A non-profit tech agency Nesta, together with the R&D center InGame, has challenged game developers to submit ideas for virtual healthy neighborhoods.…

Marcus Lehto, former Bungie creative director, has joined EA and will be launching a new studio in Seattle, WA.…

Jagex announced that it has partnered with Games by Malcs studio to develop Melvor Idle, set to release in November of 2021.…

Jeff Strain, the co-founder of ArenaNet, has been joined by industry veterans in creating the new studio, Possibility Space.…

Sledgehammer Games has opened a new studio location in Guildford, England.…

The new anti-cheat system developed internally by Activision will launch first for Call of Duty: Warzone players in the Pacific.…

The Consumer Technology Association is projecting that the global audience for esports will hit 519 million people in 2024.…

Jagex is bringing attention to World Mental Health Day on October 10^th with in-game events and a charity bundle.…

Coming on the heels of the successful launch of their new MMO, New World, Amazon’s CEO anticipates that games could become Amazon’s largest entertainment business, outpacing their music and video content.…

Sony has purchased Bluepoint Games, the studio responsible for remastering God of War and Shadow of the Colossus.…

Nintendo announces that Christ Pratt will voice Mario in the upcoming Super Mario Bros animated movie.…

UK media outlet MCV/Develop hosted their IRL Awards night in London.…

Misfits Gaming Group, owner of three esports teams in League of Legends, Overwatch, and Call of Duty leagues, acquires new investment money of $35 million.…

As of today, PS5 and Xbox Series X consoles are available in-person at selected Best Buy stores.…

Destiny 2 developer, Bungie, is releasing a digital fashion magazine, Threads of Light, to celebrate players’ creative sense of style.…

Former HR senior vice president for The Walt Disney Company Julie Hodges has been hired by Blizzard as their Chief People Officer.…

Publisher Digital Bros is set to open a new studio for game development, Nesting Games…

Riot Games names Erin Wayne, former Twitch creator, as their first Global Head of Player Community.…

Itch.io raises $27,000 in funds for relief organizations supporting the recovery efforts in Louisiana after Hurricane Ida.…

Willy Shih, professor of management practice at Harvard Business School, sits down with The Verge’s Nilay Patel of Decoder to deep dive into the complexities of the global chip shortage…

Riot has announced that their League of Legends’ World Championships will be hosted in Reykjavik, Iceland.…

The 2021 Gamescom event reached 13 million viewers over the course of last week’s online show.…

PUBG creator Brendan Greene has founded a new independent studio, PlayerUnknown Productions, based in Amsterdam.…

New mid-year info, published by Kickstarter, shows an increase in the submission of game projects over the same period last year…

League of Legends developer Riot Games is adding Ashley Maidy as head of global consumer products.…

Market intelligence firm Newzoo is projecting that cloud gaming will have 24 million paid users by the end of the year.…

Gamescom gaming expo in Cologne, Germany, is being held as a virtual event this year.…

Gearbox Entertainment, the Texas-based developer of the Borderlands franchise, is opening a second Quebec studio in Montreal.…

Former Codemasters CFO, Rashid Varachia, has joined RuneScape developer Jagex.…

The Sweden-based game studio Box Dragon has announced a new post-apocalyptic game IP through publishing partner Coffee Stain.…

The NPD Group has reported increasing US game spending for July, finding consumer spending up 10% year-over-year.…

AAA developers from Typhoon have regrouped to set up their own independent studio, Raccoon Logic.…

Gamescon 2021, Germany’s annual video game expo, goes virtual this year with a Microsoft Xbox live stream kick-off.…

Guitarist Robin Finck of Nine Inch Nails, and Cory Davis, former Spec Ops: The Line creative director, have created a new developer studio, Eyes Out.…

PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series consoles spurred a 4% increase in sales in the EMEAA games markets.…

UK company, Belong is set to open its first gaming arena in the US this month just outside Houston, Texas.…

After a year of working remotely, EA studios has successfully overcome production logistics to launch 13 new games and over 400 updates for current titles.…

Celebrating 20 years of Xbox, Krispy Kreme launches the Xbox doughnut in their stores in the UK and Ireland.…

Consumer Technology Association reports over 50% of US households currently own a gaming console.…

Taylor Kurosaki and Jacob Minkoff, formerly from Infinity Ward and Naughty Dog, join a handful of other veteran game developers to launch the independent development studio That’s No Moon.…

Runescape developer Jagex has announced a new free-to-play sci-fi adventure game, Space Punks, coming in Early Access exclusively to the Epic Games Store on July 14^th.…

After Epic’s antitrust suit was officially linked to a multi-state lawsuit against Google’s Play Store policies, Epic files an update to its suit against Google.…

The Game Developers Choice Awards named Supergiant’s Hades the 2021 Game of the Year.…

Ubisoft wins a lawsuit against the group selling software used to carry out the DDoS attacks on several multiplayer games, including Rainbow Six: Siege.…

During a lawsuit between Epic Games and Apple in Australia, the judge ordered a three-month temporary stay while court proceedings between the two companies continue in the United States.…

Google is reducing its Stadia games sales cuts and reducing its revenue shares for developers on Google Play Store.…

With a full-release slated for late 2021, Amazon’s Lumberyard game engine is going open-source.…

Rockstar’s parent company, Take-Two, announced in February 2020 that Rockstar Games’ co-founder, Dan Houser, was leaving the company after an extended break.…

At the halfway point of 2021, acquisitions, public offerings, and investments in the games industry have nearly doubled the amount for the full year of 2020.…

After a 26-year partnership, the Finnish developer, Housemarque, has officially been acquired by Sony.…

Casey Hudson, former BioWare general manager, launches Humanoid Studios, an “independent video game company built to unleash the creative freedom of developers, bringing innovation and artistry to players through an all-new IP.”…

PlayStation Studios has acquired the company Nixxes Software, a developer known for PC ports and optimizations.…

Windows’ 11 new OS will include gaming features for automatic upgrades to the game’s lighting and color to HDR.…

Microsoft lays the groundwork to expand cloud-based gaming.…

Expectations are high for the future of the Indian gaming market.…

David Polfeldt, Ubisoft Massive managing director, moves into “a new strategic role” with the publisher.…

Facebook will be starting tests of in-app ads in its Oculus virtual reality ecosystem.…

GamesIndustry Staff has rounded up the biggest headlines from the E3 game announcements with an extensive list of new games and updates for beloved classics titles.…

Dave Anthony and Jason Blundel, two veterans from Call of Duty, announce their new venture during the Summer Games Fest Kickoff show.…

Almost 200,000 game consoles sold in the UK during May, with PlayStation 5 in the lead.…

A new report from analyst firm, GlobalData, estimates the future worth of the mobile gaming market at $272 billion by 2030 due to a few positive factors, such as the continued increase in streaming and esports support.…

Palia is an upcoming game with a rather interesting pitch…

Nintendo announces plans to open a museum dedicated to its history In Uji, Japan…

As a surprise for the game’s 1st Anniversary, Valorant Developer Riot announces a new mobile version of the game.…

Charlie Guillemont, son of Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemont, resigns from the company.…

As part of their earnings report, Zynga announces their acquisition of Chartboost.…

Ex-developers from studio People Can Fly create a new studio, Gruby Entertainment.…

Outriders reached 3.5 million unique players in its first month, rendering the title as one of Square Enix’s next major franchises.…

Roblox, a massive platform for people to make and play games, executed a series of changes to shift towards an experience-sharing platform rather than a game.…

Take-Two released their full-year financial results, posting record numbers.…

This year, E3 will broadcast on the official website and app, which will offer virtual booths, hosted events, video conferences, avatar creation: all with free registration.…

The Epic V. Apple suit is now in full swing.…

Konami released its full-year financial report; its digital entertainment division once again leads the company’s revenue.…

The Australian Government unveils its Digital Economic Strategy, which includes a tax break for game studios.…

E3 2021 runs June 12-15^th, with the content being free to access thanks to the ESA’s global media partners.…

Newzoo released their estimates for the Gaming Industry, projecting about $175.8 billion in revenue in 2021.…

According to a new Accenture survey, socially responsible causes are desirable to most gamers.…

EA closed a $2.1 billion deal with Glu Mobile.…

Consumer spending on games grew 30% in Q1 2021 across all gaming categories.…

Microsoft modifies its revenue model to increase developers’ cut on sales.…

Xsolla announced their acquisition of Slemma today.…

Epic Games adds more third-party apps to its store platform this week, including Itch.io.…

Microsoft no longer requires users to have a subscription to Xbox Live Gold to play free-to-play games.…

Italy saw a record spending in the video game market last year, with over €2 billion.…

The industry-tracking NPD group published their findings for March recently, showing the 13^th month in a row of increased US spending in the gaming industry.…

Capcom announces that the beloved extra game mode, The Mercenaries, is returning in the upcoming Resident Evil Village.…

Despite the recent Bloomberg Japan story, Square Enix said that there had been no offers or mentions of deals sent to them, and there is no interest to sell the studio at this time…

The new rumors about a new PS5 exclusive, Abandoned, are incorrect.…

The council for American-Islamic relations calls upon the platform holders to refrain from distributing or selling Six Days in Fallujah.…

Hall mentions having unfinished business with the survival genre while showcasing his new project, Icarus.…

Atari had split the company into two: one focusing on gaming and another on the blockchain.…

Overwatch’s experimental mode has helped developers test tweaks and changes before fully committing to them.…

Phil Spencer is celebrating his seventh anniversary as head of Xbox.…

Kickstarter Vice President and community head, Luke Crane, is leaving the company after the launch and cancelation of an RPG project on the platform.…

CD Projekt Red announces they will acquire Canada-based studio Digital Scapes, their development partner for Cyberpunk 2077.…

Discord is currently exploring options for its sale, estimating a value of more than $10 billion.…

Warchief Gaming Studio was found by two former Blizzard executives, Christ Metzen and Mike Gilmartin.…

Most, if not every modern electronic device utilizes semiconductor chips as a core component.…

Nvidia effectively doubles its cloud streaming service’s price with the introduction of the new Priority membership of $99.99/year, making it their most expensive option.…

Embracer group is gearing up to acquire more studios, raising more than $890 million.…

Super Nintendo World is now open at Universal Studios park in Osaka, Japan.…

Gen Con, the United States’ longest-running tabletop convention, is going live and in-person again this September.…

Reports now say the Video Game Industry worldwide was worth $159Bil in 2020, a notable 9% annual increase.…

Square Enix is launching a recurring online event, titled Square Enix Presents, that showcases news, updates, and new games they are involved in.…

Leaders from Microsoft’s Xbox and Bethesda Softworks teams meet this week in a Livestream to publicly discuss the companies’ new relationship after Microsoft acquired ZeniMax media.…

Another patch addressing Warzone Season Two bugs and issues is live.…

AMD announced their newest graphics card, the RX 6700 XT, this week.…

Genshin Impact proves its business model incredibly successful.…

Hidden Path Entertainment announces its involvement in developing an AAA, third-person, open-world fantasy game set in the D&D universe.…

The increased use of Smartphones and tablets for gaming fuels growth in the digital gaming market, expected to grow 20% in the next 10 years.…

Overwatch is getting some exciting updates to the game, as additional details came out during BlizzCon 2021.…

Sony and Microsoft, among others, have joined together seeking help from administration as they ran out of semiconductor components necessary to complete PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X consoles.…

While Diablo 4 will not be coming out in 2021, BlizzConline revealed some new details about what to expect.…

While Blizzard Entertainment prepares for their virtual Blizzcon replacement, their press site briefs players on The Burning Crusade expansion.…

Sea of Thieves is doing well, with January 2021 being the game’s biggest month in terms of player activity.…

With the launch of Season 2 for Warzone, changes arrive including new areas to explore. In…

In Valorant’s new game mode, Escalation, players’ weapons and abilities decrease throughout the course of the game with the ultimate goal of attaining the highest kill score using the least powerful weapons.…

Square Enix is partnering with Epic Games to bring the Kingdom hearts series to PC.…

Update 9.0.5 for World of Warcraft should be launching around March time-frame.…

Six Days in Fallujah, a controversial shooter set in the Iraq War, is finally set to release.…

Blizzard released the schedule for this year’s online-only BlizzCon.…

Valorant gets another change likely to upset players.…

Overwatch is once again celebrating Chinese New Year, this year being the year of the Ox.…

The Swedish company, Embracer Group, recently purchased American developer Gearbox Software in a sale valued at around $1.3 Million.…

We are few months into season one for Cold War, and Treyarch brings out a mid-season content update.…

The White House is monitoring the recently volatile stock price of GameStop.…

A hotfix for Cyberpunk 2077 rolled out this Thursday to correct a game-breaking bug introduced by last Friday’s patch 1.1.…

Hitman 3, at first glance, seems to be no different from the other entries in the series.…

Sea of Thieves’ new battle pass schedule goes live on January 28^th.…

Capcom’s first premier of Resident Evil Village gameplay gave a glimpse at the direct sequel to Biohazard.…

For World of Warcraft players, the name Calia Menethil has grown familiar.…

Data miners found references to the game’s upcoming multiplayer.…

Epic Games teases the next crossover characters for Fortnite with a tag line of “a ruthless machine and a protector of the future.”…

Activision Blizzard announced that their holiday charity campaign was very successful with more than 8,000 employees collecting over $1.6Mil in donations to charities.…

Ubisoft announced their partnership with Lucasfilm Games on a new Star Wars game following the end of EA’s exclusivity deal.…

Black Ops Cold War Zombies’ first DLC map is right around the corner.…

Ghost Recon has a history of crossing over with various Ubisoft titles, and the next update to Breakpoint brings operators from Rainbow Six Siege.…

In its most recent funding round, Roblox has raised $520 million.…

Over the past few weeks, Warzone’s arsenal has distinct favorites among players.…

Fortnite’s Holiday event brought back the X-4 Stormwing planes, and despite the event ending, some of the planes still sit around the map.…

Bethesda is looking to make some quality-of-life improvements to Fallout 76 to kick of the new year.…

Season 1 for CoD Cold War started this week, bringing new game modes, cosmetics, battle pass and more.…

Fortnite has a new game mode, and not a uniquely new idea for one either.…

Less than a day after the new season for Warzone launched, players find a game-breaking glitch with the attack helicopter.…

Technical issues with the launch of Cyberpunk 2077 dealt a significant blow to CD Projekt Red’s stock value.…

Cyberpunk 2077 has officially launched.…

Destiny 2’s annual holiday event, The Dawning, is upon us once more.…

Developer 343 Industries confirms that Halo Infinite is expected to release Fall of 2021.…

RowdyRogan, a 6-year-old Call of Duty player, has grown very popular in the last year…

Pre-order owners of Madden NFL 21 can download the game a day early but can only play using offline mode.…

Rare announces a battle pass system coming to Sea of Thieves in 2021 with season one starting in January.…

To keep game play more interesting, Blizzard had to curtail some of the toys and abilities accumulated in the game over the years.…

Fortnite Season 5 has started, and the Zero Point has been exposed.…

The MP5 SMG has absolutely dominated in Cold War’s multiplayer during its first week.…

Hitman developer IO Interactive announces Project 007, a new James Bond game that tells the British Secret Service operative’s origin.…

World of Warcraft, having originally launched in 2004, has years of history and content under its belt, and as such, can easily seem like a daunting task for new players.…

The remake of Demon Souls is a wonderful experience and a remarkable showpiece for the PlayStation 5.…

Epic Games and Disney are teaming up again for a marketing deal. During this promotion, any player who spends real money in Fortnite, including purchasing V-Bucks, will receive a 2-month subscription offer to Disney Plus.…

Spider Man: Miles Morales feels like a continuation to The City That Never Sleeps, complete with the option to watch a re-cap on Miles’ character from the 2018 game and its DLC.…

World of Warcraft fans are excited about the inclusion of a new World Boss.…

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla takes aspects from numerous earlier games in the series and improves the new open-world style.…

World of Warcraft is celebrating its 16^th birthday this month.…

Baldur’s Gate 3 is a messy and buggy game at the moment.…

Borderlands 3 is getting new content with season 2.…

Apex Legends’ newest Legend is no surprise for the community, though we now have both gameplay and arrival date for Horizon.…

Ubisoft announced that two major upcoming releases are delayed until next year.…

Sea of Thieves’ new update, Fate of the Damned, changes some of the game’s atmosphere and lore.…

Rainbow Six Siege has a new holiday event for Halloween 2020.…

WoW Shadowlands was scheduled to release on October 27^th but got delayed until November 23^rd.…

Blizzard’s card game, Hearthstone, is receiving a new expansion soon. Titled…

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla comes out in less than a month.…

This year’s Fortnite Halloween event is titled Fortnitemares 2020: Midas’ Revenge and brings haunts back to Fortnite island.…

The next expansion to World of Warcraft focuses on fixing and rebuilding old features such as leveling rework and revamped character customization features that now allow for substantially more options.…

The pre-patch for Shadowlands is here, despite the expansion itself being delayed with no clear release date.…

The term “Free-to-Play” probably calls a specific kind of game to mind, mobile games, micro-transaction heavy games, time-wasters, etc.…

Overwatch’s annual Halloween event has returned for three weeks this October, bringing new cosmetic items and the return of Junkenstein’s revenge.…

Phantasmaphobia is a new co-op game that puts players in a haunted setting to hunt the spirits dwelling within.…

The newest upcoming Call of Duty game, Black ops Cold War, will see the return of the fan-favorite Zombies mode.…

Valorant patch 1.09 brings a nerf to Operator along with some weapon tweaks and changes to other Agents.…

Developer Respawn announced that cross-play is coming out next week alongside a new event.…

Season 6 for Modern Warfare is now live, coming out with a series of changes along with a future content teaser.…

The newest upcoming Call of Duty game, Black ops Cold War, will see the return of the fan-favorite Zombies mode.…

Valorant patch 1.09 brings a nerf to Operator along with some weapon tweaks and changes to other Agents.…

Season 6 for Modern Warfare is now live, coming out with a series of changes along with a future content teaser.…

Many people have struggled to pre-order the Xbox Series X due to the confusion caused by the similarity of Xbox One X and Xbox Series X console names.…

Blizzard Entertainment co-founder, Mike Morhaime, has started a new game company, called Dreamhaven, along with two new studios, Moonshot and Secret Door.…

Recently, Blizzard announced BlizzConline, their formal replacement for BlizzCon 2020, airing on February 19th, 2021.…

During the September PlayStation 5 showcase, Raven Software shared an extended look at the campaign for the upcoming Call of Duty.…

AMD has shown off the new RX6000 graphics card series ahead of October 28th.…

With the PlayStation 5 reveal event and information streams, Sony kept a price point and release date for their new system a secret.…

With the new generation of tech, Sony brings their next generation of PlayStation and their next generation of pricing.…

The new multiplayer trailer for Call of Duty: Black ops Cold War has arrived and features many interesting concepts.…

Operation Shadow Legacy is the newest seasonal update for Rainbow Six Siege.…

Ubisoft announced Gods and Monsters back in 2019; now, the game returns with a new name, Immortals Fenyx Rising.…

Microsoft unveiled the next generation of Xbox at E3 back in 2019, and this year they confirmed a secondary version of the new console would release alongside the main title November 10th.…

343 has confirmed that cross-play will be a part of the future update to Halo: The Master Chief Collection.…

Epic Games has added a new feature to Marvel Island in Fortnite, Panther’s Prowl.…

The second installment for World of Warcraft: Afterlife is an animated short series promoting the upcoming Shadowlands expansion.…

After spending some time in Marvel’s Avengers, one of the most common perceptions is that too much of the beta’s focus is on the opening sequence.…

Fall Guys has only been out for a few weeks, but it’s already solidified itself as the most downloaded game ever on PS Plus.…

There are many kinds of elves in the universe of World of Warcraft, two of which serve as the main races players can choose for their character and the other two as the allied races that can be unlocked.…

A new mode in Call of Duty Warzone, titled Know Your History, serves as an official announcement for the upcoming Black Ops installment…

The next season for Fortnite chapter 2, Nexus War, has launched hosting a new battle pass and a Marvel theme.…

Ardenweald, one of the new zones for the Shadowlands and home to the Night Fae, one of the covenants players can join.…

A teaser for the new Call of Duty has finally arrived, promising a world-wide reveal next week.…

As the European equivalent to E3, Gamescon is one of the industries’ most prominent events.…

Automated turrets are always one of the most controversial parts of multiplayer shooters; whether they are too strong or too weak, they are usually a point of contention among players.…

A recent patch in RDO has caused the entire map world to destabilize and become unplayable for many console players, so terribly, that Rockstar has decided to roll the game back to an earlier version before the patch.…

Infinity Ward tweeted Thursday that it was working on an “express fix” to an interesting bug in Call of Duty: Warzone.…

Fortnite developer Epic Games announced a permanent price cut on V-bucks, the games’ real-money currency.…

The next generation of Xbox will release in less than three months, with the upcoming PlayStation coming not long after.…

We know that the upcoming Avengers game is going to have a strong single-player campaign with new RPG elements.…

We know very little about the next Call of Duty besides that it is in development.…

The next season for Modern Warfare and Warzone has arrived.…

Overwatch’s annual summer games have started and will run from August 4^th to August 26^th.…

Valorant’s latest agent, Killjoy, has been revealed.…

After initial teasing back in 2018, Halo Infinite has finally come to the foreground for Xbox.…

After years of speculation on another Fable game, Microsoft has announced that Playground Games will be developing the next installment for Xbox Series X and Windows 10.…

With the July 29^th update to Sea of Thieves, titled Ashen Winds, players can take on the new Ashen Lords and equip various new cosmetics and items.…

Bioware’s long-running MMO has made its way to Steam.…

Fortnite’s latest patch has launched, introducing changes to the Battle Royale.…

Infinity Ward is releasing teasers about Modern Warfare and Warzone, and although light on details, the information may include a possible release date.…

Valorant’s latest patch has dropped, and Riot is still trying to make Viper a viable character.…

Season 5 of Apex Legends has brought a large amount of story to the world.…

The next expansion for Hearthstone is bringing us back to a familiar place in World of Warcraft’s history, Scholomance.…

Overwatch’s latest event, titled Sigma’s Maestro Challenge, is running from July 14^th to 27^th.…

Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla feels like a real open-world game.…

The creators of Westward have partnered with Amazon to create a live-action TV series based on the Fallout series.…

Blizzard has announced a series of new content for World of Warcraft via Livestream.…

The third part of the Original Halo trilogy will be available on PC on July 14^th.…

Riot has announced a new line of skins for Valorant.…

The Last of Us II has seen huge success in sales already, and developers have announced they have no plans to follow up with any story DLC.…

Even though Valorant launched a few weeks ago, developers are looking forward to developing the game.…

Call of Duty: Warzone just got another patch, and this one is bringing nerfs to some of the most popular weapons in the game, along with the usual tweaks.…

Rainbow Six Siege is introducing a new feature for ranked/competitive play in the latest seasonal update, match cancelation.…

Respawn is officially bringing Apex Legends to Switch this fall.…

One month after Fornite premiered a trailer for the upcoming film Tenet, from Christopher Nolan, players will be able to watch a full-length feature in-game from the same director.…

Borderlands 3’s third campaign expansion releases June 25.…

Nvidia’s latest driver update adds support for Microsoft’s DirectX 12 Ultimate and the latest GPU scheduling feature on Windows 10.…

Rare’s sandbox pirate game, Sea of Thieves, has a new update.…

Rainbow Six Siege’s next season is now live.…

Blizzard has been running a “Felfire Festival” in Hearthstone this summer.…

Although at launch the game only had standard mode and spike rush mode, Riot announced that the ranked game mode would launch sometime next week.…

No Man’s Sky is all about exploration.…

Blizzard is removing Hero pools from Overwatch’s competitive play modes.…

The next season of content for Call of Duty Modern Warfare and Warzone has launched.…

Sony’s PS5 reveal event showcased the technical aspects of the upcoming console, but wouldn’t be complete without showing the physical device.…

Sony has now postponed the reveal event indefinitely, stating that they would like “more important voices” heard over them.…

Summer 2020 promises to be an unusually busy time this year…

Infinity Ward has announced that they are pushing back the launch dates for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Season 4 and Call of Duty: Mobile Season 7.…

Developer Riot Games have shown off their first post-launch character for their new team shooter Valorant, named Reyna.…

When Minecraft first released, it was a fantastic new concept for games, with its early access style and open-ended gameplay.…