Tag: gaming industry

Sony reportedly dropped Hideo Kojima’s next game because it kept missing deadlines, was over budget, and would eventually come to other platforms

Sony reportedly dropped Hideo…

Earlier this week, it broke that Sony had dropped Physint, a videogame being developed by Hideo Kojima. Which is…
Greg Hildebrandt, influential artist for Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and Magic: The Gathering, has died

Greg Hildebrandt, influential artist…

As “the Brothers Hildebrandt”, Greg Hildebrandt and his twin Tim were legends of fantasy and science-fiction art. They became…
Saudi Arabia reportedly looking at merging Electronic Arts with Savvy Games Group

Saudi Arabia reportedly looking…

With Electronic Arts now almost fully owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, a Bloomberg report says the wealth…
Palworld publishing chief worries early access has ‘lost its meaning’ as the rise of ‘hyper-casual’ gaming culture means people often don’t understand what they’re getting into

Palworld publishing chief worries…

Early access on Steam is a simple concept. You buy a game before it’s finished, provide bug reports and…
Blizzard must now ‘discuss, evaluate, and bargain’ its AI usage with its developers

Blizzard must now ‘discuss,…

Blizzard Entertainment’s union—in conjunction with the Communications Workers of America (CWA)—has just signed a landmark contract with the studio…
Turns out, a lot of Sega’s biggest fans don’t play its videogames: ‘In some cases, their engagement is even higher than that of fans who actually play’

Turns out, a lot…

There once was a time in which, if you were a fan of a videogame, you might get asked…
World’s biggest modding site announces new paid mods policies, with caveats—’as long as it isn’t to the detriment of the free modding ecosystem’

World’s biggest modding site…

NexusMods has announced a bunch of new policies to address the issue of paid mods, which have pleased some…
Attendees will be able to check out a demo of The Witcher 3 DLC Songs of the Past behind closed doors at PAX Australia

Attendees will be able…

I’m looking forward to an expansion for a game from 2015 more than I am for pretty much any…
‘No-one puts Double Fine out of business except me’, says Tim Schafer on taking Double Fine independent: ‘Asha’s not going to shoot my dog’

‘No-one puts Double Fine…

Double Fine has ducked out of the way of Microsoft’s falling axe, going independent after the new Xbox CEO…
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney argues banning Twitter over its ability to AI-generate pornographic images of minors is just ‘gatekeepers’ attempting to ‘censor all of their political opponents’

Epic Games CEO Tim…

As reported by Eurogamer, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney took to X (formerly Twitter) to criticize an attempt by…