Work on Path of Exile 2 seems to be picking up following delays caused by COVID-19 restrictions over the past two years. Now that things are more or less going back to normal, Grinding Gear Games is now ready to hire new talent to work on the highly-awaited sequel. “Grinding Gear Games is looking to hire Animators, Artists, Designers and [...]
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Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium Games will be opening a new development studio in Manchester, UK as announced in a press release earlier today. The new studio will be located in Manchester’s Enterprise City district and will be opening its doors on May 2022. “Manchester is one of the most vibrant and modern cities in Europe, with strong education links [...]
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Unity Technologies, creators of the Unity Engine, have announced their plans to acquire Weta Digital for over $1.6 billion. Weta is a New Zealand-based visual effects company that has won multiple Academy Awards for their work on The Lord of the Rings trilogy, King Kong (2005), Avatar, and 2016’s The Jungle Book (2016). They’re also known for their work on [...]
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Nexon reported their Q3 2021 earnings report today and the highlights included a sharp drop-off in mobile game revenues (down 44% year over year) and an increase in PC revenues (up 24% year over year). Total revenues for the quarter were $672M (down 4% year over year). The strong performance in PC gaming revenue can be attributed to Dungeon Fighter [...]
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While the entire gaming industry has been focused on Activision Blizzard and the scandal surrounding the company, Ubisoft’s own problems with sexual harassment, discrimination, and mismanagement have seemingly taken a back seat. Current and former employees, however, are stepping up their fight for better working conditions with a petition asking the public for support to help force management to comply [...]
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As of today every single game from Riot Games is available on the Epic Games Store. That includes League of Legends, Valorant, Teamfight Tactics, and Legends of Runeterra. Ultimately though, this isn't going to change the user experience too much as when players install these games through Epic, it'll just install the Riot Launcher which can be used to open [...]
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All the drama surrounding Blizzard must be having an impact on the company, as Activision Blizzard stock plunged 15% the day after releasing their earnings, down almost $12 per share, which wiped nearly $10B from the company's market cap (market value of the entire company). While Revenues were in-line with Wall Street expectations ($1.88B), profits were actually higher than expected [...]
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It looks like NFT and blockchain technology will soon be making its way into mainstream gaming as French video game giant Ubisoft announces their recent investment in a blockchain gaming company called Animoca Brands. The company also revealed vague plans to use blockchain technology in future games, paving the way for other big-name companies to do the same. Ubisoft CFO [...]
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A group of NFT advocacy groups and developers, including Enjin and a digital rights-oriented non-profit organization called Fight for the Future, is appealing to Valve to allow blockchain and NFT games back on Steam following the company’s decision to remove the said games from the platform earlier this month. “Valve is recognized for their willingness to experiment and innovate, not [...]
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Blizzard Entertainment has cancelled the BlizzConline digital event scheduled for February 2022 as the company tries to regroup and refocus amid the ongoing investigations and lawsuit that the company is facing. “Any BlizzCon event takes every single one of us to make happen, an entire-company effort, fueled by our desire to share what we create with the community we care [...]
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