22 Oct
Earlier this month Rockstar announced it would provide 500,000 GTA$ in two ‘stimulus package’ deposits to all Grand Theft Auto Online players as compensation for the issues the game has faced since its launch. The first $250,000 will arrive in players’ in-game bank accounts “this week” Rockstar has announced. The second deposit is planned to […]
18 Oct
2K has confirmed to Polygon that a round of layoffs have hit 2K Marin, however reports have surfaced claiming the studio will be shut down entirely. “We can confirm staff reductions at 2K Marin,” a statement from 2K reads. “While these were difficult decisions, we regularly evaluate our development efforts and have decided to reallocate […]
18 Oct
Zynga co-founder Justin Waldron has announced on his Facebook page that he is leaving the company. Waldron was one of the first developers to create a Facebook application, which got him noticed by Zynga co-founders Mark Pincus and Eric Schiermeyer. Waldron was lead engineer on Zynga’s first game Texas Hold’Em Poker (now called Zynga Poker). […]
18 Oct
Casual game developer HipSoft has appointed former PopCap head of business development, Ron Powers, as its new CEO. “I’m thrilled to be leading this team,” Powers said, in part. “I look forward to the challenges and victories that lay ahead. I feel very fortunate to have been part of two great leadership teams in the […]