Why Anita Sarkeesian started the Game and Online Harassment Hotline
The video game industry exploded this summer with the #MeToo movement and allegations of sexual harassment and abuse. It added another layer of hardship...
The AR/VR ecosystem — Are we there yet?
Digi-Capital’s virtual and augmented reality forecast is for global revenue to grow from over $13 billion this year to more than $67 billion by...
Ubisoft posts strong quarter while addressing harassment scandals
Ubisoft posted its financial results for the first quarter of financial year 2020-2021, showing year-over-year growth in just about everything (undoubtedly helped by the...
How Thatgamecompany uses data to build long-term relationships with players
How Games Make Money is back with another episode. This time, Thatgamecompany director of online experience Tim Nixon joins host Jeff Grubb to talk...
Game investments in Q2 2020: Fewer deals, but bigger value at $7.8 billion
The number of game investments and acquisitions in the second quarter of 2020 declined from the first quarter, but the value of the deals...
Microsoft’s partnership with Facebook Gaming could mean future VR support for Xbox
Earlier this week Microsoft revealed it was shutting down the Mixer streaming platform and partnering with Facebook Gaming instead. Could this potentially mean big things...
PlayStation pulls ads from Facebook and Instagram for boycott
Facebook and Instagram users won’t see any official PlayStation content in their feeds this July. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) revealed it is halting all...
Ubisoft CEO promises company-wide overhaul after sexual misconduct reports
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot told employees in an internal letter sent on Friday that the company will overhaul how it handles employee complaints in...
Cyberpunk 2077 adds more ray-tracing features for RTX graphics cards
Cyberpunk 2077 is getting some more features that support Nvidia RTX graphics cards. Nvidia and developer CD Projekt Red confirmed today that the game...
Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla creative director steps down amid sexual misconduct allegations
Ashraf Ismail is stepping down as creative director on Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla. This comes after multiple people alleged that Ismail lied about being married...