Category - Industry News

Gearbox Entertainment Joins the Embracer...

The Gearbox Entertainment Company and Embracer Group announced today that they successfully closed on their up to $1.3 billion merger agreement. Embracer and Gearbox announced in February of 2021 their intention to merge. With this, Gearbox...

Summer Game Fest Announced for 2021

It’s official: Summer Game Fest, an industry-wide all-digital celebration of video games, will return in June, and once again include Day of the Devs: Summer Game Fest Edition. Following successful digital events in 2020, the showcase will once...

THQ Nordic Unveils Ashborne Games

Today THQ Nordic announces the incorporation of its newest studio, Ashborne Games, based in Brno, Czech Republic, and takes a briefly looks into its roots as a developer. The studio unites different skill sets and experiences across several...

SXSW 2021 Gaming Award Winners Announced

South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals has announced the winners for the eighth annual SXSW Gaming Awards, recognizing the most creative and influential titles, teams and individuals in the industry. This season crowned winners in...

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...