Respawn opens new location in Madison to support Apex Legends
Respawn Entertainment announced today that it’s opening a new studio location in Madison, Wisconsin. The new location is going to help the developer’s major...
Former Diablo devs launch Gas Giant Games
Two former developers on the Diablo series revealed their new studio today. Called Gas Giant Games, it was founded by Jay Wilson and Julian...
Ninja joins GameSquare as CIO, launches Ninja Labs incubator
GameSquare announced today it has hired Tyler “Ninja” Blevins as its Chief Innovation Officer. Blevins will spearhead the company’s growth opportunities, starting with an...
Scopely names former Activision exec as new SVP of publishing
Scopely announced this week that it has appointed Eric Wood as its new senior vice president of publishing. Wood joins the company after having...
GitHub founder launches Null Games publishing studio
Chris Wanstrath announced today the formation of a new games publishing studio, Null Games. Wanstrath, one of the original co-creators of GitHub, said the...
WoW Classic dev exits Blizzard, protests employee review system
One of the co-lead developers of World of Warcraft Classic has left Blizzard, and a new report from Bloomberg reveals that it’s allegedly over...
Microsoft shutters AltspaceVR amid company-wide layoffs
AltspaceVR is going dark in March as part of parent company Microsoft’s recent restructuring. According to a recent post on its website, the VR-based...
FTC fines Epic Games $520M for violating child privacy laws
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced today it has entered into an agreement with Epic Games for the latter to pay fines amounting to...
Zynga and NaturalMotion launch virtual studio promoting diversity
Zynga and its subsidiary NaturalMotion have partnered to launch a new virtual platform called Access All Areas. The web-based virtual studio is intended to...
Diversity and inclusion are equally important for different reasons
Diversity, equity and inclusion are words that have swiftly come to mean much in the games industry. At GamesBeat Summit Next 2022, a panel...