Remedy has shared new information about the status of its upcoming Max Payne remakes, as well as a number of other projects in the works at the studio right now. In a new investor document looking…
October 31, 2023 | 09:59 EDT
Atari has announced that it is to acquire retro gaming specialist studio Digital Eclipse. The deal is expected to be finalized in the coming days and totals $20m in value, with $6.5m of that being…
October 31, 2023 | 09:04 EDT
Today Koei Tecmo announced its financial results for the first half of the fiscal year, including the period between April 2023 and September 2023. Sales for the whole company were 39,722 million…
October 30, 2023 | 08:53 EDT
As the industry continues to cut jobs, Bungie, developer of Destiny 2 and semi-recently acquired PlayStation studio, is the latest to suffer layoffs. Community Manager and Co-Lead of Accessibility …
October 30, 2023 | 02:32 EDT
While the $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft has finally been closed, the legal battle between Microsoft and the FTC to keep it closed is still ongoing. A couple of weeks…
October 29, 2023 | 06:41 EDT
Today, during the quarterly financial conference call for investors and analysts, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot was asked about the company's plans for the convergence between AI and creativity in game…
October 26, 2023 | 02:18 EDT
Ubisoft just announced its financial results for the first half of the fiscal year 2023-2024, related to the period between April and September 2023. The company boasts "robust activity" in the…
October 26, 2023 | 12:21 EDT
Capcom announced its financial results for the six months between April 1, 2023, and September 30, 2023, and as usual, they're definitely solid. Looking at the whole company, net sales were 74,934…
October 26, 2023 | 09:25 EDT
Microsoft is hosting its financial conference call for investors and analysts related to the first quarter of the fiscal year 2024, and Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella and Chief Financial…
October 24, 2023 | 06:18 EDT
Microsoft announced its financial results for the first quarter of the fiscal year 2024, including the traditional details about the performance of its Xbox business. The Xbox business is part of…
October 24, 2023 | 04:16 EDT
Cities: Skylines 2 developer Colossal Order has taken part in a Reddit AMA about the game, clarifying a few things about performance in the process. The game has just launched, and in the runup to…
October 24, 2023 | 12:54 EDT
Update October 24th, 11:26AM: Media Molecule has confirmed that it's laying off some of its staff. In a message posted on the studio's official X account, Media Molecule says it has made "the…
October 24, 2023 | 09:43 EDT
Esports titan FaZe Clan has been acquired by holdings company GameSquare for seemingly very little indeed. As reported by GamesIndustry.biz, the acquisition is an all-stock purchase in which FaZe…
October 20, 2023 | 11:28 EDT
Today Pathfinder and Starfinder creator Paizo had news to share about two rather relevant topics, pricing and sustainability. In a press release shared with TechRaptor, president Jim Butler…
October 18, 2023 | 06:35 EDT
Gaming industry analysis group Circana (known as the NPD Group in a past life) has released its US data for September 2023, and the month's best-selling game might come as a surprise to you.…
October 18, 2023 | 09:47 EDT
Today, during an episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer talked about the possibility of revisiting some of the older franchises by Activision Blizzard and other Xbox…
October 17, 2023 | 07:16 EDT
Today, during an episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer promised that Call of Duty fans on PlayStation and Nintendo platforms can rest easy following the closure of…
October 17, 2023 | 05:50 EDT
Today Paradox Interactive announced that it's parting ways with its subsidiary studio Harebrained Schemes effective January 1, 2024. The split is a result of a mutual agreement according to a press…
October 17, 2023 | 04:07 EDT
Elite Dangerous and F1 Manager studio Frontier Developments has announced that it will be laying off an unspecified number of staff members. The news comes via a trading update issued earlier today…
October 17, 2023 | 09:44 EDT
Bethesda head of publishing Pete Hines has announced that he's retiring after 24 years with the company. Speaking via his personal X account earlier today, Hines said he's aiming to begin "an…
October 16, 2023 | 10:38 EDT
Today, during a tournament at EGX 2023 at the ExCel in London, activists belonging to the controversial organization Just Stop Oil trespassed on the stage to disrupt a Tekken 7 tournament. The three…
October 15, 2023 | 04:07 EDT
Epic Games hosted a panel at Unreal Fest 2023 focusing on the state of the Epic Games Store and the future plans for the platform. During the livestreamed panel, director of product and content…
October 14, 2023 | 03:07 EDT
The battle over the $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft has shed light on the fact that major antitrust watchdogs are woefully unprepared to regulate the gaming industry. …
October 15, 2023 | 09:00 EDT
The $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft is now complete and while it has its supporters and its critics, one organization is expressing strong satisfaction, and that's the…
October 13, 2023 | 11:17 EDT
Ubisoft may have acquired the cloud streaming rights to Activision Blizzard's catalog, but that doesn't mean the company believes physical media is going away. That's according to a new Ubisoft News…
October 13, 2023 | 10:49 EDT
Microsoft has announced that its Activision-Blizzard merger is finally complete, meaning the studio is now officially part of Microsoft. This news was announced via an Xbox blog earlier today, in…
October 13, 2023 | 09:10 EDT
Early today the British Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) granted its consent to the $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft, paving the way to its closure. In the 13-…
October 13, 2023 | 03:44 EDT
Apparently, the market expects the controversial $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft to close soon, as trading of the publisher of Call of Duty and Diablo has been halted…
October 12, 2023 | 10:40 EDT
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has played another card in its ongoing bid to block the $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft. The regulator's complaint counsel…
October 12, 2023 | 12:09 EDT
Today former PlatinumGames executive vice president and chief game designer Hideki Kamiya provided more details about his departure (which was announced last month) and his future plans. Kamiya-san…
October 12, 2023 | 04:17 EDT
Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher developer CD Projekt commented on the recent formation of a union within the ranks of its developers. In a statement sent to TechRaptor, a representative of the…
October 11, 2023 | 07:00 EDT
Today's announcement of a $50 price hike for the new slimmed-down PS5 Digital Edition in the United States is certainly emblematic of the situation of the market. Usually, redesigns changing a…
October 10, 2023 | 04:05 EDT
Today Unity announced that former CEO John Riccitiello is stepping down from the position effective immediately. He's also leaving his roles as President, Chairman, and a member of the Company’s…
October 9, 2023 | 07:06 EDT
A new union for gaming industry workers has been formed in Poland, prompted by developers at the popular The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077 studio CD Projekt. The union, which is open to all developers…
October 7, 2023 | 01:44 EDT
Over 100 developers working at Swedish developer Avalanche Studios Group have joined the local trade union Unionen. They represent about one-fifth of the group's roughly 500 employees. According to…
October 6, 2023 | 04:08 EDT
Today Telltale Series has confirmed that it has laid off a number of employees, while the games currently in development remain in the pipeline for the time being. Layoffs were first reported by…
October 5, 2023 | 09:12 EDT
A new report has emerged that suggests several ex-Ubisoft executives have been questioned by police over sexual harassment claims. According to the French union Solidaires Informatique, the…
October 4, 2023 | 06:16 EDT
The industry's woes continue, it seems, as another studio has been hit by layoffs. In this case, it's Puny Human, a co-development studio that has worked on The Callisto Protocol, Tribes of Midgard,…
October 3, 2023 | 09:25 EDT
The Last of Us and Uncharted developer Naughty Dog is laying off at least 25 of its staff members, according to a new report. The report, which comes courtesy of Kotaku, cites "two sources familiar…
October 3, 2023 | 09:03 EDT
A new report has emerged that suggests trouble may be afoot at British publisher Team17. According to Eurogamer, which in turn cites "sources close to the company", around 50 staffers from the…
October 2, 2023 | 09:05 EDT
This week's UK boxed sales charts data is in, and it looks like the lack of a FIFA license hasn't hurt EA. As you might imagine, EA Sports FC 24 has gone straight in at number one for the week…
October 2, 2023 | 08:42 EDT
Today Hatoful Boyfriend creator Hato Moa took to X (formerly Twitter) to mention that she has not received any royalties for the sales of the game since the acquisition of Mediatonic by Epic Games in…
September 29, 2023 | 03:02 EDT
SAG-AFTRA has announced that it has failed to reach a deal with the gaming companies with which it has been in negotiations, potentially making a gaming strike more likely. In a rather short and to-…
September 29, 2023 | 09:20 EDT
It appears that Embracer and Sony Interactive Entertainment are scrubbing the internet clean of all traces of the Ktar Wars: Knights of the Old Republic that they can. As noticed by Twitter user…
September 28, 2023 | 09:59 EDT
Today Epic Games announced a a large round of layoffs affecting its employees. According to a press release echoing a letter to the staff from CEO Tim Sweeney, 830 employees have been laid off, 16…
September 28, 2023 | 12:37 EDT
Sega has announced that it's canceling live-service multiplayer shooter Hyenas, alongside several other projects, as part of a "structural reform". In an official notice on its website, Sega says…
September 28, 2023 | 08:18 EDT
Today Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that the current CEO of PlayStation Jim Ryan is stepping down from his role. According to the announcement made via an official press release, Ryan…
September 27, 2023 | 10:51 EDT
The FTC has resumed its administrative case against the proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft. According to the "Order returning matter to adjudication" published by the…
September 27, 2023 | 01:07 EDT