Bitcraft developer Clockwork Labs has been relatively quiet over the past few months aside from a few dev blogs here and there. The latest news is that the studio has secured $22 million during a Series A funding round led by venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). Roblox founder and CEO David Baszucki also participated as a private investor. Baszucki [...]
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The next few months and possibly years are going to be a busy time for Bethesda Softworks with Starfield slated for release in 2023 and The Elder Scrolls 6 now in pre-production. Executive Producer Todd Howard confirmed in an interview with IGN that the highly-awaited sequel to The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim is now in the very early stages of [...]
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After months of trying to prevent unionization within its ranks, Activision Blizzard has finally run out of legal ways to delay the inevitable. The Raven Software union was formally approved following a successful election at the end of May which Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has now publicly acknowledged in a press release saying that the company is now ready [...]
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A Saudi Arabian prince has acquired minority stake in Swedish video game holding company Embracer Group through Savvy Gaming Group. Savvy, a subsidiary that’s fully-owned and operated by the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund (PIF) headed by crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, purchased $1 billion worth of Embracer’s shares which equates roughly an 8.1% stake in the company. Saudi-based companies [...]
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Amazon Game Studios continues to grow its publishing portfolio as it enters a publishing deal with American indie studio, Disruptive Games. The studio is currently working on a AAA UE5-powered multiplayer action adventure game based on an original IP and has been designed with both cooperative and competitive gameplay in mind. “The studio is focused on multiplayer-first gaming experiences that [...]
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Steamforged Games’ RuneScape-inspired RuneScape Kingdoms: Shadow of Elvarg board game is proving to be extremely popular on Kickstarter. The $125,000 crowdfunding campaign has already amassed over $560,000 in pledges with 8 days left until it closes. “Explore the sometimes epic, often irreverent fantasy world of Gielinor in RuneScape Kingdoms: Shadow of Elvarg, the 1-5 player co-op campaign game. Quest, skill, [...]
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Summer is just around the corner and the gaming community will once again be ringing in the hottest season of the year with the return of the Summer Game Fest digital event. The event was launched two years ago to bring the gaming industry together during the pandemic and will be back for its third year next week. “Summer Game [...]
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Diablo Immortal is officially launching worldwide tomorrow with the exception of several Southeast Asian countries which will be getting the mobile Diablo game later this month. Expectant gamers in Belgium and the Netherlands, however, won’t be getting the game at all as the two countries have blocked its launch in their respective nations on account of its lootboxes, which are [...]
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A few weeks ago, Microsoft insider’s revealed the tech company’s plans to launch a standalone device that will allow users to stream Xbox games directly to their TVs. The device will reportedly function much like Amazon’s Fire Stick or Roku streaming devices and will come with an extensive library of Xbox Game Pass titles. Windows Central has now confirmed that [...]
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Pokemon GO developer, Niantic, has launched a new social media platform called Campfire that’s designed to make it easier for augmented reality (AR) gamers to connect with each other. Campfire features a map that shows nearby people and events as well as a messaging feature that will allow players to communicated with one another and organize meetups and events. “Campfire [...]
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