Another group of former Blizzard Entertainment developers have started their own development studio called Notorious Studios. The newly-created studio is made up of industry veterans that have worked on some of Blizzard’s most popular games, including World of Warcraft, Diablo, and Overwatch. In fact, the studio’s name is a nod to several of the developers’ World of Warcraft guild of [...]
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Square Enix has announced the opening of a new studio in London that will primarily be focused on developing high quality free-to-play mobile games. Square Enix London Mobile is currently working on two mobile titles based on the world-renowned Avatar: The Last Airbender and Tomb Raider IPs. “At Square Enix London Mobile, our goal is to move the world through [...]
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Valve announced yesterday games that use blockchain technology or allow users to purchase or transfer NFTs won't be allowed on Steam. This was revealed when Valve added a new rule to their "What you shouldn't publish on Steam" list. The list specifically says: Applications built on blockchain technology that issue or allow exchange of cryptocurrencies or NFTs. While there aren't [...]
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ArenaNet and Undead Labs founder Jeff Strain has started yet another video game development studio called Possibility Space. The new studio is based in New Orleans and is made up of numerous industry veterans, including a few well-known developers from some of the biggest studios such as BioWare, Electronic Arts, Valve, and Ubisoft. They’ve also embraced the work-from-anywhere culture that [...]
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In a surprising twist on the ongoing web of Activision Blizzard legal problems, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing and the SEC’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commission are now at odds with each other over alleged ethical violations and conflict of interest with regard to the DFEH legal team. The DFEH filed a motion last week to block a [...]
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A few months ago, Riot Games released a teaser trailer for a League of Legends-inspired animated series called Arcane. Not much is known about the series but what we do know is that it will be set before the events of the popular MOBA and will revolve around the origin stories of iconic LoL champions Vi and Jinx. Characters will [...]
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Activision Blizzard is currently in the crosshairs of multiple government agencies over its frat boy workplace culture and allegations of sexual harassment and gender discrimination within the company. There’s California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing, which filed a lawsuit against the company back in July, as well as the National Labor Relations Board, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, [...]
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Focus Entertainment, formerly Focus Home Interactive, has just opened its own online store that offers the entire French publisher’s library of games, including those of its subsidiaries. “Players around the world will now be able to access the entire Focus Entertainment, Deck13 Spotlight, and (very soon) Dotemu library, to purchase their favorite titles to download on PC (Steam keys), or [...]
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As if a state-sanctioned sexual harassment lawsuit wasn’t enough, Activision Blizzard is now being investigated by the US Securities and Exchange Commission for how the company handled employees’ complaints of sexual misconduct and discrimination within its walls. According to the Wall Street Journal, the SEC has subpoenaed the company and its executives, including CEO Bobby Kotick, asking for various records [...]
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Last week’s PlayStation Showcase 2021 digital event saw several big game announcements and a boatload of awesome new PlayStation 5 game trailers for some of the most highly-awaited titles, including the Star Wars: Knights of the Republic Remake, God of War: Ragnarok, Spider-Man 2, Gran Turismo 7, and a new Wolverine game. Among those announcements is the official release date [...]
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