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At $250 Million, Arcane Is The Most Expensive Animated Series Ever Made, But Was It Worth It?
Riot currently has no live-action or animated series in work beyond Arcane.
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Riot Games Hit By Second Round Of Layoffs In 10 Months, Says “What Matters More Than Size Is Having The Right Team”
“We’ve made changes to [Riot Games] teams and how we work to make sure we can keep improving the League experience”
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Airship Syndicate Has Laid Off Around 12 People, Executives’ Pay Slashed
Layoffs have happened at the indie game studio Airship Syndicate. The Wayfinder maker parted ways with around 12 employees on the last day of January.
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Riot Games Axe 530 Roles In A Decision It Considers “Critical For The Future Of Riot”
Riot Games president Marc Merrill and CEO Dylan Jadeja released a lengthy post on Monday, January 22, 2024, where the studio executives confirmed the layoff of 530 employees, or 11% of the company’s headcount. The layoff is part of a restructuring process in the company which the executives believe is Read more…
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Digital Extremes’ Closure Of External Project Division Rendered 30 Employees Jobless
Digital Extremes is the latest studio to announce layoffs in an industry that has seen thousands of jobs severed this year. The exact number of roles made redundant was not immediately made available at the time the news broke. But Digital Extremes has now confirmed the number.
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Massive Layoff Wind Blows Through Naughty Dog, Epic Games, Others
The last few months have seen massive layoffs in the gaming industry. The latest studio to let go of game developers is Naughty Dog, the studio that brought Uncharted and The Last of Us to life.
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Foreign Video Game Approvals In China Surpass Last Year’s Record With 31 New Endorsements
In late August, Chinese regulators approved 31 foreign video game titles for the local market. This is pleasant news for gamers in the Asian country that had to deal with a brutal crackdown by the government on the industry.
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Elon Musk Booed At 2023 Valorant Champions Tournament… But It’s Not His First
According to reports, Musk attended the final of the 2023 Valorant Champions with his sons. As soon as the camera panned towards him, the crowd erupted in boos.
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Tencent To Acquire Majority Stake In Techland, The Studio Famous For Dying Light
Techland is a Polish game studio founded by Marchewka in 1991. The studio has carved a niche in making some of the best zombie survival games including the Dead Island series.
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Black Video Game Developers Remain Underrepresented In The Industry
Black video game developers continue to push forward against all odds starting with Jerry Lawson who played an important role in making video games playable at home. There is also Ed Smith who reimagined what consoles should look like in the heydays of home gaming. Although the number of jobs Read more…