In memoriam: Team17 cofounder Martyn Brown and other game devs who died in 2024
Martyn Brown, cofounder of Team17 and a 35-year game industry veteran, has passed away at age 57. Brown started Team17 with Debbie Bestwick and...
Snoopy brings winter fun to Solitaire Grand Harvest
Presented by Playtika As the countdown begins, Peanuts® and Solitaire Grand Harvest are teaming up to deliver a unique New Year’s experience that combines...
Maximum Entertainment divests Merge Games assets to Silver Lining
Maximum Entertainment announced this week that it is divesting some of its assets from its subsidiary, Merge Games. Specifically, it would divest IP rights...
Gamefam closes year of growth with 5 of top 15 branded games on Roblox
Gamefam, a metaverse media company for Gen Z and Alpha communities, said in its second annual report that its branded campaigns on Roblox and...
Nintendo’s Don James will get AIAS lifetime achievement award
The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) announced Don James, a longtime leader and cornerstone of Nintendo of America’s legacy, will be honored...
Linden Lab has spent $1.3B building Second Life and paid $1.1B to creators (updated)
Linden Lab has spent $1.3 billion building the Second Life virtual world, which debuted back in 2003 in the first era of the metaverse....
The future games industry will favor two consoles | DFC Intelligence
The games industry will not only grow in the next few years, but experience shifts in the hardware market, according to DFC Intelligence —...
Pentagon Games will launch a digital world on the Tron Web3 network
Pentagon Games, a Web3 game company making immersive virtual environments, has teamed with the Tron DAO (decentralized autonomous organization) to create a new digital...
Zentry brings Ragnarok Landverse to Ronin Web3 network
Zentry will bring its massively multiplayer online role-playing game Ragnarok Landverse to Sky Mavis‘ Ronin Web3 network. The partnership will combine Zentry’s work in...
Nazara’s Nodwin Gaming acquires AFK Gaming
Nodwin Gaming, a gaming and esports division of India’s Nazara Technologies, has acquired AFK Gaming, a gaming and esports media company. Mumbai-based Nazara owns...