Tag: gaming industry

Kojima has a mind tomb: a USB stick filled with ideas for his staff to use after he dies ‘kind of like a will’

Kojima has a mind…

As a 31 year old, I think constantly about my imminent death. After being assassinated by terrorists while rescuing…
Here’s the Summer Game Fest 2025 schedule, including where to watch each showcase

Here’s the Summer Game…

It’s almost time for Summer Game Fest 2025, so get to work on those backlogs before the upcoming games…
Lucasfilm declares creative bankruptcy with an AI-generated Star Wars film that’s just 2 minutes of mostly-normal animals jumbled together

Lucasfilm declares creative bankruptcy…

The history of Star Wars is the history of visual effects. For decades, Lucasfilm and its effects division Industrial…
Videogames are ‘losing in the War for Attention’: Analyst says many of the industry’s biggest markets are spending less time on gaming

Videogames are ‘losing in…

Increasingly, our digital economies are defined by a contest to capture our attention. A product, service, or platform can…
10 million Monster Hunter Wilds sales helped Capcom post its 8th consecutive year of record profits

10 million Monster Hunter…

Capcom just released its consolidated financial results for the 2024 fiscal year, and the results look good. In fact,…

Google’s logo has changed,…

Stop the presses, shutter your blinds, and cancel your weekend plans—Google’s just changed its logo. It’s changed its logo…
FTC delays enforcing ‘click to cancel’ rule that would finally bring the hammer down on companies that make it as annoying as possible to cancel subscriptions

FTC delays enforcing ‘click…

If you’ve ever found yourself stuck on the phone trying to cancel an unwanted subscription or end a “free…
After conflict between the staff of gaming site Giant Bomb and owner Fandom, ‘Giant Bomb is now owned by the people who make Giant Bomb’

After conflict between the…

In October of 2022, popular personality-led gaming site Giant Bomb was bought by Fandom, the multi-headed wiki-hosting hydra, at…
PC gaming remains undefeated: Nintendo now says it has the right to brick your Switch if it thinks you’re pirating games or modifying the console

PC gaming remains undefeated:…

First spotted by Game File (readers may encounter a paywall), Nintendo has recently changed its online user agreement in…
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…