Tag: gaming industry

End of an era as Bowser (no not that one) retires from Nintendo

End of an era…

Doug Bowser, the president and CEO of Nintendo of America, has announced he will retire at the end of…
eBay shoots down ‘neither credible nor attractive’ $56 billion GameStop offer from CEO who says ‘I’m not going away

eBay shoots down ‘neither…

The bizarre saga of GameStop’s $56 billion bid to acquire eBay has come to, if not an ending, then…
Microsoft fires head of Israeli subsidiary and other managers over surveillance of Palestinians

Microsoft fires head of…

As reported by Globes, Microsoft has ousted Alon Haimovich, the general manager of its Israeli subsidiary, as well as…
Game industry lobby group that argued against preservation efforts from libraries is now pushing back on Stop Killing Games, saying it could prevent ‘new games, features, and technology’

Game industry lobby group…

Stop Killing Games has come a long way in a very short period of time, from longshot consumer campaign…
9 months after cancelling Transformers: Reactivate, Splash Damage splits from Tencent and is now owned by private equity investors

9 months after cancelling…

Splash Damage, the studio known for its work on Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, Brink, Gears Tactics, and the cancelled Transformers:…
Steam week in review: Forza Horizon is the last truly mainstream multiplatform racing series

Steam week in review:…

Forza Horizon 6 has been one of the top sellers on Steam since early April and it’s not even…

Bennett Foddy, designer of…

Disk Cleanup Welcome to Disk Cleanup, our regular weekend feature delving into the PCs of PC gaming luminaries. Come…
Double Fine is the latest team at Microsoft to unionize

Double Fine is the…

On May 7, Double Fine—the developer behind Psychonauts, Keeper, and Kiln, which has been under Microsoft’s Xbox Game Studios…
Hideo Kojima presents a Hideo Kojima credit card, fans immediately dub it ‘debt stranding’

Hideo Kojima presents a…

An event called Beyond the Strand celebrated the 10th anniversary of Kojima Productions, and has served up new looks…
2K Games confirms layoffs at Project Ethos shooter studio and hints at new design direction: ‘It’s become clear that changes need to be made’

2K Games confirms layoffs…

2K Games studio 31st Union has confirmed the layoff of an undisclosed number of employees, first reported by GamesIndustry,…