Introducing A JRPG-Style Prayer Altar For Your Dead, Gaming-Loving Relatives
In Japan, butsudan (仏壇) are small shrines found in Buddhist temples and homes. Typical butsudan can be ornate with gold leaf orContinue Reading
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Ubisoft Execs: Fans Don’t Get What A Digital Secondary Market Can Bring
Ubisoft executives Nicolas Pouard and Didier Genevois recently sat down for an interview with Finder‘s Chris Stead. During this conversation,Continue Reading
Weekly News #185: New Blizzard Game, $1.5B Saudi ESL FACEIT Acquisition, Kotaku PC Gamer Rumors, Lame Guild HQ, Spyke $55M Seed, Netflix Ambitions
In the latest weekly news and podcast after-show (sponsored by YouGov), we discuss Blizzard developing a new survival game, SonyContinue Reading
Report: Bobby Kotick Wanted To Buy Kotaku And PC Gamer
According to a recent report from The Wall Street Journal, Bobby Kotick was interested in buying video game publications, namelyContinue Reading
Riot Employees Would Receive 25% Of Their Annual Salary If They Quit Right Now
Riot Games’ CEO Nicolo Laurent outlined the organization’s new five-year plan in a lengthy January 11th blog post. In thisContinue Reading
14,000 Companies Go Out Of Business Due To China’s Freeze On Gaming Licenses
China’s freeze on granting video game licenses has extended into 2022. According to South China Morning Post, the National PressContinue Reading
Could Gordon Ramsay Be Lining Up A Collaboration With Twitch?
Gordon Ramsay is making headlines in the world of gaming. This comes after the world-famous celebrity chef asked a contestantContinue Reading
The Joker Reveals He Is An Avid RPG Gamer In New Ads
A recent twin set of advertisements for the idle figurine RPG Figure Fantasy feature Batman’s The Joker revealed that heContinue Reading
Ubisoft: We Understand Where NFT Hate Comes From
Ubisoft’s recent attempt to enter the world of NFT gaming was met with outrage and hostility, forcing the company toContinue Reading
Bauhutte Has Developed A Hand Massager For Gamers
Bauhutte is at it again. The company that famously produced a gaming bed and a mattress for gamers has introducedContinue Reading
UK Begins Crackdown On In-Game Ads And Microtransactions
The United Kingdom’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the self-regulatory agency of the advertising industry in the UK, has released newContinue Reading
Vodeo Games Forms First Video Game Union In The Country
Developers at indie studio Vodeo Games announced that they have unionized. Management at the studio is voluntarily recognizing the newlyContinue Reading
Gary Bowser Agrees To $10M Settlement With Nintendo
Gary “GaryOPA” Bowser recently plead guilty to federal piracy charges in a lawsuit by Nintendo back in October. Now, theContinue Reading
Don’t Expect Exclusive Games On The Steam Deck
Valve recently confirmed that it will not be encouraging the release of exclusive games for the Steam Deck. On theContinue Reading
Quantic Dream Reportedly Developing New “Star Wars” Game
According to DualShockers and Kotaku, Quantic Dream is planning on launching a new Star Wars game. At this time, bothContinue Reading
Razer Collaborates With “Hello Kitty”
The peripheral company Razer recently unveiled a collaboration with Hello Kitty. As a result, the two entities have joined forcesContinue Reading
Australian Video Games Industry To Get Its Own Union
Game Workers Unite Australia (GWUA), a group that had previously been solely an advisory and support organization, just announced thatContinue Reading
The National Legal And Policy Center Wants Bobby Kotick Removed From Coca-Cola’s Board
The National Legal and Policy Center, a right-wing organization that “promotes ethics in public life,” has written to Coca-Cola CEOContinue Reading
NetEase Games Acquires Grasshopper Manufacture
On October 22nd, NetEase Games announced it had acquired the developer Grasshopper Manufacture from GungHo Online Entertainment. An equity transferContinue Reading
Pokemon Executives Working On Expanding The Reach Of Games
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Pokemon Shining Pearl were recently released worldwide for the Nintendo Switch on November 19th. While theContinue Reading
Square Enix All-In On NFTs And Blockchain Gaming
According to a recent report from New Economy, Square Enix is interested in expanding its blockchain and NFT business. ThisContinue Reading
“Forza Horizon 5” To Feature Sign Language Interpreters
Forza Horizon 5 is setting new standards by featuring on-screen sign language interpreters, a first-of-its-kind feature in the AAA gamingContinue Reading
“Metal Gear Solid” Disappearing From Stores Over Historical Footage Licensing
Konami announced that both Metal Gear Solid 2 and Metal Gear Solid 3 are being taken down from online shop-frontsContinue Reading
Blizzard Cancels Blizzcon 2022
Blizzard Entertainment recently announced the company canceled its flagship annual event Blizzcon 2022, which was scheduled to take place thisContinue Reading
Valve’s Rating System Shows Which Games Can And Can’t Be Played On Steam Deck
The soon-to-be-released Steam Deck, coming out this December, will allow PC gamers to take all their favorite titles on theContinue Reading
“Epic Hero Battles” Deletes Twitter Account After Accusations Of Stealing Artwork
The blockchain-based game Epic Hero Battles recently deleted its Twitter account. This move came after the organization was accused ofContinue Reading
Amazon Does Not Allow You To Name Your “New World” Character Jeff Bezos
Amazon’s brand new MMO game New World was officially launched worldwide on September 28th. One of the rules created forContinue Reading
Balenciaga Latest Company To Collab With “Fortnite”
On September 20th, the luxury fashion brand Balenciaga announced it had teamed up with Epic Games’ hit title Fortnite. ThisContinue Reading