It is already known that IO Interactive is quite busy with HITMAN: World Of Assassinations as a live service and two new projects that forced the development of the next HITMAN to be a tertiary priority.
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Category Archives: Business
Ubisoft veteran Emile Morel has passed away
Yesterday afternoon it was heavily reported that Beyond Good & Evil 2 creative director Emile Morel has reportedly passed away and indeed it was confirmed by colleagues and friends mourning Morel who died at 40 years old.
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Capcom is researching on future Mega Man games
Capcom knows that it has been almost 15 years and less games than average about Mega Man and the Japanese gaming veterans seem to be tuning up details to make the next decade a little different from our favorite cyborg.
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Activision Blizzard will not join Xbox Game Studios if it can be bought by Microsoft
For weeks I had been mixing Xbox Game Studios with Activision Blizzard as I thought (an MANY GAMERS) that the direct effect on Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard would be making it part of the Xbox Game Studios family, but as per a report, it claims that it will not be the case.
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Apple has stretched the Fortnite Lawsuit appeal to the Supreme Court Of The United States
Despite calling it a big victory, Apple wasn’t at all happy that in the Epic Games lawsuit after banning Fortnite from the App Store included that the App Store business model was questioned on record and the original court agreed to that.
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Gamescom 2023 and Tokyo Game Show 2023 are starting engines
Already in the second half of 2023 two main gaming showcases are left for this year and they are Gamescom 2023 and Tokyo Game Show 2023 where publisher and gaming studios will have their final opportunities to show us what we are expecting for this year and next year, 2024.
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Lord Of The Rings: Gollum had a dire effect on Daedalic Entertainment
Hard days for Daedalic Entertainment as Lord Of The Rings: Gollum did not become the success it was scheduled to become due to hard critics and a game release in a state below a stable release and prompted some impactful movements.
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Niantic also ran a workforce layoff process despite hits like Pokémon Go
There was not good news in the gaming development community and as incredible as its sound was, after years of success with Pokémon Go, the AR gaming and content studio Niantic ran a layoff this week.
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A lengthy summary of the last 2 days of the Preliminary Injunction against the Activision Blizzard acquisition
It is Day 4 and Day 5 of the hearing of the FTC requesting a Preliminary Injunction against Microsoft to avoid closing the transaction where they will welcome the Activision Blizzard conglomerate as a new family member of Xbox Game Studios.
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Microsoft seriously considered buying Square Enix to have Final Fantasy guaranteed on Xbox
You all remember there is a resounding rumor that Square Enix could have just got rid of their western studios last year to make it attractive to be bought and that a main buyer was in the form of Sony and Playstation?
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