Valve has just rolled out a new Steam Client beta build that greatly improves the Downloads page UI and introduces a welcome addition to the platform – a built-in storage manager. According to PCGamer, the new feature lets users see which games are installed on what drives and allows them to easily move installed games between drives. Not that the [...]
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My.Games has just published their Q2 2021 financial reports, which shows 18% revenue growth year-over-year for the first half of 2021 with the company's total revenue amounting to $297 million. According to the report, 74% of the Russian company’s revenues for the quarter came from other regions, namely the US, UK, and Germany. Mobile games accounted for 77% of the [...]
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The class-action suit against Chronicles of Elyria developer Soulbound Studios and third-party payment processing company Xsolla has been split into two lawsuits after the presiding judge approved Xsolla’s motion for non-class arbitration in California under the company’s original terms of service. Meanwhile, the now separate lawsuit against Soulbound Studios, whose headquarters is in Bellevue, Washington, has been transferred to the [...]
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Activision Blizzard is having a rough week. Ever since the State of California filed a lawsuit on July 22 alleging violations of equal pay and fair employment laws amid a 'sexist culture' at the company, Activision Blizzard's stock price has dipped about 6% (from $90 per share to $85). This may not seem like much, but a 6% drop for [...]
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Mobile gaming is taking up a larger and larger share of the gaming market according to Newzoo and now accounts for 52% of the $175.8B global gaming market. Not surprisingly, this means more and more of the highest grossing games are mobile games. In 2019 PC games took 4 of the top 10 spots for highest grossing games. Fortnite, Dungeon [...]
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Wild Rift, the mobile version of League of Legends, is off to a successful start. Since soft launching in October 2020, the game hit $65 million in revenue globally and boasts over 46.3 million downloads. Wild Rift launched in the U.S. on March 29th, 2021 and despite a strong launch, it's been losing some steam as its currently the 240th [...]
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It’s been a tumultuous week for Activision Blizzard executives as the company’s stock price dips and employees organize walkouts following last week’s sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuit. After a week of silence, CEO Bobby Kotick finally responds to the issues in a public letter to the company’s employees. In the letter, Kotick recognized the courage of employees who came forward [...]
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With Activision Blizzard under scrutiny for alleged sexual harassment and discrimination, it’s inevitable that other cases of the same nature will be resurfacing in the days ahead. Kotaku, the online gaming news site responsible for the 2018 Riot Games exposé, has published a new article digging into Ubisoft and the company’s history of sexual harassment. Last year, Ubisoft came under [...]
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When Blizzard President J. Allen Breck first announced Warcraft 3: Reforged back in 2018, he described the original game as “monumentally important” for the studio and the franchise. Now, if something was that important you’d expect the studio to give the remake the attention it deserves, especially since the original title paved the way for World of Warcraft, one of [...]
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The recent expose that Activision Blizzard is being sued by the state of California for sexual harassment and discrimination within the company has resulted in a massive backlash from the gaming community and protests in support of the affected employees. It’s gotten to the point that players are now boycotting the Activision Blizzard’s games, most of whom are already disappointed [...]
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