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Virtuos Studios subsidiary Calypte appears to be shutting down—just over one year since it launched in September 2022.

The Polish studio spent over $63 million on production alone.

AI-driven exploratory testing is one of the most exciting and truly transformative advancements the QA field has seen in recent years.

Though the unionized developers were not directly employed by BioWare, their dismissal follows the layoff of 50 employees by the Dragon Age: Dreadwolf developer.

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney says the company began running into financial problems "about 10 weeks ago."

Behind the music (action) game.

In this article, Anastasia Zaiceva, Chief Communications Officer at ZiMAD, shares how to provide feedback that points out areas of growth and opportunities and helps build long-term work relationships.

"We felt that the longer we could keep things unknown or unpredictable, the better."

During a packed GCAP 2023 talk, Mishra explained how to interpret the "deluge" of feedback you'll receive from public demos at shows like PAX.

"It's important to remember that development isn't a zero-sum game. One team's success doesn't mean another team's failure."

It's expensive to make tools that nobody ends up using.

The Total War developer announced Hyenas in June 2022, but the project has now been tossed on the scrapheap.

Though his time making Mickey Mouse games was short, Spector still thinks of the Epic Mickey series as a high point over his 40-year career as a game developer.

One laid-off employee had been with the company for 18 years.

"I’ll show them," recalled Warren Spector. "I’ll make a game where you can decide for yourself whether to fight or sneak past any problem."