Unique Development Studios - шведская компания, известная в основном благодаря своей аркадной гоночной игре Ignition, выпущенной в 1997 году. Компания специализировалась на разработке игр для PC и консолей, ориентируясь на создание динамичных и увлекательных игровых процессов. Подробная история компании и другие выпущенные ей проекты, помимо Ignition, требуют дополнительного исследования, но именно эта игра закрепила за Unique Development Studios определенное место в истории игровой индустрии, особенно среди любителей аркадных гонок.
How recent laws impact game design, from in-game chat to notifications How game developers can stay on the right side of current and upcoming legislation affecting the industry 2026 is already proving to be the year when the reality of video game regulation hits home for the industry. Games studios are suddenly confronting a host of new and impending regulations, and it can feel an impossible task to sift through the alphabetti spaghetti of laws, rules and guidelines (OSA, DMCCA, DFA, DSA, AI Act, CPC…) in order to know what this actually means for the day-to-day practicalities of developing and releasing games. Kabam, Nexters and My.Games recently fell afoul of this in the UK and Netherlands with Marvel Contest of Champions, Hero Wars: Alliance RPG and Rush Royale: Tower Defense TD. Read this next - UK's Advertising Standards Authority bans Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 commercial for "trivializing sexual violence" - Specialist media lawyer outlines why UK Court of Appeals' judgment on RuneScape's Gold theft is so "significant for the games industry" - CD Projekt issues DMCA notice against Cyberpunk 2077 VR mod
Amazon Game Studios прекратил издательское соглашение с Maverick Games, подписанное в мае 2024 года. Разработка нераспространённой игры Maverick продолжает развиваться, как заявил COO Хариндер Сангха. Amazon заявила, что это позволит Maverick найти партнёра, более подходящего для выхода игры на рынок. Игра будет выпущена на PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S и PC.
Why Hiro is bullish on UK and EU game dev funding after helping The Chinese Room and Bulkhead go independent VC firm sees "a new wave of companies" capitalising on strong teams and IP, while regulations limit US investment VC firm Hiro Capital has unveiled a brand new advisory division. Hiro Advisory was established 18 months ago and is helmed by founding partners Spike Laurie, who is a partner at the VC, and industry veteran Mike McGarvey, who has worked at Eidos (as president, CEO and COO), early streaming firm OnLive, and QA giant Testronic over his 30-plus-year career. Part of the reason that Hiro opted to launch this new advisory arm is the state of the market; as McGarvey sees it, we have now moved on through the business cycle from consolidation to fragmentation – layoffs, closures and strategy changes mean that there are a lot of people out in the market now that might require business guidance as they try to navigate the ever-changing waters of the games industry. "It's an opportune time for us as advisors." Hiro Advisory has already helped facilitate The Chinese Room and Bulkhead Interactive's move to independence from Tencent-owned Sumo Group and Tencent, respectively.