Tag: Industry News – Page 182
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SPJ Kunkel Hands Out Awards To Gameranx, Kotaku, Polygon, Allthink
The 2016 Kunkel winners were awarded over on the Society of Professional Journalists website. SPJ regional director, Michael Koretzky, outlined the winners and
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Mad Catz, Gaming Peripheral Maker Files For Bankruptcy
Mad Catz announced that they have filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy. The company is no longer able to stand on its own and they're closing the doors. GamesIndustry
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Marvel Exec Acknowledges Comic Sales Tanking After Focusing On SJW Topics
In one of the most no-brainer interviews conducted with ICV2, Marvel vice president of sales David Gabriel finally acknowledged that shoehorning in divisive, po
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Comics Alliance, Anti-GamerGate SJW Website Shuts Down
Another anti-fandom site bites the dust. A comic book website that spared no opportunity to berate and badger comic book fans and gamers alike, has announced th
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Report Linking Violent Media To Child Behavior Gets Removed Following Investigation
A report from professor Brad. J. Bushman from Ohio State University that was featured in the Gifted Child Quarterly magazine attempted to show that violent medi
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Google-Sponsored Ambassador Program Seeks To Double Women Working In Games Over 10 Years
The Women in Games initiative has launched an ambassador program that’s being sponsored by Google’s Women Tech Makers division. The idea is to double the amount
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Palmer Luckey, Oculus Co-Founder Departs Facebook Following Media Smear
After media outlets aligned with former Presidential hopeful, Hillary Clinton, organized a smear campaign against Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey back in Septem
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The Witcher 3 Racked Up $250 Million For CD Projekt; Series Sells 25 Million Copies
Across three platforms, three games and tons of DLC, CD Projekt Red's rendition of The Witcher series dating back to 2007 has managed to sell a collective 25 mi
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Controversial Star Citizen Articles Removed From The Escapist
Back in 2015 The Escapist published two articles about Star Citizen… one of which contained testimonies from former and then current employees of Cloud Imperium
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Destructoid’s Ethics Policy Adds FTC Update, Termination Clause For COIs
Following OpenCritic publishing their list of the most trusted video game websites of 2016, Destructoid took the opportunity to address the list, since they act
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Are Pokemon Go Players Becoming Crime Targets?
Just when you thought the Pokemon craze was over, Pokemon Go arrived and reignited the madness. In its infancy, Pokemon lovers enjoyed the show and movies, as w
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GameStop Closing 150 Stores After 13.6% Sales Drop In Q4 2016
GameStop will be closed between 2% and 3% of their total stores in North America throughout 2017. According to TechRaptor, they will be shutting down around 150
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Nintendo Is Planning Big E3 2017 Event To Showcase New Switch And 3DS Content
This year’s E3 2017 could be interesting for Nintendo because the family game company normally either skips all the major E3 conferences or holds their own digi