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Sony shutting down Seattle-area game developer Firewalk Studios

GeekWire

based game developer. Sony announced Tuesday that it would “permanently sunset” Concord and shut down Firewalk Studios, as well as the German mobile developer Neon Koi. based studio collective that aims to build a “sustainable, people-first culture” for video game development.

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Seattle game studio led by PopCap founder is raising cash as it develops ‘Mutant Forge’

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(Screenshot via Mutant Forge beta) Seattle-based game studio Reflection Games is raising investment to help support development of its debut project. Founded in 2021, Reflection is a 16-person studio focused on mobile game development. A new SEC filing reveals that the company has raised about $2 million in fresh cash.

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Blizzard is planning a new Warcraft mobile game

The Verge

Nestled in today’s Activision Blizzard’s quarterly earnings report (which was curiously delivered as a press release and not a traditional call ostensibly because of its pending acquisition by Microsoft and possibly the myriad other things going on over there) is the news Blizzard is working on a new Warcraft mobile title slated for a 2022 release.

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Blizzard will share Warcraft mobile game details on May 3

TechSpot

Blizzard will host the mobile game reveal on May 3 at 10 a.m. Unfortunately, that's about all we know at this point as the title, which has allegedly been in development since at least 2018, Those interested in tuning in can watch the livestream over on Blizzard's landing page.

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Among Us isn’t just blowing up on Twitch — it’s dominating mobile gaming

The Verge

Among Us has been one of the biggest games of the year, and thanks to new data from Sensor Tower, we have an idea of just how huge it has been on mobile: it was the top game on both the iOS App Store and Google Play in Q3 2020, according to Sensor Tower’s data.

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EA announces new Battlefield mobile game launching in 2022 

The Verge

The Battlefield series is headed to mobile devices. The game will be developed by Industrial Toys in partnership with longtime Battlefield developer DICE, which is owned by Electronic Arts. A completely different game from the one we’re making for console and PC, designed specifically for the mobile platform.

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Here’s why so many video game developers are suddenly abandoning the Unity engine

GeekWire

The Unity engine powers many PC/console games and the vast majority of mobile games available on the market today. Unity image) In the wake of a controversial policy change by game engine developer Unity , dozens of small independent video game studios have announced they’ll abandon the engine and/or have called upon Unity to reverse course.