Tag: gaming industry

Ubisoft’s new Tencent-backed company is called Vantage Studios, a ‘creative house’ that will take over development of Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow Six

Ubisoft’s new Tencent-backed company…

The new thing being launched by Ubisoft and Tencent to take control of Ubi’s biggest games now has a…
BioWare’s just waiting for the axe to fall after EA’s $55 billion buyout, say anonymous staff

BioWare’s just waiting for…

EA went private in a Saudi-backed $55 billion deal earlier this week, and pretty much no one with a…
Scott Miller, founder of Apogee, has over 1,000 hours in World of Warcraft and always plays a warrior in any RPG: ‘I like to get right in their face and pound away’

Scott Miller, founder of…

Scott Miller first got into PC gaming with the original IBM PC, having been writing games since 1975 for…
Writer Andrew Dice, whose work helped popularize Japanese indies like Recettear in the West, has died

Writer Andrew Dice, whose…

Writer Andrew Dice, one half of videogame localization team Carpe Fulgur, has died. The news was shared to Twitter…
EA CEO says company values will ‘remain unchanged’ under the new ownership of Saudi Arabia and Jared Kushner’s investment firm

EA CEO says company…

Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson says the company’s acquisition by a consortium made up of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment…
Former BioWare lead writer reads the runes on EA-Saudi deal and speculates that ‘guns and football’ are in, ‘gay stuff’ is out, and the venerable RPG studio may be for the chop

Former BioWare lead writer…

The rumours have been swirling for a while, before today brought a major industry announcement: EA has struck a…
We can thank a Jim Henson Company puppeteer for some of Valve’s best animation work

We can thank a…

While Deadlock’s sort-of-launch last year was proof that Valve does, in fact, still make videogames, its immaculate vibes served…
EA strikes a $55 billion deal to go private in a Saudi-backed buyout just a week before the launch of Battlefield 6

EA strikes a $55…

Electronic Arts has announced today that its plans to go private have gone ahead. A consortium that includes Saudi…
Every game, trailer, and announcement in the PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct

Every game, trailer, and…

Our first ever PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct has just wrapped up, and what a show it was. With…
The PC Gaming Show returns with both new and familiar faces to host our summer look at some of the coolest upcoming games

The PC Gaming Show…

As you should all know by now, the PC Gaming Show returns June 7. And if you didn’t know…