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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 […]

Spectre Divide developer Mountaintop to shutter just six months post-launch

AuthorApril 9, 20250

Spectre Divide developer Mountaintop Studios is shuttering just six months after launch. In a blog post, CEO Nate Mitchell told players the free-to-play shooter “hasn’t achieved the level of success [it] needed to sustain the game and keep Mountaintop afloat.” It’s unclear how many people have been impacted by the closure, but LinkedIn states the […]

SAG-AFTRA remains “frustratingly far apart” from major game companies

AuthorApril 9, 20250

SAG-AFTRA – the union that represents 160,000 actors, voiceover artists, and other media professionals – has issued an update about the video game strike, saying it remains “frustratingly far apart” from video game studios and publishers. In a statement, the union said it was working to address “alarming loopholes” in a proposal prepared by the […]

Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster sells over 5m copies | News-in-brief

AuthorApril 9, 20250

Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster sells over 5m copies | News-in-brief

Star Wars: Hunters to be sunset later this year

AuthorApril 9, 20250

Squad-based arena shooter Star Wars: Hunters is being shut down less than a year after launch. Developed by Zynga and its subsidiary NaturalMotion, the free-to-play title’s servers will be taken offline on October 1, 2025. The game will remain in stores and available to download until this date. “We understand this news may be disappointing […]

Split Fiction reaches 2m sales in one week | News-in-brief

AuthorApril 9, 20250

Split Fiction reaches 2m sales in one week | News-in-brief

UK minister slams Steam for explicit game promoting “non-consensual sexual contact” and sexual violence

AuthorApril 9, 20250

CW: This story contains references to extreme sexual violence – reader discretion advised. UK technology secretary Peter Kyle has slammed Valve’s PC storefront, Steam, for hosting a sexually explicit visual novel in which the protagonist engages in non-consensual sexual contact, sexual violence, rape, and incest. Zerat Games’ No Mercy is clearly marked as containing “graphic […]

PlayStation forms new first-party studio Dark Outlaw Games

AuthorApril 9, 20250

Sony has formed a new first-party PlayStation studio called Dark Outlaw Games, led by industry veteran Jason Blundell. Blundell, who is studio head and director, confirmed the news during an interview with journalist Jeff Gerstmann. He revealed that Dark Outlaw “has been working away in the shadows” on an unknown project. “It’s such a privilege […]

Sporty Group opens new UK games development hub

AuthorApril 9, 20250

Sporty Group has opened a new games development hub in the UK led by former Tower Studios CEO and creative director Jon Hare. Hare is leading a team of 17 employees who have been working on the Sociable Soccer franchise, which was acquired by Sporty Games last July. The team is currently developing an unannounced […]

Ubisoft reportedly implements “anti-harassment plan” for Assassin’s Creed Shadows devs

AuthorApril 9, 20250

Ubisoft has reportedly implemented an “anti-harassment plan” for developers that worked on Assassin’s Creed Shadows. As reported by PCGamesN, an anonymous Ubisoft employee told French news network BFMTV that the plan was allegedly being implemented to discourage employees from sharing their involvement with the game on social media. The employee also referred to the ‘comité […]

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