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01 Aug

Bungie is laying off 220 employees

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The gaming industry has been plagued with and studio closures and it’s not showing any signs of stopping anytime soon. The latest round of layoffs comes from Sony-owned .Pete Parsons, the chief executive officer for Bungie, announced on its official website that it will eliminate 220 roles “representing roughly 17 percent of its workforce.” Executive and senior leader roles are the ones most affected by this round of layoffs but he also noted “these actions will affect every level of the company.”Parsons blamed the need for layoffs on several factors including the “rising costs of development,” “industry shifts” and “enduring…

30 May

Sony pulls fabricated ‘interview’ with Naughty Dog head Neil Druckmann

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Last week, Sony published a seemingly innocuous bit of fluff, touting its long-term "creative entertainment vision" in broad terms, along with some interviews of key employees. Neil Druckmann, studio head of Sony's Naughty Dog, was one of those — and his interview made waves in the game world. According to the interview, Druckmann said AI could "create nuanced dialogues and characters" and also said that the new game Naughty Dog was developing (but hasn't officially announced) "could redefine mainstream perceptions of gaming." Some mighty strong and potentially controversial statements from the head of a studio beloved for its The Last…