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Star Citizen has now raised over $800m, with still no release in sight

AuthorApril 10, 20250

Behold, your irregular Star Citizen funding update is here, with the news Cloud Imperium Games’ controversial space sim has now raised over $800m – despite there still being no sign of a version 1.0 release date some 12 years after its original Kickstarter campaign. Star Citizen’s previous major milestone arrived last May, when […]

Bitter Playdead row goes public as co-founder demands $73K for using a “copyright protected image” on LinkedIn

AuthorApril 9, 20250

Playdead co-founder Dino Patti has been threatened with a lawsuit after he posted a now-deleted LinkedIn post that shared an “unauthorized” picture of co-founder Arnt Jensen. Patti left Playdead in 2016. In 2017, some of the details behind the acrimonious split between Playdead’s management emerged after a Danish newspaper reported on a rift that had […]

Xsolla launches all-new direct-to-consimer publishing suite

AuthorApril 9, 20250

Xsolla has launched a new direct-to-customer publishing suite. The commerce company said the new suite offers an “all-in-one direct-to-consumer (D2C) solution designed to help developers sell and distribute their games.” “Regardless of genre, monetization model, or stage in the game lifecycle, any game can benefit from content management, payments, LiveOps, analytics, and pre-integrated marketing tools […]

The Outlast Trials clocks up 3 million players since launch | News-in-brief

AuthorApril 9, 20250

The Outlast Trials clocks up 3 million players since launch | News-in-brief

AI firm Uthana secures $4.3m to “revolutionize” 3D character animation with generative AI

AuthorApril 9, 20250

Uthana has secured $4.3m to “revolutionize” 3D character animation with generative AI. The $4.3 million funding round was led by IA Ventures, with participation from A16Z Speedrun, Acequia Capital, Cursor Capital, HustleFund, MetaVision, and JonesTrauber. To mark the feat, Uthana is launching an open beta of its “groundbreaking platform for 3D character animation, designed to […]

Leaked video appears to show Sony director conversing with an AI Aloy prototype

AuthorApril 9, 20250

PlayStation is reportedly using characters from its biggest franchises in an AI prototype. A leaked video appeared to show PlayStation’s director of software engineering, Sharwin Raghoebardajal, conversing with an early AI Aloy prototype. The video – sent to The Verge but since taken offline following a copyright claim from Sony – showed Raghoebardajal give a […]

Scopely acquires Pokémon Go developer Niantic in deal worth $3.5bn

AuthorApril 9, 20250

Pokémon Go developer Niantic has agreed to be acquired by Savvy Games Group subsidiary Scopely. The deal, valued at $3.5 billion, matches the details that leaked last month. It includes Niantic’s entire game development team as well as its the games Pokémon Go, Pikmin Bloom, and Monster Hunter Now. The deal also includes companion apps […]

Moon Studios' Ori series tops 15m sales | News-in-brief

AuthorApril 9, 20250

Moon Studios' Ori series tops 15m sales | News-in-brief

Zenless Zone Zero voice actors quietly recast following SAG-AFTRA action

AuthorApril 9, 20250

Two Zenless Zone Zero voice actors claim they have been replaced for participating in the SAG-AFTRA strikes. As spotted by Eurogamer, Emeri Chase and Nicholas Thurkettle – playing Soldier 11 and Lycaon, respectively – claim they found out their voices had been replaced by reading the patch notes at the same time players did. As […]

Netflix Games confirms departure of former president and VP of GenAI Mike Verdu

AuthorApril 9, 20250

Netflix Games’ VP of generative AI, Mike Verdu, has left the streaming giant. Although Netflix confirmed Verdu’s departure in a statement to Game File, the company did not comment on why the VP left after just five months in the role, nor revealed who has replaced him. Verdu joined Netflix in 2021 to launch its […]

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