Category: Gaming News

NDreams co-founder and former chief people officer Tamsin O’Luanaigh has started a new advisory studio, Wise Cat Strategy. Wise Cat Strategy aims to provide game studios and businesses with the tools to “strategically foster collaborative, positive, and productive work environments”. The firm aims to support studios and teams with custom frameworks, tools for talent retention…

The developer behind The Alters has acknowledged that AI-generated text was used in small portions of the finished game. As reported by Eurogamer and others, players noticed that one section of The Alters featured a computer terminal that appeared to show AI-generated text – including the prompt used to generate the text. In addition, some…

Nintendo has announced price changes to original Switch hardware, accessories, and software in Canada “based on market conditions”. The changes will affect the original Switch, Switch Lite, and OLED model, physical and digital games, accessories, Amiibo, and Nintendo Switch Online memberships. As GameSpot notes, pricing is currently $400 CAD for the Switch, $450 CAD for…

Swedish game venture capital firm Behold Ventures has raised $59.2 million to invest in European developers. As reported by GamesBeat, the firm has invested $21 million in 18 studios since its founding in 2021. Three of these companies were in the United Kingdom, while the rest were situated in the Nordics. Founder and managing partner…

Moderation and community specialists GGWP have unveiled Pulse, a sentiment analysis tool that “unlocks real-time insights” based on what players are actually saying in game. The company boasts that the tool turns “previously unseen and unheard” conversations into insights they can use for actionable insights from their communities. It analyses anonymised text and video chat…

Manor Lords publisher Hooded Horse has partnered with Ubisoft to publish Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era. Developed by Unfrozen, the publisher will take over the “day-to-day operations” of the upcoming title. As noted by Rock Paper Shotgun, the developer said that Hooded Horse’s involvement “means more marketing support, better visibility, and helps extend…

Remedy “hoped for a better launch” with its first co-op title FBC: Firebreak, but is optimistic for the game’s post-launch content. Speaking to GameSpot, Remedy communications director Thomas Puha responded to low concurrent player counts on Steam, and how releasing the game on Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Plus has affected player numbers. “Steam is…

Content warning: This story contains references to sexual assault Former Unity employee Rod Stafford has been given a 22-year prison sentence after being charged with 33 sexual offences. Oxford Crown Court confirmed to Game Developer that Stafford, who also used the names Roderick Bryce-Hagin and Roderick Bryce-Stafford, was sentenced yesterday (July 1). Stafford formerly represented…

Games services provider Side has announced it’s opening a new studio in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in partnership with Savvy Games Group. As reported by Game Developer, both companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding yesterday. The studio will open by Q4 2025 and will provide co-development services in the MENA region. “Saudi Arabia is quite possibly…

The average weekly spending by 18-24 year-old Americans on video games has dropped sharply year-over-year, according to data provided by Circana in a new report. As shared by the Wall Street Journal, spending on video games has dipped by close to 25% for this age bracket. For other age groups, the percentage drop is much…