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Starbreeze CEO Tobias Sjögren abruptly leaves studio following Payday 3’s rough launch
Starbreeze CEO Tobias Sjögren has departed the studio as the company searches for “different leadership”. In a press release shared online on March 12 (via Game Developer), the Payday 3 developer announced that after three years as CEO, Tobias Sjögren will be stepping down from the role. Board member Juergen…
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The latest Helldivers 2 patch reduces the spawn rate of Chargers and Bile Titans on higher difficulties
Arrowhead Game Studios has released a new Helldivers 2 patch that reduces the number of heavily armored targets that spawn on higher difficulties. Patch 1.000.102 is now live on PC and PlayStation 5 and aims to make further balance changes for the third-person online shooter, as well as fix a…
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Star Wars Jedi director announces Giant Skull – a new AAA studio focused on narrative-driven single-player games
Stig Asmussen, best known for directing Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, has announced his brand-new studio, Giant Skull. Giant Skull is a AAA studio that will focus on creating narrative-driven single-player action-adventure games “set in captivating worlds”, according to the press release. The team is…
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Final Fantasy 16’s producer reveals a desire to direct another major title for the series ‘if the opportunity arises’
Final Fantasy 16‘s producer Naoki Yoshida has said that he would like to direct another major title for the series if the opportunity were offered to him. Following almost 10 years of work on the critically acclaimed massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) Final Fantasy 14, where he still currently…
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Former PlayStation chairman sees exclusivity as ‘Achilles’ heel’ of industry, urges companies to ‘get that funnel wider’
Former Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) chairman Shawn Layden addressed the challenges facing the modern games industry in a brand new interview, calling console exclusives the “Achilles’ heel” of the video games landscape. Speaking with VentureBeat, Layden stated: “When your costs for a game exceed $200 million, exclusivity is your Achilles’…
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After seven years in the making, this adorable hand-drawn indie game is now available in full
After seven years of development, indie visual novel game The Hayseed Knight is now available in full for PC on both Steam and Itch.io. Helmed by solo developer Maxi Molina, the game follows a one-eyed farm boy called Ader as he pursues his personal quest to become the most celebrated…
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