Games Industry

Activision CEO to Take Pay Cut, Waive Arbitration in Harassment Claims

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Top GamesBobby Kotick, left, has asked Activision Blizzard's board of directors to significantly reduce his salary temporarily. / Kevin Dietsch/GettyImagesActivision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has announced he will take a steep pay cut and waive forced arbitration on sexual harassment, unlawful discrimination, or related retaliation.Kotick has been the company's steward since 2008. A pair of court cases and investigations, led by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, have accused Activision Blizzard of a culture rife with sexual harassment and gender-based discrimination. Activision

Zelgor Inc Successfully Completes Digital Capital Raise on Netcapital

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Time Stamp: October 13, 2021 8:00 PM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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Boston, MA (PRWEB) October 14, 2021 Thanks to strong investor interest, Zelgor Inc, an interactive entertainment and game development studio based in Boston, Massachusetts, has announced that it has sold out its Netcapital offering. “This summer has been a non-stop ride of excitement for everyone at Zelgor, the team, investors, supporters, and fans” said John Fanning Jr., Founder, and CEO of Zelgor Inc. The sold-out offering headlines an eventful summer for Zelgor, which included launching an initial stability test of their first mobile game, Noobs in Space. The company conducted

US Continues to See Growth in Time and Money Spent on Video Games,…

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We had a number of lapsed gamers in the 45-64 age group re-enter the market last year, not only for entertainment, but to stay connected with family and friends. And these gamers have continued to play more than other age groups. PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. (PRWEB) October 07, 2021 According to ‘2021 Evolution of Entertainment’ report from The NPD Group, this year, the amount of money spent in the U.S. on video games has increased 35% over the past six months*; and while overall participation in video gaming remains high, it

Reflecting on a Year of Stories Told by Black Creators

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Black Creator SpotlightA year of interviews with Black game developers. / Photo by DBLTAP2020 was a summer of rage. Three high-profile killings of Black people — Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd — led to a flood of protests demanding justice. I marched at some of those protests, but it was hard to escape the feeling of helplessness. We could chant for hours, some of us could get maced and arrested, and we could come back to do it all again. But the power to create real change lay

Deltarune Chapter 2 released for free because Toby Fox wanted to help fans

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Toby Fox, the man behind both Undertale and its connected series Deltarune, surprise dropped the second chapter of Deltarune earlier this week with a free launch. Since then, he has been very open about its development and what’s to come. He also addressed why he moved to make Deltarune Chapter 2 free instead of charging for it like it seems he originally planned to.  According to the official Deltarune website, Fox says that he believes this is going to be the biggest chapter of Deltarune overall, and even though it took

Sonic the Hedgehog co-creator Yuji Naka working on smaller project following departure from Square Enix

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Yuji Naka, the Sonic the Hedgehog’s co-creator and former head of Sonic Team at Sega, has returned from a brief hiatus and is now working on a new project despite contemplating retirement earlier this year after leaving Square Enix.  Naka joined Square Enix in 2018 to lead a new project, which eventually became Balan Wonderworld. The game was met with poor reviews when it launched on March 26 and shortly thereafter, Naka resigned from his position, although he didn’t officially announce it until June 5.  At the time, Naka mentioned that

Xbox and Special Olympics hold first ‘Gaming for Inclusion’ esports event

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Gaming in general is moving toward accessibility, but that’s not as much the case in esports, which like other sports are competitive and by nature somewhat exclusive. Xbox and the Special Olympics are working together on a new event that combines competition with inclusion, and it’s going on right now. This week, Special Olympics athletes will be competing against each other in tournaments of Rocket League, Madden NFL 22 and Forza Motorsport 7. The prize, other than prestige and pride, is playing with one of the Special Olympics’ celebrity supporters:

NetEase reportedly finalizing deal to bring on Sega creative director, Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi

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The race between Chinese video game companies to build up development assets has been heating up for some time now, but it looks like NetEase is finalizing a deal that will coax Toshihiro Nagoshi away from Sega after more than 30 years, according to Bloomberg. Nagoshi, who has been with Sega since 1989, worked as Sega of Japan’s chief creative officer from 2012 until January of this year, when he stepped down to become the creative director and is well known as the creator of the popular Yakuza franchise. His

Inclusivity and Representation within Esports & Games

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Compared to film and television, video games are breaking considerable boundaries onscreen when it comes to diversity and representation. However, this representation is largely only superficial. Although women and minorities are indeed working behind the scenes, the industry is still dominated by men. For us to see real change on-screen, the overall video games industry and esports sector needs to undergo some serious diversification.   Women in the Video Games Industry   While female protagonists in video games are nothing new, there is an image problem when it comes to