Iconic Arts raises $3.1M to create original properties for games and Hollywood
Iconic Arts, a new Los Angeles transmedia entertainment studio, has raised $3.1 million to create original properties for games and Hollywood. And it will...
Overwolf acquires NitroPay in 8-figure deal to boost ad tech offering
Gaming add-on management platform and UGC content marketplace Overwolf has acquired gaming ad tech provider NitroPay in an 8-figure deal. With this acquisition, Overwolf...
EA misses targets and offers weak forecasts for annual bookings (updated)
Video game publisher Electronic Arts forecasted full-year bookings for the coming year that fell below Wall Street’s expectations. The company’s forecast fell short of...
Xbox shuts down Tango Gameworks, Arkane Austin, two more studios
Microsoft is shutting down several studios, including Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks and Alpha Dog Games. It’s also folding Roundhouse Studios into ZeniMax Studios Online....
MIT spin-off Rapid Liquid Print raises $7M for 3D printing
MIT spin-off Rapid Liquid Print has raised $7 million in funding for its novel liquid-based 3D printing technology. Boston-based Rapid Liquid Print was founded...
Mindscape and Aesir Interactive unveil open-world adventure Windstorm
Mindscape and Aesir Interactive unveiled Windstorm: The Legend of Khiimori, an open-world adventure game coming in September. The game will debut on early access...
CCP Games readies tests for blockchain game Project Awakening | Hilmar Veigar Pétursson interview
During 2024, CCP Games will have multiple playtests for Project Awakening, a next-generation blockchain game set with the Eve Online universe. The next tests,...
Nintendo forecasts 19.3% sales drop for fiscal 2025
Even Nintendo has been affected by the slowdown in gaming. The Kyoto, Japan-based company expects sales to fall 19.3% and earnings to fall 38.9%...
Call of Duty Endowment gets $2.5M gift and launches new charity pack
The Call of Duty Endowment announced its largest-ever private donation, a $2.5 million gift from Citadel founder and CEO Kenneth C. Griffin. The Call...
Sony retreats from Helldivers 2 account linking for PSN after fan outrage
Sony tweeted from its PlayStation account that it is retreating from an unpopular decision where it was requiring Helldivers 2 fans to link their...