Tag: gaming industry

Nearly 200 Overwatch developers at Blizzard form a new union: The Overwatch Gamemakers Guild

Nearly 200 Overwatch developers…

Nearly 200 Overwatch developers at Activision Blizzard have formed a new union under the Communications Workers of America called…
As Fortnite gears up for an App Store relaunch, Epic is cranking up its Rewards program to encourage people to use its payment system instead of Apple’s

As Fortnite gears up…

As Fortnite slowly grinds its way back to iOS devices in the US, Epic Games is offering players a…
EB Games is coming back to Canada, ‘with community, nostalgia, and innovation at its heart’

EB Games is coming…

EB Games lives again—in Canada, at least. GameStop Canada has been acquired by Stephan Tetrault, an entrepreneur and “longtime…
FTC loses bid to block Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, which already happened in 2023

FTC loses bid to…

More than a year after Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of videogame behemoth Activision Blizzard was successfully completed, the US…
Props for the honesty: Tim Sweeney says the reason ‘people characterize the Epic Games launcher as clunky’ is—wait for it—’because the Epic Games launcher is clunky’

Props for the honesty:…

‘The Epic Games Store launcher sucks less than it used to’ is not very high praise but it’s about…
On the prospect of an $80-$90 GTA 6, former PlayStation boss says ‘it’s an impossible equation’ for big-budget studios to keep their prices down

On the prospect of…

There’s every chance that GTA 6 will cost around $80—it’s not been confirmed, but the wind is certainly shifting…
Skype dead at 22

Skype dead at 22

Today, Microsoft shuttered Skype. The 22 year old telecommunications program is survived by its many successors, including the detestable…
Following its huge win over Apple, Epic says it will take even less money from developers who use its store

Following its huge win…

Following its major courtroom victory over Apple earlier this week, Epic Games has announced upcoming changes to the Epic…
Foundry VTT creator does what Hasbro won’t with D&D, trashes the idea of AI in tabletop roleplaying game industry as a ‘betrayal’

Foundry VTT creator does…

Generative AI has gotten its deep learning tentacles into many parts of gaming life, and tabletop is no exception—take…
PC gaming can’t stop getting Ws, as Microsoft shares it’s being weighed down by console and hardware revenue woes

PC gaming can’t stop…

At this point, I’m getting a little tired of running victory laps—my knees aren’t what they used to be—but…