Todd Howard is surprisingly refreshing in his comment about Sony’s refusal to entertain cross-play
Ebba Ljungerud has a big valuation to live up to in her new role. The solution? Keep investing in the right studios and bringing their strategy games to the mobile market.
The toxicity that has become inherent in online gaming has become something much more insidious.
Behaviour Interactive has been awfully quiet.
PUBG Corp. is taking a swim in its pile of money after a huge upswing in revenue and drops its lawsuit against Epic Games Korea. Corsair acquires Elgato Gaming. Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO weighs in on Sony’s stance about cross-play.
Former QA contractor responds to Epic’s lawsuit. Star Control creators create GoFundMe campaign for legal fund. Ubisoft CEO talks about politics in the French publisher’s games.
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.
BioWare’s Jonathan Warner, game director on Anthem, talks about the evolution of the studio and how things are “pretty upbeat right now.”
Nintendo bans Switches with pirated software. Microsoft scraps VR plans with Xbox One. NPD’s May 2018 top-level spending habits analysis.
Nintendo Switch has been focusing on capturing the core crowd (unlike Wii) but marketing boss Doug Bowser sees the audience broadening.