Gaming

In 2010, Nintendo of America opened its brand-new headquarters in Redmond, Washington on a 10-acre plot owned by the company since the early 1980s. The late Satoru Iwata cut the ribbon on the state-of-the-art facility alongside then-Washington State governor Chris Gregoire on a “gleaming 300,000 square foot facility” with “cushioned…

These days, video game company acquisitions have become a routine part of the newscycle, and we tend to talk about them in billions. Look at a mega-deal like Xbox’s $68.7 billion Activision-Blizzard acquisition, PlayStation’s $3.6 billion acquisition, or the handful of other billions-of-dollars deals that seem to be the norm…

Legendary adventure game designer and Monkey Island creator Ron Gilbert had waited years for this. By “this” he’s not just talking about the chance to finally make his own Monkey Island 3 – officially titled Return to Monkey Island – but also about the opportunity to announce it. “Announcing this…

A possibly major plot detail for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 has seemingly leaked from Daruk’s Italian voice actor Pietro Ubaldi. This article contains Breath of the Wild and possible Breath of the Wild 2 spoilers going forward. As spotted by ResetEra user Alexander_Wand, Zelda-focused YouTube…

Six years after being delisted, the original Forza Horizon made a brief reappearance on the Xbox Store on Saturday, according to a variety of Twitter users who managed to successfully access the popular Xbox 360 racing title. Forza Horizon was initially delisted from all storefronts in 2016, but eagle-eyed fans…

Square Enix’s decision to sell a trove of franchises and studios to Embracer Group has yielded some interesting info, including the lifetime sales of the Tomb Raider franchise. Following Embracer Group’s agreement to purchase Eidos Montreal, Square Enix Montreal, and Crystal Dynamics, from Square Enix, the company shared a timeline…

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger is anticipating that the chip shortage, which has been negatively impacting many industries including the games industry, will remain an issue well into 2024. In a recent interview with CNBC, Gelsinger told the outlet that the chip shortage might drag on for two years due to…

PlayStation is hiring a director of corporate development to help identify acquisition opportunities and bolster its collection of first-party studios. The move mirrors a hiring advertised by Xbox last week for a manager of gaming strategy and development as both publishers seek to purchase increasing numbers of developers. As reported…

Following the Square Enix and Embracer deal, Crystal Dynamics will continue to co-develop Microsoft’s Perfect Dark reboot with The Initiative. The Initiative took to Twitter to confirm the continued partnership alongside sharing the team has made “great progress” building the next-gen take on Perfect Dark. “We’re excited to see Crystal…

The Matrix Awakens demo created on Unreal Engine 5 may have been created for one pop-culture franchise, but that hasn’t stopped modders from adding other favorites like Spider-Man to its world. As reported by Eurogamer, YouTuber DWR shared footage of a playable Spider-Man demo – which you can see here…