Hard days for Daedalic Entertainment as Lord Of The Rings: Gollum did not become the success it was scheduled to become due to hard critics and a game release in a state below a stable release and prompted some impactful movements.
Read more here.
Tag Archives: Industry
Niantic also ran a workforce layoff process despite hits like Pokémon Go
There was not good news in the gaming development community and as incredible as its sound was, after years of success with Pokémon Go, the AR gaming and content studio Niantic ran a layoff this week.
Read more here.
Microsoft seriously considered buying Square Enix to have Final Fantasy guaranteed on Xbox
You all remember there is a resounding rumor that Square Enix could have just got rid of their western studios last year to make it attractive to be bought and that a main buyer was in the form of Sony and Playstation?
Read more here.
Infinity Ward open a satellite studio in Barcelona, Spain
Being known as one of the important first party studios for Activison and one of the best developers for Call Of Duty, is time for Infinity Ward to expand and now they have not only a new presence in Spain, but a brand new partnership.
Read more here.
BioWare will no longer be working on Star Wars: The Old Republic
Ever since it was revealed that Anthem was not aimed to be BioWare’s next success, everything has been kind of bad news with some exceptions and unfortunately, we got a new set of bad news from Electronic Arts 1st party studio.
Read more here.
Nintendo wants its next hardware available for everybody and not just scalpers
We are awaiting news of Nintendo’s next hardware, which estimates say that it will be April 2024 the earliest, where the Japanese veteran will be ready to tell us something. Now and unexpectedly, we got some news.
Read more here.
Editorial: Takeaways of the first half of the Preliminary Injunction hearing of FTC vs Microsoft
Many within the legal and gaming community agree that this is the most important part of the journey of Microsoft trying to legally buy Activision Blizzard as the FTC decided to invoke a preliminary injunction.
Read more here.
Electronic Arts announces a major restructuring and now it is composed on two entities
Despite claiming for quite some time that Electronic Arts was in the business for a merger or being bought, CEO Andrew Wilson broke the news about the new Electronic Arts and it’s a fresh start.
Read more here.
Ubisoft regrets releasing a Mario + Rabbids game so soon
The Nintendo and Ubisoft tag team brought a unique and original gaming collaboration between Mario and Rabidds, but for Ubisoft mainly, the timing was not right to continue pushing further the new franchise of Mario + Rabbids.
Read more here.
Kojima Productions exclusive Xbox Game Pass Cloud game development is going well
A week after the Xbox Games Showcase + Starfield Direct, Microsoft Gaming head Phil Spencer is doing a proper and much needed media tour in Japan, a market that has been historically difficult for Xbox in another attempt to appeal to japanese gamers.
Read more here.