studio culture

Glen Schofield’s off‑hand worry at Gamescom Asia — that Call of Duty could lose its identity and creative momentum now that it sits inside Microsoft’s gaming empire — has become more than an industry conversation starter; it forces a closer look at how megacorporate ownership, subscription-first...

There’s a quiet, persistent anxiety weaving through the video game industry, and the latest jolt comes from Bend Studio, an Oregon-based development house best known for the open-world action game Days Gone. In an already turbulent year for games, Bend has confirmed what had long been feared...