24 Sep
According to an announcement on Bungie’s official website, Joseph Staten is leaving Bungie after 15 years. During Staten’s 15-year stay at Bungie, he was creative lead and writer on the Halo series, and spent the last four years working on Destiny. Included in the announcement on Bungie’s website, is a goodbye letter from Staten. “After […]
24 Sep
Valve has announced a new, free, Linux-based operating system called SteamOS. “As we’ve been working on bringing Steam to the living room, we’ve come to the conclusion that the environment best suited to delivering value to customers is an operating system built around Steam itself,” a post from Valve reads, in part. “SteamOS combines the […]
24 Sep
Microsoft has formed a joint venture with BesTV to launch a new games console offering streaming entertainment services in China. The companies outlined the operation in a note posted on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, saying it will launch with an initial investment of $237 million. BesTV will hold a 51 percent stake in the venture […]
21 Sep
Take-Two has announced that Grand Theft Auto 5 has achieved worldwide retail sales of over $1 billion during the first three days of its release, becoming the fastest entertainment property to hit $1 billion in sales. “Grand Theft Auto is a cultural phenomenon and Rockstar Games continues to redefine what can be achieved in interactive […]