Sega layoffs hit 240 staff, including at Total War studio Creative Assembly
Sega will shed 240 staff across its European studios, and sell off Company of Heroes developer Relic Entertainment as part of a cost-cutting drive.
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Flagging megacorp Embracer Group is now selling off Gearbox Entertainment to Take-Two for $460 million
Swedish games behemoth Embracer Group bought Gearbox for $1.3 billion back in 2021. Just over three years later, Embracer Group is divesting Gearbox Entertainment to 2K Games and Rockstar parent company Take-Two Entertainment for $460 million. The acquisition is expected to finalize by the end of June.
PlayStation Plus’ most notable free April offerings come from Microsoft
Sony outlined all the new offerings PlayStation Plus Essential subscribers can expect in April; surprisingly, Microsoft is the company behind two of this month’s four offerings, Minecraft Legends, and the Overwatch 2 Mega Bundle.
Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles is second game in now-confirmed trilogy
Tomas Sala's Falconeer series will be a trilogy, the developer has announced.
Judas is taking inspiration from XCOM and Civilization to turn BioShock into a "pseudo-procedural" take on single-player narrative games
A selection of previews for Judas, the new game from former BioShock boss Ken Levine, have just dropped, detailing a game with an ambitious, "pseudo-procedural" approach to narrative.
Baldur's Gate 3 would have originally let you recruit a major villain
Baldur's Gate 3 boss Swen Vincke has revealed a number of ideas cut from the game during its development — including the ability to recruit a major antagonist as a companion character.
After 33 years, Advance Wars' first appearance on Game Boy has finally been translated
One of the earliest entries in Nintendo's beloved turn-based strategy series, Advance Wars, has finally gotten the English translation it's deserved for 33 years.
Solo dev behind unique city-building game is "trying not to fear the reviews" as it launches against genre titans: "Whether it's loved, or not, it's my life's work"
Tomas Sala, the solo dev behind the upcoming Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles, is preparing for his extremely unique take on city builders and strategy games to launch against a pair of that space's most established names.