Tag: gaming industry

Industry legend Warren Spector is retiring: ‘I’m feeling like I’ve done what I set out to do’

Industry legend Warren Spector…

Warren Spector is one of the industry’s most storied developers, particularly among fans of immersive sims. His leading roles…
‘Live-service is a red flag for us’: Why one publisher is embracing an older kind of multiplayer hit: peer-to-peer, server browsers, and organic community

‘Live-service is a red…

It’s a frustrating thing to watch good games disappear. We’ve seen it happen time and time and time again:…
After seeing this handheld pixel filter prism on Twitter, I’m haunted by an insatiable urge to pixelate everything in my home

After seeing this handheld…

There was an earlier time on the internet where it felt like there was a constant stream of little…
Expansions are the best

Expansions are the best

Sometimes the old ways are best. There's a lot I love about Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree—I'm right…
PC gaming is mainstream

PC gaming is mainstream.…

If you saw the season two finale of hit Adult Swim cartoon Smiling Friends last week, you could make…
The Dr Disrespect fallout continues as 2K Games, Turtle Beach, the NFL, and others cut ties with the disgraced streamer

The Dr Disrespect fallout…

The fallout from Dr Disrespect's admission that his lifetime ban from Twitch was the result of inappropriate communications with…
Toymaker Mattel launches a new game studio with a focus on Roblox and Fortnite that could signal a growing shift in where studios spend money

Toymaker Mattel launches a…

10 billion hours in RobloxToy company Mattel is getting into the videogame business with the launch of Mattel Game…
Blizzard’s focus is on existing properties, president Johanna Faries says: ‘We have iconic IP and in many ways it still has a lot of room to scale’

Blizzard’s focus is on…

After almost three years as general manager of Call of Duty, Johanna Faries became president of Blizzard in 2014,…
Google killed support for the Dreamcast web browser after 25 years

Google killed support for…

I don’t know anything about you, reader. You and I are perfect strangers. Except, I do know one thing…
Kingdom Hearts and Until Dawn actress Hayden Panettiere has died at 36

Kingdom Hearts and Until…

Hayden Panettiere, an actress with a huge body of work spanning TV, film, and videogames, has died at the…