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It's still grim out there, even if you aren't AAA: Industry report claims that 1 in 10 respondents were laid off in 2024—with 'narrative' roles taking the biggest overall hit
News The unprecedented layoffs will continue until morale improves.
'Oh, don't worry about this': Tekken boss denies he's leaving Bandai Namco after saying he's open to work on LinkedIn, claims it's just because he wants to 'meet more people'
news Yuh-huh…
The biggest PC gaming subreddit has blacklisted X for being 'hateful' and 'toxic', citing Elon Musk's 'distasteful' behavior
News The 'distasteful' behavior presumably references the hand gesture he delivered at yesterday's inauguration.
'Stargate' is now a real thing, but sadly not a portal to an alien planet: A bunch of tech companies plan to spend $500 billion building AI data centers
news President Trump announced the project (which was already underway) with his new tech industry pals, promising "colossal data centers."
GDC's annual State of the Game Industry survey reveals 1/3 of 'triple-A developers' are working on live service games
news It doesn't seem like big publishers are ready to give up on the live service chase just yet.
Action adventure game Unknown 9: Awakening was a 'failure,' says developer, which has cancelled a follow-up project and laid off staff
news Reflector CEO Herve Hoerdt says the game featuring The Witcher star Anya Chalotra "didn't come near the company expectations."
'You're not supposed to say this out loud!': Baldur's Gate 3 dev reacts to analyst who says some game makers 'hope' Grand Theft Auto 6 will cost up to $100 at launch
news Michael Douse says the fact that game prices haven't risen with inflation is "an uncomfortable truth."
The run up to the US TikTok ban got as messy, emotional, and weird as the final days of an MMO—and now everyone's back and no one can look each other in the eye
THE FINAL COUNTDOWN Tears shed, grievances aired, secrets spilled, and most importantly, plenty of content generated.
TikTok is already back online in the US after less than a day, with ByteDance thanking President-elect Trump for 'providing the necessary clarity and assurance' it can keep running
news They really had us going there for a second with the TikTok ban.
Creator of horror game Poppy Playtime sues Google for refusing to remove 'bait-and-switch scam' apps that pretend to be the real thing then charge users up to $95 for literally nothing
news We aren't even talking like "Throne of Games: Click Here M'lord" stuff—these apps actually call themselves "Poppy Playtime" and crib official screenshots.
