New developer Red Rover Interactive has scored $15 million in Series A funding. This has been led by PUBG: Battlegrounds giant Krafton, with Tirta Ventures and Overwolf also contributing in addition to existing investors, The Games Fund, Behold Ventures, GEM Capital, Lifelike Capital and Acequia Capital. "Our rapid progress to date can largely be attributed to our commitment to validation-driven ..read more

UK developer and publisher Kwalee is cutting around ten per cent of its staff. Mobilegamer reports that the firm is laying off less than 40 employees, though has not clarified what roles in particular have been impacted. It appears that the cuts are largely focused on its UK headquarters, though Kwalee's Indian office in Bangalore have been affected. The company is, however, hiring around its new ..read more

Cliff Bleskzinski's Lawbreakers has made a surprising return. Per Twitter, there's an unofficial fan-made launched for Boss Keys' now defunct (I guess undefunct at time of writing?) shooter which allows gamers to play the shooter six years after its demise. Bleszinski for his part has been promoting Lawbreakers 2.0 – or REBL as it is known, on the social media platform. To be clear, this ne ..read more

Games platform Roblox has tweaked how the application process works for its Marketplace. In a post on its website, the firm will now allow people to sell on this platform so long as they are ID verified, are subscribed to either the Robux Premium 1,000 or 2,200 membership tiers and follow its Community Standards and Marketplace Policy. Previously – as of 2019 – users had to apply to s ..read more

The launch of the new Anomaly content has helped Rimworld return to the Top Ten in fifth place. The game sat at No.83 last week, meaning that it has shot up 78 places to reach its current place. The new Anomaly DLC launched on April 11th and was the sixth biggest seller of the week. The No.1 spot went to Counter-Strike 2 once again, while PUBG: Battlegrounds shoots up four places to second. Both ..read more

The former head of Blizzard Entertainment, Mike Ybarra, has said that players should be able send tips to developers after finishing their game. In a post on Twitter , the industry vet wrote that he sometimes wished he could send extra money to creators of games that he has enjoyed. He did concede, however, this is not necessarily a popular idea, not least because games are already expensive and ..read more

Swedish games firm Avalanche Studios Group is entering into a collective bargaining agreement with local unions. In a post on its website , the company said that it would be inking an agreement with local unions Unionen and Engineers of Sweden. Avalanche says that this collective bargaining agreement would come into effect during the second quarter of 2025. As it is with Swedish unions, it will o ..read more

The boss of the newly independent Saber Interactive, Matthew Karch has questioned the business logic of charing $70 for a new release. In an interview with GI.biz , the exec pointed to titles such as Helldivers 2, as well as indie releases like Palworld and Valheim as not needing to charge that amount for be successful. "We don't have to sell a game for $70," Karch said. "I'd prefer not to, I thi ..read more

Immortals of Aveum maker Ascendant Studios has apparently furloughed the majority of its employees. As reported by Eurogamer , the news first emerged via a post on LinkedIn from former principal engineer Kris Morness, who wrote that he believes around 30 people will be impacted by this news. This information has been corroborated by Polygon's senior reporter, Nicole Carpenter . "This lines u ..read more

The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) has published a call to action warning about the damage layoffs have on the industry. In an email, the organisation wrote that studios must plan for growth rather than pushing talent away. "With more than 8,700 game developers affected by layoffs this year, the gravity of this situation and its impact on the industry cannot be overstated," the ..read more