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PlatinumGames secures investment from Chinese giant Tencent News Jan 7th, 2020

PlatinumGames secures investment from Chinese giant Tencent

Undisclosed sum going to help the studio's move into self-publishing

Motive boss Klaus says that EA has changed as a company News Dec 13th, 2019

Motive boss Klaus says that EA has changed as a company

"It's different times, a different leadership, a different message"

Former BioWare GM Flynn says Frostbite engine slowed game development down News Nov 20th, 2019

Former BioWare GM Flynn says Frostbite engine slowed game development down

"It was getting harder and harder to make the content that people wanted"

Report points to BioWare "revamping" Anthem entirely News Nov 18th, 2019

Report points to BioWare "revamping" Anthem entirely

Online sci-fi title to be reworked in near future

Koch boss Kundratitz says its vital company gets Dead Island 2 right News Nov 14th, 2019

Koch boss Kundratitz says its vital company gets Dead Island 2 right

Project now on its third developer

London studio Flavourworks raises $3.8m in Series A round News Nov 11th, 2019

London studio Flavourworks raises $3.8m in Series A round

Investment coming from Sky Ventures and Hiro Capital

Blizzard says Hearthstone auto battler mode Battlegrounds is futureproofed for more players News Nov 11th, 2019

Blizzard says Hearthstone auto battler mode Battlegrounds is futureproofed for more players

Follows Riot and Valve's entry into the genre

Work on next Hitman game is "well underway" News Nov 7th, 2019

Work on next Hitman game is "well underway"

November update for Hitman 2 will be the last major patch apparently

Report: Work on Bully 2 "fizzled out" after less than two years News Oct 7th, 2019

Report: Work on Bully 2 "fizzled out" after less than two years

Only a "very small slice" of the game was ever playable

Which "underperforming" game development project is Keywords keen to get away from? News Sep 20th, 2019

Which "underperforming" game development project is Keywords keen to get away from?

Studio acquired by the services giant locked into contract for title that's costing too much to make

Keywords snaps up German localisation and dubbing firm TV+Synchron News Sep 20th, 2019

Keywords snaps up German localisation and dubbing firm TV+Synchron

And what is the game that is being handled by one of the company's stories that is "underperforming"?

Bossa doesn't blame Improbable for Worlds Adrift's cancellation News Sep 13th, 2019

Bossa doesn't blame Improbable for Worlds Adrift's cancellation

"There are always challenges when you work with early-stage technology, but we worked with Improbable on those"

Frontier's Braben says developers shouldn't read too much into industry negativity News Jul 12th, 2019

Frontier's Braben says developers shouldn't read too much into industry negativity

"Nowadays you've probably got the best chance of getting your game made than ever before."

Catering for disabled people in games is potentially good for business, according to Nopia's Prehn News Jul 10th, 2019

Catering for disabled people in games is potentially good for business, according to Nopia's Prehn

One-fifth of the population is disabled in some way, so addressing this 20 per cent is probably good for growing your audience, Nopia's Felicia Prehn says

Treyarch says it takes employee wellbeing "very seriously" following damning report into Call of Duty Black Ops 4's development News Jun 27th, 2019

Treyarch says it takes employee wellbeing "very seriously" following damning report into Call of Duty Black Ops 4's development

Contractors complain of being treated like second class citizens, developers had to work long hours to finish last-minute battle royale addition Blackout

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