The Justice Department has taken Activision Blizzard to court, alleging the publisher’s esports leagues may have underpaid their workers/players through an exploitative “competitive balance tax.” This mini Sega arcade cabinet full of retro games would make a great gift The tax signed by both Activision and every team in theirs years ago call of Duty ...
We’ve known since January 2023 that Square Enix’s live service superhero RPG failed Marvel’s Avengers his life support would be pulled on the 30th of September. At this point, developer Crystal Dynamics announced that all cosmetics will “be made available free of charge for all players” once the game’s latest update is available. Well, the ...
photo: Kevin Diech (Getty Images) As we near the finish line in the month-long battle over Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard, things are getting tense. Governments get involvedstrange Promises are made and the people at the heart of it all – like Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision –sound like they’re starting to feel the strain. ...
The controversy about Dark and darkeran MMO accused of stealing not only assets but also employees from Korean publisher Nexon escalated over the weekend when the game was removed from Steam. As we have already reported, Dark and darker– a fantasy MMO that was allegedly Going into Early Access April – is being developed by ...
Picture: Let me solo her / FromSoftware The player known as Let Me Solo Her has become an icon in the Elder Ring community in the year since the launch of FromSoftware’s action role-playing game. It started when he used the game’s online co-op features to help a player fight Malenia, one of the game’s ...
photo: Alex Wang (Getty Images) Over a year after it was first announced, Microsoft’s $69 billion deal with Activision Blizzard is under scrutiny from regulators. It still seems to be creeps towards its unstoppable endbut things get very messy and incredibly silly in the process. The latest stunt? Activision’s chief communications officer accused Sony Interactive ...
Ironmace’s Dark and Darker concept artillustration: iron mace The offices of Ironmace, a development studio in the Korean city of Seongnam, were raided by police earlier this week after allegations that the company’s upcoming game, the MMO, was in play Dark and darkernot only stole assets of the publishing giant Nexon, but also the employees ...
screenshot: Square Enix / Luminous Productions Yesterday, Luminous Productions, the developers behind the rocking fantasy parkour game The prophesied, announced that it will no longer exist as a separate game studio. On May 1st, Luminous will be merged back into its parent company, Square Enix. Continue reading: The prophesied: The my city review Luminous Productions ...
photo: Bloomberg (Getty Images) The Communications Workers of America (CWA) today filed charges against publisher Activision—a company with a long track record of alleged anti-unionism– Allegation that the publisher violated several labor laws in connection with the firing of two QA testers. The fees refer to those of Activision The recent decision to force workers ...
Picture: Bandai Namco For a long time, Sega’s grand arcades were a mainstay of the Akihabara skyline and some of the main draws for anyone who strolled the streets of Tokyo with games. Unfortunately in 2020 they either closed or rebranded to Gigopart of Sega’s broader withdrawal from the arcade business, and for some time ...
