In the fast-paced world of video games, where competition is fierce, few consoles have managed to capture the imagination of gamers and remain firmly at the top. However, the versatile hybrid gaming platform from the iconic Japanese company has proven to be an exceptional phenomenon as Nintendo Switch hardware sales continue to prove strong. Recently,…
Sega and Relic Entertainment announced the layoffs. We got word today that another game studio was hit with layoffs. The Relic Entertainment layoffs affect 121 employees at its studio in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Relic Entertainment was founded way back in 1997. The studio is well known for its work on real-time strategy games on…
However, they will have to comply with certain aspects to be approved. Steam continues to position itself as the largest online video game platform on the Internet. With more than 50k registered games in its history, the only real competition that Valve’s store may have is the Epic Games Store. That may change though as…
The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences has announced the DICE Awards 2022 nominees for its 26th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards. This year’s peer-juried awards show is co-hosted by Greg Miller (Kinda Funny Games) and Stella Chung (IGN). The DICE Awards 2022 nominees include 61 games that were released in 2022. Sony’s God of War: Ragnarök leads the…
The creator of Kirby and Super Smash Bros. says he is about to hang up his gloves. We have not realized that the years in the video game industry have passed. On the one hand, we have seen how far the industry has come. But on the other hand, there is a harsh reality that…
The move is the latest labor-related defeat for Activision Blizzard. The Quality Assurance team at Blizzard Albany just voted to unionize. According to Gamesindustry.biz, the vote tally was 14 in favor and none against. Another vote was disqualified while three others were challenged due to mail delays. Activision Blizzard had pushed for a studio-wide vote….
The first-ever Scottish Games Awards has announced its long list of nominees. The Scottish Games Awards celebrate the best games and talent in Scotland. The awards are set to take place at the Malmaison in Dundee on October 27, bringing together a wide range of disciplines and specialties from across gaming. The winners will be announced…
Sony’s next-gen PS5 console is on-pace with PS3 but lagging PS4. The PlayStation 5 just topped 2 million consoles sold in the United Kingdom. It reached this milestone in 98 weeks, which is the same amount of time that it took PS3 to reach 2 million units sold. “Given the stock problems surrounding PS5 it…
Pete Hines has a new role at Bethesda. The former SVP of global marketing at Bethesda just got a promotion. Pete Hines is now head of global publishing at the Microsoft-owned studio. Erin Losi will now lead Bethesda’s global marketing and communication efforts. GamesIndustry.biz has more on Hines’ time at Bethesda: Hines joined Bethesda Softworks in…
In the fight for who has more development studios, Sony gets a stake in the creators of the Soulsborne genre. Purchases, purchases, and more purchases of video game developers. Throughout 2022, the development studio market has had a lot of movement – from Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard to Embracer Group buying Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Montréal,…
Savage Game Studios joins PlayStation Studios. Sony announced today that it acquired Savage Game Studios. The purchase is to bolster the company’s newly created PlayStation Studios Mobile Division. The Mobile Division will “operate independently from our console development and focus on innovative, on-the-go experiences based on new and existing PlayStation IP.” Here’s the statement from…
Embracer Group has completed its acquisition of three studios from Square Enix along with a number of major IPs including Tomb Raider and Deus Ex. It’s official. Square Enix has officially sold off Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Montréal, Square Enix Montréal. The sale also includes major IPs like Tomb Raider, Deus Ex, Thief, Legacy of Kain, and more…
USA Today released important information today that allegedly violated the publisher’s standards. It is no secret that many companies have shown interest in buying Electronic Arts. The video game giant, after several years full of disappointments, is hanging on by a thread. Therefore, companies such as Apple and Disney, among others, have shown their interest…
The creators of Astro’s Playroom are looking to outdo themselves with their new title for the PlayStation 5. Nowadays, gamers have betas, alphas, early access, and more opportunities to try games before they are released. But in the past, only demos were available. Demos allowed us to test games and consoles. In fact, PlayStation is…
Courses, esports competitions, and the possibility of creating careers associated with gaming has come with the new announcement of UCAB’s Gaming Hub. As we have commented here at Game Freaks 365, the past of the video game industry in Venezuela has been complicated. The complicated economic situation of the country has deprived many Venezuelans of…
Activision continues to make headlines for all of the wrong reasons. Despite Microsoft apparently hoping to put the kibosh on Activision’s union-busting efforts – Microsoft is buying Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion – the publisher is carrying on. This time they are fighting a unionization drive at Blizzard Albany. Kotaku reports: Nearly two months after…
The first two keynote speakers were just announced for the first ever Scottish Games Week. Industry leader and former id Software designer Graeme Devine and leading transmedia author Houston Howard are the Scottish Games Week keynote speakers. Howard is the author of You’re Gonna Need a Bigger Story: The 21st Century Survival Guide To Not…
According to an insider, the relationship between Eidos and Square Enix was rocky from the start. Earlier this year, the industry was stunned to learn that Embracer Group bought AAA studios as well as the Tomb Raider, Deus Ex, and Thief IPs from Square Enix. Less shocking than the sale itself was the bargain basement…
