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Last Sentinel Developer Lightspeed LA Makes Creative And Development Shift That Leads To Layoff
Lightspeed LA, the developer behind Last Sentinel announced a creative shift on July 28 that lead to the layoff of employees.
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Outrage As Splash Damage Enters Consultation Process That Affects All Roles 2 Months After Acquisition
Splash Damage was acquired last September by unnamed private equity investors. The studio has entered a studio-wide consultation that will lead to layoffs.
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Stellar Blade Is PlayStation Exclusive’s Most Successful PC Launch Ever
Stellar Blade is the most successful PlayStation IP to launch on PC, beating the concurrent player count of Ghost of Tsushima by 2.5x.
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What Is Happening In The Game Industry? Head Of Assassin’s Creed And Banjo-Kazooie Co-Creator Have Both Left After Over 2 Decades
Two high-profile departures recently happened in the game industry. The first is Marc-Alexis Côté, who was the head of the Assassin’s Creed franchise. Côté has spent two decades with Ubisoft, climbing from Lead Level Designer to Executive Producer of Assassin’s Creed. Côté’s departure was linked to the start of operations Read more
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Ubisoft Calls Tencent-Backed Subsidiary, Vantage Studios, First Step In Ongoing Transformation
Tencent-backed Ubisoft subsidiary has been named Vantage Studios and begins operation on October 1, 2025.
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Sony Drags Tencent To Court Over Horizon Clone
Sony has dragged Tencent to court over their upcoming game Light of Motiram. The PlayStation maker claims it is a clone of Horizon.
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Uproar As Ubisoft Names Guillemot’s Son As Co-CEO Of Subsidiary
Ubisoft has now named Charlie Guillemot veteran Christophe Derennes as co-CEOs of its new subsidiary.
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Ubisoft And Tencent Spins New Subsidiary For Far Cry, Rainbow Six and Assassin’s Creed
Ubisoft’s new subsidiary is valued at $4.3 billion (€4 billion) and will be the new home of Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow Six franchises.
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Ubisoft Kicks Off The Year With 185 Layoffs, Shuts Down Leamington Studio
Tencent owns 9.99% of Ubisoft while the Guillemot family owns 14%.
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Kuro Games Is Now A Property Of Tencent
Kuro Games was founded in 2014 as Zhuhai Kuro Technology Co. Ltd.