Tag: gaming industry

Former Assassin’s Creed franchise boss sues Ubisoft for nearly $1 million, alleging ‘constructive dismissal’

Former Assassin’s Creed franchise…

Former Assassin’s Creed boss Marc-Alexis Côté left Ubisoft just 7 months after the release of Shadows, one of the…
Wikipedia turns 25, still boasting zero ads and over 7 billion visitors per month despite the rise of AI and threats of government repression

Wikipedia turns 25, still…

As reported by Tom’s Hardware, the ubiquitous, nonprofit, user-driven reference site Wikipedia celebrated its 25th anniversary on January 15.…
‘Turns out having your game be free on Epic is great advertising for Steam sales’: New Blood chief says Blood West sold ‘like 200% more’ the day it was a freebie on EGS

‘Turns out having your…

If Steam’s big draw is the seasonal sale with an avalanche of ludicrous discounts, the Epic Games Store’s big…
Black Friday Steam sale alternatives: Even cheaper PC gaming deals

Black Friday Steam sale…

We’ve already rounded up the best deals in the 2024 Steam Autumn sale, but Steam isn’t the only place…
Armed robbers steal $100,000 worth of Pokéstock from New York City Pokémon store

Armed robbers steal $100,000…

Pokémon games may not come to PC very often, but it’s still the highest-grossing media franchise in the world…
Elon Musk says too many game studios are owned by giant corporations so his giant corporation is going to start a studio to ‘make games great again’

Elon Musk says too…

X owner Elon Musk has taken a brief break from posting racism, transphobia, and conspiracy theory nonsense to say…
Netflix nabs streaming rights to the Legend of Zelda movie

Netflix nabs streaming rights…

I’ll be honest, I didn’t really think the live action Legend of Zelda movie would ever release when it…
Nexus Mods quashes rumor of 2-year bans for linking the site on Discord: ‘There does not appear to be any risk of being moderated by Discord for posting Nexus Mods links’

Nexus Mods quashes rumor…

Nexus Mods community manager Pickysaurus has shared a statement to the modding site’s Discord server addressing a claim circulating…
Reddit is down

Reddit is down

No, it’s not your imagination: Reddit is down. A cause for the outage hasn’t been announced at this point,…
Hundreds of ZeniMax workers go on strike to protest Microsoft ‘dragging their feet’ on negotiations over job security and remote work

Hundreds of ZeniMax workers…

Hundreds of members of the ZeniMax Workers United union have gone on strike today to protest the “lack of…