E3 has lost its impact in a changing industry, says Sony’s Shawn Layden http://gamasutra.com/view/news/336389/E3_has_lost_its_impact_in_a_changing_industry_says_Sonys_Shawn_Layden.php “War has changed,” says Solid Snake; “The games industry has changed,” says Sony. Activision Blizzard Lays Off Hundreds Of Employees https://kotaku.com/activision-blizzard-begins-massive-layoffs-1832571288 From rumor to reality. Ick. King’s San Francisco studio closed in wake of Activision Blizzard layoffs http://gamasutra.com/view/news/336589/Kings_San_Francisco_studio_closed_in_wake_of_Activision_Blizzard_layoffs.php Not sweet. Apex […]

Tomb Raider and Just Cause fail to offset wider declines at Square Enix https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-02-06-tomb-raider-and-just-cause-fail-to-offset-wider-declines-at-square-enix Slim year at Square-Enix. Let’s hope Kingdom Hearts III pulls the numbers they need. Zynga “turnaround now complete” as dev posts record mobile performance for 2018 https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-02-07-zynga-turnaround-now-complete-as-dev-posts-record-mobile-revenue Now witness the firepower of this fully armed and operational mobile game developer. Microsoft […]

Tencent uses model’s likeness for Ring of Elysium without permissionhttp://gamasutra.com/view/news/335223/Tencent_uses_models_likeness_for_Ring_of_Elysium_without_permission.phpThis one is pretty blatant. If they led with the in-game 3D model maybe they’d have a counter argument, but the character portrait is a straight-up photoshop job on one of the model’s images. Metro Exodus for PC skipping Steam for Epic Games storehttps://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-01-28-metro-exodus-for-pc-launching-exclusively-on-epic-games-storeEpic continues to […]

Adobe acquires Substance toolkit creator Allegorithmic http://gamasutra.com/view/news/334987/Adobe_acquires_Substance_toolkit_creator_Allegorithmic.php The big question is: does this mean I will be paying more or less for my suite of game dev tools? Square Enix trademarks terms for Octopath Traveler’s visual style https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-01-22-square-enix-trademarks-terms-for-octopath-travelers-visual-style At least it’s not a trademark on “Edge” for characterization of RPG protagonists. So You Want To […]