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
The Communication Workers of America (CWA) criticized Sony for its decision to do so Shutter Firewall Studios and Neon Koi. The union said the latest round of layoffs at Sony makes it clear that video game workers must pursue “collective bargaining safety.” “Collective bargaining not only gives workers a seat at the table to bargain … 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
For the first time, motion capture workers in the gaming industry they are unionizing. Through IATSE21 full-time employees at 2K's Pelatuma, California studio (which runs mocap for its sports franchises, XCOM and BioShock) have requested voluntary recognition from Take-Two management. Staff also called for union elections to be held at a later date. Unionisation has … 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
Secrecy runs rampant in the game industry, with everything from game projects to hiring decisions kept lock and key under tight NDAs. But what if a company was so secretive you didn’t even know you were applying to work at it when you sent in your application? That’s a scenario one former worker at Phoenix … Read more
Netflix has closed its AAA Southern California game studio – Team Blue – after less than two years of activity. As reported by Game filesalong with the studio's closure, three of Team Blue's top hires also left the company. Blue was Netflix's fifth internal game studio and was said to be working on a new … Read more
Several exes Supercell the developers have founded a new multiplayer-focused studio called Antihero, opening offices in both Finland and Barcelona. As reported by Mobilegamer.bizthe studio was founded by former Supercell creative director Brice Laville Saint-Martin, alongside former Brawl Stars senior game designer Frank Yan and former King technical director Andre Parodi. Ubisoft game designer Hadrian … 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
A cohort of exes Awesomenauts the developers came together to form the Dutch studio Rangatang. The founding team was previously made up of colleagues from Awesomenauts developer Romino Games. The study filed for bankruptcy in 2023 and I sold them both Awesomenauts AND Swords and soldiers at Atari. Romino was working on an unnamed project … Read more