As we approach the end of the year many game companies are beginning to tally up their earnings. Amongst these is Keywords Studios, an Irish-based company that had a very successful 2021. It details just how well the year went in its latest financial forecast as covered by Gamesindustry.biz.The report states that Keywords Studios expects…

Chinese technology giant Tencent has acquired Turtle Rock Studios. Turtle Rock Studios is best known for developing Back 4 Blood, a Left 4 Dead-inspired first-person shooter that launched in October. This was first posted on Business Wire in a statement detailing the takeover.This move will see the developer’s parent company Turtle Rock become a part…

Xbox owner Microsoft has acknowledged that the decision to close Lionhead Studios in 2016 was a mistake. According to the American technology giant, its poor handling of the British developer has shaped how It now works with its acquired teams. The failure that is Lionhead is used by Microsoft as a case study of what…

In a comedic set of patch notes, Microsoft has unveiled a change for its Xbox Game Pass for PC service. It has received a rebrand, being named PC Game Pass distancing itself from the Xbox brand. This rebrand includes a new logo, name, and various changes to the relevant social media pages.The PC gaming service…

The Game Awards host Geoff Keighley has confirmed that Activision will not be allowed to take part in this year’s awards. The statement was posted on Keighley’s official Twitter account. This decision was made in response to the ongoing cultural issues that have plagued Activision for years.According to Keighley, it is important that Activision isn’t…

Developer Codemasters has confirmed that GRID Legends has been given a February 2023 release date. The upcoming arcade racer will launch on February 22 on Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and PC. It will be the first game in the Race Driver franchise since 2019’s GRID, a reboot of the 2008…

Japanese technology giant Sony has recently patented a design for a new controller. As discovered by the Video Games Chronicle, this controller looks to be designed for mobile gaming. If this mobile controller found its way to the market it would be a first for both Sony and PlayStation alike.Interestingly, its design has more in…

Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition has been universally slammed by gamers and critics alike. With it currently sitting at an embarrassing user score of 0.7 on Metacritic, it’s fair to say that fans are not happy. Many feel that Rockstar was lazy and did not give the games their due respect.…

It would be an understatement to say that things are not looking good for Activision Blizzard. The huge AAA publisher has been under investigation for various breaches of worker rights over the last few months. But somehow things look even worse at Activision. There are evidence found that CEO Bobby Kotick is part of the…

Recently, 343 Industries’ head of creative design Joseph Staten spoke to Eurogamer about Halo’s future. In the interview Staten was asked about when fans can expect a co-op campaign to be added. Unfortunately, Halo Infinite will not have either a co-op campaign or even a forge mode until at least Season 2.Season 2 hasn’t gotten…