Tag: gaming industry

Blizzard is hiring for an ‘open-world shooter’ using Unreal Engine, which is more evidence that a new Starcraft game could be on its way

Blizzard is hiring for…

According to a recent job listing, Blizzard is cooking up a new game in an engine and a genre…
US Patent Office revokes Nintendo’s controversial Pokémon battling patent in nonfinal decision

US Patent Office revokes…

Amidst its ongoing Japanese patent lawsuit against Palworld developer Pocketpair, Nintendo thoroughly stirred the legal pot on this side…
Nightdive’s Larry Kuperman retires after 25-year career in games: ‘We never looked at games as products’

Nightdive’s Larry Kuperman retires…

Nightdive VP of business development, Larry Kuperman, has announced his retirement from full-time work in the games industry. Kuperman’s…
Flawless victory was never on the cards for eurojank, but I honestly can’t tell if it won or lost

Flawless victory was never…

When is an insult not an insult? When it’s affectionate. ‘Friendslop’ might sound dismissive, but speaks of a pervasive…
Indie studio co-founder believes ‘nobody cares about’ huge open worlds anymore instead devs should pick just one thing and do it ‘exceptionally well’

Indie studio co-founder believes…

Big game burnout is real, and I suffer from it. I used to play multiple AAA games and open-world…
Death Stranding 2’s PC port pushed it past 2 million copies sold

Death Stranding 2’s PC…

According to Alinea Analytics (via Eurogamer), Death Stranding 2: On the Beach sold 425,000 copies in its first week…
Death Stranding 2’s PC port pushed it past 2 million copies sold

Death Stranding 2’s PC…

According to Alinea Analytics (via Eurogamer), Death Stranding 2: On the Beach sold 425,000 copies in its first week…
Actor Terence Stamp, who played General Zod in Superman and Mankar Camoran in The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion, has died

Actor Terence Stamp, who…

As reported by the BBC, the family of Terence Stamp has confirmed that the actor died on Sunday morning…
Cars have had real-life DLC for a while, but now Volkswagen’s gone full pay to win, locking a car’s max horsepower behind a subscription

Cars have had real-life…

Some of the execs at Volkswagen must like Gacha games⁠—so much so that, as reported by Auto Express, you…
A programmer with terminal brain cancer was caught in Epic’s mass layoff, but CEO Tim Sweeney says the studio ‘will solve the insurance for them’

A programmer with terminal…

It’s no secret that layoffs often upend lives, but a particular pain point for workers in the United States…