Tag: gaming industry

ZeniMax workers union votes to authorize a strike against Microsoft over stalled contract negotiations

ZeniMax workers union votes…

The ZeniMax Workers United-CWA union has voted “overwhelmingly” to authorize union leadership to call for a strike if contract…
Eidos Montreal lays off more employees: ‘We don’t have the capacity to entirely reallocate them to our other ongoing projects’

Eidos Montreal lays off…

Less than a week after Crystal Dynamics laid off 17 employees “to better align our current business needs,” Eidos…
European Commission orders Apple to finally open the gates of its walled garden and level the playing field for third-party developers

European Commission orders Apple…

The European Commission is stepping up its efforts to balance the scales in big tech with two new interoperability…
SAG-AFTRA makes exception for student devs and game jams in 8-month videogame performance strike: ‘I’m thrilled that these types of projects can now be accommodated’

SAG-AFTRA makes exception for…

SAG-AFTRA is making a move to support student game developers amidst its ongoing strike with a new exception that…
The 37-year-old studio behind Myst and Riven laid off ‘roughly half’ of its staff: ‘Our sincere hope is to continue to be around’

The 37-year-old studio behind…

Less than a year after releasing its acclaimed Riven remake, Cyan Worlds announced last week that twelve of its…
Elon Musk says he’s sold X to Elon Musk’s xAI

Elon Musk says he’s…

Elon Musk has announced that his AI company, xAI—which we’re told is also working on a videogame—has acquired his…
Steam Week in Review: The curious case of Wonder Boy in Monster Land’s dubious PC debut

Steam Week in Review:…

Wonder Boy in Monster Land released in Japanese arcades in 1987 and for the Sega Master System the following…
The shortlist for 2026’s Golden Joystick Awards is out, including PC Game of the Year, and you can vote now

The shortlist for 2026’s…

The Golden Joystick Awards have been running for so long there was a period where they awarded separate prizes…
Nier creator Yoko Taro says he’s achieved his career dreams, but he continues working because it’s ‘good for preventing dementia’

Nier creator Yoko Taro…

They say that art is never finished, only abandoned—but that doesn’t seem to be the case for Yoko Taro,…
PC Gamer magazine’s new issue is on sale now: Doom: The Dark Ages

PC Gamer magazine’s new…

This month PC Gamer delivers world-exclusive access to Doom: The Dark Ages, Bethesda’s bombastic new FPS that sees the…