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60 people will lose their jobs by November 2019
Read More »Starbreeze to lay off a quarter of its staff in bid to further ‘reduce costs’
Avalanche Studios founder Christofer Sundberg to leave after 16 years
"The studio I founded in my kitchen, built, ran and loved for 16 years"
Read More »EA DICE to leave ten year-old Stockholm HQ
Mirror’s Edge studio EA DICE is relocating, and in doing so leaving the Stockholm building that has been the team’s home for close to ten years. The move was revealed byGamesIndustry, which reports that DICE will transfer both its games development and Frostbite engine divisions to a new base in …
Read More »Fixing Battlefield 4 netcode is ‘one of the top priorities’ as DLC development moves to DICE LA
EA owned studio DICE has once again promised to fix the problems that persist with Battlefield 4. Part of this fix appears to be shifting development of the game’s remaining DLC to DICE LA, leaving Stockholm to focus on the core game. "DICE LA works closely with the DICE studio …
Read More »Hyper Island Stockholm offers guided tour
Interactive design school Hyper Island is opening the doors to prospective students on Thursday, March 8th between 17:30 and 19:00. Anyone interested in their programmes and wanting to know more, plus the opportunity meet students and staff on site (and of course happens to be in Stockholm on March 8th) …
Read More »GRIN uncertainties intensify
The European independent developer GRIN, once tipped for greatness after securing major contracts with Japanese publishers and Hollywood studios, could be on the verge of closure. That’s according to reports on the web, including a previously uncovered report in a Swedish newspaper that has since been corroborated by Gamasutra. According …
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