Next week’s free Epic Games Store title has leaked
Next week’s free Epic Games Store title has seemingly leaked ahead of an official announcement on Thursday.
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Smilegate Barcelona reportedly closed and all employees let go
Smilegate Barcelona, the studio established in 2020 to develop an open-world AAA console title, has reportedly been closed.
World of Warcraft Reflects on Subscriber Trends and Failures at GDC
World of Warcraft recently held a retrospective panel at a Games Developer Conference that reflected on the rise, fall, and recovery of the MMO over the last several years. During the lecture, World of Warcraft admitted to the mistakes it made during Shadowlands, and revealed the subscription trends between each expansion.
Some publishers reportedly questioning support for Xbox amid ‘flatlining’ sales
Some third-party publishers are reportedly expressing doubts about continuing to support Xbox consoles amid “flatlining” sales in Europe.
Devs closing live service games should ‘make a private hosted version’, Knockout City dev says
Developers shutting down a live service game should consider releasing a modified version that supports private servers, according to a Knockout City developer.
Larian CEO denies that moving on from Baldur’s Gate was due to Wizards of the Coast conflict
Larian Studios CEO Swen Vinke says the decision to move on from the Baldur’s Gate series had nothing to do with Wizards of the Coast.
Larian says it’s moving on from Baldur’s Gate to ‘make a new thing’
Larian Studios CEO Swen Vinke has said the company’s moving on from Baldur’s Gate and the Dungeons & Dragons universe.
Baldur’s Gate 3 director says publisher ‘greed has been f***ing up’ the industry and causing layoffs
The CEO of Larian Studios and director of its hit game Baldur’s Gate 3 has blamed corporate greed for the high number of mass layoffs in the video games industry.