The indie game scene blew up during the seventh generation. Whereas AAA developers were stagnating and doubling down on games being made by committee, creators like Polytron and Subset Games were putting out beautiful niche titles that prov...

In a special conference this morning, Nvidia announced its newest line of graphics cards as well as GeForce-enabled applications. Previously there were lots of swirling rumors about prices and card strength, with the target looking at 24GB ...

In a somewhat shocking turn of events that puts the future of the long-awaited Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines sequel on shaky ground, narrative designer Brian Mitsoda has been fired with what seems like little warning from the higher-...

Over the many decades I've been playing video games, I've owned enough books on the subject to fill a small library. As years have passed and space became more limited, many of these tomes went the way of friends, eBay, and charity stores. ...

As Paradox Interactive continues to grow as a publisher, it has started making moves to open studios to focus on the properties that got it to the dance. In a press release today, Paradox Tinto was introduced to the public as a standalone s...

Dontnod Entertainment, the French studio behind a run of great mid-budget releases, has announced that opening of a brand new studio in Montréal, Canada. Staffed by talented folk from the city itself, Dontnod Montréal is expec...

The U.K.'s National Videogame Museum is in jeopardy after being forced to close its doors due to the ongoing COVID-19/coronavirus pandemic.The Sheffield-based institute saw its most successful week ever just recently but - as with almost al...

London's EGX: Rezzed event has become the latest game industry convention to re-schedule its dates in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak. Originally scheduled to take place March 26-28, the gaming development and indie ...

[Update: Following the declaration of a State of Emergency in Los Angeles yesterday, the ESA has issued a new statement regarding E3, which reads as follows: "The health and safety of our attendees, exhibitors, partners, and staff is our to...

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has presented its full list of nominees for the 2020 BAFTA Games Awards, which will take place in London in April.In a huge list of categories - which includes gongs for Narrative, Ani...

In today's contest, we're giving out four-day passes to PAX East in Boston! Hey! How ya doin'? I'm Wes, and I'm here to give away PAX East tickets! Why? Because I can, that's why! We've got four-day tickets up for grabs so you can experienc...

THQ Nordic continues to grow its expansive studio portfolio with the news that it has opened a brand new company in the Slovakian capital of Bratislava: Nine Rocks Games.Nine Rocks is headed up by David Durcak, formerly of Bohemia Interacti...

Mobile gaming continued to take home an incredible lion's share of people's entertainment dollar in 2019, with new figures from the analysts over at Sensor Tower revealing that an absolutely staggering $61.7 billion USD was spent globally o...

Vince Zampella, co-founder of Respawn Entertainment and one of the key figures in the creation and popularisation of the Call of Duty franchise, has revealed that he is stepping in to DICE LA, and will lead the studio in the creation of its...

2K Games has announced the founding of a new studio, Cloud Chamber, which is comprised of two teams working out of San Francisco and Montreal (the latter being 2K's first Canadian representation). It was also announced that the new studio w...

Riot Games will collectively pay out at least $10 million USD to every woman employee who has worked for the League of Legends developer for the last five years. The payout, reported to be one of the largest in Californian history for such ...

Uncharted writer and co-creator Amy Hennig is collaborating with Skydance Media (the production team behind movies such as Annihilation, as well as the Mission: Impossible and Terminator franchises) to found a new video game development stu...

PlayStation has announced that, effective immediately, Guerrilla Games' former Managing Director Hermen Hulst has taken the role of PlayStation's Head of Worldwide Studios, where he will oversee the many of the company's biggest and most pr...

Shigeru Miyamoto, renown for his tireless work on many iconic Nintendo franchises, has been chosen for Japan's Order of Culture, which is awarded every November to a selection of individuals recognised for their contributions to art, litera...

Earlier this month, Xbox Corporate Vice President Mike Ybarra announced that he was stepping down from the role, having served the Xbox brand for over 20 years. Now it appears that his new adventure lies with Blizzard Entertainment, whom he...

One of the industry's biggest publishers continues to expand its portfolio across the globe, as THQ Nordic has announced the opening of a new international subsidiary in Tokyo. THQ Nordic Japan KK will now handle all advertising, PR and dis...

The spice must flow. Games must flow too, and hopefully spice and games can flow together at some point in the future. What's sparking all of this talk of Dune and games? Well, a potentially explosive film version of Dune is coming nex...

Nintendo has proudly announced that its hybrid-console, Nintendo Switch, has now sold over 15 million units in North America, making it the best-selling video game console in that territory for 10 months running.As noted by media company Bu...

After an incredible 20 years of service, Xbox corporate vice president Mike Ybarra has announced that he is leaving the company, citing desires to begin his "next adventure".Ybarra first joined Xbox way back in 2000 as a systems engineer, t...

According to a report by Video Games Chronicle, Sony Interactive Entertainment laid off "dozens" of UK-based PlayStation employees on October 8, unfortunately coinciding with the announcement of a release date and further details regarding ...