Playground founder Gavin Raeburn reveals Lighthouse Games
Gavin Raeburn, formerly of Forza Horizon studio Playground Games, announced his new studio today. Called Lighthouse Games, the studio is based in Leamington Spa,...
Ubisoft skips E3 to hold June Forward event instead
Ubisoft announced that it won’t attend this year’s E3 event, but will instead hold its own summer games showcase at around the same time....
MultiVersus closes Open Beta on June 25 ahead of 2024 launch
Player First Games, developer of fighting game MultiVersus announced today that it will close the game’s open beta on June 25. The game will...
Like A Dragon Ishin: A mini-review | Kaser Focus
It’s a strange week when the announcement of Counter-Strike 2 is the highlight. We had a lot of interesting news from GDC, and peeks...
Mobile ‘paid competitive gamers’ are on the rise | Newzoo & MPL
Newzoo and Mobile Premier League (MPL) released a report this week about paid competitive games (PCG). According to the report, this new subsection of...
UK relaxes anti-competition concerns on Microsoft-Activision deal
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has published its updated provisional findings in the case of Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The new findings...
Hadean raises $5M for metaverse infrastructure solutions
Hadean announced today that it has raised an addition $5 million in funding for the build-out of its metaverse infrastructure solution. The new funding...
Amazon Luna expands to U.K., Germany and Canada
Amazon announced today it’s expanding its cloud gaming service, Luna, to three new countries. It’s now available in the United Kingdom, Germany and Canada....
Valve announces Counter-Strike 2 as a free upgrade
Valve officially revealed Counter-Strike 2, the sequel/upgrade to its popular esports first-person shooter, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. It brings the original game to the Source...
Xbox Game Pass closes March with Infinite Guitars
Xbox has revealed which games are coming to Game Pass in the final days of March. It’s an unusually light month, as the platform...