Tag: gaming industry

Apex Legends writer gets laid off 24 hours after the character she wrote is revealed, because that’s what the games industry in 2025 looks like

Apex Legends writer gets…

EA has laid off hundreds of employees—reportedly around 300 to 400—across its studios, including around 100 at Respawn Entertainment,…
Shutaro Iida, Konami veteran and programmer for the Castlevania and Metal Gear series credited as ‘Curry The Kid’, has died at the age of 52

Shutaro Iida, Konami veteran…

The family of Shutaro Iida, formerly of Konami and most recently known for his work on the Bloodstained series,…
Electronic Arts lays off hundreds of employees and cancels 2 ‘incubation projects’ including a new Titanfall game

Electronic Arts lays off…

Electronic Arts has reportedly laid off 300 and 400 people, according to a new Bloomberg report, including roughly 100…
Trump-appointed lawyer threatens to revoke Wikipedia’s non-profit status, putting the online encyclopedia in jeopardy

Trump-appointed lawyer threatens to…

The Wikipedia articles you use to do research and find basic info on your favorite games might include propaganda.…
Doom co-creator John Romero adores Ghost Recon and has over 3,000 hours in World of Warcraft: ‘God, I lived in that game every day for five years’

Doom co-creator John Romero…

Disk Cleanup Welcome to Disk Cleanup, our regular weekend column delving into the PCs of PC gaming luminaries. Come…
Doom co-creator John Romero adores Ghost Recon and has over 3,000 hours in World of Warcraft: ‘God, I lived in that game every day for five years’

Doom co-creator John Romero…

Disk Cleanup Welcome to Disk Cleanup, our regular weekend column delving into the PCs of PC gaming luminaries. Come…
Hideki Sato, father of the Sega Dreamcast, Saturn, Genesis, and more, has died

Hideki Sato, father of…

As reported by VGC and Japanese gaming outlet Beep21, Sega console designer Hideki Sato has died. The engineer and…
All System Dance developer announces layoffs ‘due to financial challenges’

All System Dance developer…

Indie studio Mighty Yell, developer of the 2021 comedy crime adventure The Big Con and the upcoming dance-battler All…
PC Gamer magazine’s new issue is on sale now: Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2

PC Gamer magazine’s new…

This month PC Gamer goes fangs-on with The Chinese Room’s revamped World of Darkness RPG, Vampire: The Masquerade –…
RPG Tenderfoot Tactics removed from Xbox Store in solidarity with pro-Palestine boycott: ‘We call on others in our community to do whatever they can to fight this historic injustice’

RPG Tenderfoot Tactics removed…

Following revelations about the Israeli military’s use of Microsoft’s AI and cloud-computing systems in its bombardment of Gaza, as…