Tag: gaming industry

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…
Three women livestreaming on Twitch harassed by man who then goes for them while making repeated death threats: ‘This happens off-camera to women all the time’

Three women livestreaming on…

Three female Twitch streamers midway through a weeklong marathon stream were followed, harassed and then threatened by a man…
Steam just cracked 40 million concurrent users for the first time⁠, meaning Valve’s user count was bigger than 80% of the countries in the United Nations

Steam just cracked 40…

Is Steam bigger than the Beatles, or Jesus, for that matter? I’m not qualified to answer that, but Valve’s…
Mozilla is already trying to backtrack on Firefox’s controversial data privacy update, but it might be too little, too late

Mozilla is already trying…

Nothing stings like betrayal, which is why Firefox users are furious with Mozilla after a controversial update to the…
Warner is still talking about Hogwarts Legacy as it commits to basing its future games on ‘tentpole franchises that have each generated over $1 billion’

Warner is still talking…

In what one might say is a remarkable example of understatement, Warner Bros. Discovery said in a letter to…
PC Gamer magazine’s new issue is on sale now: inZOI

PC Gamer magazine’s new…

This month PC Gamer delivers world-exclusive access to the stunning new The Sims rival, inZOI, which looks set to…
Valve expands Steam’s Daily Deals program from 4 games to 6, also explains what Steam’s Daily Deals program is

Valve expands Steam’s Daily…

Valve is expanding Steam’s Daily Deals program to support six games per day instead of four, “allowing us to…
Jennifer English (Shadowheart) and Nolan North (Nathan Drake) will be the illustrious hosts of the Future Games Show this year

Jennifer English (Shadowheart) and…

The Future Games Show—hosted by our friends at our sister site GamesRadar+—will be arriving at GDC in San Francisco,…