Two prominent Call of Duty developers from Infinity Ward have left the studio to pursue what they are calling a “rare and exciting new opportunity.” Narrative director Taylor Kurosaki and design director Jacob Minkoff left Infinity Ward earlier this year, though the news is only just becoming public now. “It …

The NPD Group has released its latest monthly sales report, detailing the best-selling games and hardware for April 2021 in the US, as well as providing a snapshot of the overall health of the North American games industry. Total spending on games in the US–across hardware, content, and accessories–declined 2% …

The Entertainment Software Association has announced 15 more companies that will participate in the all-digital E3 2021 event that’s coming up next month. The 15 additional companies include Razer, Intellivision, Yooreka Studio, Tastemakers, NetEase, 24 Entertainment, Norton Gaming, GuliKit, and SK Telecom. Six independent game developers have also been added …

It’s a big day for Epic’s Unreal Engine, as the Fortnite studio announced on Wednesday that Unreal Engine 5 is now available in early access for game developers ahead of its public release in early 2022. Not only that, but Epic also released a stunning new tech demo showing off …

Electronic Arts has announced that Lawrence F. Probst III, the current chairman of the Board of Directors and former CEO of the company, is expected to retire. Probst informed the company on May 20 that he will not put his name in for re-election at the next stockholder meeting coming …

Like many other gaming companies, PlayStation is looking to extend the reach of its franchises by releasing them on the biggest platform for games: mobile. In Sony’s latest Corporate Strategy meeting (via Daniel Ahmad), PlayStation boss Jim Ryan said that mobile is one of the ways the company is looking …

Microsoft’s big E3-style summer showcase event is coming June 13 as a joint briefing with Bethesda, the gaming giant announced on Wednesday. You can expect world premieres and new titles for Xbox Game Pass during the show. “Games, games, games,” Microsoft said. The event is slated for Sunday, June 13, …

Activision has provided a status report on toxic behavior, hate speech, and harassment in the various Call of Duty games, including Warzone, Black Ops Cold War, Modern Warfare, and CoD: Mobile. In a blog post, Activision said first and foremost that it will not tolerate this kind of behavior in …

UK developer Creative Assembly is working on a new sci-fi shooter, and now the studio has teased the project even more. In a social media post to encourage people to apply to work on it, the studio teased that it is making “something radically different” in the FPS space. “If, …

Crystal Dynamics, the studio behind Tomb Raider and Marvel’s Avengers more recently, is expanding with a new office in Austin, Texas. The new studio is known as Crystal Southwest, and its developers will contribute to “all current and future Crystal Dynamics titles.” Dallas Dickinson, a former BioWare veteran who worked …