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Fortnite has refunded $72M to gamers so far thanks to ‘dark patterns’ settlements
Last year, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hit Epic Games with a $245M fine as the government body found that the company was...
Tencent removes its Epic Games board inserts after US Justice Department gives it the stinkeye
If this news story were a Discord conversation, the US Justice Department would have posted the Futurama Frye squint animated gif and Tencent would...
Deceive Inc. developer dissolves after hitting a ‘breaking point,’ but the game will stay online for now
We've got some disheartening news for anyone who was enjoying the spy vs. spy team shooter Deceive Inc.: Developer Sweet Bandits announced on its...
UK regulatory body calls for investigation into Apple and Google’s ‘effective duopoly’ of mobile market
Over the past couple of years, the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has been investigating whether Apple and Google have stymied growth and...
Unity’s CEO says he flew around the world to understand why devs didn’t like runtime fees
Last year Unity decided it wanted to manufacture some discord within the games industry in the name of a quick buck when it added...
Dev studio ProbablyMonsters cancels its Battle Barge project and lays off 50 workers
The hits keep on coming in regards to layoffs in the games industry. This time around we're reporting on a layoff of 50 workers...
Riot Games promises that it’s still ‘working hard’ on the Riot MMORPG
Back in March, Riot Games decided that its in-development and unnamed MMORPG would need to reset its design direction and go radio silent for...
SAG-AFTRA union agrees to resume negotiations with game companies, but strikes and picketing continue
Video game voice over artists who are members of the SAG-AFTRA union have been on strike against game companies since July as game studios...
Roblox Corp denies short-seller’s report that it lies to investors and hosts ‘a pedophile hellscape’
The dark clouds that hang over Roblox have been well-documented by us for quite some time, but now there's a damning new report from...
Ubisoft ponders a buyout by Tencent and Guillemot family’s company after second quarter stumbles
It's become clear now that the Star Wars and Assassin's Creed IPs are not as ironclad as they once were for Ubisoft: Following a...
343 Industries rebrands to Halo Studios for ‘new games’ and UE5 switch
What's in a name? Well if you ask Halo fans and mention the name of 343 Industries, you might get a curled lip in...
Epic Games claims to be ‘financially sound’ with new concurrency records for Fortnite and EGS
If anyone was harboring a concern for the financial health of Epic Games, then let the soothing words of some of the company's execs...
Concord devs anticipate layoffs as Sony moves their director to a ‘support role’
The sad story of the team vs. team hero shooter Concord doesn't appear to simply stop at the game being killed after roughly two...
Microsoft inflates its stock price through a $60B buyback of shares in the shadow of 650 layoffs
Corporate America has once again proven itself to be the full mask-off villain it's lampooned as: After a memo found that Microsoft was preparing...
How hyper investment and greed led to the games industry’s ‘GaaSacre’ and downward slump
Hindsight is always 20/20, and no more is that axiom more appropriate than a look back at how the gaming industry got to the...
PlayStation 5 Pro’s $700 price tag fuels debate over PC rigs and console preferences
Last week saw the gaming world get hit with a meteorite when Sony introduced the $700 PlayStation 5 Pro, an upgraded version of the...
SAG-AFTRA union secures AI protections with multiple studios including ARK dev Studio Wildcard
The strike initiated by voice actors in the SAG-AFTRA union this past July is beginning to yield some positive results for voice actors who...
Bungie reportedly fired Marathon’s former director over internal misconduct allegations
Earlier this year, Marathon Director Chris Barrett was replaced by Joe Ziegler as part of a reported leadership shake-up, but as it turns out,...
Steam sets a new all-time concurrency record with 37M players logging into the platform
Let there be no doubt to anyone who plays games on PC of who the 5,000-pound gorilla of the digital storefront world is: Valve's...
Unleashed Games confirms its MMO Haven will be used for additional titles made with generative AI
In the beginning half of the year, we started covering Haven, a developing MMORPG from Unleashed Games that promised gameplay beats familiar to those...
