Tag: gaming industry

‘Father of the Xbox’ predicts the end following Phil Spencer’s exit: The new CEO will be ‘a palliative care doctor who slides Xbox gently into the night’

‘Father of the Xbox’…

Phil Spencer’s surprise retirement announcement last week, coupled with the equally unexpected resignation of Xbox president Sarah Bond and…
After 10 months, SAG-AFTRA union has reached a ‘tentative agreement’ with major companies including EA, Warner Bros, and Epic over AI voice acting protections

After 10 months, SAG-AFTRA…

SAG-AFTRA, a large US-based union covering a ton of performing talent across multiple industries, has finally reached a “tentative…
There’s still no word on a Nier 3, but series mastermind Yoko Taro is writing a new Neon Genesis Evangelion anime series

There’s still no word…

As reported by IGN, Neon Genesis Evangelion is getting a new anime series with some serious talent at the…
Every videogame showcase is a PC gaming show now

Every videogame showcase is…

Jody Macgregor, Weekend/AU Editor (Image credit: Future) This week: Between obsessing over the trailers for Mandrake and Innkeep, I’ve…
No, Geoff Keighley—Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was not made by a team of ‘under 30 developers,’ and devs say repeating the myth is ‘a dangerous path’

No, Geoff Keighley—Clair Obscur:…

While opening last night’s Summer Game Fest showcase, host and Game Awards founder Geoff Keighley noted how 2025 has…
Here’s how to watch the Future Games Show Summer Showcase

Here’s how to watch…

The Future Games Show Summer Showcase is back this year with a look at over 50 upcoming games. You…
Epic CEO Tim Sweeney takes yet another victory lap after Apple’s latest appeal fails: ‘The long national nightmare of the Apple tax is ended’

Epic CEO Tim Sweeney…

Last month, after a long and protracted legal battle, Apple restored Fortnite to the US app store. Fortnite had…
‘It’s pretty sad and pathetic that a game with difficult content can’t get on the larger marketplaces:’ Despite creeping censorship on Steam and Epic, these devs are fighting to make a transgressive stop-motion horror game

‘It’s pretty sad and…

Indie duo Talha & Jack Co are working on a disturbing, transgressive horror game in Abide, and they are…
New Blood CEO Dave Oshry says he’s ‘always loved GOG’ but ‘they need enough people to give a s**t, or how long are they even going to be around’

New Blood CEO Dave…

The average PC gamer has to wrangle all sorts of different digital storefronts and launchers if they want to…
Udon, publisher of Street Fighter, Mega Man, Elden Ring, and other videogame comics and art books, is the latest to cut ties with bankrupt distributor Diamond Comics

Udon, publisher of Street…

Until 2020, Diamond Comic Distributors held a near-monopoly on getting comic books to retailers in the US. Publishers like…