Chinese gaming and technology company NetEase is going to acquire Star Wars Eclipse developer Quantic Dream according to a new report. While Quantic Dream is known for quite a few interesting games…
March 30, 2022 | 04:53 EDT
Jade Raymond's new indie game developer Haven Studios is officially joining Sony's PlayStation Studios, adding AAA talent to its growing pool of developers. Back in 2019, gaming industry veteran…
March 21, 2022 | 12:22 EDT
Several game creators and publishers in Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine have stated that they are unable to receive payment for their products from Valve. Many companies have recently placed sanctions…
March 18, 2022 | 06:17 EDT
Perfect Dark developer The Initiative is hemorrhaging staff, a new report has revealed. The developer has lost as much as 50% of its overall workforce within the last year, with prominent staffers…
March 15, 2022 | 09:53 EDT
Bandai Namco has announced it will be raising its base developer pay rate in April. Employees will get a raise of more than $5k per annum, with the starting salary also increasing significantly for…
February 28, 2022 | 10:40 EST
Men of War: Assault Squad 2 and Reverie Knights Tactics publisher 1C Entertainment has been acquired by Chinese gaming conglomerate Tencent. 1C Entertainment is a game publisher that has been in the…
February 25, 2022 | 12:45 EST
Bobby Kotick could be set to receive a massive payout if his loyal friends on the Activision Blizzard board of directors deem that he's fixed workplace issues sufficiently. The beleaguered CEO could…
February 23, 2022 | 12:00 EST
Nacon has announced that it's acquiring The Lord of the Rings: Gollum developer Daedalic Entertainment in a deal that will cost up to €53 million. Daedalic Entertainment has been developing and…
February 16, 2022 | 05:47 EST
Team17 Digital CEO Michael Pattison has promised change following a report into working conditions at the studio last week. He says an "extensive report" will be compiled regarding staff complaints…
February 15, 2022 | 09:47 EST
Genshin Impact and Honkai Impact 3rd developer Mihoyo has rebranded itself to Hoyoverse. The studio says its new brand will be aimed at creating an "immersive virtual world experience" to players…
February 14, 2022 | 09:58 EST
Employees at Team17 have spoken out about several problems they consider to be endemic to the company. These problems include sexual harassment, long working hours, and low pay, as well as a…
February 10, 2022 | 09:30 EST
Things aren't looking good for the Intellivision Amico. In its most recent fundraising campaign, the company has embedded an SEC filing that details massive debt, suggesting that if more funds aren't…
February 9, 2022 | 09:19 EST
It looks like Platinum Games might be making more live service-style games in future. In an interview with Famitsu, new CEO Atsushi Inaba said the company wants to pursue a different direction for…
February 7, 2022 | 09:32 EST
Sony has announced that it will be acquiring Destiny 2 developer Bungie, bringing the creator of the popular MMORPG under its umbrella for the price of $3.6 billion. Destiny 2 is undeniably one of…
January 31, 2022 | 01:14 EST
The Epic vs Apple antitrust case is showing no signs of slowing down. After a judge ruled in favor of Apple and claimed its iOS App Store didn't constitute a mobile monopoly, 35 US states have become…
January 28, 2022 | 09:24 EST
The Saudi-backed Savvy Gaming Group has purchased two major esports organizations, ESL Gaming and FACEIT, for a combined total value of $1.5 billion. The two organizations will be merged to create…
January 25, 2022 | 09:51 EST
Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi has founded a new studio. Nagoshi Studios is a new developer that will focus on creating console games for a worldwide release. The studio comprises not only Nagoshi…
January 24, 2022 | 09:03 EST
Workers at Raven Software -- one of the developers involved in the Call of Duty games -- have announced their intention to unionize as the Game Workers Alliance, requesting that Activision…
January 21, 2022 | 01:34 EST
Limited-edition physical games publisher Super Rare Games has announced its new indie publishing label Super Rare Originals -- and it's also revealed its first five game releases. Super Rare Games…
January 20, 2022 | 11:00 EST
In a shock move, Microsoft has purchased controversial gaming giant Activision Blizzard. The company has confirmed that Activision Blizzard will report to Phil Spencer as head of Xbox gaming, with…
January 18, 2022 | 08:39 EST
Simulation game publisher Astragon Entertainment has announced that it has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Team17. Team17 is a game publisher with quite a few titles under its belt; most…
January 13, 2022 | 03:24 EST
Gaming titan Take-Two Interactive has purchased mobile studio Zynga. Strauss Zelnick's studio announced its purchase of all of Zynga's outstanding shares earlier today, with the total "enterprise…
January 10, 2022 | 07:45 EST
British publisher Team17 has made two new acquisitions. The first is World War II shooter IP Hell Let Loose, which debuted on PC and consoles last year. The second is mobile publisher The Label,…
January 6, 2022 | 09:27 EST
Gavin Raeburn, head of Forza Horizon and Fable studio Playground Games, is departing the company after co-founding it 12 years ago. Fellow co-founder Trevor Williams is to take over as studio head…
January 5, 2022 | 09:44 EST
Ken Levine's Ghost Story Games has been working on a major project for over half a decade, and a new report based on accounts from anonymous employees says that it's still a long way off. There are…
January 3, 2022 | 01:59 EST
You would be forgiven in thinking this has already happened, but Vodeo Games-developer of Beast Breaker-now has North America's first gaming union in Vodeo Workers United. The union is partnered with…
December 15, 2021 | 09:59 EST
Activision Blizzard has reportedly responded to union organization attempts by the Communications Workers of America (CWA) in an email to employees. Several employees at Activision Blizzard are…
December 10, 2021 | 03:55 EST
Australia is getting its first dedicated gaming union next year. The Australian branch of Game Workers Unite is rebranding as Game Workers Australia, a trade union that will offer several membership…
December 8, 2021 | 08:43 EST
The world of tabletop gaming has just taken a big step forward. In a surprising move, Paizo Publishing, the studio behind the fantasy tabletop RPG Pathfinder, has officially recognized the United…
October 22, 2021 | 11:59 EDT
30+ employees have formed a Paizo Union, making the United Paizo Workers one of the first real efforts at labor organization in the tabletop gaming space. Paizo is best known for the Pathfinder and …
October 14, 2021 | 04:06 EDT
The Communications Workers of America union has filed an NLRB complaint against Activision Blizzard over alleged violations of federal labor law. Earlier this year, Activision Blizzard was sued by…
September 14, 2021 | 02:30 EDT
The French union Solidaires Informatique has formally launched a complaint against Ubisoft and several of its key execs. Named figures include CEO Yves Guillemot and former chief creative officer…
July 16, 2021 | 10:57 EDT
UPDATE (23/07/2020): A representative from Solidaires Informatique told us that it decided to act because the revelations "didn't stop" after the initial wave. Marc Rutschlé, who oversees the Ubisoft…
July 22, 2020 | 11:02 EDT
According to a report by journalist Jason Schreier, Ubisoft intentionally blocked Assassin's Creed from starring female protagonists for a number of years. The report alleges that this was part of a…
July 21, 2020 | 08:42 EDT
Paradox Interactive has announced that it is to sign a collective bargaining agreement, or CBA, with its employees' labor unions. The agreement is expected to be finalized within the current…
June 3, 2020 | 11:00 EDT
Summerfall Studios co-founders David Gaider and Liam Esler took to Twitter to announce that they're moving their upcoming crowdfunding campaign from Kickstarter to Fig following an apparent anti-…
October 4, 2019 | 07:32 EDT
Ustwo Games — developers of the critically-acclaimed mobile title Monument Valley — has been accused of union-busting over the dismissal of programmer Austin Kelmore. The Independent Workers Union…
October 3, 2019 | 11:11 EDT
On November 9th, Electronic Arts announced its decision to acquire Respawn Entertainment, a development studio that is best known for its work on the Titanfall series. In addition to being…
December 4, 2017 | 10:06 EST
Square Enix has announced that it is officially withdrawing from IO Interactive, the Denmark-based studio working on Hitman. The Japanese game developer and publisher announced this in a notice on…
May 11, 2017 | 11:30 EDT
Much like Christmas perpetually being around the corner, so is the Electronic Entertainment Expo. The yearly trade show in Los Angeles opened the gates to the public, making the E3 way more attracted…
April 28, 2017 | 11:15 EDT
Studio Istolia, Square Enix’s newest Tokyo studio, is working on a role playing game entitled Project Prelude Rune. Few details of the project were released in Square Enix’s press release, but we…
February 22, 2017 | 04:50 EST
For those hoping to visit the small town of South Park this March, your flight has been delayed. Ubisoft announced in its recent earnings report that South Park: The Fractured But Whole would be …
February 10, 2017 | 12:45 EST
While the hype surrounding Pokemon Go has certainly passed its peak for a while now, it seems like the popular mobile game is still raking in a pretty sum on a daily basis. According to a new report…
October 4, 2016 | 10:55 EDT
Update: James Romine got back to us with some details on the situation and a few thoughts in general. There are a couple elements here, and the rest can be found below: It is important thing to…
September 29, 2016 | 03:24 EDT
Jade Raymond, executive producer on some of Ubisoft's biggest games and managing director of Ubisoft Toronto, has announced she is leaving the company. A statement from Ubisoft reads: Today,…
October 21, 2014 | 09:55 EDT