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Superdata founder Joost van Dreunen sees dark days ahead for the game industry
If you'd like to remain optimistic about the future of the video game industry, you may not like what Superdata founder Joost van Dreunen...
Perfect World Entertainment confirms Steam China deal
Earlier this year, we reported on the surprise announcement that Perfect World Entertainment was in talks with Valve to bring Steam into China. It's...
Lost Ark is rumored to start Chinese beta testing soon
The mess that has been the Chinese game industry shutdown is affecting every corner of the world, but it's not really a shock that...
Saga of Lucimia’s creative director debates the merits of MMO business models
The debate over MMO business models is constantly ongoing: There are those who swear by monthly subscriptions, those who prefer strictly free-to-play, and those...
Activision draws heat over ignoring accessibility requirements as its stock continues tumbling
It's safe to say that Activision Blizzard took a bit of a drubbing after BlizzCon (you could read all about it on your cell...
Cliff Bleszinski states he’s never making another game
If you had been hoping to see what Cliff Bleszinski (Cliffy B to those who don't like typing out surnames) was going to do...
Analysts say Diablo Immortal will bring financial success despite fan outrage
Arguably the biggest thing to come out of BlizzCon 2018 was the sheer amount of unadulterated rage solicited by the announcement of Blizzard's upcoming...
Bungie contradicts Activision disappointment in Destiny 2: Forsaken
Players certainly seem to have been happy with Destiny 2: Forsaken, which many players have cited as a similar update in nature to the...
NCsoft Q3 2018: NCsoft sales continue downward slide while online PC sales trend up
Slides may be fun when you're a kid, but they're not something you want to see when you're a multinational games corporation that's operating...
Tencent is pulling back its marketing budget in response to China’s ongoing game freeze
Tencent has not been weathering the Chinese game block very well. Sure, the company has been doing its best, but a 28% stock drop...
Square-Enix pulls three mobile titles from Belgium over lockbox rules
Everyone's reacting to the lockbox laws in Belgium in different ways, but Square-Enix has apparently decided that it's easiest to just peace out of...
Electronic Arts is working on Project Atlas, its new cloud-based game development platform
A couple of days ago, Electronic Arts CTO Ken Moss published a blog post announcing Project Atlas, a cloud-based game development platform that aims...
Original LOTRO and DDO creator Turbine Entertainment changes its name to WB Games Boston
As the Fourth Age begins, Turbine Entertainment retreats into the east where it will continue to be diminished. The studio that formerly brought us...
Take-Two seems to have strong-armed a British tech site over Red Dead Redemption 2 leaks
According to recent reports from Variety, Kotaku, and Gamasutra, British technology website TrustedReviews has pulled a February article that published leaked information about Rockstar...
Red Dead Redemption 2 posts a record-breaking weekend while possibly sneaking in a crunch reference
It's hardly a surprise that Red Dead Redemption 2 is a successful game, but let's just quantify that by noting that the game is...
Red Dead Redemption 2 may be heading to PC in 2019
If your platform of choice is PC, you may be wondering when you will be able to redeem all of your red deads in...
Epic Games is suing still more Fortnite cheat creators
Looks like we've got another entry in the seemingly perpetual saga of game developers vs. cheat creators, as Epic Games is suing a pair...
Here’s how Overwatch’s Pink Mercy charity donations help fight breast cancer
It seems fitting to have used Overwatch's Mercy as the face of a charity for a medical cause, which happened earlier this year with...
Heroes of the Storm director Alan Dabiri is moving on to other things in Blizzard
It's time for a shifting of the guard within Heroes of the Storm's development staff, as game director Alan Dabiri announced that he is...
Rockstar boasts of 100-hour work weeks on Red Dead Redemption 2
If you're looking forward to Red Dead Redemption 2, we can hardly blame you as it seems like half of the civilized world is...
