Rec Room hits 75M lifetime users and $1M in creator payouts for Q1
The social virtual world Rec Room has amassed 75 million lifetime users since 2016, and it paid out more than $1 million for creators...
Days Gone creator forms Liithos studio to make Ashfall Web 3 game
PlayStation veteran Michael Mumbauer and Days Gone creative director John Garvin have teamed up to create a triple-A gaming studio called Liithos. They are...
Sonic Origins review — way past cool
I grew up on the original Sonic games. I liked them then. I like them now. I’ve also enjoyed them in the various collections...
Mythical Games’ Blankos Block Party will debut on Epic Games Store
Mythical Games announced that its flagship game Blankos Block Party, a title that uses non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to authenticate digital items, will debut on...
Valve updated Team Fortress 2, but didn’t fix the bot issue
Team Fortress 2 is kind of ancient, at least in internet time. Valve’s irreverent shooter is almost 15 years old, and despite the fact...
DX Gameworks becomes first console/PC games publisher in Brazil
The newly formed DX Gameworks announced it’s launching as the first video game publisher in Brazil that focuses on PC and console titles. DX...
Cloud platform Oorbit partners with music metaverse firm Pixelynx
Pixelynx has invested in and partnered with interactive cloud platform Oorbit to create a cloud-based streaming metaverse for music and entertainment fans. The two...
World of Warcraft: Dragonflight is launching this year
Blizzard announced today that World of Warcraft’s next expansion, Dragonflight, is coming out later this year. This is something of a surprise. The last...
Fall Guys debuts free-to-play model with Xbox and Switch launch
Fall Guys launches today on several new platforms as part of its new free-to-play update. The game is now available on Xbox consoles, Nintendo...
Square Enix invests in cloud gaming platform Blacknut
Square Enix made a strategic investment in Paris-based cloud gaming platform firm Blacknut. The investment will support ongoing research and development for Blacknut to...