Paradox Buys White Wolf, Including Vampire: The Masquerade Properties
Paradox Interactive, a global games developer and publisher, today announced the acquisition of White Wolf Publishing from CCP Games in an all-cash deal. Now a subsidiary of Paradox Interactive, White Wolf Publishing is a licensing business that owns and manages intellectual properties including World of Darkness, Vampire: The Masquerade and Werewolf: The Apocalypse. Led by […]
New ESA Study Examines The Political Leanings of American Gamers
Video game players are more politically engaged than most Americans, and 100 million of them will vote in next year’s presidential election, according to a new survey commissioned by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA). The first-of-its-kind survey explored the political attitudes of video game players, providing a snapshot of their political leanings and positions on […]
Call of Duty: Black Ops III is Deployed
The wait is over. The return of Black Ops is here, as Call of Duty: Black Ops III, the ‘most anticipated multiplatform game of the season’ according to Nielsen, and the latest entry in Activision’s blockbuster Call of Duty: Black Ops saga, is now available digitally and at global retailers worldwide. Call of Duty: Black […]
Bethesda Releases Fallout 4 Gameplay Trailer
With less than a week to go, Bethesda has released the official gameplay trailer for Fallout 4. Set to release worldwide next week on November 10, 2015 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC, Fallout 4 is the long-awaited follow up to the 2008 ‘Game of the Year’, Fallout 3, and the first title from […]
Alekhine’s Gun Gets New February Release Date
The developers of Alekhine’s Gun announced today the Cold War stealth game originally slated to hit shelves next week will now see a February 9th launch. The Bay Area video game publishers cite their desire for a comprehensive, synchronized global launch as the reason for the delay. “With Alekhine’s Gun being our first intellectual property […]
Activision Blizzard To Acquire King Entertainment for 5.9 Billion
Activision Blizzard, Inc. (“Activision Blizzard”) (Nasdaq: ATVI) and King Digital Entertainment plc (“King”) (NYSE: KING) today announced the signing of a definitive agreement under which ABS Partners C.V. (“ABS Partners”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, will acquire all of the outstanding shares of King for $18.00 in cash per share, for a total […]
Paris Games Week: New HITMAN Location Video Released for Sapienza
Today, Io-Interactive and Square Enix gave the first glimpse of a new location for the upcoming HITMAN, available on March 11th 2016. The video, which debuted at Paris Games Week today, shows off sunny Sapienza, a fictional town situated on the southern coast of Italy. Cut to the atmospheric track “Between Two Points” by The […]
Ghostbusters: The Board Game To Launch In November
Cryptozoic Entertainment today announced Ghostbusters: The Board Game will be available on retail shelves starting November 11, 2015. The cooperative tabletop game lets fans relive classic moments from the beloved film series, with up to four players teaming up bust ghosts and banish ghouls to the spirit world. The game was developed through a Kickstarter […]
Paris Games Week: David Cage Reveals Detroit Trailer
Sony’s press conference finished on a high note, as David Cage, of Quantic Dreams, announced a new game called Detroit: Become Human, with a trailer. Detroit is based on the character Kara, the female android featured in a tech demo Quantic created in 2012.
Paris Games Week: No Man’s Sky Coming June 2016
Sony announces No Man’s Sky release date as June 2016, during its Paris Games Week conference. New trailer features Rutger Hauer and shows combat.