Category: Industry News – Page 149
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Rupert Myers, Anti-GamerGate And British GQ Journalist Fired For Sexual Misconduct
Rupert Myers, an anti-#GamerGate critic, and journalist for GQ Magazine was fired on October 19th, 2017 after allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced.
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U.K Gambling Commission Recognizes Loot Box Risks, Keeps Them Under Review
The U.K., Gambling Commission has been alerted of the rising risks of loot boxes in many AAA titles, which have made an explosive presence in games this year. L
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EA Shuts Down Visceral Games, Amy Hennig Reported To Be Off Star Wars Project
Amy Hennig is reportedly off the new EA Star Wars project following the closure of Visceral Games. The project is now moved out of its 2019 release date.
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Here’s Why Activision’s Approved Loot Box Patent Is Poisonous
Activision back in 2015 filed for a microtransaction loot box matchmaking patent that would be approved just this week. The patent encourages players to purchas
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Anti-GamerGate Journalist For Vice, Guardian Fired For Sexual Harassment
[Update:] Buzzfeed is reporting that after reaching out to Vice for comment about the matter, a source told them that Vice decided to no longer utilize the serv
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CD Projekt Red Responds To Concerning Rumors Regarding Cyberpunk 2077
Not too long ago there was a report about CD Projekt Red key developers departing from development on Cyberpunk 2077 for undisclosed reasons. However there were
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Humble Bundle Gets Bought Out By IGN
Jeffrey Rosen, the co-founder and CEO of Humble Bundle, posted up a news blog on the official Humble Bundle website, announcing that the company has been bought
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Naughty Dog Dismisses Sexual Harassment Claims From Former Employee David Ballard
Over the weekend on October 14th, 2017, former Naughty Dog developer, David Ballard, posted up a series of tweets on his official Twitter account. He decided to
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Petition Seeks Response From British Parliament Regarding Loot Box Gambling
The British aren't standing by idly when it comes to the issue of loot boxes popping up in games like Forza 7, Shadow of War and the upcoming Battlefront II. We
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Cuphead Goes Platinum And Sells Over 1 Million Units
There's a lot to learn from this very situation that indie dev team Studio MDHR has achieved with its title Cuphead. Constantly accused of being canceled, which
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Destiny 2 Under-Performs At Retail With 50% Drop-Off Compared To Destiny 1
In the U.K., it was reported that Destiny 2's first week retail sales were down by 58% compared to the release of the original Destiny back in 2014. Well, now t
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Mike Laidlaw Senior Creative Director Of BioWare Leaves
As it stands now it appears another key head of BioWare has departed from the company. This time it happens to be Senior Creative Director Mike Laidlaw. This m
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PEGI Puts Loot Box Gambling Debate In The Hands Of Gambling Commissions
The Pan European Gaming Information trade body organization was asked to offer a statement about the current direction of loot boxes in triple-A games, specific