Forza Horizon 5 Team Members Leave Playground Games to Form New AAA Game Studio
A small group of Forza Horizon 5 developers has left its developer Playground Games to form a new AAA gaming studio. The name of the new studio is Maverick Games,…
God of War Ragnarok Dominated the Video Games Sales Chart During the Holiday Week
Holiday season is the best season to play video games and it is extra special because not only do you have holidays but also because everyone is gifting video games…
Competitive Gaming Platform Gankster Raises $4.25 Million to Make eSports Accessible to Casual Gamers
All-in-one competitive gaming platform Gankster has announced a $4.25 million seed round co-led by Bessemer Venture Partners and Hetz Ventures with participation from Overwolf and Samsung Next. The round was…
INDIE Live Expo Winter 2022 To Feature More Than 200 Games Featured During the Event
The sixth international INDIE Live Expo Winter 2022 has revealed the first wave of over 200 games that will be part of the upcoming two-day event. One of the key…
EA and Marvel Join Hands to Make Action Adventure Games
EA and Marvel Entertainment have announced a multi-title collaboration to bring action-adventure games. The first title in development is an Iron Man game out of Motive Studios. The long-term deal…
Nominees for the Second Annual The Spawnies Awards Announced
The nominees for the second annual The Spawnies Awards have been announced by Spawn on Me’s Kahlief Adams and co-host Riana Manuel-Pena. The latest nominees for The Spawnies Awards honor…
CI Games Reveals Evolved Strategy Focused on Future Growth
CI Games has revealed an evolved roadmap and strategy showcasing ambitions for its existing and new IPs over the next five years. CI Games has been in the industry for…
Watch Dogs Creative Director Joins NetEase Games Montreal
Acclaimed Watch Dogs creative director Jonathan Morin has joined the Montreal-based studio NetEase Games Montreal. The announcement was made by the game studio stating that Jonathan brings more than 24…
Ruckus Games Secures $5.5M in Seed Funding for its All-New Cross-Platform Co-op Game
Ex Gearbox and Riot devs’ new independent studio, Ruckus Games has secured $5.5milion in seed funding as it readies to create its all-new cross-platform cooperative game that will be built…
Anzu Announces Appointment of Video Games Veteran Jürgen Goeldner As Strategic Advisor
Anzu has announced the appointment of video games veteran Jürgen Goeldner as its new strategic advisor. Jürgen Goeldner will bring a wealth of experience to Anzu as he takes on…
Embracer Group Announces New Operating Group, Acquires Multiple Studios
Embracer Group has announced the launch of a brand-new operating group called Embracer Freemode and its acquisition of different studios. The Embracer Freemode is the company’s 11th operating group, and…
Blockchain Game Studio Nerdystar Raises $5.8 Million to Onboard Traditional Games into Web3 Ecosystem
Nerdystar has announced a $5.8 million investment for its LUXON Platform led by Blocore and this investment will help Nerdystar to develop and publish Web3 games. NerdyStar is a newly-formed…
Adverty Partners With Drive Ahead Developer for Exclusive In-Game Ads
Adverty has announced its partnership with Dodreams, the developer of Drive Ahead game, enabling advertisers to grasp immersive advertising opportunities withing the top-tier game. In the new partnership, Adverty will…
Jagex Acquires US-Based Pipeworks Studios in First Ever Studio Expansion
Developer and publisher Jagex has announced the acquisition of us-based developer Pipeworks Studios. Pipeworks Studios is a highly established development studio comprising over 200 people based in Eugene, Oregon. This…
VeraViews is Officially Included on IAB Global Vendor List
Verasity has announced the inclusion of its VeraViews ad stack in the IAB Global Vendor List or GVL. Verasity is an AdTech company that prevents invalid traffic across digital video…
Video Game Publisher 505 Games Creates Brand New Subdivison HOOK
Digital Bros Group, the Italian parent company of global video game publisher 505 Games has expanded by creating a new subdivision called HOOK, which will be headed by industry veterans,…
Kao the Kangaroo Publisher Tate Multimedia Becomes a Full-Fledged Publisher
Publisher Tate Multimedia has announced that it is transitioning from a self-publishing publisher to a full-fledged publisher. Tate Multimedia has over 20 years of experience in publishing video games and…
Hot Wheels Unleashed, Martha is Dead, More Dominate Italian Video Game Awards 2022
Italian Interactive Digital Entertainment has announced the winners of the 10th Italian Video Game Awards. Italian Interactive Digital Entertainment is Italy’s video game trade association representing the national games industry…
Adverty Announces Launch of BrainImpression Tech within Oracle Moat
In-game ad company Adverty has announced that it has launched its multi-patented and industry-leading ad viewability technology BrainImpression within Oracle Moat Analytics. This will allow advertisers to measure ad impressions,…
Tencent Games Showcases 44 Products and Projects at SPARK 2022
Tencent Games has showcased over 44 products and projects for the Chinese market during the SPARK 2022 conference. These products and projects harness game-related technology for cultural, industrial, and scientific…