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Tag: gaming industry

Possibility Space owners sue NetEase for $900 million over allegations it spread ‘false and defamatory rumors’ of fraud at the studio that ultimately forced it to close

Possibility Space owners sue…

The strange tale of the sudden 2024 closure of Possibility Space has taken another turn, as studio owners Jeff…
2024 was Steam’s ‘best year ever’ of users buying newly released games—but I wouldn’t celebrate the end of the forever game era just yet

2024 was Steam’s ‘best…

Yesterday, Valve published its yearly “Steam Year In Review” blog post, a retrospective highlighting Steam feature additions and customer…
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Valve tracked 1.7 million…

Valve has released the Steam year in review for 2024, in which the platform holder drowns us all in…
Go ahead and complain the discounts aren’t as steep as they used to be, but Steam just had its biggest year ever for seasonal sales

Go ahead and complain…

Valve has posted its annual Steam Year in Review for 2024, which boasts that “2024 was our biggest year…
Pirate Bay co-founder and far-right politician found dead after plane crash

Pirate Bay co-founder and…

The co-founder and financial backer of file-sharing website The Pirate Bay, Carl Lundstrom, has died after a plane he…
Saudi Arabia buys Pokémon GO maker for $3

Saudi Arabia buys Pokémon…

Mobile game publisher Scopely, owned by the Saudi royal investment fund, has announced the acquisition of Pokémon GO and…
‘What do you mean real actors?’: Astarion’s VO, who shared an awards category with Idris Elba after Baldur’s Gate 3, remembers the dark ages of mocap

‘What do you mean…

Neil Newbon has made somewhat of a superstar debut after the runaway success of Baldur’s Gate 3—and having spoken…
Lego is going to make its videogames in-house from now on, says it would ‘almost rather overinvest’

Lego is going to…

The world’s largest toymaker, Lego, has told the Financial Times that it intends to build its own videogames in-house…
Rebellion CEO seems kind of awed by major studios making massive videogames: ‘How do you organize a game that has 2,000 people working on it?’

Rebellion CEO seems kind…

During a recent, wide-ranging interview with PC Gamer’s Joshua Wolens, Rebellion CEO Jason Kingsley said the studio’s formula for…
Coder faces 10 years’ jailtime for creating a ‘kill switch’ that screwed-up his employers’ systems when he was laid off

Coder faces 10 years’…

A 55 year-old man from Texas has been convicted by a jury of “causing intentional damage to protected computers”…