13 Jul
In an interview with Gamespot, Riot Games’ eSports manager, Nick Allen, announced that League of Legends professional players are now recognized as professional athletes by the U.S. government. “So the United States government recognizes League of Legends pro players as professional athletes and award visas to essentially work in the United States under that title,” […]
13 Jul
According to a report by GamesIndustry International, Electronic Arts has closed its German-based studio, EA Phenomic. “As part of EA’s realignment in recent weeks, we have announced internally a small adjustment to some development staff to better focus our teams against priority growth areas,” a statement from EA reads, in part. “The decision to let people […]
12 Jul
Capcom senior vice president Christian Svensson has left the company as part of the re-organization of the company’s US office which began today. Svensson confirmed the news on his Facebook page, stating that he left voluntarily as part of the re-organization. “While it comes as something of a relief, today is bittersweet. After nearly eight years, […]
10 Jul
Giant Bomb released a statement yesterday saying that founder Ryan Davis had passed away last week. “Obviously we’re all stunned over here. Ryan was a good friend to all of us. It’s odd to remember that, for someone who could be so acerbic at times, and despite knowing him for almost a decade, I honestly […]