Tag: gaming industry

US agents are investigating the Charlie Kirk murder suspect’s Steam account, but I’m not sure what 2,000 hours in Sea of Thieves is supposed to tell us

US agents are investigating…

As reported by Bloomberg, the FBI and Secret Service are looking into the Steam activity of Tyler Robinson, the…
If you use inverted camera controls, you might rotate shapes in your mind more slowly—but more accurately!—according to a recent neuroscience study

If you use inverted…

While history counts a lengthy and horrific tally of the arbitrary divisions we draw amongst ourselves, there have been…
Congress calls Gabe Newell, Twitch and Discord CEOs to testify in wake of Charlie Kirk shooting

Congress calls Gabe Newell,…

Congressman James Comer, chair of the US House Oversight and Government Reform committee (HOGR), yesterday invited Valve president Gabe…
Final Fantasy composer shares concern about ‘stagnation’ in game music: ‘Frankly speaking, there’s less weird things now’

Final Fantasy composer shares…

As reported by Automaton, iconic video game composer Nobuo Uematsu, best known for his work on the Final Fantasy…
GOG wants to revive more classic Japanese games on PC: ‘Working with Japanese partners often requires demonstrating both technical capability and cultural understanding’

GOG wants to revive…

They may not officially be called Good Old Games any more, but GOG still sells plenty of games that…
US DoJ puts $11 million bounty on ransomware king allegedly responsible for stealing $18 billion

US DoJ puts $11…

The United States Department of Justice has placed an $11 million bounty on Ukrainian national Volodymyr Viktorovich Tymoshchuk—who also…
PC Gamer magazine’s new issue is on sale now: 007 First Light

PC Gamer magazine’s new…

This month PC Gamer gets world-exclusive access to 007 First Light, IO Interactive’s exciting new James Bond game. From…
‘An embarrassing failure of the US patent system’: Videogame IP lawyer says Nintendo’s latest patents on Pokémon mechanics ‘should not have happened, full stop’

‘An embarrassing failure of…

The last 10 days have brought a string of patent wins for Nintendo. Yesterday, the company was granted US…
Maybe release a game in May sometimes? ‘Fixation on the holiday window’ is hurting game publishers, says industry analyst Newzoo

Maybe release a game…

The arrival of Hollow Knight: Silksong and Borderlands 4 marks the end of this year’s summer doldrums, a period…
Catholic church canonises its first gamer saint, and one of his favourite games was Halo

Catholic church canonises its…

A teenager known as “God’s influencer” who loved videogames and spread the gospel online has been canonised as a…