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My.Games Offloads Hyper-Casual Game Publisher Mamboo
My.Games has announced the sale of Mamboo, its hyper-casual game publishing arm. The decision is reportedly in line with the company's primary focus on mid-core gaming, which it believes will drive innovation and growth. My.Games stated that its experience with Mamboo was valuable, but the differing business focuses led to a strategic decision to part ways. The company expressed its belief in Mam…
Dec. 2, 2024, 5:41 p.m.
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Tencent Takes Control of Kuro Games with Majority Share Acquisition
Chinese gaming conglomerate Tencent has acquired a controlling stake in Kuro Games, a Chinese game development studio. As per a report by Gematsu, Tencent purchased a 37% stake in Kuro Games from Hero Entertainment, with the terms of the deal remaining undisclosed, thereby increasing its total ownership to 51.4%. Consequently, Tencent has become the sole external shareholder of the studio. In …
Dec. 2, 2024, 1:38 p.m.
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Riot Games Introduces Penalties for Misconduct Beyond Its Platforms
Riot Games has unveiled updates to its terms of service for content creators, introducing penalties for misconduct that occurs outside of its platforms. The new policy, outlined on the company's website, specifically targets content that features Riot games as the primary focus. This means that if a creator engages in unacceptable behavior, such as using hate speech, during a livestream or while …
Dec. 2, 2024, 10:18 a.m.
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UK Authorities Request Removal of Pro-Palestinian Video Game
At the behest of the UK's counter-terrorism authorities, a video game that explores the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from a pro-Palestinian perspective has been taken down from sale in the UK. According to a report by Eurogamer, UK-based players can no longer buy Fursan al-Aqsa: The Knights of the Al-Aqsa Mosque. The game's developer, Nidal Nijm, who is of Brazilian-Palestinian descent, was infor…
Dec. 2, 2024, 10:08 a.m.
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Helldivers 2 Takes Top Honors as Game of the Year at 2024 TIGA Awards
The 2024 TIGA Awards saw Arrowhead Game Studios and Sony's Helldivers 2 emerge as the biggest winner, securing the prestigious Game of the Year and Best Technical Innovation awards. Additionally, Sony Interactive Entertainment received accolades for Best Use of a License with Marvel's Spider-Man 2 and Best Narrative in Games for The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered. Ninja Theory and Microsoft's Senua…
Nov. 29, 2024, 11:06 a.m.
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Star Citizen Surpasses $750 Million in Funding
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Nov. 29, 2024, 10:29 a.m.
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Nintendo Intensifies Anti-Piracy Efforts with Subpoenas for Google, Discord, and Reddit
In a bid to combat unauthorized Switch sales and modifications, Nintendo has requested a US District Court to issue subpoenas for business records from several companies to identify alleged pirates. The SwitchPirates subreddit, boasting over 190,000 members, is a primary target. This move is an extension of Nintendo's lawsuit against James 'Archbox' Williams, who was found guilty by default of va…
Nov. 29, 2024, 10:25 a.m.
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Most Popular Mobile Games Fail to Meet UK Regulations on Loot Box Advertising
A significant majority of top-grossing Android games do not adhere to UK regulations by failing to disclose the presence of loot boxes in their advertisements, thus violating the standards set by the Advertising Standards Authority. An investigation conducted by the BBC analyzed the advertisements for the 45 highest-grossing games on Google Play and found that while 26 of these games included men…
Nov. 29, 2024, 10:02 a.m.
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Dave the Diver Achieves 5 Million Unit Sales Milestone
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Nov. 29, 2024, 9:44 a.m.
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Xbox's Android App Game Streaming Delayed Due to Court Ruling
The rollout of Microsoft's Xbox app feature, which enables Android users to buy and play console games, has been delayed due to an ongoing legal dispute between Google and Epic Games. According to Xbox president Sarah Bond, the feature is ready for launch but has been held up by a temporary court order. Bond had initially announced that the feature would be available starting in November, with An…
Nov. 28, 2024, 1:38 p.m.