Tag: gaming industry

Former EA exec says the ailing mega-publisher missed a chance to snag Blizzard and other heavy hitters before Activision: ‘EA saw all those first and passed on all of them’

Former EA exec says…

As reported by IGN, former EA chief creative officer Bing Gordon revealed on a recent Grit podcast appearance that…
Epic gave away nearly 600 million games in 2024, and it’s ‘not slowing down’ for 2025

Epic gave away nearly…

With 2024 now well behind us, the Epic Games Store has shared its annual look back at the year…
France’s biggest game industry union puts together a ‘Grève Bundle’ to support striking workers

France’s biggest game industry…

Workers in France’s videogame industry took part in a nationwide one-day strike yesterday, and to help cover their lost…
Dark and Darker developer did not commit copyright infringement, court rules, but has to pay Nexon nearly $6 million anyway

Dark and Darker developer…

A South Korean court has ruled that Dark and Darker developer Ironmace did not commit copyright infringement against Nexon,…
Google’s AI made up a fake cheese fact that wound up in an ad for Google’s AI, perfectly highlighting why relying on AI is a bad idea

Google’s AI made up…

First reported by Ars Technica, the “big cheese” of online search appears to have really curdled things, and in…
Valve bans games that rely on in-game ads from Steam, so no ‘watch this to continue playing’ stuff will be making its way to our PCs

Valve bans games that…

First reported by Gaming on Linux, Valve has added a new advertising page to its Steamworks developer documentation. The…
The PlayStation Network outage proves PC gamers were right to resist its mandatory sign-in requirement

The PlayStation Network outage…

Review-bombing campaigns are often motivated by half-baked culture war “controversies” about trans characters, queer developers, or supposed mafias of…
Sony offers 5 free days of PlayStation Plus but no explanation for 24-hour ‘operational issue,’ Capcom to extend Monster Hunter Wilds beta to make up for downtime

Sony offers 5 free…

Yesterday evening, the Ask PlayStation support account on Twitter declared an end to this weekend’s strange PlayStation Network outage,…
The PlayStation Network has been taken completely offline across all platforms for more than half a day, preventing online gaming, store purchases, game updates, and more

The PlayStation Network has…

The PlayStation network has been completely borked for 16 hours and counting at the time of writing, first going…
Rocksteady is looking to make a new singleplayer Batman game, but Warner’s Wonder Woman game is struggling

Rocksteady is looking to…

The good news out of Warner Bros. Games, according to a new Bloomberg report, is that after the flop…