TheXPlace, a jobs site specifically for gaming, launches in closed beta
TheXPlace, a professional community site for gaming professionals to find work, today announced it is launching in closed beta. The site claims to offer...
Epic Games acquires online music platform Bandcamp
Epic Games revealed today it is acquiring Bandcamp, the music platform. Bandcamp will continue to operate as before, though it will use Epic’s resources...
Xbox Game Pass gets Guardians of the Galaxy in March
Xbox today announced the newest additions to Game Pass. The list of games being added for the first half of March includes Marvel’s Guardians...
Offworld Industries receives investment from Tencent
Offworld Industries, the developer behind Squad, Beyond the Wire, and Post Scriptum, today announced it’d received an investment from Tencent. The Chinese company will...
Hiro Capital launches $340M fund for games and metaverse
European venture capital firm Hiro Capital announced today its second fund for games. The fund, called Hiro Capital II totals €300 million (around $340...
Dying Light gets PC crossplay and Epic launch
Techland announced today that the original Dying Light is releasing again. Specifically, it’s debuting on the Epic Games Store. It’s also receiving PC crossplay....
Tencent acquires Polish game developer and publisher 1C Entertainment
1C Entertainment, the Polish studio behind games like King’s Bounty, announced today it has been acquired by Tencent. Tencent will hold the majority stake...
Ukraine’s gaming community responds to outbreak of conflict
In the morning of February 24, 2022, the Russian government began a large-scale military attack on Ukraine. Among the many Ukrainians who are speaking...
GameSquare launches Fourth Frame content creation studio
Major esports company GameSquare announced today it is launching Fourth Frame, a new content creation studio that will produce content for branded partners looking...
Aviron raises $18.5M as it plans to expand its entertainment content
Aviron announced today it has raised $18.5 million in its latest round of funding. It plans to bring more entertainment options, including Netflix, to...