Gaming will lead us to the metaverse
When CEO Mark Zuckerberg changed Facebook’s name to Meta and committed to the metaverse, he said that gaming would lead the way. That’s an...
Activision Blizzard reorganizes Raven tester department that voted for union
Activision Blizzard game-testing workers in Wisconsin are expected to file for a union with the National Labor Relations Board. In the meantime, the company...
Microsoft’s Halo: Infinite crosses 20M players
Microsoft said that its Halo: Infinite video game has crossed more than 20 million players, making it the biggest Halo game in the franchise’s...
Achieving inclusive game design
It’s readily apparent that ‘inclusive game design’ is a broad goal for the industry. Ask anybody making games, and it’s possible to receive wildly...
This should be the death of NFTs
In 2008, the economy collapsed. This is the prologue to both our current reality and to Line Goes Up — The Problem with NFTs,...
Blizzard announces a new survival game not based on its existing franchises
Blizzard announced today that it is working on a new title, a survival game. It’s a new IP, not based on any of Blizzard’s...
Randy Pitchford: Games as a hobby trumps games as a service
Randy Pitchford started Gearbox back in 1999, and since that time, the company’s games such as the Borderlands series have sold more than 100...
Kidas raises money from Overwolf to protect young gamers from cyberbullies
Overwolf, the platform for building in-game apps and mods, has invested in Kidas, the creators of the ProtectMe anti-cyberbullying and predator protection software for...
Star Wars: Battlefront 3 isn’t happening as EA silos Star Wars at Respawn
Lucasfilm’s Star Wars deal with Electronic Arts isn’t what it once was, but it is not totally fizzling out. Battlefield developer DICE will not...
Obsess: 70% of consumers who visit virtual stores have made purchases
A study showed that 70% of consumers who have visited a virtual store have made a purchase, according to a survey by Obsess. The...