Today's News:
* Plaion (former Koch Media) recently announced that they are currently in the process of restructuring their publishers branches to consolidate them into a new single publisher brand. Publishers Deep Silver, Ravenscourt, and Prime Matter will all be merging into a new Plaion publisher label. The company is also currently focusing on quality over quantity in regards to their yearly game releases. As with all restructuring plans, the company is also currently expecting layoffs to be made affecting those publisher companies as well.
Link:
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/plaion...ayoffs-planned ,
https://www.destructoid.com/plaion-m...r-ravenscourt/
* Sony-owned PixelOpus studio recently announced that they are shutting down and their employees going in a new direction for their careers. In a recent statement to IGN, Sony confirmed that the studio will be shutting down on June 2nd and revealed that the reason is due to a recent review process of their PlayStation Studios division that resulted in the decision to close down the studio.
Link:
https://twitter.com/Pixelopus/status...63543386296320 ,
https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-st...-shutting-down
* TheWrap reported that Karl Urban is currently in talks to join the cast for the upcoming sequel to 2021 film Mortal Kombat. It was reported that Urban would be portraying the role of Johnny Cage in the film.
Link:
https://movieweb.com/karl-urban-mortal-kombat-2/