Metaverse studio Melon announces its first original game in Roblox

Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.  Roblox-centric developer Melon today announced it was releasing its first original game within the metaverse. It’s called Jump Kingdoms. In Jump Kingdoms, gamers play as Pals, brightly colored creatures they can customize (these characters are unique to […]

Sony buys Returnal studio Housemarque

Finnish game studio Housemarque is the newest addition to Sony’s stable of first-party developers. Sony announced on Tuesday that the makers of Returnal will join PlayStation Studios. “We are so excited to finally join the PlayStation Studios family,” Ilari Kuittinen, Housemarque’s co-founder and managing director, wrote on PlayStation Blog. “This gives our studio a clear […]

Exidy: The Most Crucial Studio In Gaming History You’ve Never Heard Of

Metroid is often touted as a revolutionary title, one that championed female representation by putting players into the boots and mech suit of Samus. This is absolutely true, and by no means do I intend to discredit its incredible legacy. For once, women were at the centre as heroes rather than damsels in distress. However, […]

Amazon Has Acquired MGM Studios For $8.45 Billion, Now Owns James Bond

Amazon has confirmed its acquisition of MGM, the studio behind the James Bond and Rocky movies, for $8.45 billion. Following rumors that Amazon was the latest company looking to buy MGM Studios, it has now been confirmed that a deal for the merger has been struck. Variety reports Amazon will pay $8.45 billion to acquire […]

Studio announces new survival game, forced to deny Hideo Kojima is involved

Danish developer Blue Box Game Studios announced its PlayStation 5 exclusive, a first-person survival horror shooter named Abandoned, on Wednesday via Sony’s PlayStation Blog. Almost immediately, PlayStation fans came to a conclusion about its teaser trailer: This is secretly a Hideo Kojima game. Enough people thought that, actually, that the studio was forced to address […]

Fable Studio opens its virtual beings Wizard Engine to collaborators

Fable Studio is opening its virtual beings Wizard Engine to collaborators in fashion and nursing. The San Francisco company built the engine to manage its virtual character Lucy, an 8-year-old animated girl from the Wolves in the Walls virtual reality experience. Lately, Lucy has made appearances at the Sundance Film Festival and SXSW as a […]

Evangelion Studio Threatens Prison To Anyone Who Pirates Latest Film

Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon A Time is in theaters now, but only in Japan. However, despite the singular release country and the ongoing pandemic, it’s doing pretty well over there. According to Deadline (which comes by way of Kotaku), Khara raked in 828 million yen ($7.6 million) on opening day alone. And that’s despite curfews […]