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Take-Two expects to earn $8 billion in FY27 thanks to GTA VI
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (513+ words) Grand Theft Auto V is nearing 230 million lifetime sales ahead of the launch of its long-awaited sequel. Unbelievably, Take-Two Interactive expects Grand Theft Auto VI to make money hand over fist. That's the admittedly rather predictable takeaway from the company's…...
Layoffs imminent at Bungie and GTA VI still on track for November
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (682+ words) Plus: Xbox expands leadership team (again) and the Nex Playground is heading to the UK and Ireland. Still here? You beauty. So, contrary to the opinion of most England fans I actually don't hate Tuchel's picks here. Yes, the likes…...
How the Nex Playground intends to become 'as big as the Wii"
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (750+ words) After outselling Xbox in the United States, could the Nex Playground eventually eclipse one of Nintendo's best-selling consoles?...
Destiny 2's active development to end in June
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (319+ words) The game's next live service content update will be its last. Bungie has announced it is ending live development on Destiny 2. In a blog post today, the studio said Destiny 2: Monument of Triumph'due out on June 9, 2026'will serve as the…...
Splinter Cell designer: modern stealth games are harder to read
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (329+ words) Clint Hocking says lighting direction, as well as tools like ambient occlusion, have an impact on stealth games. Splinter Cell series veteran Clint Hocking, who was a creative director on Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory, says modern lighting techniques…...
LATAM indie devs lay out how to improve your text animation
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (1086+ words) Want people to read your text? Juice it up. How do you get players to read your game's text? Developers working on narrative and non-narrative games alike have struggled with this question over and over again in game development history....
Opinion: Lars Wingefors is out of his mind
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (915+ words) One of the video game industry's most infamous execs is still attempting to rewrite reality. Here's a story I suspect you'll find interesting. In 2022 I pitched an interview with Embracer co-founder and then-C'O Lars Wingefors. The Swedish conglomerate was in…...
UK publisher Ed Corp breaks cover after signing Garbage Country
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (380+ words) The fledgling company will fund, market, and develop original and licensed titles for PC and console. Former Coatsink founders and shareholders Eddie Beardsmore, Tom Beardsmore, Paul Crabb and Simon Launder have formed Ed Corp, a new UK developer and indie…...
Ubisoft's net bookings are down 54% year-on-year
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (371+ words) The publisher is undergoing 'One of the most ambitious transformations in the company's history,' Ubisoft's CEO said amid layoffs and studio closures. Ubisoft's net bookings are down 54 percent year-on-year, despite exceeding guidance in Q4. As part of the company's earnings report…...
Xbox adds Matthew Ball and Scott Van Vliet
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (44+ words) Report: Xbox adds Matthew Ball and Scott Van Vliet to leadership team Game Developer Xbox adds Matthew Ball and Scott Van Vliet to leadership team Industry analyst Matthew Ball will be the new chief strategy officer, and Van Vliet will…...