Category - Industry News

Zynga Acquires Echtra Games

Zynga Inc. (Nasdaq: ZNGA), a global leader in interactive entertainment, today announced that it has acquired Echtra Games, a cross-platform game studio composed of a development team whose core members have previously shaped the world of...

Konami Launches New Online Store

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today unveiled a new online commerce store – Official Konami Shop. Developed in conjunction with Los Angeles-based creative agency WAYPOINT, the site has now soft launched and features a huge variety of...

Blizzard Unveils 30th Anniversary Gear

Toast to 30 years of Blizzard and the first-ever BlizzConline with tons of new merch launching February 19 on the Blizzard Gear Store! Read on to find out more about some of the exciting new loot dropping soon. 30th Anniversary Collection...

Turtle Beach Acquires Neat Microphones

Leading gaming accessory company Turtle Beach Corporation (Nasdaq: HEAR) today announced the acquisition of Neat Microphones. Neat creates, manufactures, and sells high-quality digital USB and analog microphones that embrace cutting-edge...

G.I. Sportz Inc Restructures and Sells to...

G.I. Sportz Inc., a global leader in the manufacturing of high-quality paintball products, today announced the completion of a restructuring process that has culminated in its sale to Kore Outdoor Inc. (“Kore”). Kore is a newly established...

THQ Nordic Acquires The Guild 3 Dev Purple...

THQ Nordic today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Vienna-based studio Purple Lamp, effectively making it a 100% subsidiary of THQ Nordic GmbH. The studio worked on titles such as “SpongeBob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini...

The Game Awards 2020 Nominees Announced

The Game Awards, the video game industry’s biggest annual year-end celebration, today announced its 2020 nominees with The Last Of Us Part II, Hades and Ghost of Tsushima leading nominations. Highlighting the games from the past year that truly...

Air Force Gaming eSports Debuted Under the...

Today, Air Force Gaming (AFG) makes its official debut under the Air Force Services Center. AFG is focused on supporting the Department of the Air Force’s resiliency and retention efforts through the creation of a global esports program that...