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DICE LA completes rebrand to Ripple Effect Studios, will continue Battlefield 2042 support and development of new title

DICE’s Los Angeles-based studio, DICE L.A., is rebranding to Ripple Effect Studios. It will continue to work on its current projects while embracing its own identity away from the larger DICE brand.  This has been a rework in the making for more than a year. Respawn Entertainment CEO Vince Zampella confirmed that the rebranding effort was part of the reason he took on a leadership role with the studio last January, according to GamesIndustry.biz. DICE L.A., which was founded in 2013 after Electronic Arts closed Danger Close Games, has mostly

‘It’s Trash’: Glow Up Games CXO Latoya Peterson on the State of Diversity in Games

Latoya Peterson is tired of the games industry ignoring Black women, and now she's ready to do something about it. | Photo courtesy of Glow Up GamesThe video game industry is as prone to systemic oppression as any other. Developers of color, and perhaps particularly Black developers, face an uphill battle for employment, let alone creative expression. With this series of features, DBLTAP hopes to highlight the creations of Black developers working to tell their own stories through games in this monthly series. Check out our previous entries here.Issa Dee

A Ripple in Time Pokémon GO 2021 Quests

PokémonA Ripple in Time Pokémon GO 2021 isn't different than the original quest series to catch Celebi. | Photo courtesy of Niantic Labs A Ripple in Time Pokémon GO 2021 isn't different than the original quest series to catch Celebi. Niantic Labs started creating research tasks bundles where players could slowly unlock week-to-week. At the end of the process, players would be awarded a rare Pokémon. A Ripple in Time is no different. Pokémon GO Celebi quest: A Ripple in Time 1/8Pokémon GO Celebi quest: A Ripple in Time 2/8Pokémon

Fortnite x Horizon Zero Dawn Crossover Leaked With Exclusive PlayStation-Only Style

Fortnite Battle Royale’s quest for video game supremacy continues. Fortnite Chapter 2 - Season 5 saw the most collaborations in the game’s almost four-year history. Epic Games did the unthinkable, establishing partnerships with recognizable video games like Halo, God of War and Street Fighter. Then the developers took the idea even further with movie crossovers — including Terminator, Predator and Alien. Fortnite continues to break barriers between games, and Chapter 2 - Season 6 is no different. Patch v16.20 went live earlier this morning, which allowed leakers to glean more

Tencent Loses $42B in Market Value as Indian Stakeholders Weigh in on a Future Without PUBG MOBILE

The Indian government’s decision to ban the country’s most popular title, PUBG MOBILE was always going to have a ripple effect across the entire industry and the effects are already being felt. Having lost out on what was their biggest market for the game, Tencent has reportedly lost nearly $42B USD in market value in just two days since the announcement. This is the second-largest market capitalization loss for the Chinese conglomerate following a $66B loss spurred by an executive order against WeChat by the US, which was mostly regained

Cris Tales Isn’t Shy About Its Chrono Trigger Influences, But It Has New Ideas Too

Revealed at E3 2019, Cris Tales is a time-bending 2D tribute to classic Japanese role-playing games. In a similar vein to Chrono Trigger and Radiant Historia, Cris Tales brings together a cast of young heroes as they travel the world and explore three distinct time periods in the past, present, and the future. It leans heavily into time-manipulation gameplay by allowing you to explore and interact with characters across different eras in real-time, which results in various consequences, expected and otherwise, in your adventure ahead.A free demo of the opening

QuakeCon 2020 has been canceled due to COVID-19 concerns

It looks like QuakeCon 2020 in August is the latest event to be canceled due to concerns regarding the coronavirus pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic is pretty much shutting down all fun in 2020 it seems. Though many efforts have been made to support relief efforts and stop the spread of the disease, its effects continue to ripple through various industries. QuakeCon takes place in August, but the yearly giant LAN party and gaming event wasn’t far enough away to avoid issues. QuakeCon 2020 has officially been canceled. The announcement of

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Each and every day new mobile games are hitting the App Store, and so each week we put together a big old list of all the best new releases of the past seven days. Back in the day the App Store would showcase the same games for a week, and then refresh those features each Thursday. Because of that developers got into the habit of releasing their games throughout Wednesday or very early Thursday in order to hopefully get one of those coveted features spots. Nowadays the App Store refreshes