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…
Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag star Matt Ryan says the term ‘voice actor’ is outdated: ‘You see the performances in the eyes, it blows me away’

Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag…

Fully motion-captured performance for games “was in its infancy at the time, when I got the job,” remembers Matt…
Troy Baker and Austin Wintory talk becoming Indiana Jones and writing death metal polkas for Counter-Strike

Troy Baker and Austin…

You almost certainly know actor Troy Baker for at least one of his game roles over the past decade.…
‘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…
Sony retreats from PC gaming, robbing us of maybe 4 games

Sony retreats from PC…

It sure sounds like Sony is done sharing its newest toys with the rest of us. Following up on…
It’s official: Steam decrees ‘bullet heaven’ the name of the Vampire Survivors genre

It’s official: Steam decrees…

Yes! Hahaha, yes. I’m in full-on sickos.jpg mode today with the announcement of 17 new tags being added to…
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…