Game Industry News
Helldivers 2 Top Selling Game in February (2024-04-06): Helldivers 2 was the top selling game in February according to data from Circana. It was followed by Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III.
Netflix Opens Games Studio in Helsinki (2022-10-05): Netflix is serious about expanding into gaming. They are setting up their own internal games studio in Helsinki, Finland.
Chinese State Media Calls Video Games 'Spiritual Opium' (2021-08-03): Chinese state media has referred to video games as spiritual opium. This was not good for Tencent and other Chinese-owned video game publishers.
E3 Expo 2020 Canceled Due to Coronavirus (2020-03-11): The coronavirus outbreak has led to the cancelation of the E3 Expo. It was scheduled for June 9-11 in Los Angeles, California.
Game Developers Conference Postponed Due to Coronavirus (2020-03-10): The Game Developers Conference has been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. A new date for the GDC 2020 has not yet been set.
Microsoft's RoomAlive Transforms Rooms Into an Immersive Gaming Experience (2014-10-06): Microsoft's new RoomAlive technology can transform any room into an immersive gaming experience.
Angry Birds Developer Rovio Cuts Jobs (2014-10-04): Rovio, the developer of the popular Angry Birds mobile game, has cut up to 130 jobs.
Microsoft Buys Minecraft for $2.5 Billion (2014-09-15): Microsoft has purchased Mojang, the company behind Minecraft, for $2.5 billion.
Upcoming Book About Battle Between Sega and Nintendo Optioned for Movie (2014-02-26): An upcoming book about the console wars has been optioned for a movie by Sony Pictures.
This Year's Most Anticipated Game Titles (2012-04-20): Nielsen has shared the results of a study on the games gamers are anticipated most later this year.
British Academy Video Games Award Winners Announced (2012-03-16): Portal 2 won Best Game at the 8th annual British Academy Video Game Awards.
PBS Arts Explores World of Video Games (2011-10-28): PBS Arts Off Book web series looks at the world of video games.
Portal 2 Named Ultimate Game at Golden Joystick Awards (2011-10-22): Portal 2 was the big winner at the Golden Joystick Awards. It was named the Ultimate Game.
Video Game Sales Plunged 26% in July (2011-09-05): Video game sales plunged in July.
Rovio CEO Peter Vesterbacka Dresses as Pig at Webby Awards (2011-06-14): Angry Birds won an award for Best Mobile Game at the 15th annual Webby Awards.
Harold Goldberg Book Covers Video Game History (2011-05-11): Video game reviewer and columnist Harold Goldberg has authored a book about the history of video games.
Smithsonian Announces Games to be Featured in The Art of Video Games Exhibition (2011-05-07): Pac-Man, Super Mario Brothers, The Secret of Monkey Island, Myst, and World of Warcraft are give games that will be included in the Smithsonian's The Art of Video Games exhibit.
MTV Networks Entertainment Group Launches 345 Games Unit (2011-04-12): MTV Networks Entertainment Group has announced the launch of 345 Games, a new video gaming arm of Comedy Central and Spike TV.
Game Sales Plunged 37% in April (2010-05-18): Marketwatch reports that data from the NPD Group indicates that April was another bad month for video game sales.
Best Buy to Launch Gaming Magazine (2010-05-13): The Game Beat first reported on May 11 that Best Buy plans to launch a gaming magazine called @Gamer.
