Habbo owner Azerion raises $242 million to finance more game acquisitions

Online social gaming and entertainment platform Azerion has raised €200 million ($242 million) to realize its growth plans. ...



Sony to invest another $183 million into first-party development and partnerships

Sony CFO Hiroki Totoki said the PlayStation maker intends to strengthen its first-party portfolio by "increasing development personnel and other in-house costs by approximately $183 million." ...



Sony's video game division delivers record results as PS5 sells 7.8 million units

Sony's video game division delivered its best ever financial results as PlayStation 5 sales reached 7.8 million units.  ...



Get a job: Join Infinity Ward as a Lead Tools Tester

A Lead Tools Tester at Infinity Ward maintains the stability of a proprietary toolset by leading a group of testers responsible for direct testing, monitoring tool development, and assisting engineers investigating defects. ...



Xbox hardware revenue up 232% after first full quarter of Xbox Series X|S sales

Microsoft has closed out the third quarter of its 2021 financial year, offering a somewhat vague look at how its next generation of video game hardware is faring the wild. ...



Sega partners with Double Jump Tokyo to sell NFTs of classic game assets

SEGA is now, with the help of Double Jump.Tokyo, looking to give the assets for both classic and new IP the NFT treatment. ...



Video: A legal analysis of loot box mechanics

In this 2019 GDC talk, Debevoise & Plimpton's Will Bucher offers advice to help navigate the legal ramifications of loot box mechanics. ...



See how Ghost of Tsushima†™s Guiding Wind came to life at GDC 2021

Find out how Sucker Punch created Ghost of Tsushima's Guiding Wind mechanic at GDC 2021. ...



CS:GO streamer wins lawsuit against Twitch, but remains banned from the platform

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) streamer James 'Phantoml0rd' Varga has won a lawsuit against Twitch in a legal battle that lasted three years. ...



Former Capcom producer Yoshinori Ono is the new president of Delightworks

Former Capcom producer Yoshinori Ono has been named president and COO of Fate/Grand Order developer Delightworks.  ...



Q& A: Realizing the diegetic narrative and poetic horror of Imagined Leviathans

"When we design a game we often start imagining a single image we can capture in 3 to 6 seconds via a gif on Twitter. In this case it began with the words on trees." ...



Multiverse raises $17.5 million for video game-inspired digital tabletop platform

One More Multiverse, a digital tabletop platform inspired heavily by 2D RPGs, has raised $17.5 million at the close of a Series A funding round. ...



Get a job: Join PlayStation as a Sr. Product Manager

The Senior Product Manager for Online Safety will be responsible for leading the definition of product requirements and deliverables for our online safety and moderation products. ...



Don't Miss: Uncovering the secrets of Alien: Isolation's AI

Even years since its release, there are still secrets to uncover in the AI of Alien: Isolation. So in this blog I revisit my most popular topic. ...



The latest iPhone update brings tighter privacy rules for iOS in-app advertising

Apple's latest iOS update gives iPhone users to choice of whether or not to opt into cross-app data tracking, a decision that bolsters privacy but could spell trouble for in-app advertisements. ...