So the DICE Awards, the video game industry’s Oscar equivalent held last night. A number of games took home trophies, including those from Hazelight Studios It takes two, which won its second Game of the Year award – but that wasn’t the biggest news of the night. No, people were waiting to find out what ...
image: Smilegate / Kotaku Breakout PC Action MMORPG Lost Ark was first released in South Korea in 2019. It was finally released in the US and Europe earlier this month. It has quickly become one of the most popular games in Steam history. with over 1.3 million active players last weekend. It is currently the ...
photo: Brian But (Getty Images) On November 16, 2021, a report was released claiming that Activision CEO Bobby Kotick was well aware of the harassment at his company. It has also been alleged that he himself abused women both inside and outside of work. Now, new documents reveal Xbox CEO Phil Spencer called Kotick three ...
photo: Kevin Dietsch (Getty Images) The Wall Street Journal is reporting thatfollowing the company’s recent sale to Microsoft, efforts to pursue Activision Blizzard—and its embattled CEO Bobby Kotick—have escalated at both the state and federal level. The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, whose initial investigation kicked off this entire thing last yearhave now ...
DJ Khaled (left) to Bobby Kotick (right), probably: “Another one.”photo: Bryan Bedder (Getty Images) Yes, you read that right. CNBC recently uncovered that Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick established not one but two secret companies through which he donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to political campaigns. The two companies, 807080A LLC and Norgate LLC, ...
Members of Nagoshi Studio, posing for the camera and not working on a smartphone puzzle game. image: NetEase anus leaving SegaToshihiro Nagoshi set up a new Tokyo studio called Nagoshi Studio. Earlier this year, owners NetEase Games described the wholly-owned subsidiary, stating it “develops high-end titles for worldwide release, with a primary focus on the ...
image: IGDA The International Game Developers Association has been an outspoken critic of the culture at companies like Ubisoft and Activision Blizzard that has led to so many lawsuits, departures and firings over the last few years. Yet a report today by GI.Biz says that the group has failed to act on its own internal ...
Screenshot: Activision Activision Blizzard, a publisher under a government investigation revolving around sexual harassment at the company, allegedly stopped a Call of Duty personality from leading her own team within a tournament held by her own organization. The reason? She’s claiming that the publisher was uncomfortable with her “oversexual tweets.” Kalei Renay is a member ...
Yep, that’s the Nintendo logo.photo: BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP (Getty Images) while Xbox other Sony are entering an acquisition arms race, Nintendo isn’t so eager to snap up a slew of game studios. IAt a recent investors’ meeting, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa was asked about acquiring game companies—a timely question for sure. “Our brand was built upon ...
image: Activision Blizzard Raven’s QA workers winning the right to unionize was a short-lived victory; in the days since returning from their strike Activision has announced plans to split everyone up, and then reveal a larger strategy that’s aimed at crushing this movement before it’s allowed to take hold. Anyone still operating under the delusion ...
Geralt of Sanctuary
