PUBG Corp. is taking a swim in its pile of money after a huge upswing in revenue and drops its lawsuit against Epic Games Korea. Corsair acquires Elgato Gaming. Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO weighs in on Sony’s stance about cross-play.
Things have changed for Compulsion Games over the last couple of years. What they had intended ‘We Happy Few’ to be is a far cry from what it evolved into. (And that’s a good thing.) Alex Epstein sat down with GameDaily to explain why.
Former QA contractor responds to Epic’s lawsuit. Star Control creators create GoFundMe campaign for legal fund. Ubisoft CEO talks about politics in the French publisher’s games.
Telltale Games officially partners with Netflix and confirms their new games will be Unity-powered. National Health Service in London will fund first video game addiction clinic in the UK. Microsoft employs the blockchain to calculate publisher royalties. Trion Worlds acquires Gazillion.
This week’s ‘The Buzz’ is all about folks weighing in on Xbox and Nintendo opting out of the console wars and Sony deciding to go it alone.
Bethesda has accused both Warner Bros. and developer Behaviour Interactive of stealing directly from Fallout Shelter – attorneys tell us that Bethesda appears to have a legitimate complaint.
Nintendo bans Switches with pirated software. Microsoft scraps VR plans with Xbox One. NPD’s May 2018 top-level spending habits analysis.
‘Fortnite’ is printing money on iOS. The Netherlands cracks down on loot boxes. ‘Crackdown 3’ loses creator and development partner.
Alex Schwartz and Cy Wise leave Owlchemy to pursue new startup. International gaming trade bodies react to WHO’s “gaming disorder” classification. Valve puts minor restrictions in place to combat “fake games” on Steam.
‘Control’ is both a departure and a return for the Finnish game studio.