From out of nowhere, Book of Travels developer Might and Delight has announced that they’ve laid off several employees on Christmas week no less. According to the studio, the self-described tiny multiplayer online RPG’s launch didn’t pan out as well as they had hoped which forced them to lay off 25 members of the dev team. “In light of the [...]
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Perfect World Entertainment and its subsidiaries, including Cryptic Studios, will soon be acquired by Swedish video game holding company Embracer Group AB, formerly Nordic Games, and Gearbox Entertainment. Once the $125 million deal goes through in February 2022, PWE will become a subsidiary of Gearbox and will continue to publish and develop games as they’ve done in the past with [...]
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In not-everyone-is-into-NFTs news, Ubisoft’s recently-released Ghost Recon NFTs aren’t selling as well as the company had hoped and are apparently gathering virtual dust on its virtual shelves. According to Kotaku, only a handful of Ghost Recon Breakpoint players have jumped at the chance to purchase the limited-edition cosmetic items. The fact that you have to be an actual Breakpoint player [...]
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If you haven’t logged in to your Ubisoft account or UPlay in a while, you might want to check on it now. The French game publisher had apparently deleted an account for inactivity even when it had paid games in its library. According to PCWorld, the account in question had been inactive for more than a year when the owner [...]
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Tencent has gobbled up yet another development studio as the Chinese media giant buys out Slamfire and its subsidiaries including Back 4 Blood developer Turtle Rock Studios. According to Turtle Rock’s press release, they will still be operating independently and will continue to be run by their original founders, Chris Ashton and Phil Robb. With Tencent’s support Turtle Rock says [...]
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Bungie Head of Human Resources Gayle d’Hondt has stepped down from the position after filling the role for over 14 years. Her decision is part of Bungie’s efforts to promote a safer, healthier, and more inclusive working environment following IGN’s earlier report of toxicity, crunch culture, and sexism within the company. In an email sent to all Bungie employees, d’Hondt [...]
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Since the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing filed their lawsuit against Activision Blizzard, the company has also been under scrutiny by other federal agencies including the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The EEOC and Activision Blizzard, however, have agreed to settle all claims to the tune [...]
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Last week, Myth of Empires was removed from Steam following claims of copyright infringement from Snail Games and Studio Wildcard. The game’s developer Angela Game has responded to the DMCA takedown and claims that they stole ARK: Survival Evolved source code with a lawsuit against the complainants. The lawsuit, which was filed with the California District Court just a few [...]
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Nexon, the South Korean gaming giant behind MapleStory and Dungeon Fighter Online, announced today that they partnered with BitPay to accept crypto payments (Bitcoin, Ethereum, Doge, etc) for in-game microtransactions across most of their games. “Nexon listens closely to feedback from our players, including the many who have requested we include cryptocurrencies as a form of in-game payment,” said Nexon [...]
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The ripples from the California DFEH’s lawsuit against Activision Blizzard continues to affect the gaming industry as yet another video game company is accused of sexism, racism, and poor treatment of its employees. Thanks to IGN’s recent exposé, Bungie now joins the growing list of abusive companies which, aside from Activision Blizzard, also includes Riot Games, Ubisoft, and Sony Interactive [...]
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