ESA report suggests gaming reduces stress, anxiety across the world
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) published a report this week detailing the benefits gamers report around the world. The Power of Play 2023 Global...
Merge Mansion hits 50M downloads, Metacore expands to Berlin
Merge Mansion developer Metacore announced this year that it is expanding following its signature game hitting new heights of success. The mobile game perhaps...
Former Ubisoft employees arrested in sexual harassment case
Five former Ubisoft employees have reportedly been arrested after a lengthy investigation by French police into allegations of sexual assault and harassment at the...
Sad Cat raises $5M for retro action-platformer Replaced
Sad Cat Studios announced today that it has raised $5 million in funding, an investment in the studio that it plans to put towards...
Fortnite adds IARC age ratings to first- and third-party content
Epic Games and the International Age Rating Coalition (IARC) are partnering to add age ratings to all Fortnite content. These ratings will apply to...
Epic lays off about 900 people, divests Bandcamp and SuperAwesome
Epic Games announced today that it is laying off 16% of its staff, or 830 people. It’s also divesting recent purchase Bandcamp and spinning...
PlayStation head Jim Ryan steps down in March 2024
Sony announced today that Jim Ryan, head of Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) and PlayStation, is retiring in March 2024. He has worked for Sony...
Epic files U.S. Supreme Court appeal in Apple antitrust case
Epic has filed a Writ of Certiorari asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a lower court’s ruling on its antitrust case against Apple....
SAG-AFTRA members overwhelmingly authorize video game strike
SAG-AFTRA members overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike on the Interactive Media Agreement (IMA) that covers members’ work on video games. Of the 34,687 ballots...
Calm down, the Xbox leaks aren’t that big of a deal | Kaser Focus
Microsoft this week leaked — apparently by complete accident — several confidential documents used in its case against the FTC. The unredacted documents provide...