Tag: gaming industry

Laid-off devs of cancelled ZeniMax MMO Project Blackbird form new studio ‘with no outside investors and full creative control,’ and they’re calling it Sackbird

Laid-off devs of cancelled…

A few months ago we found out ZeniMax Online Studios had canceled an MMO shooter it was developing under…
Research firm estimates that North Korean crypto hackers have already made off with over $2 billion this year, reckons the regime has stolen over $6 billion in total

Research firm estimates that…

North Korea has long been accused of being a major state sponsor of cybercrime. The isolated authoritarian regime uses…
UK police arrest two teenagers suspected of the nursery hack and ransom that saw images and the information of 20 toddlers posted to the dark web

UK police arrest two…

In late September, news broke about one of the most amoral cyberattacks you’ll ever hear of. A group calling…
Metal: Hellsinger studio The Outsiders is closing as part of Funcom’s post-Dune: Awakening layoffs

Metal: Hellsinger studio The…

Ten years after it was founded, Metal: Hellsinger studio The Outsiders is closing. The news was delivered by studio…
First US videogame champion, legendary programmer, and Interplay co-founder Rebecca Heineman is fundraising to deal with the costs of an aggressive cancer diagnosis

First US videogame champion,…

40-year games industry veteran Rebecca Heineman has started a GoFundMe to help deal with an aggressive cancer diagnosis, one…
Microsoft reportedly estimated that Game Pass led to $300 million in lost sales of Black Ops 6, with 82% of copies sold being on the Game Pass-less PlayStation 5

Microsoft reportedly estimated that…

A new Bloomberg report based on interviews with former Microsoft employees has offered more fuel for speculation about the…
‘A threat to creative expression and social progress’: Advocacy groups respond to Roblox’s new ‘sensitive issues’ label

‘A threat to creative…

A trio of advocacy groups are speaking out against Roblox’s new “sensitive issues” label for community-created content. Women in…
‘Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is still $19

‘Xbox Game Pass Ultimate…

GameStop is openly dismissing Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass Ultimate price hike, promising to keep selling subscriptions online and in-store…
One of the worst case scenarios for ID age verification is already here, with a Discord breach compromising some users’ data

One of the worst…

As reported by The Verge, Discord has announced that one of its third-party customer service partners was recently compromised…
As Microsoft lays off thousands and jacks up Game Pass prices, former FTC chair says I told you so: The Activision-Blizzard buyout is ‘harming both gamers and developers’

As Microsoft lays off…

As Microsoft slashes jobs and raises prices, former US Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan has taken to X…