Category: FORTNITE
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Destroy All Humans Remake Developer Black Forest Games Reportedly Lays Off 50 Employees
Black Forest Games, the studio behind the recent Destroy All Humans! 1 and 2 remakes, has reportedly laid off about 50 people. This news comes from Kotaku, which learned from a source with knowledge of the situation that these layoffs were announced yesterday, January 24, and that more information about them would be provided next week. …
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Fortnite returning to iOS says Epic as Apple agrees to “alternative app marketplaces” in EU
Fortnite maker Epic Games says it’ll be launching a native iOS version of the Epic Games Store – and bringing Fortnite back to iOS devices – following today’s announcement that Apple will soon allow sideloading and alternate marketplaces on its devices to comply with new EU rules. That’s as Epic boss Tim Sweeney calls…
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Microsoft Is Laying Off 1900 Employees Across Xbox, Activision Blizzard, And ZeniMax
Update, 9:51 a.m. ET, 1/25/24: Blizzard president Mike Ybarra has announced he is departing from the company; he was not laid off as part of Microsoft’s 1,900 job cuts across its various gaming divisions, but the timing suggests the layoffs and his decision to leave are at least tangentially related. Here’s what Ybarra wrote on…
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Outriders Studio People Can Fly Lays Off More Than 30 Employees
People Can Fly, the developer behind 2021’s surprise shooter hit Outriders, has laid off more than 30 employees. This news comes by way of Kotaku, which reports that its source with knowledge of the situation said the job cuts affected only staff working on an unannounced game at the studio, codenamed Project Gemini, that is to…
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Palworld Xbox US player numbers briefly surpass Fortnite, as Steam sales hit 8m in six days
The Palworld-wide domination continues. Along with some truly monumental numbers on Steam, the open world survival and crafting game – which the internet has dubbed ‘Pokémon with guns’ – has seen its US numbers on Xbox briefly surpass those of perennial favourite Fortnite. As noted by NPD’s Mat Piscatella, Circana’s Player Engagement Tracker…
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Fortnite unveils Raiden skin as Metal Gear’s Solid Snake makes debut
As Fortnite continues its apparent mission to feature all other video games within itself in some capacity (until presumably it then puts itself in itself, including all other video games within), developer Epic Games has revealed Solid Snake isn’t the only Metal Gear characer joining the battle royale line-up – with Raiden also set…
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Is Palworld actually any good? Of course not
You might have heard about it. Palworld is utterly gigantic, the first big mega-hit of 2024, and potentially the biggest game we’ll get all year, at least in terms of sheer popularity and players. And certainly in terms of the controversy and conversation around it at launch. If you’re yet to hop on board and…
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PlayStation Store’s top downloads of 2023 – PlayStation.Blog
Last year saw a legendary lineup of tremendous games spanning many genres and playstyles. Today, it’s time to look at the top PlayStation Store downloads across all of 2023. With so many great releases, this list features some of last year’s biggest blockbusters, plus some returning fan favorites that found their way onto the list.…
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League Of Legends Company Riot Games Lays Off 530 Employees
Riot Games, the publisher-developer company behind League of Legends, has announced that it is laying off 530 employees. Plus, it’s ending new game development under its Riot Forge arm, which produced third-party-developed games with the “A League of Legends Story” tag, like Ruined King, The Mageseeker, Song of Nunu, and the upcoming Bandle Tale, which…
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Video game developers union membership in UK increases as layoffs continue across the industry
Union membership numbers in the UK have risen significantly, following a tumultuous period in the video game industry (which still continues today). The Game Workers branch of the IWGB union – which aims to “end the institutionalised practice of excessive/unpaid overtime” among other goals – told The Observer it saw its membership numbers…