Month: February 2025

Pokémon TCG Pocket reaches 100m downloads | News-in-brief

StreamElements has partnered with Twitch to bring StreamElements’ “performance-based sponsorships from marquee brands” directly to streamer dashboards. The firm states this will expand the monetization opportunities for creators of all sizes and “expand the broader creator community’s awareness of StreamElements’ best-in-class tools and sponsorship opportunities while illustrating Twitch’s ongoing commitment to providing its users with … Read more

Mobile developer Madbox has opened a new studio in Annecy, France. As reported by Pocket Gamer, the studio opened in January 2025 in co-working space Les Papeteries – Image Factory. Led by game lead Arthur Michel, the leadership team for its Annecy studio consists of game manager Hugues Barlet and senior game developer Clément Auvray. … Read more

Konami has partnered with Silent Hill 2 Remake developer Bloober Team for “a joint project.” In a statement, neither party clarified the details of the project, but confirmed it was a game based on Konami’s intellectual property, and Konami will retain its publisher rights. Bloober’s “horror and atmospheric storytelling” expertise made it a fitting collaborator … Read more

The Pokémon Company has settled its lawsuit against Pocket Monster: Remake. As spotted by Automaton, the settlement – which followed a court case in September that upheld The Pokémon Company’s copyright claim – comes after the Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court ordered the defendants to pay The Pokémon Company $15 million. Whilst the two companies – … Read more

Phoenix Labs has announced its free-to-play RPG Dauntless will be going offline on May 29, 2025. It will no longer receive additional content or updates beyond this date. The studio shared the news in a post to social media, and provided an expanded statement on its Discord server (via GamesRadar). “This was not an easy … Read more

Dovetail Games has appointed Gemma Brown and Rob O’Farrell as Co-CEOs. Dovetail said Brown – formerly the company’s COO with 12 years of experience at the company – and O’Farrell – CDO with 11 years – have “demonstrated strong leadership and a deep understanding of the organization.” “It is a true honor for us to … Read more

Bossa Games has been affected by another round of layoffs, with an unknown number of staff affected. In a statement shared to LinkedIn, co-founder and co-CEO Henrique Olifiers said the studio had made the decision to “scale back” its team following the release of Lost Skies. “We’ve had to make the painful decision to scale … Read more

Free-to-play Marvel Rivals has secured over 40 million players as well as “claimed the No. 1 spot on Steam’s top sellers.” That’s according to NetEase’s latest financials, which told investors it had “introduced more new blockbuster games around the globe, reinforcing NetEase’s leadership across diverse genres and growing global momentum” just hours after confirming layoffs … Read more

Pacific Drive hits 1m copies sold | News-in-brief