The UK-based studio brings Sumo Digital’s total studio count up to eight. Sumo North West is the developer’s third addition this year alone.
Ybarra was a CVP in charge of Xbox Live, Xbox Game Pass, and Mixer. He has not yet announced where he’ll be going next or what he’ll be doing. [Update: Ybarra will be joining Blizzard as Executive Vice President and General Manager.]
The Finnish mobile developer is now effectively a subsidiary of the Chinese tech conglomerate.
ReKT has been making power moves in the esports industry lately.
With the Canadian game development scene consistently on the rise, it’s about time that an industry-focused conference (that isn’t GDC) made its way north of the 49th parallel.
EA hasn’t published an NCAA sports game since a $60 million settlement granted college athletes compensation for their appearances in the games. CEO Andrew Wilson hopes a recently passed California law, which goes into effect in 2023, will make it possible to revive the publisher’s NCAA line.
The price hike is the first for Unity’s subscription services since they were introduced in 2016. Existing subscribers won’t be affected by the change in pricing.
Aside from his three years as CMO at Zynga, Scott’s resume also includes stints at DeNA and EA. Twitch COO Sarah Clemens describes him as playing ‘an integral role’ in extending the streaming platform’s reach even further.
With the launch of Fortnite Chapter 2, Epic’s battle royale title saw a 141% increase in sales in just one week on iOS.
Bigmoon Interactive, now rebranded as Saber Porto, brings its experience in racing, RPG, and simulation games to Saber’s diverse roster. The acquisition comes six months after the financially successful launch of zombie shooter World War Z.
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