Gaming

Roblox Adds Parental Controls After Claims It Compromises Child Safety

Roblox is adding more protections to its platform for its youngest users, a move that comes about a month after short-selling firm Hindenburg Research accused the videogame company of favoring growth over child safety, The Wall Street Journal reported. San…

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Pocketpair Says Nintendo And Pokémon Company Seek $65K In Damages

Nintendo and the Pokémon Company are seeking approximately $65,700 in compensation from their lawsuit against Palworld developer Pocketpair. In a press release, the studio issued on Friday, Nintendo and the Pokémon Company want ¥5 million each (plus late fees), for…

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Steam Tells Gamers They Are Buying A License, Not A Game

Steam appears to have started posting a notice in its shopping cart that purchases on its storefront are only for a license and not a game, according to a notice spotted by Engadget reported. It looks like an attempt by…

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NetEase Cutting Jobs At Ouka Studios Ahead Of Potential Closure

Bloomberg is reporting that Visions of Mana developer Ouka Studios is about to the shuttered by parent company NetEase, GameDeveloper reported. The Japanese studio opened in 2020 and hired veteran developers from Capcom and Bandai Namco. It was tapped to…

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Epic Debuts The Epic Game Store On iOS In The EU

Epic Games today officially launched a rival app for iOS in the European Union, marking the first time Apple’s own App Store has had to face a serious rival. The Epic Games Store will initially offer Epic’s games, including Fortnite,…

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SAG-AFTRA Calls Strike Against Major Video Game Studios

For close to two years, SAG-AFTRA has been in talks with major video game companies on a new contract agreement that would cover voice and performance capture workers on titles from Disney Character Voices, Activision Blizzard, Electronic Arts, Warner Bros.Games,…

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