Over the weekend Zine Quest 3, a high-profile event at Kickstarter celebrating the independent tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG) community, came to a close. The promotion had helped shine a light on dozens of small creators around the world. But in its final hours, Kickstarter’s vice president and head of community Luke Crane launched a campaign […]
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Stadia Executive Producer Believes Small Teams Can Make More Unique, Focused Games
Ahead of the February 1 launch of Journey To The Savage Planet: Employee of the Month Edition on Stadia next week, we spoke with Reid Schneider, Typhoon Studios co-founder and Sr. Executive Producer at Stadia Games and Entertainment about what he and his team learned from developing the game. In the interview, Schneider explained why his team […]
100 Thieves Adds to Executive Team Across Marketing, People, and Content Divisions
North American esports and gaming lifestyle company 100 Thieves has added some key members to its executive team in the form of Mark Rasoul as vice president, marketing; Julie Van as vice president, people; and Jeremy Azevedo as vice president, content. The former brand marketing director for Call of Duty Esports at Activision Blizzard, Rasoul […]
Trump's Executive Order Against WeChat And TikTok Could Impact Big Game Publishers (Updated)
Update: LA Times reporter Sam Dean says that he has gotten confirmation from the White House that this executive order will, in fact, not impact video game developers. You can see his tweet below. This is “pending updates,” though–we’ll be sure to keep following this story and updating as necessary. The original article follows. President […]
Ubisoft Executive Leaves Company Following Abuse And Assault Allegations
Ubisoft executive Maxime Beland has resigned from his position on the company’s editorial team following accusations of assault and sexual harassment. Beland had previously been suspended pending the outcome of an internal investigation, and the investigation is continuing despite his departure. Ubisoft confirmed Beland’s resignation in a statement to GameSpot, adding that VP of editorial […]
Trump signs executive order attacking Section 230 legal protections for Facebook and Twitter
(Reuters) — President Donald Trump said he will introduce legislation that may scrap or weaken a law that has long protected internet companies, including Twitter and Facebook, an extraordinary attempt to intervene in the media that experts said was unlikely to survive legal scrutiny. Trump signed an executive order on Thursday afternoon after attacking Twitter […]