Halo boss says tech companies must own their ethical responsibilities
The social implications of AR, VR, and online communities are important to consider. In a roundtable conservation as part of Microsoft’s Alumni Network YouTube...
Niantic raises $300M at $9B valuation as it guns for the real-world metaverse
Pokémon Go maker Niantic has raised $30o million from investor Coatue at a $9 billion valuation as it aims to build the real-world metaverse....
Michael Moorcock’s Elric of Melniboné will get its first narrative action game
It’s been 60 years since the publication of Michael Moorcock’s novel Elric of Melniboné, which became the foundation for a legendary dark fantasy series....
Netflix hires Amir Rahimi as VP of game studios
Netflix has hired Scopely’s Amir Rahimi as vice president of game studios. Rahimi, who was previously president of games at mobile game publisher Scopely,...
Halo studio boss reveals the 3 pillars of why Xbox is thriving
Microsoft’s Xbox gaming division is finishing the year strong. Unlike the 2020 holidays, the company isn’t only relying on new hardware to carry its...
Peter Moore is still angry about Sony “FUDing” the Dreamcast
Sega hasn’t had a home console in two decades — yet some executives are still having trouble letting it go. In a roundtable conservation...
Rogue Games aims for 4X growth in 2022 with more bat-s**t-crazy games
Rogue Games has some big plans to grow with bat-sh*t-crazy games. The quirky game publisher company recently announced a series of efforts to launch...
App Annie: Consumers downloaded 14.3B games in Q3, including 3.6B hypercasual games
Consumers downloaded 14.3 billion games in the third quarter, including 3.6 billion hypercasual games, according to mobile data and analytics provider App Annie. That...
Riot Games will bring League of Legends World Championship to SF
Riot Games said the League of Legends World Championship will take place in-person in 2022 in San Francisco at the Chase Center where the...
Riot Games’ John Needham talks about the future of esports
This week Riot Games promoted John Needham to the president of esports as it doubled down on its investments in esports titles like League of...