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The 'Mandalorian' actor stars in the upcoming first-person shooter as dictator Antón Castillo. → Read More
The first two entries in the long-running skateboarding franchise have been updated with 4K visuals, new features and online multiplayer — but the original maps, professional skaters and soundtrack will also be there, too. → Read More
Fox's Eric Shanks and iRacing's Steve Myers, among THR's Top Hollywood Innovators, say the popularity of the competition, where pro racers compete on virtual tracks from their homes, has opened the door for more esports on TV. → Read More
The video game company was most recently valued at $15 billion. → Read More
Epic Games' free-to-play battle royale shooter Fortnite has proven itself to be a leading media platform, surpassing more than 350 million registered players since its initial launch in 2017. → Read More
Activision Blizzard exceeded its outlook for Q1 2020 as the company posted $1.8 billion in GAAP net revenue in Tuesday's official filing. The number comes in above the $1.6 billion expectation stated in last quarter's filing in February. → Read More
Electronic Arts saw a bump in total net revenue and net income over its full fiscal year 2020 from 2019, up $5.5 billion and $3 billion, respectively. FY19 numbers in both categories totaled $3.7 billion and $1 billion, respectively. → Read More
Amazon Games Studio has set a release date for its upcoming free-to-play, team-based shooter 'Crucible': May 20. → Read More
Felix "PewDiePie" Kjellberg has signed an exclusive live streaming deal with YouTube, the platform on which the Swedish content creator has amassed a following of over 104 million subscribers. → Read More
The Swedish streamer is YouTube's most popular individual personality, but he's also no stranger to controversy and has had a rocky past with the Google-owned platform. → Read More
Sony Interactive Entertainment is silencing rumors that this week's The Last of Us Part II leaks, which included assets from the upcoming game that revealed key plot points and its ending, came from an internal source at developer Naughty Dog. → Read More
The four-month virtual "season" will feature announcements, playable demos of upcoming titles, interviews, panels and more from leading developers and publishers, curated by The Game Awards creator, producer and host Geoff Keighley. → Read More
Epic Games will not be holding its second annual Fortnite World Cup competition this July. → Read More
Phil Spencer, in a blog post on Thursday morning, said that subscribers to the service "play 40 percent more games" after joining. → Read More
'Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order' will launch on the platform later this year, followed by sports titles from the 'FIFA' and 'Madden NFL' franchises. → Read More
Oscar-winning producer Michael Sugar has partnered with the esports and media organization to develop films and scripted television in line with the brand's "aspirational gaming lifestyle" image. → Read More
Culver City-based mobile game company Scopely has acquired another studio: Scrabble GO developer PierPlay. → Read More
Video game developer Gearbox Entertainment has teamed with showrunner Scott Rosenbaum (Queen of the South, V, Gang Related) to adapt its shooter franchise Brothers in Arms for the small screen. → Read More
The event was an "all-time record" for Epic Games' blockbuster shooter, topping 2019's Marshmello performance. → Read More
Fortnite hosted its largest in-game gathering yet on Thursday night as 12.3 million concurrent players logged into the battle royale video game for rapper Travis Scott's Astronomical event. → Read More