Tag: gaming industry

Richard Garriott on the state of the games industry: ‘The bells and whistles are no longer what’s important’

Richard Garriott on the…

Ultima creator Richard Garriott was one of several developers on a recent panel hosted by the Georgia Game Developers…
Warren Spector sounds even angrier about BioWare’s closure as he recounts the massive salaries of EA execs: ‘Is there ANY accountability left in this world?’

Warren Spector sounds even…

Two weeks after literally calling “bullshit” on EA’s decision to close BioWare, immsim legend Warren Spector has posted a…
Kiss goodbye to Ghost of Yotei on PC: Sony is U-turning on its ‘let’s put our games on PC’ strategy and bunkering back down with console exclusives, says Bloomberg

Kiss goodbye to Ghost…

It is 2026 and Sony has finished steaming Jim Ryan’s ghost out of the office sofa cushions once and…
Data centers were some of the biggest losers in last night’s US midterm elections

Data centers were some…

On Tuesday, tens of millions of Americans voted in midterm elections to deliver a sweep of generational Democratic victories…
Valve admits it’s ‘running behind’ on approving Steam games because it has to keep re-reviewing them, which surely has nothing to do with AI

Valve admits it’s ‘running…

A new kind of Steam problem has emerged: Games keep missing their release dates because Valve can’t keep up…
Ubisoft reportedly wants to buy Arkane from Xbox

Ubisoft reportedly wants to…

A new report from Bloomberg says Dishonored developer Arkane might not be as doomed as it appeared last month,…
Bethesda’s first full-time QA tester got the job by being an extremely chill hang

Bethesda’s first full-time QA…

This week, Bethesda Game Studios is celebrating its 40th birthday—a celebration that included the full name reveal of The…
Gabe Newell says he founded Valve after Doom showed him Microsoft ‘was missing the opportunity’ offered by the internet: ‘I was willing to sort of put my money where my mouth was’

Gabe Newell says he…

We all know the story of how Valve was founded. Gabe Newell, born beneath a rainbow on Mt Paektu,…
Microsoft CEO consoles employees by saying recent layoffs are ‘the enigma of success in an industry that has no franchise value’

Microsoft CEO consoles employees…

This month began with some stark news for Microsoft employees: The business was doing better than ever before, and…
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Itch.io latest in platforms…

Itch.io, a platform that hosts and sells videogames (particularly popular in the indie dev industry) has been the next…