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Subnautica 2 publisher Krafton has filed its answer to a complaint by Unknown Worlds cofounders alleging breach of contract. It accuses Charles Cleveland, Adam “Max” McGuire, and Edward “Ted” Gill of prioritizing a $250 million payout over the successful launch of the second-most-wishlisted game on Steam. The company said the veteran developers were fired “to prevent {them] from permanently damaging …

Microsoft Reiterates It’s the Top Publisher on PS5 in Earnings Call  Push Square 6 of the 10 Best-Selling Games on PlayStation Last Quarter in the U.S. Were Published by Microsoft  IGN New data shows Xbox is utterly dominating PlayStation’s storefront — accounting for 60% of the Q2 top 10 game sales spots  Windows Central Microsoft’s (MSFT) Xbox Dominates Sony’s PlayStation Sales  TipRanks Xbox Games …

Sony has acquired 2.5% of Bandai Namco, the companies have announced. The “strategic partnership” will see the Japanese console maker acquire 16 million shares in the Elden Ring publisher. A joint statement from the companies reads: “Through this business alliance and Sony’s investment in Bandai Namco, as two of the leading Japanese entertainment companies, Bandai Namco and Sony will focus …

Lollipop Chainsaw is getting a sequel and anime spin-off, more than a decade after the original launched. The new video game is being developed by Dragami Games, successor to the original’s Kadokawa Games, which launched remaster project Lollipop Chainsaw RePop last year for PC and consoles. Lollipop Chainsaw won over a cult audience back in 2012 for its cheerleader-starring undead-slicing …

Sony has today announced it’s investing 68 billion yen (~$464 million) into Elden Ring publisher Bandai Namco, which will see it acquire 2.5% of the overall business. As a result of the investment, the two companies have signed a “strategic partnership” that will see them collaborate on “expanding the fan community for IP such as anime and manga around the …

Metroid Dread studio’s recent console and Epic-exclusive action-adventure “underperformed” due to “increasingly selective consumers”, says publisher  Eurogamer Blades of Fire Sales Fall Below Publisher Expectations Despite Positive Critical Reception  GamingBolt Metroid Dread Developer MercurySteam’s Blades of Fire Deemed To Have ‘Underperformed’  IGN ‘Increasingly Selective Consumers’ to Blame for Underperformance of Blades of Fire  Push Square Source link

In March 2024, six months into Israel’s war in Gaza, education in the territory was decimated. Schools were closed – most had been turned into shelters – and all 12 of the strip’s universities were partially or fully destroyed. Against that backdrop, a prestigious American education journal decided to dedicate a special issue to “education and Palestine”. The Harvard Educational …

CNN  —  President Trump’s lawsuit against journalist Bob Woodward and his publishing house Simon & Schuster was dismissed by a federal judge on Friday, the same day that Trump filed a new and unrelated suit against the Wall Street Journal. US District Judge Paul Gardephe of the Southern District of New York gave Trump’s legal team a month to file …

The battle between Subnautica 2 publisher Krafton and the three former executives at its developer Unknown Worlds continues. Ted Gill, Charlie Cleveland, and Max McGuire — the three executives who Krafton terminated earlier this year — have filed a lawsuit detailing the alleged attempts by Krafton to torpedo the early access release of Subnautica 2 with the express purpose of …

Publisher McGraw Hill targets $4.2 billion valuation in US IPO  Reuters Education Tech Firm McGraw Hill Seeks $537 Million in IPO  Bloomberg Textbook publisher McGraw Hill targets $4.2 billion valuation in US IPO  Yahoo Finance PE-Backed McGraw Hill, NIQ Global Intelligence Unveil IPO Terms  The Wall Street Journal Publisher McGraw Hill to Hold IPO at $4.2 Billion Valuation  TipRanks Source link