2024-08-12
Rock on, Tango! ❤️ [image]
Polygon
PUBG publisher Krafton acquires former Xbox game studio Tango Gameworks and its Hi-Fi Rush IP; in May 2024, Microsoft announced plans to close Tango Gameworks
Tango Gameworks will live on, thanks to Krafton — Krafton, the publisher behind PUBG: Battlegrounds and The Callisto Protocol …
2024-05-09
This is absolutely terrible. Permission to be human : to any executive reading this, friendly reminder that video games are an entertainment/cultural industry, and your business as a corporation is to take care of your artists/entertainers and help them create value for you.
Bloomberg
Sources: after closing several video game studios, Microsoft plans more cuts, as the massive Activision acquisition has ramped up scrutiny on the Xbox division
Xbox is offering voluntary severance agreements to producers, quality assurance testers and other staff at ZeniMax as part of a broader cost-cutting initiative
2024-05-08
This is absolutely terrible. Permission to be human : to any executive reading this, friendly reminder that video games are an entertainment/cultural industry, and your business as a corporation is to take care of your artists/entertainers and help them create value for you.
IGN
Memo: Microsoft's Xbox plans to shut down multiple Bethesda studios and consolidate teams to prioritize high-impact titles and invest in Bethesda's portfolio
Staff told via email. — Microsoft has closed a number of Bethesda studios, including Redfall maker Arkane Austin …
2024-01-23
Yeah, I'm surprised by how quickly this is escalating. I'll try to organize my own hot take-ish thoughts in a thread, separating concept, execution, and dev. First: it's not a Pokemon-like game. Digimon is. And even if it was, so what? (cries in FPS, BRs, Souls, hero shooters...)
The Verge
A look at Palworld, a Pokémon-like game launched on January 19, which has sold 5M+ copies and is now the most played game on Steam, amid IP infringement claims
The Pokémon-like has sold over 5 million copies in the three days since its early access launch.