Activision Blizzard is once again in the crosshairs of another sexual harassment lawsuit as another female employee files a complaint against one of the studio’s senior staff. The latest complainant is one of eight Jane Doe’s being represented by celebrity attorney Lisa Bloom, each with their own separate lawsuits against various employees of the studio. The accused in this particular [...]
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Riot Games isn’t exactly the first video game company that comes to mind when you think about inclusivity. In fact, it’s even come under fire several times over the past few years for its toxic office culture including a bombshell of an expose that exposed rampant sexual harassment and discrimination within its walls. The company, however, is looking to show [...]
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Google Stadia put up a good fight but it’s about to join Google’s list of deprecated projects when the new year comes around. The platform was the tech giant’s first foray into cloud gaming and was first launched in November 2019. Sadly, it wasn’t able to compete with other cloud gaming services, including the widely-popular Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation [...]
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Genshin Impact, the hit mobile and PC anime gacha RPG from MiHoyo, has earned $3.7 billion on mobile (iOS and Android) since its launch in September 2020. Not too shabby for 2 years ($1.85B / year). That's over $150m a month! To put that number into context, Final Fantasy XIV, one of the most successful PC / Console MMORPGs in [...]
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Theorycraft, a Los Angeles based game developer founded by ex Riot Games, Blizzard, and Valve developers, announced today that they raised $50m in funding in a series B round led by Makers Fund. Theorycraft also revealed their first title codenamed 'Loki' which they describes as: Featuring an expansive cast of unique heroes, Loki is a competitive, team-based game of adventure, [...]
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Last month, PUBG developer Krafton announced that it’s working on an untitled project based on the popular Korean fantasy novels, The Bird that Drinks Tears by Yeongdo Lee. Unfortunately, the announcement was a bit slim on the details although we do get to see
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Microsoft is looking to acquire even more studios even as it works to finalize its $75 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. In an interview with CNBC’s Squawk Asia, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer said that they’re open to acquiring more video game studios to remain competitive with other big-name video game companies like Sony and Tencent, both of which have [...]
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With GTA V turning 10 years old next year, the popular action-adventure franchise’s fans are hungry for news about the next game in the series. While Rockstar Games has officially confirmed that GTA VI is now in development, it’s still keeping things hush hush for the time being. A massive leak, however, has unearthed a ton of information about the [...]
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As Suikoden fans had fervently hoped, Konami has officially announced that it will be reviving the Suikoden franchise after a decade of letting it gather dust on the back shelf. Fans of the classic JRPG won’t be getting a new game though, but remastered versions of both Suikoden 1 and 2 which will be arriving on Steam sometime next year. [...]
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Steam users are being targeted by a clever new browser-in-the-browser phishing scheme disguised as a legitimate Steam message. According to cybersecurity company Group-IB, the scheme specifically targets professional and competitive gamers, sending them fake tournament invites through the platform’s messaging system. Upon clicking the accompanying link, it will redirect you to a professional-looking tournament website where you’ll be asked to [...]
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