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Netflix want to acquire Warner Bros. but they have to fight off Paramount

Liam Dawe — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 09:58:28 +0000

While I was off running around the woods for the weekend, Netflix announced their intention to acquire Warner Bros. but now Paramount want to fight.

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Confirmed - Electronic Arts (EA) sold off to investors including Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund

Liam Dawe — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 14:29:54 +0000

Well, there it is. It's now official after earlier reports that EA (Electronic Arts) is being sold off to an investor consortium.

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Atari acquires the rights to five classic Ubisoft titles

Liam Dawe — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 09:24:42 +0000

Atari are continuing to acquire more IP and now they've managed to pull a bunch of games away from Ubisoft.

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Blackbird Interactive take back full ownership of Hardspace: Shipbreaker

Liam Dawe — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 09:44:09 +0000

Hardspace: Shipbreaker developer Blackbird Interactive have announced they've broken off from Focus Entertainment.

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Embracer to spin off Coffee Stain, rebrand as Fellowship Entertainment and release 76 games in the next year

Liam Dawe — Thu, 22 May 2025 11:53:51 +0000

Embracer have released their latest interim report, along with a statement on their plans to spin off Coffee Stain Group and go through a rebrand to Fellowship Entertainment.

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Twin Sails Interactive break off from Asmodee and Embracer to go independent

Liam Dawe — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 13:53:15 +0000

Some hopefully good industry news here. Twin Sails Interactive have officially broken away from Asmodee Group AB / Embracer to become independent.

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Acclaim Entertainment returns to 'support indie developers and reignite classic franchises'

Liam Dawe — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:32:46 +0000

Another old name has returned. Acclaim Entertainment that was originally founded in 1987 has relaunched, with a plan to bring back some classic games as well as new indie games.

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Secret Mode splits from Sumo Group (Tencent) to be an independent publisher

Liam Dawe — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 15:18:00 +0000

Secret Mode some of you may know from publishing titles like Wobbledogs, Still Wakes the Deep, Eternal Threads and more have split from Sumo Group (Tencent).

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Palworld developer Pocketpair launches Pocketpair Publishing

Liam Dawe — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 12:37:47 +0000

Palworld developer Pocketpair are not slowing down, as they just launched their own video game publisher with Pocketpair Publishing.

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Sony buy up KADOKAWA shares to become largest shareholder of the FromSoftware parent company

Liam Dawe — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 12:31:01 +0000

There it is, the deal has been announced. Sony and KADOKAWA have "signed a strategic capital and business alliance agreement" that will make Sony the largest shareholder.

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Palworld dev details the patents Nintendo and The Pokemon Company are suing for

Liam Dawe — Fri, 08 Nov 2024 11:20:26 +0000

Back in September Nintendo and The Pokemon Company filed a lawsuit in Japan against Palworld developer Pocketpair, and now we actually know why.

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Intel and AMD join up to form the x86 ecosystem advisory group to shape the future

Liam Dawe — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 17:26:00 +0000

Seems AMD and Intel may be feeling the pressure from Arm? Today both companies announced the forming of a new x86 ecosystem advisory group to help shape the future of the platform.

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Devolver launch Big Fan Games a label for indie devs to work on licensed games

Liam Dawe — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 16:23:04 +0000

Devolver Digital have just announced the proper launch of Big Fan Games, a new label that will work with indie developers to work on licensed content to make games from their favorite movies, comics, TV shows, and cult heroes and more.

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Behaviour Interactive has acquired Darkest Dungeon developer Red Hook Studios

Liam Dawe — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 13:38:46 +0000

Today, Behaviour Interactive who made Dead by Daylight announced they have acquired Darkest Dungeon developer Red Hook Studios.

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Nintendo and The Pokemon Company file lawsuit against Palworld maker Pocketpair

Liam Dawe — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 07:38:37 +0000

You might want to grab a big bucket of popcorn for this one, as the big fight is about to begin. Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have formally gone after Palworld maker Pocketpair.

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Square Enix invests in Playtron for their Linux-based PlaytronOS - first Alpha out now

Liam Dawe — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 10:02:07 +0000

Playtron are quietly building up their Linux-based PlaytronOS behind the scenes, and not only have they released their first Alpha but they've pulled in another investor too.

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Square Enix shifting from "quantity to quality" and be more multi-platform

Liam Dawe — Mon, 13 May 2024 13:23:49 +0000

Final Fantasy developer Square Enix have released their Financial Results for the end of the Japanese financial year, and it seems they're going through a big change in their strategy.

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CodeWeavers partners of Valve on Proton move to an Employee Ownership Trust

Liam Dawe — Fri, 19 May 2023 17:39:00 +0000

After 27 years, Jeremy White is leaving CodeWeavers, the company who oversee and fund Wine development and also work on Proton with Valve for the Steam Deck and Linux desktop.

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Kalypso Media forms new studio to work on Tropico 7, hiring developers now

Liam Dawe — Thu, 30 Sep 2021 12:57:54 +0000

It seems Tropico 7 is now a confirmed thing, with Kalypso Media emailing today an announcement about forming a brand new studio dedicated to the next game.

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Saber Interactive / Embracer Group acquire Aspyr Media, Gearbox

Liam Dawe — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 09:04:59 +0000

Another day another acquisition with Saber Interactive / Embracer Group acquiring Aspyr Media and so we see the continuing worrying trend of consolidation in the games industry. Plus, Gearbox too.

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Paradox Interactive founds new studio for their grand strategy games

Liam Dawe — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 13:13:22 +0000

Today Paradox Interactive announced the formation of a new studio with Paradox Tinto, with an aim to focus on their grand strategy games.

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mod.io secures funding to expand their cross-platform and cross-store modding service

Liam Dawe — Mon, 09 Mar 2020 17:08:59 +0000

mod.io is a cross-store and cross-platform modding solution founded by Scott Reismanis (Mod DB, Indie DB) and it appears they're expanding to bring their fancy modding tech to everyone.

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AMD has strong revenue growth again, new next-gen RDNA GPUs coming this year

Liam Dawe — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 12:10:53 +0000

Two big bits of AMD news to share with you this morning, as they appear to be going from strength to strength as a company.

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Kalypso Media form new studio to work on next-gen Commandos games

Liam Dawe — Tue, 10 Dec 2019 16:27:32 +0000

Now that Kalypso Media own the rights to the Commandos franchise, along with a remaster of Commandos 2 coming to Linux next year, they're now planning more.

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Paradox Interactive have purchased the rights to Prison Architect from Introversion

Liam Dawe — Tue, 08 Jan 2019 14:16:29 +0000

This is a very curious one, Paradox Interactive have just announced that they've acquired Prison Architect from Introversion Software.

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Hyperspace Dogfights, a mix of air brawling and a roguelike first teaser trailer released

Liam Dawe — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 09:56:23 +0000

Hyperspace Dogfights sounds really fun and it's starting to look really good too. The developer sent across the new teaser trailer along with some more information on their air brawling and a roguelike mix.

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'The Final Station' released on Linux

sobkas — Sat, 26 Nov 2016 11:02:50 +0000

I'm very glad to see that after a long journey, The Final Station has finally arrived at the Linux platform, with a hefty discount this Autumn Steam Sale.

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Aveyond 4, a popular Windows RPG released for Linux

Fri, 23 Sep 2016 09:09:29 +0000

Aveyond 4 is a game filled with humour and fun. The 30+ hour RPG will keep you engrossed in its humorous storyline, witty dialogues, beautiful artwork and soothing music.

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Godot Engine 2.1 released, open source game engine

Wed, 10 Aug 2016 17:18:00 +0000

After almost six months of hard work, we are proudly presenting you the marvelous Godot Engine 2.1. Just like 2.0, this version focuses almost exclusively on further improving usability and the editor interface.

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Aveyond 3-1 Lord of Twilight, a 2D RPG released for Linux

Sat, 06 Aug 2016 18:41:21 +0000

Get the first instalment of the third part of the classic 2D RPG on Linux today! Solve dozens of adventure puzzles and explore an enchanting world. Lord of Twilight is packed with monsters, magic, and humour.

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Timbertales, a cross platform turn based strategy on Steam Greenlight and Kickstarter

Sun, 17 Jul 2016 19:24:31 +0000

A new cross platform strategy game that is seeking funds on Kickstarter and votes on Steam Greenlight.

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Cubway needing help on Steam Greenlight, Linux version ready

Fri, 15 Jul 2016 18:10:42 +0000

Cubway is a journey with an abstract story of lifecycle of rebirth, called Samsara. Guide the cube through the long way full of dangers and difficulties, visit many interesting and mysterious places.

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The Wardrobe: A pop culture point & click adventure game for Linux

Thu, 23 Jun 2016 11:11:30 +0000

The Wardrobe is a 2D point & click game inspired by the great 90s classics such as 'Monkey Island', 'Day of the Tentacle', 'Tony Tough' and 'Sam & Max: Hit the Road'.

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Aveyond 1: Rhen's Quest and Aveyond 2: Ean's Quest 2D RPGs released for Linux

Sat, 18 Jun 2016 13:44:21 +0000

Fight monsters and explore a medieval world. Aveyond is packed with more than 60 quests, hundreds of places to explore, and over 30 hours of game play. If you like games like Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger, and Dragon Warrior, you are going to love Aveyond.

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Kickstarter launched for Space Sandbox Avorion - Journey to the Center of the Galaxy

Wed, 20 Apr 2016 12:50:16 +0000

After 4 years of development, Indie Game Studio Boxelware launches Kickstarter for Avorion, a Space-Sim Sandbox Game for Windows and Linux. The game is planned to be available on Steam through the second half of 2016.

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The Wine Development Release 1.9.6 Is Now Available

sobkas — Fri, 18 Mar 2016 16:16:54 +0000

The Wine team released today another development release of their software. Version 1.9.6 has many small changes including 32 bugfixes.

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Release window and publisher announced for hardcore puzzle platformer The Land of Eyas

flesk — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 21:16:18 +0000

According to a new press release, The Land of Eyas will be published by Rising Star Games and will be available this summer.

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Ghost Theory, a unique horror game that also supports Linux, is now on Kickstarter!

Sat, 06 Feb 2016 16:21:43 +0000

Dreadlocks Ltd, indie game development studio responsible for last year's 2D cyberpunk RPG Dex, launches their first Kickstarter campaign for their brand new title: Ghost Theory.

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Steampunk Shipbuilding RTS 'Airships: Conquer The Skies' Turns Two, Gets New Trailer

Tue, 29 Sep 2015 15:52:19 +0000

Steampunk shipbuilding RTS Airships: Conquer the Skies has now been under development for exactly two years!

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Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?! Simulation Game Comes To Linux!

Thu, 06 Aug 2015 19:13:00 +0000

After a successful campaign on both PC and Mac, Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?! is being released on Linux on the 7th of August.

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The Last Dogma, A Dark Comedy Exploration Adventure Is Now Available On Steam For Linux

Tue, 30 Jun 2015 18:25:06 +0000

The Last Dogma is a dark comedy exploration adventure game set in the year 1999 of an alternate reality world, where US actively campaigns for world domination after being disappointed with the results of the Cold War.

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Oil Enterprise Strategy Game In Early Access For Linux Gamers

Sat, 27 Jun 2015 11:09:26 +0000

Oil Enterprise is a business simulation that has been available in steam Early Access for about a month and it has been available for Linux from day-1.

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Bundle Stars Triple The Fun Brings Plenty Of Cheap Steam Games

Samsai — Tue, 09 Jun 2015 13:55:11 +0000

Bundle Stars, a popular game bundle website, has begun the Triple The Fun week which brings cheap triple packs of Steam games every day until Friday.

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Black Closet, the game that puts your mind into detention

sobkas — Tue, 19 May 2015 18:10:01 +0000

Black Closet is a game developed by Hanako Games, the creators of such games as "THE QUEEN IS DEAD, LONG LIVE THE QUEEN". Their newest game is based on the well known and widely loved Ren'Py engine.

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Prism - Shoot Em Up On Steam Greenlight

Tue, 07 Apr 2015 18:01:00 +0000

Monkey King Studio is proud to announce the launch of the Steam Greenlight campaign for its first video game Prism, an unique spatial shoot’em up for PC.

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Phoenix Universe Of Space Combat - Preview Demo.

Fri, 03 Apr 2015 13:33:08 +0000

I am pleased to announce the release of the Phoenix USC Preview Demo for Linux. A playable demo where you can battle with up to 300 enemy bots in space based arena combat.

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A Shadow Play Themed RTS Game, Flawed Ones: Puppeteer

Fri, 03 Apr 2015 13:17:10 +0000

I am Göksan Güner, creator and developer of Flawed Ones: Puppeteer. It has been 1 year that we have started working on this game. It is currently on IndieGoGo and Steam Greenlight.

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Tanks Of Freedom, A Turn-based, Isometric, Classic Strategy Game Built With Godot

Sun, 08 Mar 2015 19:09:47 +0000

Tanks Of Freedom is an open source (MIT License) isometric strategy game, originally started for the Global Game Jam 2015.

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Source Engine 2, Steam Link And More Announced At GDC

Liam Dawe — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 09:03:05 +0000

This is what we have been waiting for, Valve sent out official word about a number of things! These include Source 2, Steam Link and more.

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Third Person Exploration Adventure 'AER' To Be Released For Linux

flesk — Wed, 04 Feb 2015 09:36:55 +0000

AER is an upcoming atmospheric adventure platformer in which you play as a girl who can transform into bird and explore a world of floating islands and ancient secrets. The game will be published by Daedalic Entertainment and is slated for a 2016 release.

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