Unity lays off 600 staff members, prepares to close half of its offices
Unity announced today that it’s having its third round of layoffs, with this one affecting 600 staff members. It’s also reducing its number of...
Team Liquid opens 13-story Alienware Training Facility in Brazil
Team Liquid is opening its next Alienware Training Facility in São Paulo, Brazil. The 13-story, nearly 33,300 square-foot facility will serve the team’s players...
UK regulator blocks Microsoft’s $68.7B acquisition of Activision Blizzard
The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) regulatory agency voted to block Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The CMA said it...
Microsoft reports Xbox revenues are sluggish in Q3
Microsoft released its financial earnings report for Q3 of fiscal year 2023 today. The report includes details about the fortunes of its different departments,...
Public game company stock prices rise in Q1 but acquisitions fall | Drake Star
Stock prices rose for publicly traded game companies in the first quarter and could help revive a weak acquisition market, according to a report...
How Virtuos sees the broad landscape of gaming | Gilles Langourieux interview
Virtuos has carved out a big business since 2004 as a company that handles outsourced game development for both developers and publishers. With more...
Swaarm launches advanced privacy suite for user acquisition
If you’ve watched mobile gaming in the past couple of years, you’ll have noticed that privacy and targeted advertising don’t go well together. But...
Young generations consume a ‘tapestry’ of games and other media | Deloitte
The way younger generations are consuming media is changing, as evidenced by the rise of user-generated content in games, watching shows on the run,...
XSET acquires women’s gaming org Queens Gaming Collective
Gaming lifestyle organization XSET has acquired Queens Gaming Collective to further its goals of promoting inclusivity and diversity in gaming. XSET and Queens are...
It is time for the game industry to lead on environmental, social, governance
During the week of GDC, the UN announced the need for global cooperation to avoid global catastrophe. Ever since working in consumer tech in...
