Tag: gaming industry

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”…
Rebellion CEO puts the studio’s recent avoidance of layoffs down to control of scope and cost: ‘Sometimes we say, guys, this game’s too big’

Rebellion CEO puts the…

PC Gamer’s Joshua Wolens recently spoke to Rebellion CEO Jason Kingsley about the studio’s extremely British survival FPS Atomfall,…
Half-a-dozen 2000AD games were in the works before fizzling out: ‘The games you get to see are a tiny representative of the number that get started—sadly’

Half-a-dozen 2000AD games were…

British studio and publisher Rebellion is gearing up for the release of Atomfall, an alt-history Stalker-like with a stiff…
After 31 years in games, Persona director Katsura Hashino just got a ‘Newcomer Award’ and $5,000 from the Japanese government

After 31 years in…

Katsura Hashino has been doing this a while. The designer, most famous for his work as director on Persona…
Nintendo wins major French piracy case with EU-wide consequences: ‘Significant not only for Nintendo, but for the entire games industry’

Nintendo wins major French…

Nintendo has won a lengthy legal battle in the French Supreme Court against the company Dstorage, which owns and…
Legendary 1990s publisher Acclaim is back from the dead, and a pro wrestler famous for clobbering people with a guitar is on its advisory board

Legendary 1990s publisher Acclaim…

If you’re a gamer of a certain age, the name Acclaim will ring some pretty loud bells. It was…