Mike Sherlock, COO at Square Enix Europe and America, passes away
Square Enix announced that Mike Sherlock, chief operating officer for Square Enix Europe and America, passed away unexpectedly. The Japan-based company, which makes games...
How Shadow of the Tomb Raider guides players without the white-paint trail
I’ve never designed a 3D world for a video game, but I can imagine that it is frustrating. A company like Tomb Raider developer...
Microsoft brings Xbox One voice control to Amazon Echo speakers and Windows 10 PCs
Microsoft today introduced Xbox voice control with AI assistants Cortana and Alexa. Xbox One control is available in a range of places where you...
AMD marches out new Athlon, Athlon Pro, and Ryzen Pro desktop processors
Advanced Micro Devices is rolling out its latest processors based on the Zen architecture that will attack the low end of rival Intel’s product...
CEO Robin Jung tells why Pearl Abyss bought Eve Online maker
Pearl Abyss, the maker of Black Desert Online, has agreed to buy Eve Online maker CCP for $425 million. The move is a big...
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery launches big Year 5 update
Time flies when you’re having fun in Jam City’s Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery. The mobile game publisher is launching the Year 5 update of...
Eve Online maker CCP Games sells to Black Desert Online’s Pearl Abyss for $425 million
Eve Online maker CCP Games, Iceland’s biggest game studio, has agreed to be acquired by Black Desert Online creator Pearl Abyss of South Korea for...
GameWorks arcades has a new owner: ExWorks Capital
GameWorks Inc. announced today that it has new ownership. The arcade chain is now run by ExWorks Capital. GameWorks has seven locations across the nation,...
IDC expects rebound after VR shipments fell an ‘artificial’ 33.7% in Q2 2018
Despite recording a 33.7 percent drop in worldwide shipments of VR headsets during 2018's second quarter, IDC is forecasting a sunny outlook for future quarters.
Far Cry 4 creative director’s new Typhoon Studios is ‘definitely not doing a battle royale game’
Three EA and Ubisoft veterans started Typhoon Studios in February, and they’re now ready to talk about their first game — sort of. The...