ProbablyMonsters employees report that the studio is eliminating roles in the wake of a recently canceled project. Senior Technical Artist Mic Marvin stated that “around 50” workers and level designers were laid off in total Ed Byrne he said these eliminations were focused on Battle Barge's internal team. “On the anniversary of Bungie's first layoff,” … Read more
Developer Inflexion Games has closed its UK office completely, as expected previously announced by now former staff last week. In the declarationCEO Aaryn Flynn explained the Early Access release of her debut game Nightingale it was not a commercial success. In addition to letting go of “some amazing team members,” Flynn said Inflexion's Canadian team … Read more
Update: Fire walking “signed one last time” with a statement confirming its closure. In it, the studio noted many of its accomplishments, from growing its team during the pandemic to development Concord on Unreal Engine 4 (and later Unreal Engine 5), and “ultimately delivering and offering players a fantastic FPS experience, even if it came … Read more
At the beginning of October, that of Germany Deputy Minister of Culture and Media has launched a funding program for new game studios in the country. Starting today, October 28, founders can apply for the “Press Start: Games Founding Grant” to receive 2,750 euros (or almost $3,000) per month for a period of 18 months … Read more
Marek Spanelco-founder of Bohemia Interactive, recently said that the studio has accumulated over 47 million in sales in its 25 years of existence. Of this, 40 million may be due to Steam, on which it began publishing its games in 2009. In June of that year, the Czech studio released Weapon2 on Valve's marketplace, where … Read more
Indie developer Studio Thunderhorse is shutting down after more than a decade of making games. Taking a Xthe three-person studio shared a letter saying the trio had to make “a difficult decision” for the “long-term health of the team and studio.” Founded in 2015, the Californian studio specializes in 2D games inspired by the 90s. … Read more
Game Freak confirmed yesterday that it was the victim of a large-scale cyberattack, in which 1TB of company data was exposed. Releasing a statement on its website, the Pokémon developer reveals that the breach occurred in August 2024 and that a third party had access to the data of over 2,600 current and former employees. … Read more
After this morning's announcement of the new studies Dark math games and Longdue gamesanother ZA/UM alum has launched his own independent group. Co-founded by Disk Elisio the writer Argo Tuulik, Eternal summer it's billed as an “art collective/role-playing studio.” His mission? Collect more Nightclub writers and some new blood to “create a liberating space for … Read more
Editor's note: This story was written before the Internet Archive suffered a massive DDOS attack, and links to archive.org currently do not work. Check back later for a deep dive into the Fat Babies archives. Hello dear readers. Chris is off this month for some well deserved rest and relaxation, leaving the pilot's seat open … Read more
French developer Black Flag Studio he declared bankruptcy and the studio closed. The study he was working on The era of orphans before its end, it explained that “communications broke down” between it and its publisher. With no present or future funding, the country's government shut it down, effective immediately. Black Flag had its concerns … Read more