French studios go insolvent 💸 Tekken 8 fan backlash 🎮
Three French studios — Spiders (*GreedFall*), Kylotonn (*WRC* series), and Cyanide (*Pro Cycling Manager*) — have filed for insolvency, signaling a significant blow to France's mid-tier development scene. (Game Developer)
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French studios Spiders, Kylotonn, and Cyanide have filed for insolvency (3 min read)
Three French studios — Spiders (GreedFall), Kylotonn (WRC series), and Cyanide (Pro Cycling Manager) — have filed for insolvency, signaling a significant blow to France's mid-tier development scene. (Game Developer)
Tekken 8 is being review bombed on Steam following its Season 3 launch, with players criticizing Bandai Namco for offense-heavy balance changes. It's the second such wave — Season 2 triggered a similar spike — leaving the game at a "Mixed" overall rating. (Kotaku)
Screen Australia hands out $1.4 million to local developers (3 min read)
Screen Australia distributed $1.4 million in grants to Australian game developers through its Games: Expansion Pack funding program. The initiative supports local studios developing and publishing original game projects. (Game Developer)
Business & Finance
Jest, a marketplace for SMS/RCS messaging games, launched a tiered fund offering studios up to $1M with no equity taken and a 90% revenue share. Applications for the inaugural cohort close April 15. (Gamesindustry)
Crimson Desert Sells 3 Million in Just 5 Days (2 min read)
Pearl Abyss' Crimson Desert hit 3 million copies sold in five days despite mixed early reviews and a ~30% stock drop at launch. Development reportedly cost ~$133 million over seven years. (IGN)
Report: Nintendo Is Slashing Switch 2 Production By A Third After Poor U.S. Sales (4 min read)
Nintendo is cutting Switch 2 production from 6 million to 4 million units this quarter after U.S. holiday sales fell 35% short of expectations, per Bloomberg. Weak software lineup and economic pressures are cited as key factors, with Nintendo shares dropping 6.3%. (Kotaku)
Savvy Games acquires Mobile Legends developer Moonton for $6 billion (2 min read)
Saudi Arabia's Savvy Games Group acquired Mobile Legends developer Moonton from ByteDance for $6 billion, with the deal set to finalize "in the near future." Moonton's current leadership will stay on, and employee incentive programs are planned. (Gamesindustry)
AI/Tech & Tools
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang acknowledged developer and player concerns about DLSS 5 in a Lex Fridman interview, saying he's "empathetic" to AI slop fears but insists the tech is 3D-conditioned and artist-guided, not a post-processing filter. (Kotaku)
Culture & Community
Warframe creative director Rebecca Ford argues that live service studios need to redefine success beyond Steam concurrent peaks, calling the industry's fixation on player charts a distraction. Warframe turns 13 this week, with the Shadowgrapher update and a Switch 2 launch both shipping now. (IGN)
A peer-reviewed study in Current Psychology formally quantifies "post-game depression," the emptiness players feel after finishing an immersive game. RPGs trigger the strongest response, with effects tied to character attachment, rumination, and temporary inability to enjoy other media. (IGN)
FF14 and FF16 producer Yoshi-P says long release intervals between mainline Final Fantasy titles have made it harder for younger players to connect with the franchise. A candid reminder that release cadence directly shapes audience retention. (IGN)
The "Brothers in Arms" Nexus mod for The Witcher 3 is restoring cut content from the Hearts of Stone DLC, including a partially recovered scene deepening villain Olgierd von Everec's backstory. Some sequences remain unrestorable due to insufficient original assets. (PC Gamer)
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