Tag: Gaming Industry
NetEase Games has issued a statement on Marvel Rivals layoffs, citing ‘organizational reasons’
NetEase Games has laid off staff in one of its Seattle teams This included Marvel Rivals director Thaddeus Sasser The company claims that the cuts were made for “organizational reasons” Last night, Marvel Rivals developer NetEase Games laid off an unspecified number of staff from its Seattle design team. This…
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BioWare has quietly laid off long-time Dragon Age devs as it downsizes the studio and turns its focus to Mass Effect 5
BioWare is being downsized as it focuses its attention on Mass Effect 5 General manager Gary McKay says “We don’t require support from the full studio” Many long-time Dragon Age developers have been laid off EA has announced it is restructuring BioWare as it shifts its full attention to Mass…
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The Nintendo Switch 2 could be revealed “earlier than planned” thanks to recent leaks, per industry analyst
There have been no shortage of Nintendo Switch 2 leaks An industry analyst predicts Nintendo might reveal the console soon to combat them A January reveal is a possibility Nintendo has officially confirmed that the Nintendo Switch 2 will be revealed before March 31, 2025, but we’ve had almost no…
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Did anybody buy the PlayStation Portal? Apparently so, with almost two million units sold so far
3% of PS5 owners have a PlayStation Portal This equates to roughly 2 million units sold The streaming handheld is most used at night The PlayStation Portal was initially quite hard to find when it launched back in November 2023, with stock repeatedly selling out at most retailers. This could…
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Netflix for retro games? Sega is considering its own subscription service
Sega is considering its own game subscription service That’s according to a recent interview with the BBC It could aim to compete with the likes of Xbox Game Pass and EA Play Sega is weighing up a game subscription service, potentially aiming to compete with subscription offerings from other major…
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Industry analysts predict that there will “only one” successful Nintendo competitor in the next console generation, and Sony has a “slight edge”
The Nintendo Switch 2 is likely to be a huge success DFC Intelligence claims that there is only room for one Nintendo competitor in the next console generation It’s unclear whether this will be Sony or Microsoft With the Nintendo Switch 2 looming ever closer, everyone is wondering whether Sony…
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