Topic: creative leadership

  • The Division Director Julian Gerighty Leaves Massive for DICE

    The Division Director Julian Gerighty Leaves Massive for DICE

    Julian Gerighty, the longtime creative lead for The Division franchise, is leaving Ubisoft's Massive Entertainment to join EA's Battlefield Studios at DICE. His departure occurs amid broader organizational shifts at Ubisoft, including layoffs and a corporate restructuring into "Creative Houses." ...

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  • Krafton Plans 26 New Games, Seeks Next Big Franchise

    Krafton Plans 26 New Games, Seeks Next Big Franchise

    Krafton is developing 26 new games, with 12 launching in the next two years, as part of a strategy to build major new intellectual property franchises for long-term growth. The company is focusing on creating IPs that can expand across genres and formats, using a development process based on earl...

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  • Krafton Hunts for Its Next Hit After PUBG

    Krafton Hunts for Its Next Hit After PUBG

    Krafton is developing 26 new games to build franchises beyond *PUBG*, with a dozen slated for release within two years, including *Subnautica 2* and a mobile *Palworld*. The company plans to expand the *PUBG* universe with enhanced user-generated content tools, while the original game remains a t...

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  • Dead Space Creator Slams "Broken" Games Industry

    Dead Space Creator Slams "Broken" Games Industry

    Glen Schofield criticizes the video game industry as broken, citing overwork and low morale, and calls for a collective effort to restore its vitality. He advocates for the adoption of generative AI as a tool to enhance efficiency and creativity across all roles, urging companies to invest in wor...

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  • Metal: Hellsinger Developer The Outsiders Shuts Down

    Metal: Hellsinger Developer The Outsiders Shuts Down

    The Outsiders, developer of Metal: Hellsinger, is being shut down by parent company Funcom, ending its ten-year operation as announced by founder David Goldfarb. This closure is part of broader company-wide layoffs at Funcom, following the successful launch of Dune: Awakening, and affects all sta...

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