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A page on studios in our video games coverage, part of our gaming reporting, alongside the 18 reports filed on it so far.
Nerial studio enters hibernation after 13
Nerial, developer of Reigns and Card Shark, is shutting down and releasing its staff as founders step back. The move follows discussions with parent...
Grasshopper Manufacture Regains Independence from NetEase
Grasshopper Manufacture has split from NetEase Games and is now operating as an independent studio, ending a five-year partnership.
Meta AI game tools Horizon Create Studio target Unity Roblox
Meta unveiled AI-powered game creation tools Horizon Create and Horizon Studio, enabling text-to-game generation on mobile and web.
Nadella Confident in Xbox Future Amid Restructuring
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella expressed strong confidence in Xbox's game portfolio and future output, defending recent major layoffs and studio...
Xbox Reset Continues with Studio Shifts and Layoffs
Xbox's strategic reset has extended indefinitely, with this week's studio reshuffle making Activision the new custodian of Halo and moving Obsidian...
Undead Labs becomes employee-owned studio after Xbox
State of Decay developer Undead Labs has separated from Xbox and is now an employee-owned studio, though a significant number of staff were laid off...
Saber Interactive Advises Studios to Diversify and Go Global
Saber Interactive's Tim Willits criticizes the high-cost, single-location studio model, urging North American developers to embrace global...
Dredge Creator Launches New Studio Team Trifold
Black Salt Games, developer of Dredge, has formed a new indie studio, Team Trifold, and a publishing label, Saltworks Entertainment, to support its...
Level-5 CEO apologises for undisclosed AI in shows
Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino has apologised after confirming generative AI was used to make the studio's recent digital shows footage 'more spectacular'
Riot Co-Founder Calls League MMO a 'Grail Quest'
Riot Games co-founder Mark Merrill has reaffirmed development of the long-awaited League of Legends MMO, calling it the studio's 'grail quest' in a...
Glowmade announces Rogue Fortune after Amazon cancels King
UK studio Glowmade is financially secure and developing a new single-player roguelike, Rogue Fortune, for a 2027 release after Amazon shut down its...
Fate/Extra Record Remake Shifts to New
The troubled remake of Fate/Extra Record has switched developers to Meteorise and publishers to Aniplex after its original studio director resigned...
Hinterland shifts focus to The Long Dark
Hinterland Studio is shifting resources from the sequel Blackfrost to support new DLC and updates for The Long Dark's survival mode for the next two...
Squadron 42 delayed to 2027, cites GTA 6
Star Citizen spinoff Squadron 42 is delayed from late 2026 to Q2 2027, with the studio citing the overwhelming attention around GTA 6's launch.
FromSoftware Looks to Return to Single-Player Games After Recent Multiplayer Releases
Hidetaka Miyazaki suggests the studio is keen to return to single-player games after The Duskbloods and Elden Ring: Nightreign
Tekken 8 Director Joins Harada's New Studio
Kohei Ikeda, the game director of Tekken 8, has left Bandai Namco to join Katsuhiro Harada at Vs Studio.
Sledgehammer Games Reportedly Worked on Halo Multiplayer Prototype
A new report suggests that Sledgehammer Games, the studio behind several Call of Duty games, worked on a Halo multiplayer prototype before it was...
Matt Groening Hints at Possible Return of The Simpsons: Hit & Run
During Disney's D23 panel, Simpsons creator Matt Groening suggested the original Hit & Run game might be revived, sparking speculation among fans and...