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Blizzard's John Hight and former Bungie COO Holly Barbacovi join Hasbro
gamesindustry.biz· 5 days agoFormer Blizzard SVP John Hight and former Bungie COO Holly Barbacovi have joined Hasbro. Barbacovi will take on the role of chief people officer, whilst Hight – who served as SVP and general ...
Kickstarter's new head of games is Exploding Kittens Inc.'s Maggie Clayton
gamesindustry.biz· 5 days agoFormer Exploding Kittens Inc. senior sales manager Maggie Clayton has joined Kickstarter as its head of games. Clayton replaces Jon Ritter-Roderick as he moves up in the company to lead creator ...
Mortal Kombat developer NetherRealm lays off mobile team
gamesindustry.biz· 5 days agoMortal Kombat developer NetherRealm has laid off its mobile team. According to LinkedIn posts from...
Ubisoft outperform targets as back-catalogue, digital, and player investment bookings all increase...
gamesindustry.biz· 5 days agoUbisoft has released its results for the first three months of the financial year, stating the...
GoldenEye and Perfect Dark artist Brett Jones has died
gamesindustry.biz· 5 days agoGame artist Brett Jones, known for his work on GoldenEye and Perfect Dark, has died. David Doak...
New studio Blue Scarab raises $7m in funding round
gamesindustry.biz· 5 days agoNew Sweden-based studio Blue Scarab Entertainment has raised $7 million in a seed funding round led by NetEase and Behold Ventures. Led by industry veterans CEO Colin Cragg and CTO Enno Rehling ...
How a surprise launch and fortunate timing helped Gray Zone Warfare top Steam
gamesindustry.biz· 5 days ago2024 has been the year of surprising indie titles topping the Steam charts. Palworld, Balatro, Manor...
Report: 82% of US gamers made an in-game purchase in freemium titles in 2023
gamesindustry.biz· 5 days agoA new report has found that 82% of American gamers made an in-game purchase in freemium titles last...
EA adds further monetisation to EA Sports FC 25
gamesindustry.biz· 5 days agoElectronic Arts is adding another level of monetisation to its flagship football series with a new Premium Tier of in-game rewards in EA Sports FC 25. EA...
Sega reaches settlement against staff member's harasser
gamesindustry.biz· 5 days agoSega has won a legal dispute against an individual who harassed an employee on social media, who has been ordered to pay an undisclosed sum in damages. As reported by Eurogamer, the firm alleged ...
