Games

Former Humble Games staff forms new publisher, Good Games Group

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Humble Games is partnering with Good Games Groupan editor formed by previous collaborators of Humble itself. Good Games was founded by the former CEO Alan Patmore and former vice president of global editorial Marco Nash. Under their agreement, the new publisher will provide additional support for previously released Humble games owned by IGN. “Partnering with … Read more

OG Hunger Games Star Thinks About Franchise As New Cast Expands Film Series

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The Hunger Games franchise star Josh Hutcherson shared his thoughts on the franchise's legacy and future direction. Based on the dystopian novel series by Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games After its release in 2012, it became a huge hitgrossed almost $700 million and starred an ensemble cast including Jennifer Lawrence and Hutcherson as Peeta Mellark. … Read more

Owlcat Games says developers need to learn to usurp established titles

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When Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader AND Pathfinder: Kingmaker developer Owlcat Games backed a publisher of narrative-focused gameshe did so with years of self-publishing experience under his belt. In 2019, publishing head Andrey Tsvetkov joined the company to create a self-publishing division, and after 5 years and the acquisition of publisher Meta Publishing, the company is … Read more

The Beast reflects Techland's passion for games that players will finish

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Techland's Dying Light games are really great. Enter parkour-driven, zombie-filled open worlds Dying light OR Dying Light 2 Stay human and you'll be hit with a wave of side missions and extra challenges that add weight to a couple of already lengthy campaigns. With over 30 million copies of both games sold, you'd be forgiven … Read more

New publisher Shoreline Games launches subculture-based indie games

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A new independent publisher has launched and already has several games it hopes to release next year. Games on the coast is made up of alumni from studios like Perfect World Entertainment, Unknown Worlds, and Devolver Digital, along with media companies like Crunchyroll and Rakutan Viji. For CEO and co-founder Keith KawamuraShoreline's specific slant is … Read more

Epic Games will reduce royalties for developers with simultaneous EGS launches

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Developers who make their games with Unreal Engine could pay less in royalties if their title hits the Epic Games Store on the same day (or earlier) as the console, PC, and mobile store. Epic Games has presented something new Launch anywhere program that promises a reduced royalty rate of 3.5% (compared to the original … Read more

Devolver Digital launches Big Fan Games publishing label for licensed games

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Devolver Digital is committed to producing licensed games under a new independent label, Games for big fans. As the name suggests, the studio will be responsible for publishing game adaptations of movies, TV shows, and comics. For Games industrythe staff of Good Shepherd (which Devolver acquired in 2021) will make up the team for this … Read more

VR studio XR Games puts 72 employees at 'risk of redundancy'

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Hitman 3 VR: Reloaded AND Starship Troopers: Continuum Developer XR Games has reportedly told a huge number of employees that they may be laid off. The news was shared and confirmed by a host of XR Games staff members on Linkedin, many of whom indicate that the potential layoffs are linked to a “large-scale restructuring.” … Read more

Independent Publisher Merge Games Shuts Down

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After 15 years, publisher Merge Games is closing its doors and its 22-person staff has been laid off. The study revealed the news on social mediaand recalled how “he brought hundreds of indie gems to shop windows around the world and loved every moment of the experience!” “We couldn’t have done this without the people … Read more

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