It looks like the changes keep coming for Square Enix as Io-Interactive has left their umbrella, becoming an independent developer and taking the rights to the Hitman IP with them (after a...
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Nexon and First Strike Games Partner for AAA...
LOS ANGELES – MAY 1, 2017 – NEXON Co., Ltd. (“Nexon”) (3659.TO), a worldwide leader in online games, today announced its wholly owned subsidiary, Nexon America Inc. (“Nexon America”) has...
Valve Announces the End of Steam Greenlight
Looks like Valve has announced that it will be ending its Steam Greenlight system, which was used to get independently-developed games onto the digital distribution platform. Steam...
SAG-AFTRA Video Games Industry Strike
LOS ANGELES (Feb. 2, 2017) – During a major rally today in Los Angeles, SAG-AFTRA members called for the 11 struck video game corporations to end their bargaining standoff. Members contend...
Zenimax Media Buys Escalation Studios
February 1, 2017 (Rockville, MD) – ZeniMax® Media Inc. – parent company to video game publisher Bethesda Softworks – today announced that it has acquired Escalation Studios, located in...
World of Warships 2017 Community Manager Interview
Recently, we got the chance to ask Wargaming.net Community Manager, Chris Stott, some questions about the the release of “dragon boats” in World of Warships we well as some...
Fig Raises $7.84 million in Series A Financing
San Francisco, CA, January 18, 2017 — Loose Tooth Industries Inc. (d/b/a “Fig”), the only crowdfunding platform and publisher that sells SEC-qualified shares tied to individual game...
Fig Releases Top Crowdfunded Videogames Infographic
The folks at game crowdfunding site Fig have released a nifty infographic showing off the top crowdfunded games of 2016. You can read their full blog post for additional details! Check out...
Bigben Interactive Acquires Test Drive Brand
Lesquin (France), December 14th, 2016 – Bigben Interactive has announced the acquisition of the rights to use and develop the TEST DRIVE brand from the Atari group and announces its project...
Annapurna Interactive Announced
(Los Angeles, CA) December 1, 2016 – Annapurna Pictures, the production company behind ZERO DARK THIRTY, HER, and SAUSAGE PARTY, has expanded its operations with the creation of Annapurna...