Industry
A patent shows Electronic Arts is testing new battle pass systems
A patent has revealed what EA's battle passes could look like in the future.
Industry
Google confirms departure of Stadia VP and Head of Product, John Justice
Google confirms the departure of one of Stadia's key members.
Industry
We now know how much Epic paid for some of the games it gave away
Curious to know how much Epic paid for some of those "free" games?
Industry
Toys 4 Bob staff hasn’t been laid off according to Activision
Toys 4 Bob is the latest studio to be shifted to a new project by Activision Blizzard.
Industry
Crash dev Toys For Bob has been turned into a Call of Duty: Warzone support studio
Right after we got a decent rival for Crash.
Industry
Overwatch Director Jeff Kaplan is leaving Blizzard after 19 years
Fellow team member and an Overwatch founder, Aaron Keller, is taking over the role of director.
Industry
PAX East 2021 goes fully online due to “ongoing public health concerns”
PAX East is gone, long live PAX Online 2021.
Industry
Reggie Fils-Aimé stepping away from GameStop Board of Directors after a year
Reggie is once more on the move.
Industry
Sony and esports group RTS acquire EVO, event returns this August
EVO announces new ownership as it schedules an event for later in the year.
Industry
Bethesda and Microsoft merger approved by the EU
Approval processes tend to take time. The EU has provided an update on the acquisition though.
Industry
Torchlight 3 developer Echtra Games acquired by Zynga
Zynga considers the team at Echtra Games to be experts in the action-RPG genre.
Industry
Nacon responds to claims of theft from The Sinking City developer
Nacon did not respond to Frogwares' claims that it stole a version of The Sinking City.
Industry
Frogwares claims Nacon hacked, published a version of The Sinking City on Steam [Updated]
If Frogwares' accusations are true, Nacon's CEO could face jail time and fines up to €750,000 EUR.
Hardware
HP to acquire HyperX from Kingston for $425 million USD
HP will own HyperX, which is known for its popular gaming peripherals.
Industry
Report: Dying Light 2 stuck in development hell due to troubled management
An industry report has unveiled a state of development Hell going on at Techland.
Industry
Tencent picks up a piece of Bohemia Interactive, developer behind Arma
Bohemia Interactive will retain its autonomy even with Tencent owning a minority stake.
Industry
ZeniMax announces that co-founder and CEO Robert A. Altman has passed away
Bethesda has announced that ZeniMax co-founder and CEO has died.
Industry
Gearbox Software merging with Embracer Group in massive deal
The deal with Gearbox and Embracer Group is estimated to be around $1.3 billion USD.
Industry
Valve on trial for allegedly copying SCUF controller features
Valve has been taken to trial over its use of rear buttons on the Steam Controller.
Industry
EA reveals Full Circle, a new studio developing Skate 4
EA revealed more info on the much-anticipated Skate 4, namely who is developing the upcoming series entry.
Industry
Runescape developer Jagex acquired by Carlyle Group
Jagex is also kicking off the first round of its year-long RuneScape anniversary celebration today.
Industry
Vicarious Visions will focus solely on Blizzard games after merger
Vicarious Visions has merged with Blizzard, which means that the studio will no longer be lead developer on non-Blizzard games going forward.
Industry
European Commission fines Valve, ZeniMax, and others over $9.4 million USD
While other companies lessened their fines by cooperating with the Commission, Valve did not.
Industry
Peter Moore, ex-EA COO, returns to games industry with Unity
Peter Moore has announced that he's re-joined the gaming world, and will be the SVP at Unity.
Industry
Apex Legends developer accused of ripping off character design from indie game
BulletVille developer NOWWA has brought attention to one of Apex Legends' character designs.
