Microsoft is buying Activision Blizzard
In an earth-shattering deal, Microsoft announced today that it has agreed to buy Activision Blizzard. According to Bloomberg, that deal is valued at about...
Animoca Brands raises $358.8M at $5B valuation for NFT games and open metaverse
Animoca Brands has raised a new round of funding — the fourth time since May — and this time the company has scooped up...
Take-Two stock down in wake of Zynga purchase, Zelnick not bothered
Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick appeared on CNBC to talk about his company’s stock following the $12.7 billion Zynga acquisition. Take-Two purchased Zynga at a...
Report: Activision Blizzard shed 37 employees during misconduct scandal
The Wall Street Journal released today a new report on the situation at Activision Blizzard. According to this report, the company has either fired...
United Esports and Dfinity Foundation create $10M blockchain game dev contest
Esports media and marketing firm United Esports and the Dfinity Foundation, the developers of the Internet Computer blockchain protocol, have created a blockchain game...
Ubisoft partners with Gamestream on game streaming tech
French video game giant Ubisoft has partnered with Gamestream on game streaming technology. Gamestream specializes in white-label cloud gaming solutions, meaning it makes its...
CES 2022 attendance fell 73% to 45K from 2020 numbers. Was it worth it?
CES 2022‘s attendance numbers were battered by the Omicron variant of COVID, with numbers hitting 45,000 attendees and 2,300 exhibitors. The numbers are down...
Newzoo predicts what gaming trends to watch in 2022
Newzoo today released its report on game trends to watch this year. Among others, we can likely anticipate a stacked calendar, more hype for...
Shiro Games shares details on Dune Spice Wars
Dune Spice Wars is a real-time strategy game with 4X elements based on Frank Herbert’s Dune universe. Shiro Games disclosed some more features about...
You can buy Final Fantasy XIV again starting January 25
Since the launch of its Endwalker expansion in December, Final Fantasy XIV has been popular. In fact, it’s been too popular. So many players...
