Ousted Telltale CEO Kevin Bruner comments on studio’s fate
The cofounder and former chief executive officer of Telltale Games has posted a public statement about the studio’s reported layoffs and potential closure. Kevin...
The Walking Dead game creator Telltale Games lays off most of staff (updated)
The Walking Dead game series creator Telltale Games has laid off a large part of its staff and may be in danger of shutting...
Overwatch retools Torbjörn to make him a better damage-dealer
Blizzard Entertainment promised earlier this year it would rework Torbjörn, Overwatch‘s Swiss mechanic that specializes in building turrets. Torbjörn began to fall off in popularity as...
California Cup will create Overwatch esports rivalry between Northern and Southern California
When the global Overwatch League has its off season, a regional esports rivalry for Blizzard’s Overwatch video game will take over. The Overwatch League’s...
Crytek’s CryEngine update focuses on novice game devs
CryEngine is the other major game-dev toolkit. To continue competing with Unreal and Unity, Crytek has updated it to version 5.5 with 1,000-plus improvements.
Marvel’s Spider-Man webs up God of War by selling 3.3 million copies in 3 days
This topples God of War, another PS4 exclusive, to claim the record for best three day debut a Sony first-party game. That action game came out earlier this year, on April 20.
Red Dead Redemption 2 hands-on — What happened when I accidentally shot a dog in the Wild West
Things were going great in my first preview of Red Dead Redemption 2, the big Wild West game from Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive...
ReadyUp raises $2 million to manage esports teams and help players improve
ReadyUp, a platform for player connection and team management for gaming and esports, has raised $2 million in funding from game-savvy investors.
The Venture Reality Fund: Arcades, games, enterprise, and health care are driving VR forward
The number of venture capital investments is still growing in virtual reality, though not nearly at the pace it was in the past. The Venture...
Rainbow Six: Siege proves that those ‘free weekends’ work
August was a huge month for game sales in the United States. Software spending was up 16 percent year-over-year to $285 million, according to...