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The Fighting Game Community Vs COVID-19: A New Underdog Story

Top GamesA pre-pandemic photo from Combo Breaker 2019, showing the size, diversity, and community of the FGC. | Photo from Combo BreakerSimply put, 2020 was a rough year for just about everyone. Numerous industries, interests, and careers were put on hiatus with their futures in danger amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Industries such as food, cinema, and live events were drastically hit and a fully packed restaurant, movie theatre, or music festival seems like a distant memory just over a year later. The afflictions of COVID-19 on esports were similar to

Enter the World of Chaldea, an Epic Fantasy Series Premiering to Fans…

World of Chaldea "All RPG game masters dream of sharing their worlds that they've so lovingly crafted over the years, but the market of RPG world settings is flooded. Yet there's always room for another great fantasy story," said Peter Adkison, co-creator of Chaldea SEATTLE (PRWEB) December 16, 2020 For fantasy fans, a new world brings anticipation, excitement and opportunity to delve outside the ordinary. Enter the World of Chaldea, a new fantasy series created by Peter Adkison and told through comic art using motion graphics, voice over actors, sound

250 Jobs Lost At Big Fish Games As Company Reaches $155 Million Settlement

The Seattle-based mobile and social game developer Big Fish has laid off 250 people just one day after courts ordered the studio to pay $155 million from multiple class-action suits. The two matters are not connected, management says.Geekwire obtained a memo from Big Fish's co-president Andrew Pedersen and Jason Willig, who said the cuts were part of the company's ambition to "strengthen our business and position Big Fish for long-term success." The executives said they are making the cuts as Big Fish enjoys a "position of financial strength," adding that