Another man’s trash is another man’s treasure, which in this case is the Tomb Raider franchise. After Square Enix sold off Crystal Dynamics earlier this year and the franchise with it, Amazon Game Studios has swooped in to pick it up and has announced that its working with Crystal Dynamics to develop and publish the next Tomb Raider game. Amazon [...]
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Jagex continues to expand its global presence with its acquisition of Croatian indie studio Gamespires just a few months after the British video game company acquired Oregon-based developer Pipeworks Studios. Gamespires is the studio behind online multiplayer survival game SCUM which launched into early access on Steam back in 2018. “Jagex, known for the success of its RuneScape franchise, will [...]
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A few days ago, we reported on ZeniMax QA workers’ plans to form a union under the Communication Workers of America. The initial announcement didn’t go into detail about why they decided to unionize apart from wanting fair compensation and being given a voice in company decisions, particularly when it comes to scheduling and workloads. A report by Vice dives [...]
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Blizzard’s announcement that Diablo 4 will be launching on June 6th next year during The Game Awards 2022 is apparently an overly ambitious one if inside sources are to be believed. According to a new exposé by The Washington Post, the highly awaited game’s launch date has already been pushed back internally multiple times and employees are complaining about poor [...]
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Last week, Microsoft revealed that it was willing to enter into a 10-year licensing agreement with Sony to allow the latter continued access to the Call of Duty franchise on the PlayStation should the Microsoft-Activision Blizzard merger push through. Xbox head honcho Phil Spencer followed up that announcement with a tweet that Microsoft has made similar arrangements with Nintendo to [...]
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Late last month, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission revealed that it was laying the groundwork to block the Microsoft-Activision Blizzard merger due to antitrust concerns. Today, the commission has formally announced that it will be moving forward with its plans to file a federal antitrust lawsuit to put a stop to the controversial acquisition. According to the FTC, the merger [...]
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The Game Awards, arguably one of the biggest video game award shows of this generation, took place earlier tonight with various developers and publishers in attendance. The Oscars-like awards show kicked off with major announcements and reveals before handing out trophies to the best games in the industry. Some of the key reveals during the show included the world premiere [...]
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It’s been a year since Might and Delight laid off roughly a third of its staff following the community’s lukewarm reception of their flagship MMO, Book of Travels. The studio reports that its now back to full capacity after having hired new engineering staff to fill the vacant positions. The news comes alongside the release of a DLC which, unfortunately, [...]
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Epic Games has made Fortnite and its other titles a much safer space for underage players with its new parent-controlled Cabined Accounts feature designed to “a tailored experience that is safe and inclusive for younger players while maintaining access to the gameplay you love in Fortnite.” Cabined Accounts have restricted access to several game features which require parental approval such [...]
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The ongoing efforts of Activision Blizzard’s QA employees to unionize is encouraging other employees in the video game industry to form unions of their own. QA workers at ZeniMax Online Studios and Bethesda Softworks have announced their plans to form a union under the Communication Workers of America. The union will represent around 300 QA workers from multiple studios and [...]
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