Thunderful Group, the company behind games like 2023’s SteamWorld Build and Lego Brick Tales, has announced plans to lay off roughly 20 percent of its workforce, as first reported by GamesIndustry.biz. Kotaku notes that 20 percent of the company’s workforce is about 100 employees. As for why, Thunderful CEO Martin Walfisz cites the company’s need to…

PTW, a support studio that’s worked with some of the industry’s biggest companies like Blizzard, Capcom, and Sega, has laid off about 45 people, as first reported by Kotaku. PTW was previously called Pole To Win and its services include quality assurance, studio support, and localization. Last week, on January 11, someone with knowledge of the…

Wakerunners is the next game from developer Mintrocket, which made a name for itself last year with the excellent Dave the Diver. Mintrocket did confirm to us that Wakerunners is being developed by a different internal team (apparently it has a number of projects from distinct teams going at once), but the pedigree is still…

Grand Theft Auto V developer Rockstar Games and Alan Wake 2 studio Remedy Entertainment have a history that goes back years, namely due to the two’s work on the Max Payne series. However, the companies are at the center of two trademark disputes filed by Rockstar’s parent company, Take-Two Interactive, as first reported by RespawnFirst….

2K’s tennis series is returning after more than a decade of dormancy with TopSpin 2K25, the company announced today. It did so with a quick teaser trailer revealing that it’s “coming soon.” Its announcement coincides with 2024’s first Grand Slam tennis tournament, the Australian Open, which began Saturday, January 13.  “Today, 2K revealed the return…

Developer Embark Studios surprise-launched its free-to-play FPS, The Finals, back in December – Game Informer documented everything that goes into a stealth release like this – and the game has continued to garner a strong fanbase. Now, just a little over a month since its release, Embark is set to release Update 1.5.0 and a new limited-time…

Diablo IV’s third seasonal event, Season of the Construct, has been revealed and kicks off next week. This time, players will journey beneath Kehjistan to battle demonically corrupted machines. The story centers on the demon Malphas getting his hands on an ancient device called The Loom. Created by Zoltun Kulle for benevolent purposes, it’s able…

The 2022 World War II horror game Martha is Dead is the latest video game getting a film adaptation. The game’s Italian developer LKA, is partnering with production company Studios Extraordinares to bring the psychological adventure to the big screen. Martha is Dead is a first-person adventure that follows identical twin sisters, Guilia, the protagonist,…

Developer GSC Game World will finally release S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl on September 5. The first-person shooter will launch on Xbox Series X/S and PC.  The studio announced this release date in a quick trailer released today, which also calls September 5 the “final release date,” indicating GSC Game World is confident it won’t…

Developer 11 Bit Studio has unveiled the first full look at Frostpunk 2 gameplay. First announced in August 2021, the sequel to the bleak yet popular city-builder is also coming to Xbox and PC Game Pass. The trailer provides a look at how decision-making appears in-game. The demands you’ll receive from your citizens appear to…