26 Jul
CCP has promoted senior producer, Andie “CCP Seagull” Nordgren, to executive producer for EVE Online. “As the executive producer, I will continue to invest in the power of our amazing player community, and in making EVE Online the world’s most ambitious science fiction universe,” Nordgren said, in part. “Being part of the EVE community is […]
25 Jul
Citing sources “familiar with the matter”, GamesBeat reports that Google is acquiring streaming video network Twitch in a deal worth $1 billion. This backs up a previous report in May from Variety, which said the acquisition was taking place, but The Wall Street Journal reported that the discussions between the companies were “at an early […]
24 Jul
Cliff Bleszinski’s new studio Boss Key Productions has revealed its first wave of hires beyond co-founders Bleszinski and Arjan Brussee. The work history of the new staffers include work at studios including Epic Games, Red Storm, Neversoft Entertainment and Irrational Games. The company detailed the following hires: Chris Mielke, Senior Producer (Gears of War: Judgment, […]
19 Jul
Cliff Bleszinski’s studio Boss Key Productions has hired two former Call of Duty: Ghosts developers to work on its upcoming shooter, Blue Streak. Ryan Palser, who previously was an animator at Neversoft and worked on Call of Duty: Ghosts, will join Boss Key as a senior animator. David Rose, who was the Lead User Interface […]