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Don't Nod Union Accuses Management of 'Illegal' Layoff Practices
Don't Nod staff union accuses management of illegal targeted layoffs under France's insolvency safeguard, with a November 3 ruling and possible dismissal letters by November 25.
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Studios & Leaders…Studios & Leadership
Fuse Games' 75-Person Core Team Model Behind Star Wars: Galactic Racer
Fuse Games shipped Star Wars: Galactic Racer with a core team of 75 and about 1,100 credited roles. CEO Matt Webster detailed the four-tier…
Funding & M&AFunding & M&A
Innersloth co-founder warns indie devs of 'abysmal' publishing deals
Innersloth co-founder Forest Willard says he has reviewed indie publishing deals containing 'truly abysmal' terms, and warns that Outerslot…
Studios & Leaders…Studios & Leadership
Griffin Gaming Partners and Entertainment 360 launch Hitpoint Entertainment
Griffin Gaming Partners and Entertainment 360 have formed Hitpoint Entertainment, a production company adapting video games for film and TV…
Live Ops & Moneti…Live Ops & Monetization
PEGI Raises Age Ratings to 16 for Games Featuring Paid Random Items
PEGI is re-rating established games with loot boxes to PEGI 16 under a new "paid random items" label, with the UK's Games Rating Authority…
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- Live Ops & Moneti…Shuhei Yoshida warns game subscriptions could turn 'dangerous' for devsrel/live-ops
- Studios & Leaders…Griffin Gaming Partners and Entertainment 360 launch HITpoint Entertainmentrel/studios-leadership
- WorkforceJapan Actors Union Sets AI Voice Rules: Consent at Every Stagerel/workforce
- WorkforceGame industry pay has fallen 13% since 2022, analysis findsrel/workforce
- WorkforceGames Industry Has Lost 57,000 Jobs in Five Yearsrel/workforce
- Industry EventsGDC 2027 cuts to four days, March 1-4, to sharpen focusrel/events
- Market DataCyprus Games Sector Counts 415 Companies and €3.2 Billionrel/market-data
- Platforms & StoresSteam Hits 43.5 Million Concurrent Users, Widening Platform Gaprel/platforms-stores
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Workforce
Japan Actors Union Sets AI Voice Rules: Consent at Every Stage
Workforce
Game industry pay has fallen 13% since 2022, analysis finds
Workforce
Games Industry Has Lost 57,000 Jobs in Five Years
Industry Events
GDC 2027 cuts to four days, March 1-4, to sharpen focus
Market Data
Cyprus Games Sector Counts 415 Companies and €3.2 Billion
Platforms & Stores
Steam Hits 43.5 Million Concurrent Users, Widening Platform Gap
Live Ops & Monetization
Fed Reserve Kansas City publishes 'Game Changer' on gaming payments
Engines & Tools
RocketWerkz open-sources BRUTAL, its C# framework built without Unity or Unreal
Funding & M&A
CWA Canada urges Ottawa to review Saudi Arabia's EA takeover
