07 Mar
Disney Interactive has confirmed that it has laid off around 700 employees, about a quarter of its entire workforce. “Disney Interactive has consolidated several lines of business as part of an effort to focus the division on a streamlined suite of high quality digital products,” a Disney spokesperson said. “As a result of this restructuring, […]
06 Mar
Criterion founders Alex Ward and Fiona Sperry have announced a new indie development studio called Three Fields Entertainment, following their exit from Criterion in January. “Today we are excited to announce our new British games company -Three Fields Entertainment,” Ward announced on Twitter. A website has also been launched but currently only features a logo […]
04 Mar
Interceptor Entertainment CEO Frederik Schreiber confirmed on Twitter that the studio has acquired 3D Realms. This follows the news from last week that Gearbox Software will sue Interceptor and 3D Realms for trying to “illegally exploit Gearbox’s intellectual property rights in the Duke Nukem video game franchise.” Gearbox’s complaint came after a teaser website appeared […]
28 Feb
The European Union’s executive branch is is holding meetings with several large technology companies regarding the regulation of free-to-play games. The main concern for the free-to-play games is the way that in-app purchases are presented to users. The commission has issued a press release outlining the four issues that will be discussed at the meetings: […]