Supercell has acquired British studio Space Ape Games after increasing its stake in the London-based company. As reported by GamesIndustry.bizSupercell already owned a majority stake in Beatstar AND Transformers: Earth Wars developer. THE Clash of clans Creator invested $37 million in Space Ape Games in 2022bringing its participation in the study to 75%. Previously, it … Read more
Netflix Games made a strong case for generative AI less than two weeks later closing its only triple-A development studio. The streaming giant has named Mike Verdu as its new vice president of GenAI for Games so it can capitalize on what it calls “a once-in-a-lifetime inflection point for game development and player experiences.” Verdu … Read more
The recent boom of independent studies spun by long-time game developers it came with many advantages, including a greater degree of freedom than its bigger triple-A brothers. Now, some argue that this freedom provides the opportunity for their game to attract more attention and succeed among players. Several developers spoke Bloomberg about the benefits of … 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
[This postmortem for Telltale Games’ The Walking Dead was originally published in the March 2013 issue of Game Developer Magazine. The original text has been restored in full, along with select visuals. To see the article in full, visit the .PDF at the GDC Vault archives.] Telltale is a bit different from your typical game … Read more
Like many of you reading this, I've been making games for a long time. For much of that time, I worked in a professional studio environment, working on products and adhering to design philosophies that weren't always of my own making. And sure, I've worked on some projects that I'm really proud of, but there's … Read more
Today is the day: SAG-AFTRA has resumed negotiations with game developers to secure the rights for voice actors and video game performers. Last weekthe actors' union announced that talks would resume with triple-A developers such as EA, Take-Two and other large giants. From Julythe actors went on strike and asked for support online. Yesterday, October … Read more
After four years of development Nightingalethe UK branch of Inflexion Games will be closed. Taking a LinkedIn, Jon Newman, the audio director of Inflexion, has announced that the supporting studio no longer exists. “It is with a heavy heart that I share the sad news that the UK branch of Inflexion Games is closing and, … Read more
Funko Fusion developer 1010 Games was brought to life in 2021 by a number of TT Games veterans, all of whom had worked on various LEGO games at the Warner Bros.-owned studio. They had experience with the family-friendly 3D action genre and they wanted to make an “older” version with Funko pops taking the place … Read more
Since debuting with so many favorites GrisNomada Studio presents a sophomore title that is just as incredible as its first year. A lot of inspiration was taken as it continued along the same lines of hand-animated visuals and 2D platform gameplay. Gris had to offer their newest game Neva shines in a league of its … Read more