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.
Ant-Man and The Wasp is the second comic book movie Dell’s been directly involved with, and the PC firm sees synergies with a growing gaming audience.
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.
Nintendo bans Switches with pirated software. Microsoft scraps VR plans with Xbox One. NPD’s May 2018 top-level spending habits analysis.
‘Fortnite’ is printing money on iOS. The Netherlands cracks down on loot boxes. ‘Crackdown 3’ loses creator and development partner.
Alex Schwartz and Cy Wise leave Owlchemy to pursue new startup. International gaming trade bodies react to WHO’s “gaming disorder” classification. Valve puts minor restrictions in place to combat “fake games” on Steam.
WHO adds “gaming disorder” to the International Classification of Diseases. PUBG Corp. responds to “asset flipping” allegations. ‘Beasts of Balance’ creator, Sensible Object, raises $3.2 million for new venture. GameStop shareholders finally get some good news.
Ex Telltale boss, Kevin Bruner, files suit against Telltale Games. Joseph Gordon-Levitt weighs in on the Beyond Good & Evil 2 “spec work” allegations. THQ Nordic expands its warchest by $168 million for new acquisitions.
One security guard member we spoke to had confiscated 155 different badges alone