Epic says Fall Guys ‘remains a priority’ at Mediatonic after reports of widespread layoffs

Less than a week after saying that sales of turn-based tactics game The Lamplighters League were "a big disappointment" and confirming major layoffs at developer Harebrained Schemes, Paradox Interactive has announced that it has «decided to part ways» with the studio. Paradox said the split was a mutual decision, «stemming from each party’s strategic and creative priorities,» and that HBS will officially be independent again on January 1, 2024.

Turkish developer Vawraek Studios has released a bevy of information about their upcoming title The Quinfall throughout their social media over the past week. The information dump included a few choice screenshots, and some base class and subclass details that dive into their weaponry as well.

Microsoft has beencleared to acquire Activision Blizzard by UK regulators, removing the last hurdle standing in the way of closing the deal.

The Fallout board game is post-apocalyptic tabletop fun and is on sale for less than $45 right now.

Apple launched the iPhone 15 Pro model last year with an all-new A17 Pro chip. The chip possesses phenomenal processing power that allows it to run high-end games like Resident Evil Village on an external monitor. The company is working with game developers to bring popular titles to the platform to take better advantage of the A17 Pro chip. It appears that Samsung has also stepped into the mobile gaming category with some exclusive titles underway.

The games industry is going through a time of troubles right now with multiple studios laying off their staff members recently, and it seems no one is really safe. Reports today show layoffs from Sony studio Naughty Dog, as well as at Twitch, while yesterday saw layoffs at Team17.

Hato Moa, the pseudonymous creator of weird, wonderful, and warbling pigeon dating simulator Hatoful Boyfriend, has a problem. She says she's not received any royalties from the 2014 HD remake of the game ever since Epic picked up Mediatonic—the studio behind it—in 2021.

The beans have new friends in Buzz and Woody, as these two characters arrive in a Fall Guys–Toy Story crossover this week. The official Twitter page announced the news on Monday. Epic Games has provided no specific timing. This comes shortly after the announcement of a price hike of the in-game currency Show-Bucks last week.

First impressions can be everything, especially with video games. A botched launch can spell doom for even the most highly anticipated titles. But sometimes, against all odds, games with a terrible launch manage to rise from the ashes of a disastrous debut. On some very rare occasions, the developer teams behind certain games decide not just to sit and watch everything collapse before their eyes.

Sergiy Galyonkin - aka Mr. SteamSpy himself - has left Epic Games after almost a decade at the Fortnite maker, including six years as its director of publishing strategy, saying that he is no longer “a good fit” for the publisher.

By Ash Parrish, a reporter who has covered the business, culture, and communities of video games for seven years. Previously, she worked at Kotaku.

UK-based indie publisher Team17 is the latest games company to be hit by a round of layoffs, according to new reports.