Vince Zampella, the video game developer behind many popular series like Call of Duty, died in a single-car crash Sunday afternoon. He was 55. According to the California Highway Patrol, Zampella and another individual were traveling on Southern California’s Angeles Crest Highway when their Ferrari went off the road and struck a concrete barrier.
Neil Druckmann, the Studio Head and Head of Creative at Naughty Dog, recently teased his next project as the "most thrilling yet." In an interview with Sony regarding the evolution of storytelling across mediums, Druckmann was asked if he could "share a personal...
Bloomberg video game reporter Cecilia D'Anastasio, who previously worked at Kotaku, bemoaned the fact that YouTubers are eating away at "journalism's mindshare." D'Anastasio bemoaned this fact following the news that IGN Entertainment acquired the Gamer Network which...
Mark Kern aka Grummz, called for Second Wind co-founder and Editor-in-Chief Nick Calandra to be banned from X, YouTube, Discord, and Patreon for doxxing him. In a post to X, Grummz wrote, "I just got Doxed. My family has been doxed. Second Wind and former EIC of...
Newly appointed CEO of Arrowhead Studios, the development company behind Helldivers 2, Shams Jorjani recently explained why the game is so successful. In an interview with Games Industry, Jorjani detailed, "Arrowhead’s philosophy has always been 'a game for everyone...
Assassin's Creed Shadows made Assassin's Creed franchise history by having the most disliked trailer of all time. The official world premiere of the trailer on Ubisoft's YouTube channel has 7.1 million views, 265,000 likes, and over 595,000 dislikes. READ: CD Projekt...
A new report details that Stellar Blade developer Shift Up Corporation is discussing a PC version of the game as well as a sequel along with confirming they are working on a new cross-platform title going by Codename: Witches. The report comes from X user Kami who...
CD Projekt Red Senior Lead Weapon Artist Michal Kalisz apologized for claiming that the criticisms Ubisoft and its development team are receiving for Assassin's Creed Shadows are valid. Initially, Kalisz took to X and wrote, "The concerns and criticism around...
Kotaku Senior Editor Alyssa Mercante threatened to take legal action against YouTuber Smash JT claiming he's emboldening harassment against her. Mercante's threat came in response to YouTuber MasteroftheTDS, who hosts the Gothic Therapy channel, implying that Mercante...
Ubisoft stock plummeted over 15% after the company released its first trailer for Assassin's Creed Shadows and reported it missed forecasted sales figures. On May 15th, Ubisoft's stock price hit $23.35. By May 16th, the price plummeted $20.02. It went as low as...
YouTuber and video game commentator Asmongold balked at Ubisoft's $130 price point for the Ultimate Edition of Assassin's Creed Shadows. Ubisoft revealed Assassin's Creed Shadows with the game's first trailer earlier this week. Not only did they reveal the game, they...
The PlayStation 5 subreddit permanently banned a user for expressing disappointment that Assassin's Creed Shadows did not feature an Asian male main character. As originally reported by Reddit Lies on X, after Ubisoft released the first trailer for Assassin's Creed...
A new report claims that Call of Duty developer Activision installs Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) officers on every single development team in order to "ensure the message" is propagated. This new report comes from former World of Warcraft Team Lead Mark Kern...