Supersonic Studio Sega opens new California-based office to encourage creativity and facilitate streaming
November 1, 2021 On The Move Nintendo is closing offices in California and Toronto This is Nintendo's largest layoff since 2014
October 22, 2021 Play & Learn Language learning game Influent lands on iOS devices Brings new features and language packs
October 21, 2021 New Hire Skillz appoints Vatsal Bhardwaj as chief product officer Will aid in scaling the teams, operational practices, and systems
September 13, 2021 Apple Vs Epic Updated: Apple ordered to allow pricing transparency Tech giant dealt massive blow
August 18, 2021 Recruitment Drive Activision staffing up for "huge unannounced triple-A mobile project" "Engineering, design, production, product, marketing, data - you name it…"
August 17, 2021 Investigation Underway Update: Riot Games accused of delaying sexual discrimination and harassment investigation The company is being investigated by the Department of Fair Housing and Employment
August 11, 2021 Representation Microsoft joins Take-Two as a Gerald A. Lawson Fund contributor Looks to increase support for Black and indigenous students in the games industry
August 4, 2021 Bad To Worse Activision Blizzard confronted with second lawsuit from investors The second lawsuit alleges that investors received misinformation
August 4, 2021 Firing To Mobile Activision confirms new Call of Duty mobile game is in development A new studio will be tasked with the development of the new game
July 29, 2021 Open Letter Ubisoft staff back Activision Blizzard, demand impactful changes in open letter The letter accuses Ubisoft of not doing enough to combat workplace misconduct
July 28, 2021 Staff Walkout Activision Blizzard employees set to strike The employees are demanding several changes be made to the company’s operations
July 28, 2021 Signed Letter Update: Over 3,000 Activision Blizzard staff push back at company’s response to allegations Staff members call for the "seriousness of the allegations" to be officially recognised
July 22, 2021 Court Case Activision Blizzard lawsuit alleges workplace sexual harassment and bullying The lawsuit follows a two year investigation alleging a "pervasive frat boy workplace culture"
July 2, 2021 New Entity Update: Activision Blizzard clarifies stake in social casino dev Playstudios "We received shares in the new entity and are now disclosing that..."
June 4, 2021 Warzone Mobile? Activision building internal mobile games studio for "triple-A experiences" New studio is based in Santa Monica, California
May 11, 2021 Flying High Top Roblox game Adopt Me devs launch as Uplift Games Looking to expand headcount and launch new products
December 2, 2020 Remote Working Agora senior director of sales Mike Lopez on the importance of trends in games "There are a lot of studios who question what a guy in sales is supposed to know about delivering value"
November 27, 2020 Poc In Mobile "It’s important to create a culture where it is okay to be different," says SciPlay QA Manager Ronny Yoon "Quality assurance is a great way to get started in the games industry."
October 30, 2020 Set Up Shop Annapurna Interactive opens new internal dev studio in Los Angeles "Many of us came from an internal development background and are excited to make this a part of Annapurna Interactive moving forward"
October 5, 2020 Touchdown Nifty Games discuss NFL Clash strategy, long-term goals, and Colin Kaepernick "Nothing makes us more upset than the pay-to-win mechanics that would make the game unfair."
July 9, 2020 No Data, Bad Data California Consumer Privacy Act shatters attributable mobile advertising rates Data from Consumer Acquisition
June 26, 2020 #blacklivesmatter POC in Mobile: The Game Band lead animator Cedric Adams on why we need diverse main characters "We need to inspire and facilitate growth in diverse creators"
May 27, 2020 Covid-19 Strikes Again BlizzCon 2020 cancelled, digital event expected for early 2021 "We're feeling deeply disappointed about this decision"
May 1, 2020 Gdc Summer GDC scraps physical presence in favour of all-digital event "Available to everyone with an internet connection"
March 31, 2020 Jobs In Games Jobs in Games: Jam City's Sarah Wolf on transitioning from lawyer to Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery game director "I believe a wide range of perspectives going into game development is the key to creativity and innovation"
March 24, 2020 Jobs In Games Jobs in Games: AppLovin senior developer Kellie Knight explains the value of learning from failure "I knew that as a woman going into a traditionally male-dominated field, there were going to be some eyes on me"
March 17, 2020 Jobs In Games Jobs in Games: Bandai Namco's Jihoon Kim on marketing a mobile game for the US "The trailer that our team created outperformed in every placement we put into the market at the time"
March 17, 2020 Super Evil Mega-opening New studio Bazooka Tango launched by Vainglory creators $2.5 million raised to create multiplayer mobile games
March 11, 2020 End Of An Era? Update: ESA officially cancels E3 2020 as coronavirus looms E3 2021 to return as a "reimagined event"
March 11, 2020 Jobs In Games Jobs in Games: Niantic head of developer relations Kellee Santiago on empowering others to make unique games "I know how to empower developers to make games no one has seen before"
March 5, 2020 Words With Lawyers Zynga struck with lawsuit regarding Words with Friends data breach Estimated 173 million usernames and passwords hacked
March 5, 2020 Beach View Google Stadia recruits former Sony Santa Monica studio head Shannon Studstill to lead new Playa Vista studio "So excited to build and support a new team of creatives"
March 2, 2020 International Women’s Week Women in Gaming: Rooster Teeth’s Alanah Pearce on making the leap from Australian to US games media "I wrote a paragraph in this old diary saying I was going to move to San Francisco and work for IGN"
February 27, 2020 Unity Out Unity Technologies backs out of GDC 2020 due to concerns around coronavirus "After much thought and deliberation"
February 27, 2020 "preventative Measures" San Francisco declares "state of emergency" over coronavirus, GDC still going ahead Mayor London Breed made the announcement
February 26, 2020 Here Comes The Boom Facebook acquires VR and Sonic Boom developer Sanzaru Games The studio will maintain its own independence
February 6, 2020 Stuck The Landing Glu Mobile returns to profitability with $8.9 million net income for 2019 Revenue increased by 12 per cent to $411.4 million for 2019
January 30, 2020 Triple Deal Scopely scores partnership with Mattel and Hasbro for new Scrabble mobile game Scrabble GO is a new free-to-play experience
January 22, 2020 Stillfront Buys Storm8 Stillfront Group acquires casual developer Storm8 in deal worth up to $400 million $300 million upfront, with $100 million if financial targets are met
January 6, 2020 Lucky Seven Sports developer Nifty Games recruits EA, Warner Bros. and Zynga veterans A roster of new hires join the LA and Bay Area-based company
January 3, 2020 Space Pirates Nintendo wins injunction against Californian man for modding and selling pirated games on Switch No fines and 10 unnamed defendants dismissed
November 6, 2019 Crossing The Beams Rogue Games takes Vainglory as Super Evil raises $10.5 million for cloud game Project Spellfire Funding was led by venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz
September 26, 2019 Level Up App Annie acquires mobile analytics firm Libring alongside rebrand “The most successful companies find a way to capitalise on mobile”
September 12, 2019 Live And Kicking How Gummy Drop amassed 1.8 billion hours of gameplay in five years "To date, the game offers players over 10,000 levels, 90 plus cities to travel to and over 1,000 monuments to rebuild"
September 6, 2019 Series C Investment VRChat secures $10 million in funding to expand team Investment comes from Makers Fund, HTC, Brighstone VC and GFR Fund
August 1, 2019 Financials Zynga’s strong portfolio gives firm best-ever revenue and bookings for Q2 Empires & Puzzles and Merge Dragons contributed $70 million
June 26, 2019 New Pubg In Works PUBG Corp opens new game development studio Striking Distance Former Sledgehammer Games co-founder and GM Glen Schofield named as CEO