Twitch creators will soon be able to raise money for charity directly on the livestreaming platform. The company launched a closed beta of Twitch Charity today to a select group of partners and affiliates, according to a blog post. Donations will be processed through the Paypal Giving Fund, and be tracked in both the stream’s activity feed and chat. Traditionally, viewers have made donations…
Workers at the studio formerly known as Vicarious Visions are attempting to unionize. On Tuesday, quality assurance staff at Blizzard Albany went public with the news that they had filed for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). In a Twitter…
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Zebedee has raised $35 million in a new round of funding to further develop its…
The Atari brand recently turned 50 and the latest way that its current owner, Atari Interactive, is marking the occasion is with a Lego kit for its most popular console. The Atari 2600 set will be available on August 1st and it costs $240/€240.
The Atari 2600 debuted in 1977 as the Atari Video Computer System (the name was changed in 1982). The Lego kit is based on a four-switch version that…
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Xbox has revealed which games are coming to Game Pass during the second wave of July.
On the same day it officially became a PlayStation studio, Bungie filed a lawsuit against a Destiny 2 player it accused of persistent cheating and making threats against its employees. The developer claimed Luca Leone violated the game’s Limited Software License…
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Esports company Misfits Gaming Group announced that it’s making new moves to invest in its players. Specifically, it’s partnering with Adamas to provide personalized fitness plans for its League players and…
Sony completes $3.6 billion deal to buy Bungie
July 16, 2022
The developer behind Destiny is now a part of the Sony universe. Sony Interactive Entertainment officially closed on a $3.6 billion deal today to buy the independent game studio and publisher Bungie, according to tweets from both Bungie and PlayStation Studios. Under the…
Company of Heroes 3 debuts for Steam on November 17
July 15, 2022
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Company of Heroes 3 will debut on Steam on November 17. The title is the latest real-time…
EA's new 'Skate' is a free-to-play live service game
July 15, 2022
It’s been just over two years since we learned that EA was working on the first entry in the Skate series since 2010’s Skate 3. Although the publisher isn’t quite ready to announce the release window, it revealed some more details, including the fact the game is just called Skate.
It’s a free-to-play live service title with microtransactions, though there will not be any…
