Developer Resolution Games has announced it's making a Dungeons & Dragons VR game.
05.01.2024 - 16:02 / gamesindustry.biz
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VR game developer Archiact has announced redundancies have taken place at the studio.
The Doom 3: VR Edition maker did not disclose how many employees were affected by the decision. According to its LinkedIn profile, its company size ranges from 51 to 200 employees.
The studio made its announcement on social media and said, "We are deeply saddened to share that we had to say goodbye to a number of talented colleagues this week.
"It was not a decision we took lightly, and we are working with these individuals to offset this difficult transition as much as possible."
According to its social media post, the affected employees included those from QA, IT, audio, and game design.
Founded in 2013, the studio has developed titles such as Journey to Foundation, Marvel Dimension of Heroes, and Evasion.
Developer Resolution Games has announced it's making a Dungeons & Dragons VR game.
FuRyu subsidiary Studio Lalala has announced Kemono Teatime, a game that combines Kemomimi, cafe management, and ASMR. It will launch for PC via Steam in 2024 with English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese language support.
In yet another blow to workers in the video game industry, Riot Games has announced that it will lay off 530 staff members, or roughly 11% of its employees. The decision follows the unfortunate trend of studio shutdowns, game cancelations, and AAA game studio layoffs that dominated the industry in 2023.
73% of UK games studios surveyed by trade body TIGA are looking to grow in 2024 with only 6% expecting job cuts.
The Lords of the Fallen publisher CI Games has recently announced that 10% of its entire team has been laid off. Game industry layoffs were among the biggest game news stories of 2023, and this unfortunate trend seems to be continuing into 2024.
Behaviour Interactive is the latest notable game developer to lay off workers. The Dead by Daylight studio confirmed to Game Developer that the cuts affected less than three percent of the total workforce. Kotaku first reported on the layoffs, stating that they took place earlier this month and affected around 45 people across several departments. It initially appeared that the layoffs were limited to Behaviour's Montreal headquarters, but the publisher hasn't confirmed whether that's the case.
Dead by Daylight developer Behaviour Interactive is reportedly the latest studio to be hit by layoffs this year.
The two founders of Rocksteady Studios, Sefton Hill and Jamie Walker, have set up a brand new company.
Rocksteady Studios co-founders Sefton Hill and Jamie Walker have reportedly opened a new gaming studio. The initial reporting comes from online postings through a website that lists the former Rocksteady Studios founders' new studio. While no announcement has been made, the studio is called Hundred Star Games.
Sefton Hill and Jamie Walker, the duo that co-founded acclaimed Batman Arkham studio Rocksteady before departing to «start a new adventure together in games» in 2022, have set up a new AAA London development studio, Hundred Star Games.
Rocksteady co-founders Sefton Hill and Jamie Walker have reportedly formed a new development studio called Hundred Star Games.
After leaving Rocksteady during the development of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, it looks like studio founders Sefton Hill and Jamie Walker have quietly launched a new company called Hundred Star Games.