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Hi-Rez veterans unveil new studio to support live-service game developers

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JUNE 7, 2023

Smite developer Hi-Rez Studios launched a new team, RallyHere, intended to support studios that create ongoing live service games.

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Ardán launches development fund for Irish indie studios

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MAY 20, 2024

The IndieDev program will grant £15,000 / €15,000 to the seven studios in the island of Ireland to generate ideas and create game prototypes.

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Awesomenauts developers establish new studio Rangatang

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OCTOBER 2, 2024

The Dutch studio is working on a multiplayer arena brawler called Nubs!, which was previously in development at Romino Games.

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BitCake Studio built online multiplayer game Atomic Picnic completely remote

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NOVEMBER 8, 2024

BitCake Studio , an indie game development studio based in Brazil, is celebrating its 10th year in the industry. “We didn’t know each other, we just all got a call from a bigger studio that told us we could use some of their spare space to develop video games. .

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Report: Tales of Kenzera: Zau developer Surgent Studios is cutting jobs

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JULY 2, 2024

Multiple former employees have shared the news, which comes less than three months after the studio's debut title launched.

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Elon Musk announced that he will open a studio and “Make games great again”

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NOVEMBER 29, 2024

In response to a comment by Bill Markus, the co-founder of Dogecoin, that gamers have become “ideologically captured,” Elon Musk announced that his firm xAI will open a game studio. Musk states: “ Too many game studios that are owned by massive corporations ,” and that said studio will “ make games great again.”

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SNK opens development studio in Singapore

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JUNE 28, 2024

The Fatal Fury developer said it wants to become a 'top 10 global publisher' within the next decade.

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Just Cause developer Avalanche closing two studios and laying off 50 workers

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JUNE 3, 2024

The company will be shuttering its studios in New York and Montreal to ensure a 'sustainable future.'

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Stray Souls developer Jukai Studio shuts down

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JANUARY 2, 2024

Jukai Studio closed its doors hours after its publishing partner Versus Evil and two months after the launch of its debut game, Stray Souls.

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Tango Gameworks developer documents the studio's final day

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JUNE 14, 2024

The Hi-Fi Rush and Ghostwire Tokyo developer has been shut down by Microsoft.

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Virtuos acquires three studios to 'significantly augment' development support capabilities

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JANUARY 22, 2025

The three studios significantly beef up Virtuos' headcount as it focuses on becoming the 'biggest external game developer globally.'

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Developers at Avalanche Studios are unionizing

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

Over 100 employees of the studio behind the Just Cause series and the upcoming Contraband are joining a Swedish union.

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The meaningful choices that made Stray Gods developer Summerfall Studios

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OCTOBER 8, 2023

During an incredibly candid closing keynote at GCAP 2023, four members of the Summerfall team recalled how the studio has evolved for the better since its inception.

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Surgeon Simulator developer Bossa Studios confirms layoffs

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JANUARY 5, 2024

The studio has reportedly cut 19 jobs–or roughly one third of its entire workforce.

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Report: Embracer layoffs impact staff at MX vs ATV developer Rainbow Studios

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Embracer refused to comment on the status of Rainbow Studios but said its restructuring program is designed to deliver "cost savings."

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Wartorn developer Stray Kite shows how small studios can chase big ideas in a turbulent 2025

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APRIL 24, 2025

Co-development experience, shying away from venture capital, and embracing Early Access made Stray Kite Studios' Wartorn possible.

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Netflix has laid off staff at Oxenfree developer Night School Studio

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FEBRUARY 19, 2025

studio launched Oxenfree II in 2023 under the Netflix bannerbut the streamer's long-term plans for its video game business remain unclear.

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Baldur's Gate 3 developer Larian opens new studio in Poland

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MAY 20, 2024

The new studio will help Larian create 'genre-leading' RPGs.

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Amazon Games opens Bucharest studio to support development and publishing ambitions

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MAY 21, 2024

'Expanding our internal development teams into Europe was a natural next step for us.'

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Industry vets launch specialist co-development studio The Unreal Guys

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JUNE 17, 2024

As the name suggests, the new studio is looking to help devs working on Unreal Engine projects.

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Indie developer Studio Thunderhorse closes after more than a decade

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OCTOBER 23, 2024

The Californian studio created games like Samurai Blitz and Flynn: Son of Crimson.

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Virtuos acquires co-developer Third Kind Studios

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AUGUST 21, 2024

Third Kind will still co-develop titles like Predecessor and Sea of Thieves while Virtuos uses its new subsidiary to enter the UK game industry.

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Lightforge Games laying off 'majority' of development team

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MAY 9, 2024

The studio said it has struggled to secure funding for its debut project and is now pausing development.

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New developer Clovers Studio teams with Capcom on Okami sequel

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DECEMBER 13, 2024

Original Okami director Hideki Kamiya is leading development on its sequel from the newly revealed Clovers Studio.

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Outriders studio People Can Fly is laying off Project Gemini developers

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JANUARY 25, 2024

"To those individuals transitioning out of the studio due to these changes, we extend our sincere appreciation for the skills and expertise you brought to the team."

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Report: Australian studio Torus Games effectively shuts down after 30 years

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MARCH 4, 2024

The studio has reportedly laid off its development team and is now a one-person company.

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Activision opens new studio Elsewhere to develop triple-A franchise

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MAY 16, 2024

The news comes after Activision parent company Microsoft laid off 1,900 workers and closed studios including Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks.

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Saints Row developer Volition has been shut down

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AUGUST 31, 2023

Volition, developer of the Saints Row and Red Faction franchises, is no more after its parent company Embracer chose to close the studio.

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Piranha Bytes veterans establish indie developer Pithead Studio

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JULY 8, 2024

The news comes amid rumours that Embracer has shuttered the Gothic and Risen maker.

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Hyper Light Breaker developer Heart Machine confirms layoffs

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NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The studio said development of projects like Hyper Light Breaker and Possessor(s) won't be impacted by the job cuts.

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Immortals of Aveum developer Ascendant Studios lays off half its staff

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

A reported 45 percent of Ascendant's staff were cut, while those still at the studio will continue to support its magical shooter Immortals of Aveum.

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Resident Evil alums launch new developer Birdkin Studio

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Sound designers Hideaki and Saori Utsumi opened their own developer to make games 'that make life fun.'

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Virtuos opens Tokyo studio to strengthen relationship with Japanese developers

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

"Our team is looking forward to supporting Japanese developers on both creative and technical needs."

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Absurd Ventures and Immortals of Aveum devs launch Marin studio

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Ex-developers from Ascendant Studios are developing a new game based on a third, unannounced Absurd property.

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Must-have tools and libraries for indie game developers in 2024

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NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Thanks to the constant development of technology and an ever-growing set of powerful tools, indie developers can create games that rival those made by big studios. If you're an indie developer looking to take your project to the next level, here's your essential toolkit for 2024.

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New studio, Outer Haven Games, formed by Scopely and Unity alums

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JULY 31, 2024

The five-person studio marks the third indie developer to start up in July, and is already working on its debut project.

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Rare alum Craig Duncan appointed Xbox Game Studios head

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OCTOBER 14, 2024

At the end of November, Duncan will oversee Xbox's first-party developers, including Halo Studios, The Coalition, and more.

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Are game studios suddenly abandoning Black developers?

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MARCH 21, 2024

Strange Scaffold founder Xalavier Nelson Jr. called out the game industry for its consistent inability to support Black devs.

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Toge Productions acquires A Space for the Unbound developer Mojiken Studio

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NOVEMBER 27, 2023

"Our journey together as a developer and a publisher has been built upon mutual trust, shared values, and dynamic teamwork."

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Candlelight Games formed by ex-Pixelberry Studios devs

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JULY 22, 2024

The new studio is already developing its first project, and will echo its founders' previous work in being a 'character-centric ' narrative game.

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