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PUBG’s developer is suing Apple, Google, and the developer of lucrative PUBG lookalike Free Fire

The Verge

PUBG -maker Krafton filed a big lawsuit Monday : it’s suing the developer of two mobile games that it accuses of copying PUBG: Battlegrounds , the hit PC battle royale shooter, and it’s suing Apple and Google for distributing those games on their app stores. In case you’re wondering about that film: Update on the below: 1.

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Netflix scoops up Oxenfree developer Night School

The Verge

Netflix gives film, TV, and now game makers an unprecedented canvas to create and deliver excellent entertainment to millions of people. Like our shows and films, these games will all be included as part of your Netflix membership — all with no ads and no in-app purchases. Stay tuned for more.”.

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Latest round of Unity layoffs impacts 50 Seattle-area employees

GeekWire

The Unity engine powers many PC/console games and the vast majority of mobile games available on the market today. Less famously, Unity has also seen use in making films, training artificial intelligence, worker training films, and model creation for automakers and architects.

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Epic Games buys Seattle-area video game development toolmaker RAD

GeekWire

Epic Games, the company behind Fortnite and the Unreal Engine , has acquired the game development toolset creator RAD Game Tools , headquartered in Kirkland, Wash. ” Under the terms of the acquisition, RAD plans to continue supporting its current partners in games, film, and television production. . Epic Games Image).

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Sony’s AI subsidiary is developing smarter opponents and teammates for PlayStation games

The Verge

By leveraging reinforcement learning, we are developing Game AI Agents that can be a player’s in-game opponent or collaboration partner.”. Tom Holland will be starring as Nathan Drake in the upcoming Uncharted movie adaptation — part of Sony’s ongoing ambitions to expand its franchises into TV and film. “Sony AI [.]

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Seattle-area publisher tinyBuild acquires three more game development studios

GeekWire

.” We’re Five Games , headquartered in Minneapolis, is the developer behind tinyBuild’s 2020 release, Totally Reliable Delivery Service , a physics-based multiplayer game about hapless couriers doing whatever it takes to get packages to their owners.

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Annapurna, the most exciting indie publisher around, is making its own games

The Verge

Annapurna, an independent media production company best known for producing award-winning video games and films, is forming an in-house game development studio to create its own projects. Many of us came from an internal development background and are excited to make this a part of Annapurna Interactive moving forward.

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