Disney invests $1.5B in Fortnite maker Epic Games to build a persistent game universe
Disney is investing $1.5 billion for an equity stake in Fortnite and Unreal Engine maker Epic Games as part of a broader partnership to...
U.S. video game spending stagnated in 2023, totaling $57.2B
U.S. consumers spent $57.2 billion on video games in 2023 according to a new report from the Entertainment Software Association and Circana. This figure...
IDGA launches Incubation SIG to boost nascent game development
The International Game Developers Association (IDGA) announced today that it’s initiating a new Incubation Special Interest Group (SIG). Its mission? To give a boost...
Sky Mavis partners with GMonsters and Mixi to launch Fight League on Ronin
Axie Infinity developer Sky Mavis announced today that it’s partnering with Japanese games company GMonsters to launch new Fight League games on the Ronin...
Bazooka Tango schedules 10-day playtest to preview Shardbound Web3 game
Bazooka Tango has launched a 10-day playtest to preview its Shardbound blockchain game in partnership with Immutable games. Bazooka Tango is an indie game...
Atlas raises $4.5M research grant for 3D GenAI and 3D asset creation
Atlas has raised $4.5 million from the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) to build 3D generative AI and 3D asset creation tools. Vienna-based Atlas...
Kyndryl teams up with Google Cloud on responsible generative AI
Kyndryl unveiled an extended collaboration with Google Cloud to spearhead the development of responsible generative AI solutions across industries. Since their initial partnership in...
Space Nation Online’s roadmap spells out 2024 launch for Web3 universe
Space Nation plans to launch its Space Nation Online massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) in 2024, and it has laid out a roadmap...
Is Final Fantasy VII Rebirth worth playing without nostalgia?
Square Enix is back with another installment in the iconic Final Fantasy franchise. Following 2020’s Final Fantasy VII Remake, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is...
Vampire: The Masquerade — Justice comes to PC before Bloodlines 2
Fast Travel Games announced that Vampire: The Masquerade — Justice launches on SteamVR today. Players on PC can try out the stealth RPG, which...