Nexon announced today that The First Descendant, a co-op looter shooter, will debut as a free-to-play title on July 2 on the PC and consoles.
Announced at the Summer Game Fest 2024 livestream, Nexon said the game will be available across PC via Steam, PlayStation 4 and PS5 5 and Xbox One and Series X/S on July 24.
Enlisting Descendants are encouraged to add The First Descendant to their Steam…
EA launches Skate console play test this fall
June 10, 2024
EA has been working on Skate for a while, but console players will soon get a chance to ride around San Vansterdam. This fall, console players will be able to explore the city and land flashy tricks.
With M-Corp gone, it’s time to take back the city and get to work…
Gaming’s rising stars: Is Roblox the new ground floor for game devs? | GamesBeat Summit 2024
June 7, 2024
Of all the talks at GamesBeat Summit 2024, I thought one of the most interesting was a panel I moderated dubbed Gaming’s Rising Stars: Developers building businesses on Roblox.
Before a crowded room of much older game industry leaders, we talked about how user-generated…
Chip-related startup Crystal Sonic won the third Lam Capital Venture Competition as well as a $250,000 investment from Lam Capital.
The winner was announced at the Enabling Future Semiconductors event at Lam Research’s headquarters in Fremont, California. made the announcement. Crystal Sonic helps semiconductor manufacturers reduce waste and cost by enabling thin device lift-off and substrate…
Microsoft confirmed today that the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will debut on day one Xbox Game Pass when the title debuts this fall.
In a post on Xbox Wire, Microsoft reiterated that Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will be unveiled just after the completion of the Xbox…
Epic Games said it will open the Epic Games Store and Fortnite on Apple’s iOS in the United Kingdom in the second half of 2025 thanks to a new competition law.
Shoutout to the UK for passing a new competition law ?
Epic Games Store and Fortnite are coming to iOS in the…
Microsoft is shutting down several studios, including Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks and Alpha Dog Games. It’s also folding Roundhouse Studios into ZeniMax Studios Online. Tango and Arkane confirmed the closures on social media, and the latter added that it’s ceasing development on live-service game Redfall. The company is also sunsetting Alpha Dog’s title Mighty Doom. It’s not yet clear…
Xbox has released its fourth Transparency Report, in which it details its efforts to protect players and what countermeasures it’s using to stave off toxicity and harmful elements. According to Xbox, it has invested in “the responsible application of AI” to help…
Roblox reported that its first quarter bookings reached $923.8 million, up 19% at a time when much of the game industry has reported weak results.
However, the company’s stock price has fallen 27.36% in trading to $28.32 a share this morning due to a weak financial…
Video game publisher Electronic Arts forecasted full-year bookings for the coming year that fell below Wall Street’s expectations.
The company’s forecast fell short of analyst expectations for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025. The midpoint of EA’s forecast range $7.3 billion to $7.76 billion was $7.5 billion, and that fell short of analyst expectations of $7.7 billion for the FY25…
