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HoYoverse Announces ‘Genshin Impact’ Collaboration With McDonald’s That Launches In The United States On September 17th
Genshin Impact developer HoYoverse announced a collaboration with fast food chain McDonald's that launches in the United States on September 17th. On the official Genshin Impact account on X, the company shared, "The Genshin Impact × McDonald's collaboration will...
Former Sony Executive Chris Deering Says Video Game Industry Layoffs Not The Result Of Corporate Greed And Suggests Laid Off Employees Drive An Uber Or Go To The Beach
Former Sony executive Chris Deering, who was the President of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, shared that he does not believe that recent layoffs across the various video game developers are the result of corporate greed. On top of that he suggested laid off...
Activist Organization That Encouraged Game Developers To Denounce Gamers Is Now Pleading For $80,000 In Order To Remain Open
The activist organization, Take This, that has received significant funding from the United States government is now pleading with its followers to give them $80,000 in order to keep its doors open. The organization was brought into the public eye when it posted a...
Developer Midnight Society Lays Off 50% Of Its Staff Less Than 3 Months After Severing Ties With Dr. Disrespect
Video game developer Midnight Society, which is developing DEADROP, reportedly laid off nearly half of its staff less than three months after severing ties with streamer and personality Dr. Disrespect aka Guy Beahm. Midnight Society announced it was severing ties with...
Former Owner Of ‘Concord’ Developer Shaken “To The Core” By Game’s Failure, But Ignoring Any Discussion Of Blatantly Divisive Choices Leading To Its Downfall
The former owner of Concord developer Firewalk Studios, ProbablyMonsters, is reportedly shake "to the core" by Concord's abysmal failure, but management is allegedly ignoring any discussion on broader cultural talking points that may have caused of the game's...
‘Days Gone’ Director Bemoans Portrayal Of Deacon Lee Saint John In ‘Astro Bot’ Ad: “I See My Character Reduced To A Cartoon Schill”
John Garvin, the Director and Writer for Bend Studio's Days Gone, expressed his dissatisfaction with how the game's main protagonist Deacon Lee Saint John aka Deek is portrayed in an ad for the newly released Astro Bot. Garvin responded to a post promoting Astro Bot...
Former ‘World Of Warcraft’ Lead System Designer Describes Streamlining MMO Leveling Experience As A “Mistake”
Greg Street, the former World of Warcraft Lead System Designer, recently shared his opinion that streamlining the MMO leveling experience is a mistake. The current Studio Head and Game Director of Fantastic Pixel Castle, who is working on an upcoming MMO titled Ghost,...
Ubisoft Stock Price Drops 7% As Company Faces Pressure From Investors To Take Company Private And ‘Star Wars Outlaws’ Sales Are Soft
Ubisoft, the company behind Star Wars Outlaws, XDefiant, Assassin's Creed, and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six, saw its stock price drop 7% in a single day as it faces pressure from investors to take the company private as well as reports of soft sales for Star Wars Outlaws....
Firewalk Studios Senior Concept Artist Reveals Employees Are “Terrified Of The Future” After ‘Concord’ Got Shut Down
Firewalk Studios Senior Concept Artist Amanda Kiefer allegedly revealed that employees at the company are "terrified of the future" after the company's first game Concord was shut down less than two weeks after it released. As initially reported by Smash JT, Kiefer...
Rumor: Rockstar Games To Delay ‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ To Mid 2026
A new rumor claims that Rockstar Games and its parent company Take Two Interactive have delayed the release of Grand Theft Auto VI to the middle of 2026. X user Billsyliamgta states, "EXCLUSIVE: GTA VI has been internally delayed by Rockstar Games and they’re already...
Smash JT Threatens Legal Action After ‘Forspoken’ Consultants Black Girl Gamers Copyright Strike His YouTube Channel
Black Girl Gamers, the video game consultancy outfit run by Jay-Ann Lopez, issued a copyright strike against YouTuber and critic Smash JT. In a post to his website, Smash JT shared, "Black Girl Gamers (BGG) has decided to abuse YouTube's flawed copyright system to...
Heaven 17 Front Man Martyn Ware Reveals He Rejected Rockstar Games’ $7500 Offer To Buyout The Band’s “Temptation” Song For Grand Theft Auto VI
Martyn Ware, the front man for English electropop band Heaven 17, revealed he rejected an offer from Rockstar Games to purchase the band's song "Temptation" for $7500 without the possibility of royalties. Ware posted to X, "I was recently contacted by my publishers on...