'The gold rush is over:' Slay the Spire and Darkest Dungeon devs say that big Game Pass and Epic exclusive deals have dried up for indie devs
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Some of the biggest names in indie games are teaming up to put on a 'no fluff' showcase of new game announcements
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Take Two buys Gearbox and confirms development on new Borderlands game
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Larian Studios won't make Baldur's Gate 3 DLC, expansions, or Baldur's Gate 4
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Remedy's multiplayer Control spinoff ‘Condor’ won't be free to play – expect a 'lower initial price' followed by live service updates
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Baldur's Gate 3: Director Swen Vincke answers all our questions about foregoing DLC, AAA development, and more
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Overwatch 2 devs fear story missions have been canceled
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Is anyone else at GDC?
If so, how's it going for you? Go to any interesting talks or events? Meet anyone new?
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Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection used modder's work without credit
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The small company at the center of ‘Gamergate 2.0’
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The Apex [Legends] team was hit with layoffs today
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Stellar Blade developer Shift Up to go public at projected valuation of $2.3 billion
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Apple terminates Epic Games developer account calling it a ‘threat’ to the iOS ecosystem
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Inside Apple Arcade: axed games, declining payouts, disillusioned studios – and an uncertain future
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Remedy Entertainment has announced it's acquired the full rights to its Control series from publisher 505 Games for €17m
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Disco Elysium standalone expansion reportedly cancelled and quarter of staff facing redundancy at ZA/UM
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'I've never seen it this bad:' Game developers explain the huge layoffs hitting Riot, Epic, and more
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Frustrations with Cities: Skylines II are starting to boil over among city builder fans and content creators alike
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Over 5,000 games industry workers have already lost their jobs in 2024
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Bungie will lose independence within Sony if Destiny 2 fails financial goals
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AAA studios sued for addictive games | Cold Take
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Half-Life: 25th anniversary documentary
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Why Cities: Skylines II performs poorly – the teeth are not the only problem
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Remedy Entertainment has revealed the full system requirements to run its highly-anticipated sequel, Alan Wake II, on PC
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How Alan Wake II, one of gaming's lost sequels, finally got made
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AI revival of deceased actors' voices should still involve people, company says
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Cities: Skylines II performance has not achieved the benchmark we targeted, Paradox admits ahead of launch
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Acclaimed roguelike studio behind Slay the Spire releases new deckbuilder after publicly abandoning Unity over fee debacle
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Microsoft closes deal to buy Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard
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Game development caution
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Five former Ubisoft executives arrested after sexual harassment investigation
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Why games are too big
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The making of the Burger King games
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Fortnite developer Epic Games axing 16% of staff, laying off 830 employees, and sells Bandcamp
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Sega cancels Creative Assembly's Hyenas
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$600million and a decade later, where is Star Citizen?
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Microsoft documents leak new Bethesda games, including an Oblivion remaster
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Collective letter from game development companies concerning Unity's runtime fee
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Saints Row developer Volition permanently shuts down
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How Digital Eclipse set the standard for preserving video game classics with their first Gold Master Series title – The Making of Karateka
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Defunct studios discussion - Who remembers Black & White?
I just finished playing through the Fata Deum demo and you can really feel the B&W roots, even if it's minus your pet. While there's lots to be excited about off the back of Fata Deum, it does...
I just finished playing through the Fata Deum demo and you can really feel the B&W roots, even if it's minus your pet.
While there's lots to be excited about off the back of Fata Deum, it does kill me that this IP was left for dead considering how innovative the gameplay was at the time and how much potential it had.
Does anyone have fond memories of other hits from now defunct studios?
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Rockstar Games acquires modding team that it previously banned
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Making Doom and building the FPS industry at 100 miles per hour | John Romero interview
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Embracer Group has shut down Campfire Cabal as the company begins closing down some of its development studios
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The offbeat, wonderful Keita Takahashi, creator of Katamari
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The team behind Super Smash Bros. Brawl
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Hasbro wants old Transformers games to return, but Activision lost them
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Tencent to become majority shareholder of Techland
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The Digital Antiquarian: Diablo
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Game companies are allergic to making fashionable merch — so fans stepped in
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