Tag: gaming industry

The run up to the US TikTok ban got as messy, emotional, and weird as the final days of an MMO—and now everyone’s back and no one can look each other in the eye

The run up to…

In case you missed it: this past weekend saw social media platform TikTok banned completely in the US, then…
TikTok is already back online in the US after less than a day, with ByteDance thanking President-elect Trump for ‘providing the necessary clarity and assurance’ it can keep running

TikTok is already back…

And just like that, TikTok is back online. The popular short video app went dark in the US on…
Creator of horror game Poppy Playtime sues Google for refusing to remove ‘bait-and-switch scam’ apps that pretend to be the real thing then charge users up to $95 for literally nothing

Creator of horror game…

As reported by Polygon and TorrentFreak, Mob Entertainment, the studio behind popular Five Nights at Freddy’s-alike Poppy Playtime, has…
Microsoft says sure, it’ll hand over your encrypted data to the FBI: ‘The lesson here is that if you have access to keys, eventually law enforcement is going to come’

Microsoft says sure, it’ll…

Microsoft has said it will provide the authorities with encryption keys for any Windows PC data protected by Bitlocker,…
‘You can’t plan a success in this industry’: Former Sony exec Shuhei Yoshida says he would’ve ‘tried to resist’ the company’s ill-fated march towards live service gambles

‘You can’t plan a…

If you’d ask me, I’d say Sony’s very well and truly felt the sting of Concord’s flop, given it’s…
Visionary filmmaker David Lynch, whose influence can be felt throughout games, has died

Visionary filmmaker David Lynch,…

As reported by Variety, David Lynch, the auteur director of Eraserhead, Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks, Mulholland Drive, and more,…
New report says PC games are outselling console games, calling PC gaming a ‘bright spot’ in a troubled industry

New report says PC…

Earlier today, Matthew Ball, CEO of investment strategy firm Epyllion, released an early version of a presentation called “The…
Valve dev says SteamOS isn’t about killing Windows: ‘If a user has a good experience on Windows, there’s no problem’

Valve dev says SteamOS…

This year’s CES saw the announcement of the first third-party device “Powered by Steam OS”, the Legion Go S,…
Final count for Stop Killing Games petition verifies 1.3 million of its 1

Final count for Stop…

Stop Killing Games volunteer Moritz Katzner has shared an update on the popular European Union Citizens’ Initiative to its…
Epic CEO Tim Sweeney says tech leaders are ‘pretending to be Republicans’ to gain favor with Trump, skirt antitrust laws, and ultimately ‘rip off consumers and crush competitors’

Epic CEO Tim Sweeney…

Epic Games founder and CEO Tim Sweeney had some biting words on Friday for tech executives who are fawning…