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Build a Rocket Boy, the studio founded by former Rockstar and Grand Theft Auto producer Leslie Benzies, is reportedly shutting down following a new wave of layoffs. The closure appears to bring an end to one of gaming’s strangest recent sagas, centred around the troubled launch of MindsEye. As reported …

In the wake of their latest project being cancelled, Hyper Light Drifter studio Heart Machine announced that “nearly everyone at the studio” has been laid off.

Mere months after launching its latest game, Moss: The Forgotten Relic, studio Polyarc has announced that it is officially shutting down.

After 31 years at the now-PlayStation-owned 'Housemarque', studio co-founder Ilari Kuittinen has announced his departure.

Following his departure from Housemarque back in 2023, Returnal Director Harry Krueger has announced the founding of a brand new studio: Cosmic Division.

Apple has announced its next-generation professional monitors, introducing significant upgrades to the Studio Display and the all-new Studio Display XDR. These releases address long-standing user requests by integrating improved camera systems, faster connectivity, and improved panel technologies. The updated Studio Display retains its 27-inch 5K panel but receives a massive …

Following their sudden closure in September, T-Minus Zero Entertainment is back and better than ever in a newly revived form.

Just two years after announcing its creation, studio T-Minus Zero Entertainment has officially been shut down by NetEase.

Roughly one year ago, Microsoft made the shocking announcement that they would be closing down Tango Gameworks – the publisher’s only Japanese studio who also happened to release the critically acclaimed success “in all key measurements” Hi-Fi Rush. Fortunately, the studio was saved thanks to publisher Krafton last August. Finally Tango Gameworks is ready to step back out of the shadows.

Jason Blundell, former co-head of Treyarch and director of Call of Duty: Zombies, has announced the formation of Dark Outlaw Games, a new studio helmed under the PlayStation Studios flag. Following the ill-fated Deviation Games, this marks Blundell's second venture under Sony's leadership.

ZA/UM Studio made a name for itself years back with Disco Elysium, but we've heard very little from the studio since. It looks like 2025 is set to be another big year for the company, as their next game has now finally been revealed under the codename 'Project C4'. 

Intel's new Graphics Software has arrived with a surprising omission: the “Studio” tab, which housed streaming and recording features in the previous Arc Control software. According to Intel, this feature has been removed due to low user usage. This decision has left many users scratching their heads, especially considering the …

Following his departure from Ubisoft back in July, the creative director for the Mario + Rabbids series – Davide Soliani – has now formed a new studio called Day 4 Night.

Supermassive Games appears to be the latest game studio to run into financial issues. Over the past year, thousands of developers have lost jobs due to various cuts at companies across the games industry. Now, it is being reported that Supermassive, the studio behind Until Dawn, The Quarry and other …

In a surprise announcement during Krafton's latest earnings call, the company announced it has acquired Neon Giant, the developer behind The Ascent. That makes it the fifth acquisition in the span of two years. Unlike most acquisitions, neither of the two companies has made any public announcements. Instead, we've learned …

Sony has spent the past many years cultivating a small army’s worth of development studios, both through internal growth as well as through external acquisitions. It looks like the console manufacturer is currently building a brand-new internal studio in partnership with PSS Visual Arts and Naughty Dog. As part of …

Earlier this week, CD Projekt Red revealed its roadmap of upcoming titles, ranging from a new trilogy of Witcher games to a Cyberpunk 2077 sequel. While The Witcher will continue to be developed at the company's main studio in Poland, Cyberpunk's sequel will be created at a newly set up …

Activision has a ton of studios under its wing but unfortunately over the last decade, many of them have been relegated to support studio status in an effort to keep the Call of Duty franchise afloat. Soon, Activision studio, Beenox, will be opening up a second studio specifically to work …

Netflix is continuing its push into the video game market. Recently, Netflix officially launched ‘Netflix Games' as part of the streaming service and since then, the company has been shopping around for independent studios to develop games for the platform. Previously, Netflix acquired Oxenfree developer, Night School Studio. Now, Netflix …

After leaving CD Projekt Red, Witcher 3 game director, Konrad Tomaszkiewicz, has formed a new studio with a handful of other veteran game developers – with the main goal of delivering a new AAA dark fantasy RPG. The new studio, Rebel Wolves, is now active and is working on its …

In recent years, we've seen both Sony and Microsoft buying up a number of studios to aid in their first-party game development efforts for their console platforms. Many have been wondering if Nintendo will also join in to avoid falling behind, but as it turns out, the company isn't worried …

Guy Beahm, better known as Dr Disrespect, has a long history with the gaming industry, having previous experience as a map designer before launching his streaming career. Now, Beahm is taking on a more active role in the industry, setting up a new games studio called Midnight Society.  Beahm will …

IO Interactive has been independent for a few years now and is rapidly expanding to take on additional projects. We know that a James Bond game is in the works, but IO also has a new studio set up in Barcelona working on a secret project. According to sources this …

DONTNOD Entertainment has made quite the name for itself over the course of this console generation. To date, the studio has released successful titles including Life is Strange, Vampyr and Remember Me. Now, some of that money is being used to expand the studio.  Today, DONTNOD CEO, Oskar Guilbert, announced …

Razer is bringing some upgrades to the Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition, bumping up hardware specs to include Intel's latest 10th Generation processors and the Nvidia Quadro RTX 5000.  The Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition is designed as a mobile workstation, with enough power to properly serve the professional creator …

It appears that Google Stadia is here for the long run. After recently announcing it would be opening its first games studio in Montreal, Stadia Games and Entertainment now look to be planning to open 2 more studios, one in London, and the other in Tokyo.  Google Stadia is Google’s …

Following news that months have gone by without many of Crytek's employees being paid at all, the long-time video game company has now announced that it is closing five of its seven studios. While Frankfurt and Kiev-based studios will remain, those in Hungary, Bulgaria, South Korea, China and Turkey will …

Rick and Morty co-creator and voice actor, Justin Roiland, has announced that he's starting his very own virtual reality game development studio, along with Epic Games alumni, Tanya Watson. It's called Squanchtendo and we know this because “Little Splzooshly,” the new studio's mascot, told us all about it in a …

Update: A few weeks back, Ubisoft and EA were butting heads a little bit over a trademark for the word ‘Ghost'. EA had applied for the trademark in relation to its Need for Speed development studio, Ghost Games. However, Ubisoft argued that this could have an impact on its Ghost Recon …

While Konami is still denying that Kojima has left the company, it does appear to be shutting down more of his studios. According to reports circulating today, Konami has shut down the Kojima Productions LA studio, which was responsible for Metal Gear Online, despite the fact that the multiplayer component …