Free-to-play developer Scopely is bringing on on Mike Seavers to run its technology department as senior vice president.Seavers previously worked as chief technical officer at Riot Games and Yuta Labs. The press release notes his work on League of Legends and Fortnite throughout his 25-year tenure and his skill in "scaling audiences and communities."Per COO Eunice Lee, Seavers will also team with co-founder Ankur Bulsara to "shape the trajectory of Scopely’s technological expertise and ensure we’re leveraging emerging technologies to best enhance our player experiences and empower our world-class gamemakers."Scopely also notes his proficiency in cross-platform technology, which it deemed "essential" for its games on consoles. It added that Seavers comes as…
Former Ubisoft Massive boss David Polfeldt has taken charge of Barcelona-based studio Bespoke Pixel.As reported by VentureBeat, the nascent studio has raised $25 million and is currently working on multiple projects. The Bespoke Pixel website is scant on details, but notes the studio was founded in 2024 by a group of "industry veterans" and intends to create "world-class entertainment in an intensely collaborative environment.""We commit to the traits that we know will shape a great team; friendliness, professional curiosity, and being 100 percent honest with the players," reads the website. "While we currently are keeping our ongoing projects under wraps, we don’t hesitate to admit that we have sky-high ambitions. We are no fans of compromises, because…
"When people first interact with [Balatro], it feels so much more like you're actaully playing with playing cards. It lets them interface with some mechanics without [calling it] some cheap, dumb card game.–Balatro creator LocalThunk
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