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ZeniMax QA workers reach tentative contract agreement with Microsoft after nearly two years
We've been periodically reporting in on the efforts of ZeniMax Workers United-CWA - that's the union that represents QA workers who work on titles...
NetEase Q1 2025: Gaming segment rises on the strength of Marvel Rivals and Where Winds Meet
The first portion of the fiscal year was a very good one indeed for NetEase, as the Chinese megacorp confirmed in its Q1 earnings...
Former Sony president blames the games industry implosion on ‘stupid money’ spent during COVID
They say that hindsight is 20/20, and admittedly former Sony Interactive Entertainment president Shuhei Yoshida risks little for speaking out about the actions of...
Apple’s legal intransigence forces Fortnite off the appstore globally as Epic Games again asks the courts to intervene
Last week we reported on apparent Apple stonewalling in regard to Fortnite's return to the US App Store, as the corporation appeared to be...
Ubisoft FY2024: Falling revenue, cancelled games, and more cost-cutting plans in latest earnings report
Ubisoft's financial report for the fiscal year 2024-2025 is out, and it is not looking like good news across several vectors beyond just major...
Electronic Arts’ return-to-office mandate spurs confusion and worry among games workers
The employees of Electronic Arts - the ones still remaining after recent mass layoffs, anyway - are facing another problem from the developer and...
Microsoft lays off approximately 6000 workers after a sunny third quarter earnings report
Even if the company's funny line goes up and stock value swells, employee livelihoods are still not safe: Microsoft is putting another large group...
Electronic Arts tells investors to prepare for ‘accelerated growth’ following mass layoffs
Electronic Arts execs didn't just say the quiet part out loud; they made it a feature part of their presentations to the flock of...
Roblox faces lawsuit accusing it of enabling child sexual abuse and exploitation (again)
Yep, Roblox is back in the headlines again for some of the worst reasons possible: A lawsuit filed last week in the superior court...
Palworld studio argues multiple prior game releases nullify Nintendo’s patent lawsuit
The wheels of the litigation process continue to slowly turn between Nintendo and Palworld developer Pocketpair. Readers no doubt remember that Nintendo slapped Pocketpair...
Layoffs have apparently hit Jackalyptic Games, the Jack Emmert studio working on a new Warhammer MMO
We're not sure precisely how bad things may be over at Jackalyptic Games, the Jack Emmert-led dev studio that's working on a Warhammer 40K...
Computers, smartphones, and other electronic components appear to be safe from sky-high US tariffs (for now?)
The tariff policy from the current US presidential administration is, uh, fluid to say the least: Shortly after its threat of tariffs across the...
Ubisoft’s legal response to The Crew class action argues players don’t own the games they buy
Readers may remember that a pair of gamers have been pursuing Ubisoft to court via a class action lawsuit over The Crew's sunset and...
Roblox reselling site argues the corporate lawsuit trying to shut it down is anti-competitive
Back in February we reported on a lawsuit filed by Roblox that sought to shut down PlayerAuctions, a third-party site that lets players trade...
Game company stock values in multiple markets start to tumble in the wake of US tariffs
With US President Donald Trump's imposed trade tariffs throwing the global economy into turmoil and stoking fears of another Great Depression in the US,...
Obituary: Bill Petras, art director for original World of Warcraft and Overwatch, passes away
The visual style of Blizzard's games, especially that found in World of Warcraft, is evocative, immediately identifiable, and arguably a hallmark of the way...
Genshin Impact recasts a striking voice actor, Wuthering Waves releases its newest content patch
It's a tale of two multiplayer gacha RPGs in this news post, as both Genshin Impact and Wuthering Waves have some headlines, and one...
Discord’s new Social SDK will allow game devs to integrate the chat program into their titles more easily
Don't look now, but Discord is going to continue to be a thing that worms its way into gaming like a sort of mind-controlling...
Jeff Strain lawsuit accuses NetEase of spreading ‘defamatory rumors’ that led to his studios’ closure
Throughout last year we watched the slow implosion of Prytania Media, a company owned by former ArenaNet founder Jeff Strain, and its various sub-studios...
MMO Business Roundup: Ubisoft’s latest corporate chaos and new accusations from the voice actors union
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news. This week, Ubisoft's getting double the coverage because it's news so nice they're...
