In this week’s news, Epic continues their legal war with Apple, toxic workplace allegations surface at Rocksteady Studios, and Oculus announces mandatory Facebook integration for all users.
Continue reading Epic continues their legal war with Apple, toxic workplace allegations surface at Rocksteady Studios, and Oculus announces mandatory Facebook integration for all users
In this week’s news, Epic Games announces $1.78 billion in funding, Blizzard faces employee complaints over unfair pay, and pundits debate the potential impact of President Trump’s Tencent ban on the gaming industry.
Continue reading Epic Games announces $1.78 billion in funding, Blizzard faces employee complaints over unfair pay, and pundits debate the potential impact of President Trump’s Tencent ban
In this week’s news, Riot Games enters into (and then cancels) a a sponsorship deal with the controversial Saudi megacity Neom, Nintendo undergoes a massive “gigaleak” of old data, and the U.S. government grills big tech in antitrust hearings.
Continue reading Riot Games faces criticism for Saudi megacity partnership, Nintendo faces massive leak of old code, and big tech faces off with U.S. government in antitrust hearings
In this week’s news, Microsoft hosts an event to reveal exclusive titles for the Xbox Series X, gaming TV channel G4 teases a return, and Ubisoft faces another wave of sexual assault allegations.
Continue reading Microsoft hosts an event to reveal exclusive titles for the Xbox Series X, gaming TV channel G4 teases a return, and Ubisoft faces another wave of sexual assault allegations
In this week’s news, Geoff Keighley hosts a live hands-on preview of the new DualSense PS5 controller, Google announces new games and features for Stadia, and Ubisoft is panned for a tone-deaf game reveal.
Continue reading Geoff Keighley hosts preview of the new DualSense PS5 controller, Google announces new games and features for Stadia, and Ubisoft is panned for a tone-deaf game reveal
In this week’s news, the gaming industry looks to move to a $70 per game model in next gen consoles, Sony invests $250 million in Epic Games, and the UK government recommends that loot box mechanics be regulated under the same legislation as casinos.
Continue reading Gaming industry looks to shift per game price model, Sony invests in Epic Games, and the UK government recommends stricter restrictions on loot boxes
In this week’s news, the gaming industry faces a wave of sexual misconduct allegations and Microsoft shutters both their streaming platform and their retail presence.
Continue reading Gaming industry faces sexual misconduct reckoning and Microsoft shuts down presence in streaming and retail
In this week’s news, EA makes several major announcements at their “EA Play Live” event, Cyberpunk: 2077 faces another round of delays and the FDA approves the first ever prescription video game.
Continue reading EA Makes Waves, Cyberpunk Delayed Yet Again, FDA Approves The First “Prescription Video Game”
This week’s news cycle has been almost entirely focused on the Black Lives Matter protests happening all over the country and in some cases, the world. As a result, this week’s TPoI will be focused on how major gaming companies have chosen to respond to the events of the week, events that have been either cancelled or delayed as a result, and the ongoing media response to actions taken by major corporations.
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In this week’s news, Microsoft releases the preview version of an Xbox Family Settings app, Amazon’s foray into the hero shooter genre flops upon launch, and a company led by former HTC head Peter Chou announces plans to launch a new virtual reality headset later this year.
Continue reading Microsoft teases family settings app, Amazon’s big gaming launch flops, and XRSpace announces bold vision for upcoming headset