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Supercell has signed a deal to acquire Metacore, the developer behind Merge Mansion, with the transaction expected to be completed at the end of September.
2 min readCD Projekt Red joint-CEO Michał Nowakowski has clarified that the studio will continue to use people predominantly for game development, stating that relying on artificial intelligence to build complete games is not the right or ethical path.
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Microsoft has announced that it will introduce monthly cloud gaming hour limits for Xbox Game Pass subscribers starting in November.
2 min readA new report from Newzoo and Google reveals that browser games reach a much larger audience than previously assumed, with 46% of online consumers aged 13-55 playing a browser game in the past month.
1 min readAndrew Stalbow, co-founder of Best Fiends developer Seriously, is heading an investor group that has reached the sales threshold to acquire England football club Bath City FC.
2 min readThe DMCC Gaming Centre and Epiphany have joined forces to offer bi-weekly mentorship sessions for indie developers and early-stage studios.
1 min readThe popular PC gaming database SteamDB is changing ownership, with Nexus Mods and parent company Chosen stepping in to manage the service.
2 min readSaber Interactive Chief Creative Officer Tim Willits discussed the publisher's strategy of reviving dormant franchises and classic intellectual properties during a recent interview.
2 min readFrontier Developments has entered an agreement with Disney to fund, develop, and publish a new building and management game based on Disney's intellectual property portfolio.
2 min readSony and Microsoft have filed legal motions seeking to dismiss lawsuits from gamers demanding tariff refunds, echoing a similar defense raised by Nintendo.
2 min readGlobal Game Jam and Abu Dhabi-based Zoud have announced Zoud GameLab, a virtual international game jam focused on financial literacy with a $140,000 prize and funding pool.
2 min readSupercell has formally agreed to acquire the remaining stake in Metacore, bringing the mobile puzzle game Merge Mansion into its portfolio by September 2026.
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