The DeanBeat: The FOMO over the decline of triple-A games is unwarranted
“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit...
The best way to launch a new game intellectual property
Creating sequels or updates for live-operation games makes a lot of money for game companies. But over time, the revenues can trail off, and...
Six Days in Fallujah is coming to PC and consoles in 2021
Six Days in Fallujah was so controversial when Konami first proposed it that the developers abandoned it. Now the video game capturing the experience...
2015’s biggest news stories: breakups, court rulings, and a somber goodbye
Here are some of the biggest news stories to come out of the video game industry in 2015.
Ex-Halo creators want Golem to be a flagship game for PlayStation VR
Golem is the brainchild of Highwire Games, a Seattle startup from video game industry veterans who hope to create one of the flagship games...
O’Donnell attorney blasts Bungie for betraying its founding composer
The legal battle between composer Marty O’Donnell and Bungie, the game studio that made Destiny and Halo, took a huge personal toll and tore...
O’Donnell case is a window into Activision-Bungie creative-freedom dispute
Tension between creative freedom and business is often the norm with publishers and developers. In the alliance between publishing giant Activision and famed development studio Bungie over...
Arbitrator’s ruling in case of music composer Marty O’Donnell v. Destiny developer Bungie
Here’s a copy of the ruling in the case of Marty O’Donnell, the former composer of music for games such as Halo and Destiny,...
Ex-Bungie composer Marty O’Donnell wins epic legal fight with former bosses
Marty O’Donnell, the composer who created the music for the Halo and Destiny video games, has won his case in a legal battle with his...
Arbitrator orders Bungie to give fired music chief Marty O'Donnell his stock back (exclusive)
Court arbitrator sides with O'Donnell, ordering Bungie to return his founders' shares.