Sony Santa Monica vet David Hewitt becomes Monolith’s new studio head
Warner Bros. Games announced today that David Hewitt is the new studio head and vice president at Monolith Productions. Hewitt last served as director...
Ubisoft vet Alexandre Parizeau joins Amazon Games’ Montreal studio
Amazon Games announced today that Alexandre Parizeau will lead development at the company’s new Montreal studio. He’ll be overseeing the creation of a new...
Battlefield 2042 gets delayed to November 19
One of the biggest games of the fall is getting a delay. Publisher Electronic Arts and developer DICE announced today that they are pushing...
Shawn Layden interview — How diversity can save gaming as it faces labor shortages
Shawn Layden had a long career at Sony, and now he gets to offer advice to companies like Streamline Media Group as they navigate...
Activision Blizzard hires Disney and Delta execs to be more inclusive and grow revenue
Activision Blizzard hired a couple of executives today including a former Disney human resource executive as its chief people officer. That hire comes after...
Steam Deck’s killer app just launched on the Steam store
The Steam Deck won’t launch until late this holiday season, but the handheld gaming PC may already have its killer application. While Nintendo is...
1047 Games raises $100M at $1.5B valuation after 13M Splitgate downloads
1047 Games announced today raised $100 million at a $1.5 billion valuation after getting 13 million downloads for the Portal-like Splitgate. That’s an amazing...
Immutable raises $60M for NFT games platform on Ethereum
Immutable has raised $60 million for its platform that uses nonfungible tokens (NFTs) to help monetize games. The Sydney, Australia-based Immutable created a platform...
Humankind is August’s best-selling PC game
Humankind is one of my favorite games of 2021 so far, one I’ve been waiting for since its announcement in 2019 at Gamescom. Turns...
August 2021 NPD: Ghost of Tsushima returns to dominate August game sales
Gaming fans in the United States spent $4.37 billion on their hobby in August, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. That is up...