EA adds to open source accessibility tech including photosensitivity tool

Firm allows developers to use five more patents to make their games easier to play

• patent
• accessibility

Christmas comes early for tank commanders as Wargaming releases events across its World of Tanks franchise

• sponsored
• world of tanks

Microsoft CFO reckons AI will help anyone make games

Now why would an exec at the Big M want to boost generative AI? HMMM?

• ai
• game development
• tech

Riot's Merrill steps into chief product officer role

“In a world full of amazing entertainment options, players want games that are truly great, and that’s what we aspire to create"

• Job News
• league of legends
• Valorant

Creative Assembly to focus on RTS titles after Hyenas cancellation

Sega is also changing up how regional publishing works

• development
• hyenas
• real time stategy

Embracer lays off 50 staff at Fishlabs

That's roughly 40 per cent of the studio's workforce

• Job News
• layoffs

Unity makes further layoffs in company "reset"

Firm has terminated its deal with Weta

• Job News
• layoffs

Closure of TimeSplitters maker Free Radical reportedly confirmed

“This is a challenging time for all of us but especially for you, and our focus is to support you as much as we can during this transition"

• Job News
• layoffs

Frontier reduces revenue target after Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin fails to deliver

The firm has brought it down by 25 per cent

• Financials
• warhammer

Keighley: “Independent can mean different things to different people"

Follows Dave the Diver being nominated for Best Indie Game despite being backed by Korean giant Nexon

• indie
• development
• the game awards
• awards

CHARTS: Lethal Company continues its rise up the Steam Top Ten

Counter-Strike 2 slips one more place down to No.3

• Steam
• data
• steam charts
• lethal company

Bloober Team says Silent Hill 2 development "progressing smoothly"

Developer hasn't made clear what prompted it to make a statement

• development
• silent hill 2 remake

Valve CEO Newell to make in-person court appearance in antitrust case

The exec previously asked for a remote deposition

• Steam
• antitrust
• legal news

Ubisoft blames technical error for Assassin's Creed in-game ads

Company says that the glitch has been fixed

• assassin's creed
• advertising
• technical error

Battlefield V hits Steam concurrent player record

Follows 92 per cent price cut in Autumn Sale

• Steam
• steam sale
• concurrent players
• batlefield v