Tag: gaming industry

Tech billionaires including Palmer Luckey set up dumb new bank for those who didn’t get burned enough in the 2022 crypto crash

Tech billionaires including Palmer…

Palmer Luckey, the founder of Oculus and occasional Bond villain, has taken a break from getting trapped in his…
Xbox exec suffers bout of terminal LinkedIn brain, suggests folks laid off by Microsoft use AI to ‘reduce the emotional and cognitive load that comes with job loss’

Xbox exec suffers bout…

History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes—every so often, in times of deep economic equality, someone with a…
Stop Killing Games surges past its goals, but a possible signature spoofing campaign could cause trouble: ”This is not a Change.org petition

Stop Killing Games surges…

Less than two weeks ago, it looked like the Stop Killing Games initiative was in trouble: Founder Ross Scott…
‘There has to be a better way than this’: Game developers call Microsoft’s latest layoffs ‘a colossal waste of talent’ from a publisher that seems like it’s in ‘a death spiral’

‘There has to be…

Yesterday, despite posting $26 billion in profits and outperforming Wall Street forecasts in the last quarter, Microsoft began its…
20 foolproof ways to get laid off in the videogame industry

20 foolproof ways to…

In these trying economic times, it is tempting to visit the website LinkedIn.com in search of gainful employment in…
Founder of world’s biggest mod site hits back at fans angry about upcoming age verification for NSFW mods: ‘The law is the law and Nexus Mods will, and must, follow the law’

Founder of world’s biggest…

Last week Nexus Mods said it would be moving to tighten up how it handles access to adult content.…
Phil Spencer retirement rumor is made up, says Microsoft

Phil Spencer retirement rumor…

Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has probably not penned his last email thanking employees for their hard work while…
The Elder Scrolls Online director Matt Firor, who helped launch ZeniMax Online Studios in 2007, is leaving the company

The Elder Scrolls Online…

Matt Firor, president of ZeniMax Online Studios and game director of The Elder Scrolls Online, has announced that he…
The Elder Scrolls Online director Matt Firor, who helped launch ZeniMax Online Studios in 2007, is leaving the company

The Elder Scrolls Online…

Matt Firor, president of ZeniMax Online Studios and game director of The Elder Scrolls Online, has announced that he…
A new MMO in development at Elder Scrolls Online studio ZeniMax has been cancelled as Microsoft puts thousands more people out of work

A new MMO in…

Microsoft’s latest round of layoffs has seemingly resulted in the cancellation of a new MMO that was in the…