By now, most of you would have read from various media websites about Electronic Arts (EA) announcing it is laying off 350 employees, with most of them coming from marketing, publishing, and operations. Around 99% of such massive layoffs in…
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Stadia – Top Google executive previews internet speed required for game streaming platform
Stadia has been all over the news since its announcement by Google over at Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2019. A games streaming platform with no requirements to download game clients or rely on expensive hardware, there were actually more questions…
Razer – New mobile initiative with Tencent aims to serve worldwide gamers
Razer today announced a collaboration with Tencent Holdings Limited (Tencent), a leading provider of Internet value added services in China, to bring the mobile gaming experience to the next level. The two companies will combine their strengths to serve the…
Stadia – Google unveils new cloud gaming platform and its own games studio
I cannot believe what I just watched on the Youtube live-stream from Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2019, as I truly believe this is a game changer for the gaming industry (if done right). Google has announced its new game streaming…
Dragon Hound – New MMORPG from Nexon to utilize Nvidia Ray Tracing
Other than the annual Game Developers Conference (GDC) ongoing right now, recently Nvidia held its NVIDIA GTC 2019: Deep Learning & AI Conference as well to showcase new advancements the company has made. It was also announced that Nexon’s upcoming…
TERA – Huge crossover event with PUBG officially begins
[Download game] Games publisher En Masse Entertainment today dropped the limited time TERA x PLAYERUNKONWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS collaboration event into TERA, their flagship action combat MMORPG. The collaboration brings a month of in-game events, PUBG-themed loot, and cosmetic rewards to TERA…
Conan Unconquered – Survival strategy game gets a new introduction trailer
[Steam page] At the very end of last year, Funcom announced that it has teamed up with the veterans at Petroglyph to create the first-ever strategy game set in the savage world of Conan the Barbarian. Conan Unconquered is being…
Anthem – Latest game from EA BioWare gets thrashed by gaming community
Personally, I have swore off any games by EA after the experience I had with the Sim City reboot. It is never alright for the accounting and business executives to dictate how a game should be developed for maximized profits,…
ArenaNet – Guild Wars 2 studio confirms staff layoff and cancels secret project
According to various sources, Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2 studio ArenaNet is preparing to layoff staff soon. This is due to parent company, Korean gaming giant NCsoft restructuring as well, which is affecting all subsidiaries. An unannounced game project…
Nintendo – America subsidiary taken over by Bowser as new president
Reggie Fils-Aime, the long-time president of Nintendo America, announced earlier today that he is retiring this April. The face of Nintendo in the western market at game events throughout the years, he will certainly be missed. It is time for…
Heroes of Newerth – Developer announces final major patch for MOBA title
Heroes of Newerth was once seen as a viable competitor to Dota 2 and League of Legends, having a huge community mainly in Asia. A few days back, it was announced in the official forum that the final patch with…
Activision Blizzard – Game giant confirms around 800 jobs are being cut
With rumors having started about a massive layoff started a few days back, today Activision Blizzard confirmed that it is cutting away around 8% of its global workforce, around 800 headcount. This news came despite Activision Blizzard announcing the financial…
Riot Games – League of Legends studio is hiring for new “cool game”
While the joke about Riot Games actually just makes 1 game has been around for some time, rumors of a new IP has been swirling around since Greg Street joined the company from Blizzard’s World of Warcraft team. Recently, a…
Astellia – Massive interview with Barunson E&A on upcoming western server
[Game signup] It is rare to have Korean PC MMORPG titles launching in the western market these days, but Astellia was recently announced. Publisher Barunson E&A might be an unfamiliar name, but the Korean company has been around since 1997…