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Tencent Shuts Down TiMi Montréal After Five Years Without a Release

Employee LinkedIn posts remain the only public confirmation following Tencent's refusal to comment.

Hasbro Reportedly Shuts Down Atomic Arcade, Says Snake Eyes Game Continues

Anchor Point Studios Splits From NetEase to Go Independent

Ubisoft Plans Cuts to 55 Roles at Massive and Ubisoft Stockholm in Restructure

Eidos-Montréal Hit with More Layoffs as Studio Shifts to Xbox Co-Development

Netflix Sells Spry Fox Back to Founders, Keeps 'Spirit Crossing' Mobile Publishing

Arc Games Reclaims Independence in Management Buyout Backed by XD Inc.

NetEase-Backed Bad Brain Game Studios to Shut Down on Nov. 17

Remedy CEO Tero Virtala Steps Down as Co-Founder Markus Mäki Becomes Interim CEO

NetEase Ends Funding for Fantastic Pixel Castle, Putting MMO 'Ghost' at Risk

Ubisoft’s Tencent-Backed Vantage Studios Begins Operations Overseeing Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry and Rainbow Six

NetEase Shuts Down Austin Studio T‑Minus Zero Entertainment

Lyrical Games Debuts With Multi-Million-Dollar Backing and Three Projects Under Contract

The Chinese Room Regains Independence Through Management Buyout

Ubisoft Names Christophe Derennes and Charlie Guillemot Co-CEOs of Tencent-Backed Spin-Off

Zynga to Shut Down Echtra Games by End of June

Embracer Group Rebrands as Fellowship Entertainment, Plans Coffee Stain Spin-Off