Tag: Gaming Industry
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The Entire Staff of Annapurna Interactive’s Gaming Department has Stepped Down
The entirety of Annapurna Interactive’s gaming staff, including President Nathan Gary, has resigned amid a leadership disagreement. According to Bloomberg and confirmed by IGN, Gary had been in discussions with Megan Ellison, founder of Annapurna Pictures (which Annapurna Interactive is a division of), to establish the video game division as an independent entity. When Ellison…
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Spencer Affirms No Games Cancelled as Xbox Cuts 650 More Staff Positions
Microsoft is continuing a series of layoffs, with a further 650 people from its gaming division losing their jobs. This follows the previous retrenchment of 1,900 Activision Blizzard and Xbox employees and closure of several game studios, including Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks. The company’s gaming head, Phil Spencer, maintains that no games have been…
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Square Enix Participates in a New Funding Campaign for Metaverse
V Corporation, a metaverse monetization company, is raising funds with the aid of Square Enix Holdings and other Japanese firms including the Sony Startup Acceleration Program, Nippon Venture Capital, FGG Venture Business Partners, and Itochu Corporation. Hideaki Uehara, General Manager of Investment and Business Development Department at Square Enix, praised V Corporation while expressing belief…
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Iconic Developer of Devil May Cry and Dragon’s Dogma Departing from Capcom after a 30-Year Tenure
Renowned video game director, Hideaki Itsuno, has confirmed his departure from Capcom after three decades of producing acclaimed titles for franchises such as Devil May Cry and Dragon’s Dogma. Itsuno unveiled his decision via Twitter, expressing his desire to develop new games in a fresh environment. His move has elicited mixed reactions among fans, who…
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Report: Visions Of Mana Studio to Close Down Shortly After Launching Game
Chinese tech giants Tencent and NetEase are curbing investments in Japanese gaming studios including the closure of Ouka Studio, developers of Visions of Mana, due to a lack of substantial successes. Bloomberg reports that NetEase has already begun the process of releasing the Ouka Studio developers, retaining only a few individuals to handle the release…
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Global Edition of Final Fantasy: Brave Exvius Ceases Operations on October 30
Square Enix has declared the closure of its free-to-play mobile RPG, Final Fantasy: Brave Exvius, effective October 30, 2024. Initially launched more than eight years ago, this decision, however, won’t affect the Japanese version of the game. The game creators issued an apology to the players, mentioning it was a challenging decision due to maintenance…
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The Release of Demonschool Is Postponed Yet Again to Q1 2025
Ysbryd Games and Necrosoft Games revealed that their upcoming turn-based tactics RPG, Demonschool, will be postponed until the first quarter of 2025. The decision to postpone the originally scheduled release on September 13 was necessitated by the need for extended development time, with the aim of enriching the game’s content. This marks the second delay…
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Valve Officially Recognizes Deadlock, a Game That Players Have Been Enjoying for Months
Valve has officially revealed its new game, Deadlock, which is currently in semi-private testing. The game, presented as a 6v6 MOBA hero shooter still in early development, blends third-person shooter mechanics with MOBA elements such as attacking enemy objectives, demolishing defenses, buying upgrades and leading minions across lanes. Its store page on Valve’s platform went…
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Nintendo To Close Animal Crossing Mobile Game, Plans To Develop Paid Offline Replacement
Nintendo has revealed its intention to close down Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, a mobile-only version of the popular life sim, seven years after its inception in 2017. The online service will be discontinued in November 2024, making the game unplayable. However, Nintendo has also announced a silver lining: the development of a paid offline version…
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Snow Bros. Wonderland Set for November 28 Launch in Japan
The highly anticipated Snow Bros. Wonderland is set to launch on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Switch on November 28 in Japan, developer Tatsujin has announced. The game will be available for 6,380 yen, with a 9,680 yen limited edition also up for grabs, featuring a special box, art book and a bonus DVD that…
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“Black Myth: Wukong Achieves Record-Breaking Launch on Steam”
Nicole Carpenter, a senior investigative reporter focusing on labor issues in the gaming industry, reports that ‘Black Myth: Wukong’, recently debuted by Game Science, has achieved the second-highest concurrent player count in the history of Steam, with over 2.15 million users. Within this astonishing surge, the game has surpassed competition from ‘Elden Ring,’ ‘Dota 2,’…
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Atlus Reveals English Voiceover Cast for Metaphor: ReFantazio
Atlus has announced the main English voice cast for its upcoming game, Metaphor: ReFantazio, which includes a blend of UK and US talents such as Caleb Yen, Stewart Clarke, and Alejandra Reynoso. Notably, the lead character, the Protagonist, will be voiced by Yen, a departure from previous Atlus games where the main role was typically…