Manhunt
GameBy Rockstar North · Released Nov 18, 2003
Documents about Manhunt
The Game Business29 min
Meet the developer behind Bradley The Badger, The Game Awards’ most bonkers reveal
Day for Night, a game development studio founded by industry veterans Davide Soliani and Christian Cantamessa, recently debuted their upcoming title, Bradley the Badger, at The Game Awards.
- Day for Night, a studio founded by Mario + Rabbids and Red Dead Redemption veterans Davide Soliani and Christian Cantamessa, has debuted its first title, Bradley the Badger.
- The studio operates with a lean team of approximately 24 employees, prioritizing an agile, collaborative structure over the fragmented models typical of AAA development.
- The project has successfully secured funding from 1Up Ventures and Krafton, despite the current challenging global economic climate for game development investment.
The Game BusinessDec 2025
The Game Business65 min
GoldenEye and TimeSplitters creators return: “Maybe this isn’t what we should be doing”
The modern gaming industry is currently defined by a fundamental tension between the instability of large-scale production and the enduring dominance of legacy content.
- Over 50% of all current gaming activity is dedicated to titles that are at least six years old, highlighting the market's heavy reliance on legacy content.
- New game releases, excluding annualized sports franchises, are struggling to capture even 1% of the active player base.
- Major publishers are increasingly pivoting toward remakes and established live-service ecosystems to secure revenue as consumers prioritize massive backlogs over new, full-priced titles.
The Game BusinessDec 2025
Deconstructor of Fun36 min
Where Do Geogames Go After Niantic’s $3.5B Exit with Lauren Steidl, CEO of Integrated Reality Labs
The evolution of location-based gaming is shifting away from the augmented reality-heavy geocaching models of the past toward proximity-based, real-world social interaction.
- Location-based gaming is shifting from AR-heavy models to proximity-based social interaction, utilizing sensor fusion (GPS, Bluetooth, and ultra-wideband) to achieve centimeter-level precision for real-time multiplayer gameplay.
- Current platforms are achieving strong engagement metrics with minimal paid acquisition, including over 60,000 monthly active users and Day 1 retention rates exceeding 50 percent.
- High-frequency engagement is driven by a viral flywheel effect, with users opening these applications more than ten times per day.
Deconstructor of FunJun 2025