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Hate to see it, but reducing staff after a merger is common. Wishing good luck to those affected. ESL FACEIT Group is still the largest independent esports company post-layoffs

"Games are being annualized, franchised, sequel-ized, and battle pass-ed to death. In a way, [mario scheulen] is taking an old-school approach." - Vahn BulletFarm is the result of Sr Devs leaving big studios and NetEase Games_EN building studios in Western markets.

Buckle up, 2024 is shaping up to be rough for game devs. Over the last week, roughly 2,000 gaming jobs were cut across Electronic Arts, Sony, ESL @Faceit, Supermassive Games and more. It isn't even March and we've lost ~80% of 2023's layoff total per dekaf's videogamelayoffs.

Samsung is tapping NRG and Full Squad Gaming to reach gamers, creators and students. "Our audience is 62% Gen Z -- not a lot of properties can offer that at the scale we can" - Andy Miller Meanwhile, NRG is growing its footprint globally through mobile esports.

k-ID’s scalable and affordable legal compliance for indie devs looking to make games for kids has the potential to be a game changer. Big win for A16Z GAMES, Konvoy and TIRTA Ventures

Instead of signing direct partnerships, esports publishers are indirectly supporting betting providers through GRID data partnerships. Everyone benefits from having a 3rd party to verify data. R6 is on the upswing too thanks in part to Jynxzi

Very cool experiment from Ubisoft, Nvidia and Inworld AI. Neo NPCs respond dynamically to players in unscripted conversations. Lots of potential for Rainbow Six Siege X to include dynamic in-game announcements or the potential for players to be a detective ala LA Noire.

A Welcoming Kingdom: IESF President HRH Prince Faisal sent a letter to members of the federation (obtained by TEA) telling them that any apprehension related to concerns about the safety of players, staff, or fans is unwarranted: ✍🏼James B Fudge esportsadvocate.net/2024/03/hrh-pr…

From InvestGame on Q1 2024 Gaming Investments: ⭕️ Excluding Disney's $1.5B investment into Epic, games funding totals down 30% vs. Q1 2023 ⭕️ Average deal size remains consistent ⭕️ Pre-seed/seed funding strong, but investors remain cautious for Series A+

RIP #Blizzcon2024 - Blizzard is cancelling its flagship conference and plans to make announcements at other events. Likely due to a combination of disappointing turnout for Blizzcon 2023 and $MSFT evaluating strategy post-acquisition

.Notorious Studios unveils Legacy: Steel & Sorcery at OTK Games Expo 👑. Chris Kaleiki told GamesBeat how WoW's world PVP inspired Legacy's mix of fantasy and emergent PvP gameplay. venturebeat.com/games/notoriou…

Congrats to Solarpunk | cozy survival game, Screenbound - A game about being distracted, Kirt Olson | World's Worst Handyman, Wizordum 🧙‍♂️ (v1.0 OUT NOW🔥) and COMBO DEVILS on their wins at #OTKGamesExpo

.offbrand games is the latest creator-led game publisher. Backed by ludwig, Stanz and now Pirate Software, the label will publish Rivals of Aether II's sequel later this year. venturebeat.com/games/offbrand…

Riot is doubling down on its open bracket LAN experiment with the TFT Macau Open. H/T Michael Sherman for his insights on its previous #TFT Open and what Riot learned from the experience.

Great to see so many fans (and sponsors) embracing the FGC! #EVO2024

EA officially returns to NCAA football with the launch of #CFB25 today. Thanks to NIL changes, EASPORTSCollege features all 134 FBS schools and thousands of college athletes. venturebeat.com/games/ea-colle…

Bethesda Game Studios workers unionize under Communications Workers of America venturebeat.com/games/bethesda… via GamesBeat #BethesdaGameStudios #Fallout

#DeadpoolAndWolverine hits theaters on Friday. In its all out marketing blitz, the film leveraged partnerships with video game brands like Xbox, FortniteGame and MARVEL SNAP venturebeat.com/games/deadpool…

Team FOLON launches 'DLC-sized' Fallout London mod venturebeat.com/games/fallout-…

.Team FOLON launched its epic "DLC-sized" Fallout London mod today. Developed by a team of 100 fans, the ambitious mod features the voices of Neil Newbon - gathering party for BG3 and fmr UK Speaker of the House of Commons, Jon Bercow, on a map that rivals the size of Fallout 4. venturebeat.com/games/fallout-…