The Public Supports Microsoft Buying Activision-Blizzard
According to a report from the United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority, the public supports Microsoft’s attempted merger with Activision-Blizzard.Continue Reading
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Is Tencent Done With Mobile Gaming?
It sounds like one of the world’s most powerful video game companies could be shifting its focus away from theContinue Reading
A Legal Battle Is Brewing Between Two Gaming Giants
Riot Games has reportedly filed multiple lawsuits against the Chinese video game company NetEase. These suits, which were filed inContinue Reading
Video Game Sales Were Down This Black Friday
While Black Friday is often considered the busiest shopping day of the year, new data shows that wasn’t the caseContinue Reading
Panda Global Dealing With Fallout From Super Smash Bros. Controversy
Panda Global recently announced it had replaced its CEO, Alan Bunney, and delayed the finals for its current Super SmashContinue Reading
Embracer Group Approved For Swedish Market
The Embracer Group recently announced it had been approved for trading on the Nasdaq Stockholm stock exchange. As a result,Continue Reading
Tencent And Moonton Begin Another Legal Battle
Tencent recently had to stand trial in the face of copyright infringement allegations from Moonton Technology. This comes after theContinue Reading
Splatoon 3 Was Japan’s Most Searched Game This Year
Yahoo recently published its 2022 Japan Search Awards list, which analyzes the most searched terms on Yahoo throughout the year.Continue Reading
Does Australia Want To Regulate Loot Boxes?
Australian politician Andrew Wilkie recently introduced a new bill that would provide regulations on loot boxes in video games. ThisContinue Reading
What Was The iPhone Mobile Game Of The Year?
On November 28th, Apple announced the winners of the 2022 App Store Awards. This year, EA’s Apex Legends Mobile tookContinue Reading
CD Projekt Just Had One Of Its Best Quarters EVER!
Polish video game company CD Projekt recently announced the company’s third-quarter financial results for the 2022 fiscal year. This three-monthContinue Reading
NetEase Invests In Gaming Fitness Bike
It was recently announced that NetEase Games had invested in PlayPulse AS, the company behind the PlayPulse One gaming bike.Continue Reading
How Much Money Was Brought In By Gaming During Q3 2022?
Digital Development Management (DDM) recently released its report regarding video game investments made during the third quarter of this year.Continue Reading
Big Changes Coming To Wild Rift Esports
It sounds like the competitive League of Legends: Wild Rift scene is dead in the Western hemisphere. This comes afterContinue Reading
Kabam Lays Off Over 5% Of Its Staff
According to TechCrunch, the mobile gaming company Kabam recently announced it had to lay off 35 people from its workforce.Continue Reading
How Did Krafton Perform During Q3?
Earlier this month, Krafton released its financial results for the third quarter of 2022. This report showed that Krafton continuesContinue Reading
Comparing Two Of The Year’s Biggest Games
Two of the best games of 2022 came out quite recently: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II on October 28thContinue Reading
How Much Of A Dropoff Will We See In The Gaming Market This Year?
A recent Newzoo report shows that the global gaming market will generate $184.4 billion this year, representing a 4.3% declineContinue Reading
How Did Video Games Perform In America Last Month?
The NPD Group recently released a new report highlighting some of the ups and downs that took place within theContinue Reading
Gaming Industry Veteran Launches Second New Studio
On October 25th, gaming industry veteran Jeff Strain announced the public launch of Crop Circle Games, the second studio toContinue Reading
These Video Games Are Up For Grammy Consideration
Over the summer, it was announced that a new category dedicated solely to video games would be introduced at theContinue Reading
Sonic The Hedgehog Crosses A Huge Sales Milestone
We have to give a big congratulations to everybody’s favorite blue hedgehog. According to a recently published report from SegaContinue Reading
China Licensing Issues Returned In October
No new video game licenses were issued in China last month. This breaks a string of 269 approved licenses thatContinue Reading
GAMURS Group Acquires Six Esports And Gaming Publications
On September 29th, GAMURS Group announced it had acquired six high-profile online esports/gaming publications from Enthusiast Gaming: Destructoid, Escapist Magazine,Continue Reading
Bain & Company Is Expecting Big Things From The Gaming Industry
Bain & Company recently released a new report on the state of the gaming space. According to this research, theContinue Reading
Pete Hines Promoted At Bethesda Softworks
Long-time employee Pete Hines was recently promoted to the head of global publishing at Bethesda Softworks. Additionally, Erin Losi, theContinue Reading
Introducing You To Canada’s First Video Game Union
On September 20th, members of Anemone Hug Interactive announced that they had come together to form the first video gameContinue Reading
Commonwealth Games Reversing Esports Decision
After a successful debut at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, organizers are backtracking their decision to make esports a medal event.Continue Reading