European Games BizDev Gathering seeks to keep deals and money flowing during pandemic
With big gaming events getting delayed or canceled, Hendrik Lesser decided to do an online event targeted at business development professionals in the European...
Google Play launches Change the Game Design Challenge for students
Google Play has announced its Change the Game Design Challenge for students to submit ideas for original mobile games. Aude Gandon, global brand director...
Apex Legends leads leave Respawn to form triple-A Gravity Well studio
Apex Legends executive producer Drew McCoy and lead programmer Jon “Slothy” Shiring have a new studio. The pair have left Respawn Entertainment after 10...
Ubisoft announces ‘E3-style showcase’ for July 12
Ubisoft announced today that it will host a digital event on July 12: Ubisoft Forward. The publisher is calling the show an “E3-style showcase.”...
David Brevik and Bill Wang open game publisher Skystone
Gaming industry vets David Brevik and Bill Wang have started a new publishing studio, Skystone, that seeks to mentor young developers. The company is...
Drone Racing League launches flight simulator competition on NBC
Today the Drone Racing League announced the launch of the DRL SIM Racing Cup, a competition that takes place entirely inside the DRL SIM...
Electronic Arts shifts playbook for all-digital esports events
Like everyone else in esports, Electronic Arts has been forced to pivot to digital events because of the coronavirus. While esports companies have had to...
Origin PC launches EVO17-S gaming laptop with 240Hz display
Origin PC continues to launch products for gamers and enterprise workers who are sheltering at home, showing off its new EVO17-S gaming laptop and...
Retroit brings spectators into street-driving mayhem
Black Block‘s Retroit street-driving game is like being behind the wheel in Grand Theft Auto from an overhead view, with one big twist: People...
Activision’s Sledgehammer Games bounces back with a multi-city hiring spree
Sledgehammer Games is one of Activision‘s major game development studios, producing games such as Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare and Call of Duty: WWII....