From the outside, you get the sense that Atari CEO Wade Rosen has steadied the ship since taking the helm in 2021. Before that, the company had struggled with uneven finances, struggled to realize its vision for the Atari VCS console (after allegedly failing to pay hardware manager Rob Wyatt) and began dabbling in the … Read more
The Embracer Group has officially appointed Thomas Kœgler as the new CEO of Asmodee. The move was announced earlier this year when Embracer has outlined plans to split into three separate businesses to seek “winning formulas” after a brutal restructuring program. Asmodee, the French board game publisher known for distributing titles such as Dobble, Ticket … Read more
Atari is taking a different approach to publishing. Under CEO Wade Rosen, the company took over the Infogrames label earlier this year publish a “master portfolio of intellectual property associated with the Atari brand,” while also developing new collections and sequels. Speaking to Game Developer about Atari’s publishing initiative at Gamescom 2024, Rosen said the … Read more
For some people, grabbing a drink (or several drinks) at the airport before your flight is as much a travel ritual as going through security checks. But if an airline CEO has his way, you may not be able to drink to your heart's content before boarding. Michael O'Leary, chief executive of European budget airline … Read more
One day after collaborating with Expert gaming group to provide financial support to developers in Saudi Arabia, Xsolla is now under fire because its CEO treats the company like his “personal piggy bank.” For BloombergSix former executives have filed lawsuits against Alexander “Shurick” Agapitov since 2019. Two of them have raised concerns about how he … Read more
Game studio executives have high hopes for Generative AI and what it could mean for Game DevelopmentIn the case of Christoph Hartmann, this technology could help the industry emerge from its creative doldrums. Talking to IGNAmazon Games CEO said he hopes genAI can lead to new gameplay ideas. He said its use “has nothing to … Read more
What’s the best way to buy a game, physical or digital? According to Christina Seelye, CEO of Maximum Entertainment, the two can help each other equally. Speaking to Game Developer at Gamescom, he explained that retail versions of a game can help drive more attention to it, especially online. Amazon and in-person stores like GameStop … Read more
While the video game industry is getting entangled in current AND potential As for the use of generative AI, Unity CEO Matt Bromberg is “less focused” on that at the moment. Talking to VentureBeatsaid the engine maker is prioritizing “how we can help customers make games more efficiently and less expensively.” While he believes genAI … Read more
Bungie developers talked about what led to the studio's new round of development layoffs earlier this week, which had been reported planned for some time. Talking with Bloombergcurrent and former staff say Bungie “grew too fast” and overextended itself with potential projects. They also invested a lot of their own anger about the CEO Pete … Read more
EA Sports College Soccer 25 it's not just a great success For EA, it also marked the publisher’s first public use of generative AI. And according to Andrew Wilson, the technology was the only way for EA Orlando to reach the full scope of the game. Over the past week Quarterly Earnings Conference CallEA CEO … Read more