Devcom 2024 saw its highest attendance yet, with over 5,000 attendees, up 45% from 2023. Organizers say the move to the new Koelnmesse Confex conference center allowed them to boost not only their speakers and partners, but also attendees, with 1,300 Gamescom trade visitors registered for the event. The conference featured more than 350 speakers, … Read more
Virtuos has acquired UK independent game developer Third Kind Games. Virtuos says the acquisition will enhance its “AAA co-development capabilities and establish a new foothold for Virtuos in the UK.” The acquisition will not affect the management of the game, as Virtuos says Third Kind, which employs more than 70 people in Leamington Spa, UK, … Read more
Virtual reality developer and publisher Thirdverse has appointed Masaru Ohnogi as its new CEO. Thirdverse said the appointment will “deliver on its mission to create a new virtual world for one billion people” and “strengthen its overseas growth strategy,” with Ohnogi continuing to oversee the U.S. studio. Ohnogi joined Thirdverse in October 2020, where he … Read more