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Marcus Bennett

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Heart Machine Lays Off 'Nearly Everyone' After Funding Collapse

Heart Machine has laid off 'nearly everyone' following a lost funding arrangement, per Insider Gaming, leaving the Hyper Light Drifter and Hyper Light Breaker studio operating with a skeleton crew.

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Ubisoft Montreal Union Launches Petition to Preserve Hybrid Work
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NetEase Games Club taps EBANX for LATAM payments, targeting $8.4bn
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Epic Games Store Launcher Gets Full Backend Rebuild in May or June
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EA agrees to $55bn take-private buyout led by Silver Lake, PIF and Kushner's Affinity
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Epic Games to cut more than 1,000 jobs as Fortnite usage falls
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Microsoft layoffs reach Maryland game workers in two counties
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Türkiye's studios raised $125m+ in weeks as investors bet on hybridcasual
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King signs collective agreement with Swedish unions, averting strike
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South Australia doubles Digital Games Fund to $1 million
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Nexus Mods acquires SteamDB, promising investment and a commercial future
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Industry layoffs projected to hit 14,259 workers by end of 2026
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