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.
A surprising number of people aged 35 and up are tuning in and spending money to support livestreaming on Twitch and YouTube, PayPal tells us.
Brazil’s Independent Games Festival is hosting a series of important panels, called BIG Impact, to highlight the role of games within a social context.
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.
The Electronic Entertainment Expo is still an industry event at its heart and that’s not working out so well for ticketed consumers.
WHO adds “gaming disorder” to the International Classification of Diseases. PUBG Corp. responds to “asset flipping” allegations. ‘Beasts of Balance’ creator, Sensible Object, raises $3.2 million for new venture. GameStop shareholders finally get some good news.
Nintendo has been singleminded about its approach to its E3 presentations over the last three years. But that’s not necessarily a good thing.
PlayStation’s press conference was full of surprises, but you kinda had to be there.