Embracer confirms it’s keeping Metro dev 4A Games and Zen Studios following Saber sale
Embracer Group has confirmed it will retain Metro developer 4A Games and Pinball FX creator Zen Studios as the sale of Saber Interactive progresses. Saber was one of Embracer’s operating groups until it was sold to Beacon Interactive – a new company founded by Saber co-founder Matthew Karch – for $247 million in March. In […]
Absurd Ventures launches new studio with Ascendant Studios staff
Absurd Ventures has announced the launch of a new studio called Absurd Marin, made up by the former Ascendant Studios team. Based in San Rafael, California, the developer will be led by Ascendant founder and game director Bret Robbins. When asked about more details about the staff, a spokesperson for the studio told us it’s […]
First Ontario game dev labour union formed at Joydrop, majority of staff who voted reportedly fired
The first labour union of game developers in Ontario was formed by staff at Joydrop, only for the majority of employees that voted to reportedly be fired two working days after the victory. Joydrop is the gaming brand of London-based service agency Mikutech, founded in 2013 by Mark Mikulec. It specialises in work-for-hire services, including […]
What’s ailing Ubisoft? | Opinion
Since its IPO almost thirty years ago, the corporate history of Ubisoft has been defined, to some degree, by battles with various attempts to take over or wrest control of the company. At the time of that IPO it was still primarily a European distributor for other companies’ games, and the ambitions that would lead […]
Control 2, Wanderstop and Mixtape among projects unaffected by Annapurna collapse
Developers with upcoming projects due to be published by Annapurna Interactive have reacted to the news of its collapse, most of them to say their project is currently unaffected by the situation. Remedy’s communications director Thomas Puha reacted on social media yesterday, to clarify that the Finnish studio’s deal for Control 2 and its TV […]
