What happens to Microsoft and Activision Blizzard post-FTC?
Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley has issued her ruling in the case of the Federal Trade Commission’s temporary injunction against Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard....
Singularity 6’s cozy game Palia enters PC beta in August
Singularity 6 announced today that Palia, its cozy life sim/fantasy MMO, has both its closed and open betas in early August. More specifically, it’ll...
Niantic sued by former employee for gender discrimination
A former Niantic employee has filed suit against the California-based game studio for allegedly discriminating against its female employees. She accuses Niantic of fostering...
Harmony: The Fall of Reverie is a pretty deconstruction | Kaser Focus
With all the summer gaming excitement, I haven’t had the chance to speak about several of the games I’ve played in the last few...
Naraka: Bladepoint goes free-to-play on July 13
NetEase announced at this week’s Naraka Fest event that its PvP action-adventure game Naraka: Bladepoint is not only going free-to-play but is finally coming...
Street Fighter 6 passes 2M copies sold
Capcom announced today that the recently launched Street Fighter 6 has surpassed two million copies sold within a month of launch. The game launched...
New York Videogame Critics Circle appoints new executive director
The New York Videogame Critics Circle (NYVGCC) announced today that it appointed a new executive director: Ryan O’Callaghan. He’ll work on fundraising and education...
IO Interactive opens new studio in Brighton, UK
IO Interactive, the development studio behind the Hitman series, announced today that it is opening a new studio in Brighton. The new studio has...
Xbox Game Pass nabs Grand Theft Auto V (again) for July wave
Xbox announced the first wave of Game Pass titles for July, and a major (albeit aging) game tops the marquee: Grand Theft Auto V....
Valve raises concerns about legality of AI in game development
Valve has expressed hesitation about allowing games with AI assets onto the Steam store. Several game developers recently came forward saying their games were...