Category - Industry News

Summer Games Done Quick 2022 Schedule...

Games Done Quick has announced its schedule for its annual summer speedrunning marathon, Summer Games Done Quick 2022. This will be the first time a GDQ event returns in-person since Awesome Games Done Quick 2020, and will be held June 26-July...

ESL Gaming is Back With Intel Extreme...

Intel® Extreme Masters (IEM) returns to the North American continent! June 3-5, 2022, fans are invited to enter the arena of the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center during DreamHack Dallas to cheer on the world’s best Counter-Strike:...

The Game Awards and Summer Game Fest Live...

IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX) today announced that starting this summer, the cinematic thrill of the world’s biggest and best video games are set to arrive in IMAX theaters for the first time when Summer Game Fest Live!, the game industry’s mid...

Aspyr Media Acquires Beamdog Prior to...

Today Aspyr Media, a wholly owned subsidiary of Embracer’s Saber Interactive operative group, has entered into an agreement to acquire the video game studio Beamdog. Best known for bringing beloved Dungeons & Dragons role-playing games like...

D&D Beyond Acquired by HASBRO –...

Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) today announced that it is acquiring D&D Beyond, the leading digital toolset and game companion for the Company’s groundbreaking fantasy franchise, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, from Fandom. Fandom, the world’s largest...

QuakeCon 2022 to be Digital Only Event

This year’s QuakeCon will once again be a digital-only event, August 18-20, 2022. Like you, we’re disappointed to not return to Dallas this year. An event of this size requires months of planning, and in this case, we had to make...

6th Annual USC Games Expo Announced

Today, North America’s No. 1 collegiate game design program USC Games announced their 6th annual USC Games Expo with support from long-term partner Jam City, a leading international game developer behind some of the world’s highest...