Riot Games is once again in the middle of another lawsuit as Sharon O’Donnell, a former employee, sues CEO Nico Laurent for sexual harassment. O’Donnell worked as Laurent’s executive assistant until she was fired in July 2020 for undisclosed reasons. VICE Games obtained a copy of the lawsuit that claimed that O’Donnell was repeatedly harassed by Laurent shortly after she [...]
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BlizzCon 2021, a.k.a. BlizzConline, is fast-approaching and Blizzard Entertainment is drumming up the hype for the fully-digital event and the studio’s 30th birthday the only way they know, with a new trailer and a quick look at official BlizzCon merchandise which will be available for purchase when the event kicks off on February 19. The new BlizzCon merchandise will include [...]
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And so the age-old tale of big companies gobbling up smaller ones continues. Electronic Arts has just announced that they’ve reached an agreement with Glu Mobile to acquire the American mobile games developer for $2.1 billion. Glu shareholders will receive $12.50 for each share which, according to GamesIndustry.biz, is a 36% premium over Glu’s closing stock price last Friday. The [...]
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After being cancelled last year at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, will be coming back this summer in a fully-digital format. The Electronic Software Association has just announced the official dates along with their plans for the online event. According to VGC, the ESA has proposed three-days of live stream coverage from June [...]
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Deck13, a subsidiary of Focus Home Interactive, will be opening a new studio in Montreal, Canada. The German development studio is known for their visceral action games such as Lords of the Fallen and The Surge franchise. They are currently working on a big unannounced project that’s slated to launch worldwide in 2022. The new Canadian studio will initially be [...]
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Tencent is not only gobbling up smaller studios but is also snapping up developers as games industry marketing veteran David Tyler joins the company as Director of Global Marketing for PC and console games. Tyler has over 20 years of marketing experience, including nearly 14 years at Activision Blizzard where he handles European marketing for Spider-man, James Bond, and Call [...]
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Activision-Blizzard’s recently-concluded Q4 2020 investor call is chock-full of surprise reveals. Aside from new Warcraft mobile spin-offs, the studio is apparently working on a new premium Call of Duty game that’s scheduled to come out on PC and consoles in Q4 2021. According to VG24/7, the studio confirmed that the upcoming title will also tie into Warzone, much like Black [...]
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Activision Blizzard revealed that multiple mobile titles are currently in the works during their Q4 2020 investor call. Following the success of Call of Duty’s business model, the company says that they’re now looking to apply the same strategy to their other IP’s. Aside from Diablo Immortal, Activision Blizzard also revealed that several free-to-play Warcraft mobile spin-offs are now in [...]
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Mass Effect fans still hoping for a multiplayer feature when the Mass Effect Legendary Edition comes out in May will be woefully disappointed to know that BioWare has scrapped the idea entirely. The developer says that it’s not that they didn’t think about adding multiplayer, it’s just that it’s going to be immensely difficult. “On the topic of multiplayer, it [...]
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Robert A. Altman, Founder and CEO of ZeniMax Media, has passed away at the age of 79. Bethesda Softworks broke the sad news on the company’s official Twitter page. “We are deeply saddened to tell you of the passing of Robert A. Altman, our Founder and CEO,” tweeted the publisher. “He was a true visionary, friend, and believer in the [...]
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