Activision Blizzard appoints Kristen Hines as new diversity boss
Activision Blizzard announced that it has appointed Kristen Hines as its chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer. Hines joins the company on April 25....
Epic Games raises $2B in funding from Sony and Kirkbi
Epic Games announced a $2 billion round of funding, which it would put towards its growth and that of the metaverse. The round included...
Kaser Focus: The return of Max, Lara, and Guybrush
I don’t know what was in the air this week, but the games industry decided to announced the return of several iconic gaming characters....
Community Gaming raises $16M to expand its platform and reward system
Community Gaming announced that it has raised $16 million in its latest round of funding. It plans to use this funding to expand its...
Avatar Dimension reveals a mobile version of its capture studio
Avatar Dimension has announced it is launching a mobile, transportable version of its volumetric Microsoft Mixed Reality Capture Studio. It can now be moved...
Activision Blizzard converts QA testers to full-time with pay raises
Activision Blizzard announced it is converting all of its U.S.-based temporary quality assurance (QA) workers — about 1,100 people — into full-time employees. It...
Legendary Play raises $4M for esports-themed mobile games for fans
Legendary Play announced it has secured $4 million in funding for its latest project: A series of mobile games for esports fans. It has...
Rockstar and Remedy are remaking the first two Max Payne games
Rockstar Games and Remedy Entertainment announced today they are collaborating on remakes of the first two Max Payne titles. Those companies acted as the...
Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands review: Bunkers, badasses, Borderlands again
Booting up Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, I found myself wondering why it’s not called Bunkers & Badasses. That’s the name of the in-universe game that...
Gaming agency Loaded raises $20M in funding, promotes new CEO
Gaming firm Loaded, which represents several streamers and content creators, announced it has raised $20 million in funding for its new expansion. As part...