2023/10/14 — issue #510

Game juice, joypad, and cube inception

Articles

John Riccitiello steps down as CEO of Unity after pricing battle
Unity said in a press release that James M. Whitehurst has been appointed interim CEO and president of the company.
Dean Takahashi at GamesBeat

CDPR used AI to recreate performance of late Cyberpunk 2077 actor
CD Projekt Red employed AI to recreate the voice of an actor that passed away after the game's release.
Justin Carter at Game Developer

Microsoft completes $69B Activision Blizzard deal, its biggest merger ever
Activision CEO Bobby Kotick can now look forward to his next $375M chapter.
Kevin Purdy at Ars Technica

Significant job losses likely at Worms publisher Team17
Team17 has now confirmed the company's CEO has left and that the business is now in a consultation period with staff over major proposed changes to its teams.
Tom Phillips at Eurogamer