Tag: gaming industry

Google’s logo has changed,…

Stop the presses, shutter your blinds, and cancel your weekend plans—Google’s just changed its logo. It’s changed its logo…
EA Sports FC 27 gets a PEGI 16 rating in Europe because of loot boxes

EA Sports FC 27…

European game rating agency PEGI has begun increasing its age ratings for games that contain “paid random items,” a…
The studio behind Life is Strange, Jusant, and Lost Records: Bloom & Rage is desperately struggling to stay afloat

The studio behind Life…

Things seem to have gone from bad to worse for Don’t Nod, the developer of the first two Life…
FTC delays enforcing ‘click to cancel’ rule that would finally bring the hammer down on companies that make it as annoying as possible to cancel subscriptions

FTC delays enforcing ‘click…

If you’ve ever found yourself stuck on the phone trying to cancel an unwanted subscription or end a “free…
‘If you can’t show your game to the world without fearing it’ll be cloned, something’s broken’ says Moonlighter studio on its canceled demo

‘If you can’t show…

Moonlighter and Cataclismo studio Digital Sun Games announced yesterday that it had canceled plans to release a wide public…
After conflict between the staff of gaming site Giant Bomb and owner Fandom, ‘Giant Bomb is now owned by the people who make Giant Bomb’

After conflict between the…

In October of 2022, popular personality-led gaming site Giant Bomb was bought by Fandom, the multi-headed wiki-hosting hydra, at…
PC gaming remains undefeated: Nintendo now says it has the right to brick your Switch if it thinks you’re pirating games or modifying the console

PC gaming remains undefeated:…

First spotted by Game File (readers may encounter a paywall), Nintendo has recently changed its online user agreement in…
Founder of bankrupt Samson studio mulls how to use AI for his next attempt: ‘Cutting corners in game development has a habit of coming back to bite you in the ass’

Founder of bankrupt Samson…

Christofer Sundberg, the founder of Samson developer Liquid Swords, has confirmed the studio’s closure, saying that while the console…
Nearly 200 Overwatch developers at Blizzard form a new union: The Overwatch Gamemakers Guild

Nearly 200 Overwatch developers…

Nearly 200 Overwatch developers at Activision Blizzard have formed a new union under the Communications Workers of America called…
As Fortnite gears up for an App Store relaunch, Epic is cranking up its Rewards program to encourage people to use its payment system instead of Apple’s

As Fortnite gears up…

As Fortnite slowly grinds its way back to iOS devices in the US, Epic Games is offering players a…