What happens when a secretive blockchain company buys your game studio

We have a stacked edition of the digest this evening, with an in-depth reported feature on Forte Labs, a postmortem on bringing The Cycle: Frontier to Unreal Editor for Fortnite, and plenty of news featuring the likes of Ubisoft, Netflix, the VR market, and more.

What happens when a secretive blockchain company buys your game studio

Former employees of Phoenix Labs and Rumble Games say they were told to keep blockchain platform Forte Labs' purchase of their employers an absolute secret.

Postmortem: Bringing The Cycle: Frontier to Unreal Editor for Fortnite

'We felt a strong desire to pay tribute to the game that had been such a significant part of our studio's journey.'

Netflix closes its only AAA game studio

The Southern Californian developer was around for less than two years.

Ubisoft's Prince of Persia: Lost Crown team reportedly disbanded after disappointing sales

Despite strong reviews, Ubisoft reportedly decided to stop supporting Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown some time after its supposed underperformance.

Survey says half of developers consider VR market on decline or in stagnation

Developers speaking to the Game Developers Collective seem to think the VR games market has hit a roadblock, even with this year's launch of the Apple Vision Pro.

Indie horror hit Crow Country sells over 100,000 copies

The Snipperclips creators reached the impressive milestone in under six months.