DreamHack Dallas 2024 grows the event beyond esports
DreamHack, the major esports event, almost doesn’t sound real when you try to describe it to the uninitiated: A darkened convention center where you...
Epic Games pulls out of ‘rent collector’ distribution and will restore Fortnite to iOS in Europe
Epic Games unveiled its new game strategy for mobile game stores yesterday in a move that was driven by new regulation in Europe as...
Look North World raises $2.25M for its Fortnite UGC games and creator label
Look North World, a user-generated content game studio and publisher led by Bungie cofounder Alexander Seropian, has raised $2.5 million. It will use the money...
Bandai Namco and Look North World partner on Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance on Fortnite
Bandai Namco Entertainment America and Look North World are creating a UEFN Island within Fortnite to celebrate the upcoming Netflix anime series Gundam: Requiem...
SAG-AFTRA talent union calls for strike against game companies over AI
SAG-AFTRA, the union representing Hollywood talent, announced it has called for a strike against the big video game publishers. Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, national executive director...
Forge pivots to game marketing with community-led growth tools
Forge, a game rewards and engagement platform, has launched a massive update that pivots the company into loyalty program tools for game developers. It’s...
Forza Motorsport will feature Mobil 1 Legend vs. Leaderboard Rival Event Series
Mobil 1, a maker of high-performance motor oils, is collaborating with Forza Motorsport in which gamers and race fans around the world will be...
World of Warcraft’s 500+ person dev team votes to unionize
The developers behind Blizzard Entertainment’s World of Warcraft have officially voted to unionize. The World of Warcraft Game Makers Guild, or WoWGG, which includes...
Agora Gaming Partners raises $600K to launch publishing and fundraising advisory service
Game industry veterans Pontus Mahler and Jacques Benchetrit have raised $600,000 to launch a publishing and fundraising advisory service for game companies. AGP will...
Updated: Humble Games lays off all employees after failed attempts to sell
According to recent reports, indie publisher Humble Games has laid off its entire team of 36 staffers. While unconfirmed, employees claim that these layoffs...
