Article category: Press Release

Embracer to spin off Coffee Stain, rebrand as Fellowship Entertainment and release 76 games in the next year

By Liam Dawe, 22 May 2025

Embracer have released their latest interim report, along with a statement on their plans to spin off Coffee Stain Group and go through a rebrand to Fellowship Entertainment.

Twin Sails Interactive break off from Asmodee and Embracer to go independent

By Liam Dawe, 7 Apr 2025

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Some hopefully good industry news here. Twin Sails Interactive have officially broken away from Asmodee Group AB / Embracer to become independent.

Acclaim Entertainment returns to 'support indie developers and reignite classic franchises'

By Liam Dawe, 4 Mar 2025

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Another old name has returned. Acclaim Entertainment that was originally founded in 1987 has relaunched, with a plan to bring back some classic games as well as new indie games.

Secret Mode splits from Sumo Group (Tencent) to be an independent publisher

By Liam Dawe, 3 Mar 2025

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Secret Mode is a name some of you may know from publishing titles like Wobbledogs, Still Wakes the Deep, Eternal Threads and more have announced a split from Sumo Group (Tencent).

Palworld developer Pocketpair launches Pocketpair Publishing

By Liam Dawe, 23 Jan 2025

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Palworld developer Pocketpair are not slowing down, as they just launched their own video game publisher with Pocketpair Publishing.

Sony buy up KADOKAWA shares to become largest shareholder of the FromSoftware parent company

By Liam Dawe, 19 Dec 2024

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There it is, the deal has been announced. Sony and KADOKAWA have "signed a strategic capital and business alliance agreement" that will make Sony the largest shareholder.

Palworld dev details the patents Nintendo and The Pokemon Company are suing for

By Liam Dawe, 8 Nov 2024

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Back in September Nintendo and The Pokemon Company filed a lawsuit in Japan against Palworld developer Pocketpair, and now we actually know why.

Intel and AMD join up to form the x86 ecosystem advisory group to shape the future

By Liam Dawe, 15 Oct 2024

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Seems AMD and Intel may be feeling the pressure from Arm? Today both companies announced the forming of a new x86 ecosystem advisory group to help shape the future of the platform.

Devolver launch Big Fan Games a label for indie devs to work on licensed games

By Liam Dawe, 1 Oct 2024

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Devolver Digital have just announced the proper launch of Big Fan Games, a new label that will work with indie developers to work on licensed content to make games from their favorite movies, comics, TV shows, and cult heroes and more.

Behaviour Interactive has acquired Darkest Dungeon developer Red Hook Studios

By Liam Dawe, 24 Sep 2024

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Today, Behaviour Interactive who made Dead by Daylight announced they have acquired Darkest Dungeon developer Red Hook Studios.

Nintendo and The Pokemon Company file lawsuit against Palworld maker Pocketpair

By Liam Dawe, 19 Sep 2024

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You might want to grab a big bucket of popcorn for this one, as the big fight is about to begin. Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have formally gone after Palworld maker Pocketpair.

Square Enix invests in Playtron for their Linux-based PlaytronOS - first Alpha out now

By Liam Dawe, 3 Sep 2024

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Playtron are quietly building up their Linux-based PlaytronOS behind the scenes, and not only have they released their first Alpha but they've pulled in another investor too.

Square Enix shifting from "quantity to quality" and be more multi-platform

By Liam Dawe, 13 May 2024

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Final Fantasy developer Square Enix have released their Financial Results for the end of the Japanese financial year, and it seems they're going through a big change in their strategy.

CodeWeavers partners of Valve on Proton move to an Employee Ownership Trust

By Liam Dawe, 19 May 2023

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After 27 years, Jeremy White is leaving CodeWeavers, the company who oversee and fund Wine development and also work on Proton with Valve for the Steam Deck and Linux desktop.

Kalypso Media forms new studio to work on Tropico 7, hiring developers now

By Liam Dawe, 30 Sep 2021

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It seems Tropico 7 is now a confirmed thing, with Kalypso Media emailing today an announcement about forming a brand new studio dedicated to the next game.

Saber Interactive / Embracer Group acquire Aspyr Media, Gearbox

By Liam Dawe, 3 Feb 2021

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Another day another acquisition with Saber Interactive / Embracer Group acquiring Aspyr Media and so we see the continuing worrying trend of consolidation in the games industry. Plus, Gearbox too.

Paradox Interactive founds new studio for their grand strategy games

By Liam Dawe, 1 Jun 2020

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Today Paradox Interactive announced the formation of a new studio with Paradox Tinto, with an aim to focus on their grand strategy games.

mod.io secures funding to expand their cross-platform and cross-store modding service

By Liam Dawe, 9 Mar 2020

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mod.io is a cross-store and cross-platform modding solution founded by Scott Reismanis (Mod DB, Indie DB) and it appears they're expanding to bring their fancy modding tech to everyone.

AMD has strong revenue growth again, new next-gen RDNA GPUs coming this year

By Liam Dawe, 30 Jan 2020

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Two big bits of AMD news to share with you this morning, as they appear to be going from strength to strength as a company.

Kalypso Media form new studio to work on next-gen Commandos games

By Liam Dawe, 10 Dec 2019

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Now that Kalypso Media own the rights to the Commandos franchise, along with a remaster of Commandos 2 coming to Linux next year, they're now planning more.

Category: Press Release