Washington, DC – March 11, 2013 – The U.S. video game industry today announced a new national public education campaign to educate American parents further about the tools and information available so they can manage the entertainment choices...
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34BigThings Leaves Embracer Group and Goes Independent
The following is the official statement from the 34BigThings team on the new ownership structure of the studio, with original...
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THQ Nordic Digital Showcase 2026 Announced
THQ Nordic’s Digital Showcase 2026 is just around the corner, and this year’s event is set to deliver a packed lineup of fresh...
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iBUYPOWER Masters FML 2026 Ticket Sales Starts July 26th
Leading system integrator iBUYPOWER and Erik “fl0m” Flom, a popular streamer and Counter-Strike player, announced...
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28 Games Later Horror Showcase for October 1
Insider Gaming today announced 28 Games Later, a new digital showcase dedicated to upcoming and recently released horror and...
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Ubisoft+ Free Trial From June 18-23
Ubisoft+ Premium is offering a free trial from June 18-23 via the Ubisoft Store, Ubisoft Connect and Blacknut. During the free...
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AGOURA HILLS, Calif. — THQ Inc. (OTC: THQIQ) today announced that it will sell certain of its remaining intellectual properties (IP) via a Court-supervised sale process. Last month, THQ sold the majority of its studios and games in...
Looks like we have more bad news for lots of people working in the video game industry today as, according to an article at Polygon, Electronic Arts has begun laying off an unspecified number of staff at EA Los Angeles and EA Montreal. The news...
Looks like the new owner of IGN Entertainment, Ziff Davis, is shutting down long-time gaming websites, 1UP, UGO, and GameSpy. According to a news post at Polygon, the company has also laid off a number of staff members over at IGN. The Editor...
You can check out the live stream of SONY’s PlayStation event today at 3:00 PM Pacific Time. Live Stream
After hearing news that Gas Powered Games Chris Taylor had put the company’s Project Awakened on hold, today we have found out that the game developer has been acquired by World of Tanks behemoth, Wargaming.net! More details below in the...
Berlin, January 29, 2013 — Wargaming, the leading free-to-play massively multiplayer online (MMO) developer and publisher behind the award-winning World of Tanks, today announced its acquisition of Chicago-based Day 1 Studios for $20 million...
THQ’s official Facebook page put up a heartfelt goodbye post earlier which caught my eye. I just wanted to pass on our thanks to THQ for all the great gaming experiences over the years and we hope everyone who lost their positions finds...
Looks like the U.S. Bankruptcy Court has approved the plan to sell-off studios which make up the now-bankrupt, gaming super-publisher, THQ. THQ’s various studios have been auctioned to various other video game developers and publishers, a...
Update #1: We now have the dollar amounts that the various studios and IPs are being sold for: SEGA is buying Relic for $26.7 million dollars Koch Media is purchasing Volition for $22.3 million and METRO for $5.8 million Ubisoft is buying THQ...