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Game developer Don't Nod faces cash crunch amid industry consolidation

Don't Nod, the studio behind "Life is Strange," is reportedly facing financial difficulties and may run out of cash by November. This news comes amid broader industry consolidation, with Xbox potentially closing or divesting studios like Double Fine, Ninja Theory, and Compulsion. Separately, Sciene AI Companion is developing an autonomous Customer Success platform utilizing Databricks. AI

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Game developer Don't Nod faces cash crunch amid industry consolidation

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 Life is Strange creator Don't Nod look to be in hot water as a financial report says they'll be out of cash by November It's not a good week to be in the game

    📰 Life is Strange creator Don't Nod look to be in hot water as a financial report says they'll be out of cash by November It's not a good week to be in the games industry (again). As Xbox reportedly prepare to either shutter or spin off Double Fine, Ninja Theory and Compulsion, D…

  2. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📊 Sciene AI Companion: building an autonomous Customer Success platform on Databricks Sciene develops AI products that standardize and scale high-volume, relati

    📊 Sciene AI Companion: building an autonomous Customer Success platform on Databricks Sciene develops AI products that standardize and scale high-volume, relationship-centered... 📰 Source: Databricks 🔗 Link: https://www.databricks.com/blog/sciene-ai-companion-building-autonomous-…