Characters
Hogwarts Legacy, the next Harry Potter video game scheduled to launch in 2022, will let players customise their characters’ voice, body type, and gender placement for the school dormitories taking a stride towards inclusivity.
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Cyberpunk 2077 1.2 Patch Delayed Until March Due to CD Projekt Ransomware Hack
CD Projekt said it will delay a promised update to the much-criticised role-playing game Cyberpunk 2077, pinning the blame for its slow progress on a recent security breach. What the Polish publisher didn’t say is that most of its employees have been locked out of their workstations for the past two weeks, according to people familiar with the ma...
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Blizzard Absorbs Activision Studio Vicarious Visions After Dismantling Classic Games Team
Video game publisher Activision Blizzard took another step in consolidating control over division Blizzard Entertainment, that once took pride in its autonomy, by shifting a 200-person design studio to its ranks.
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Cyberpunk 2077 Full Development Didn’t Start Until Late 2016, CD Projekt Employees Reveal
Interviews with more than 20 current and former CD Projekt staff involved in the development of Cyberpunk 2077, most of whom requested anonymity so as not to risk their careers, depict a development process marred by unchecked ambition, poor planning, and technical shortcomings.
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Annapurna Interactive Hit With Mass Resignations, Leaving Partners Scrambling
Annapurna Interactive President Nathan Gary and his team had been negotiating with Ellison, the daughter of billionaire Larry Ellison, to spin off the video-game division as an independent entity. When Ellison pulled out of the negotiations, Gary and other executives resigned and were followed by around two dozen other staffers.
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Microsoft’s Xbox Is Planning More Cuts After Closing Down Bethesda Studios
This week, Xbox began offering voluntary severance agreements to producers, quality assurance testers and other staff at ZeniMax, which it purchased in 2020 for $7.5 billion, according to people familiar with the company’s plans. Others across the Xbox organization have been told that more cuts are on the way.
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Embracer Group to Sell Saber Interactive, Developer of a New ‘Star Wars’ Game Remake, in $500 Million Deal
Swedish gaming company Embracer Group AB will sell one of its largest subsidiaries, Saber Interactive, to a group of private investors in a deal worth up to $500 million (roughly Rs. 4,142 crore), according to a person familiar with the transaction.
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Grand Theft Auto VI Set To Be Announced This Week. Details Here
Rockstar Games, a division of Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., plans to announce the next highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto game as early as this week, according to people familiar with its plans.
-
New Deus Ex Game in Very Early Development at Eidos-Montréal: Report
A new Deus Ex game is reportedly in “very very early” development. As per Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier, Eidos-Montréal is working on a Deus Ex game, alongside a new IP, and partnering with Xbox to co-develop the new Fable. The news comes in the wake of parent company Embracer Group shutting down Onoma — previously Square Enix Montréal ...
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Will Receive Premium Expansion in Late 2023: Report
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is reportedly getting a premium expansion in late 2023. As per reliable tipster TheGhostOfHope, Activision is planning some paid campaign DLC for its latest annual shooter. Bloomberg reported Jason Schreier corroborated the report, adding that the next mainline Call of Duty game will be seen in 2024. The DLC is expect...
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Activision Blizzard Sales Fall as Call of Duty: Vanguard Underperforms
Activision Blizzard reported Q2 2022 revenue that beat analysts’ estimates, but adjusted sales declined 15 percent from a year ago due to a soft Call of Duty launch last fall and a slow year for the gaming industry overall.
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GTA 6 Said to Feature Female Main Character as Rockstar Games Cleans Up Its Frat-Boy Culture
GTA 6, or Grand Theft Auto VI, Rockstar Games' upcoming instalment in its popular GTA series, will feature a playable female protagonist for the first time. Meanwhile, shelving an insensitive game during the global reckoning over police violence, removing transphobic jokes from GTA 5, are some of the actions that Rockstar, a division of Take-Two In...
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BioShock Creator Ken Levine’s Next Game Stuck in Development Hell for Past 8 Years
Eight years is a long time to develop a game. Levine’s breakout 1999 release, System Shock 2, was finished in a year and a half. BioShock — a seminal shooting game released in 2007 that, according to New York magazine, “proved games could be art” — took about five years, as did a followup, which came out in 2013.
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Sony Said to Plan New PlayStation Subscription Service Codenamed ‘Spartacus’ That Will Rival Xbox Game Pass
Sony plans to come up with a new PlayStation subscription that will merge its existing PS Plus and Now services to take on Xbox Game Pass.
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What Is Blue Box? A Vast Conspiracy Around Hideo Kojima Grips the Video Game World
Tens of thousands of people are coordinating online in search of clues surrounding what’s either a series of curious coincidences or a conspiracy led by one of the world’s most celebrated video game directors.
-
Harry Potter Video Game Hogwarts Legacy Scheduled for 2022 Will Allow Transgender Characters
Hogwarts Legacy, the next Harry Potter video game scheduled to launch in 2022, will let players customise their characters’ voice, body type, and gender placement for the school dormitories taking a stride towards inclusivity.
-
Cyberpunk 2077 1.2 Patch Delayed Until March Due to CD Projekt Ransomware Hack
CD Projekt said it will delay a promised update to the much-criticised role-playing game Cyberpunk 2077, pinning the blame for its slow progress on a recent security breach. What the Polish publisher didn’t say is that most of its employees have been locked out of their workstations for the past two weeks, according to people familiar with the ma...
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Blizzard Absorbs Activision Studio Vicarious Visions After Dismantling Classic Games Team
Video game publisher Activision Blizzard took another step in consolidating control over division Blizzard Entertainment, that once took pride in its autonomy, by shifting a 200-person design studio to its ranks.
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Cyberpunk 2077 Full Development Didn’t Start Until Late 2016, CD Projekt Employees Reveal
Interviews with more than 20 current and former CD Projekt staff involved in the development of Cyberpunk 2077, most of whom requested anonymity so as not to risk their careers, depict a development process marred by unchecked ambition, poor planning, and technical shortcomings.
