Tag: gaming industry

As Game Pass prices get laughably high, Microsoft is reportedly spinning up a free version of Xbox Cloud Gaming—but of course you’ll have to sit through ads

As Game Pass prices…

Earlier this week, Microsoft announced an up to 50% price increase for Xbox Game Pass, offering the compelling value…
The 43rd Golden Joystick Awards shortlist is out, and just looking at the indie list alone, I can tell it’s going to be a tough year

The 43rd Golden Joystick…

The 43rd Golden Joystick Awards’ shortlist has just been revealed, and the voting is now open, but the hardest…
‘The industry isn’t dying, it’s splitting into two different models’: What experts are saying about the EA buyout

‘The industry isn’t dying,…

The leveraged buyout of EA, which will see private equity firms and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund take control…
Disco Elysium studio ZA/UM unionizes in the UK: ‘We like being here. We want to continue being here

Disco Elysium studio ZA/UM…

Disco Elysium studio ZA/UM has unionized. In an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, representatives of the studio’s new Workers’ Alliance, as…
Capcom legend tackles Palworld-Nintendo battle and manages to annoy almost everyone: ‘It’s a game that transcends the boundaries of war’

Capcom legend tackles Palworld-Nintendo…

Pocketpair’s Palworld has certainly found an audience since release: even if, unfortunately, those interested include Nintendo’s lawyers. The ongoing…
EA’s $55 billion acquisition is the biggest leveraged buyout in private equity history

EA’s $55 billion acquisition…

On Monday, news broke that EA, one of the world’s largest publicly-traded game publishers, is being taken private in…
YouTube rolls over and pays $24

YouTube rolls over and…

YouTube has joined the ignominious list of tech companies rushing to settle lawsuits brought by US president Donald Trump.…
Teenager pleads guilty to sending Epic staff death threats: ‘I intended for the messages to be viewed as a threat’

Teenager pleads guilty to…

A teenager from South Dakota has changed his plea to guilty over threatening messages sent to developers at Epic…
Ubisoft’s new Tencent-backed company is called Vantage Studios, a ‘creative house’ that will take over development of Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow Six

Ubisoft’s new Tencent-backed company…

The new thing being launched by Ubisoft and Tencent to take control of Ubi’s biggest games now has a…
BioWare’s just waiting for the axe to fall after EA’s $55 billion buyout, say anonymous staff

BioWare’s just waiting for…

EA went private in a Saudi-backed $55 billion deal earlier this week, and pretty much no one with a…