Games

Disney To Take $1.5 Billion Equity Stake In Epic Games

Disney to collaborate with Epic Games on new content, and will sink a $1.5bn investment into the gaming giant

10 months ago

UK Regulator Defends Microsoft Activision Decision, After Angry Response

Microsoft and Activision slam UK decision to block acquisition, but CMA boss says blocking $69 billion deal was “right decision”

2 years ago

Sony Lashes Out At CMA’s ‘Irrational’ Reversal Over Microsoft Activision Buy

UK regulator decision to reverse its preliminary judgement against Microsoft's purchase of Activision Blizzard, slammed by Sony

2 years ago

Court Dismisses Gamers Lawsuit Over Microsoft Activision Purchase

US federal court dismisses lawsuit from gamers over Microsoft's $69 billion proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard

2 years ago

Microsoft Tells UK It Will Licence Call Of Duty To Sony For A Decade

Please don't veto the Activision purchase. Microsoft tells UK regulator it will play nicely with rival Sony for at least…

2 years ago

US Moves To Block Microsoft’s Activision Purchase

Biden administration on Thursday makes its move to block Microsoft's $69bn acquisition of gaming giant Activision Blizzard

2 years ago

No Concessions From Microsoft, Amid Activision Purchase Concern

Microsoft tells UK's CMA it will not offer any 'undertakings' to resolve regulator's competition concerns, prompting start of indepth probe

2 years ago

FTC To Review Microsoft Activision Buy, As Sony Acquires Bungie

Sony spends $3.6 billion to acquire Halo and Destiny developer Bungie, as US regulator reviews Microsoft's deal for Activision

3 years ago

Tesla Stops Gaming While Moving, Amid US Safety Investigation

Amid US safety investigation, Tesla says it will stop allowing computer games to be played on the car’s central touchscreen

3 years ago

US Opens Tesla Investigation Over In-Car Computer Games

US safety regulators begin probe over complaint that drivers can actually play computer games on central touchscreen when driving

3 years ago

Fortnite To Withdraw From China Amid Gaming Crackdown

Chinese version of Fortnite will be closed down on 15 November, after Beijing introduced tough new laws limiting online gaming

3 years ago

EA Games Hacked, Source Code Stolen

Hackers compromise systems of Electronic Arts, and steal valuable source code to big name computer games, as well as internal…

4 years ago

Nvidia Driver For New GPU Card Restricts Cryptomining

Global shortages of GPU cards for gamers and digital artists, sees Nvidia trying to stop new cards being snapped up…

4 years ago

Apple Deletes 39,000 Games From Chinese App Store

Mass purge of unlicensed gaming apps on Apple's Chinese app store, ahead of local law requiring publishers to obtain licence

4 years ago

Fortnite To Return To iPhones Via Cloud Gaming Service

Look Ma, no app...Epic Games bypasses Apple App Store ban on Fortnite by making it available via Nvidia's game streaming…

4 years ago

Nintendo Shuts the Lid On 3DS

Nearly a decade after it first launched, Japanese gaming giant Nintendo discontinues its popular 3DS handheld gaming device

4 years ago

Apple Modifies App Store Rules Amidst In-App Payments Row

Apple changes App Store guidelines to respond to criticism over in-app payment restrictions, but Epic Games is still left out…

4 years ago

PUBG Cuts Tencent Ties After Indian Ban

Effort to persuade Indian authorities not to ban PUBG Mobile, sees South Korean developer cut ties to Chinese publisher Tencent

4 years ago

Tales In Tech History: Commodore 64

ZX Spectrum rival and best selling computer of all time, the Commodore 64 was a hugely popular home computer

7 years ago

Tales In Tech History: Nokia 3310

Take a very tough mobile phone, add a dash of Snake and a generous helping of battery life, and you…

8 years ago

Tales In Tech History: ZX Spectrum

The ZX Spectrum was arguably the high point of the British home computer challenge to the Americans in the 1980s

8 years ago

Facebook CEO Zuckerberg Tells Court That Oculus VR Theft Claims Are ‘Wrong’

Oculus' products are built on its own code, says Facebook chief executive in court testimony

8 years ago

10 Of The Best Puzzle Games For Smartphones And Tablets

Tease your brain with our guide to the best puzzle games

9 years ago

Top 10 Rugby World Cup Apps

Get ready for the Rugby World Cup by crouching, binding and setting with these rugby apps

9 years ago

Microsoft Sees Minecraft As Learning Tool For Schools

Microsoft is to launch Minecraft portal for teachers to share ideas about how game can be used to teach maths,…

9 years ago

10 Apps To Kill Time

Got some time to kill? Here are 10 apps that can make it seem swift and merciful

10 years ago

Microsoft In Talks To Buy Minecraft Firm

Redmond could be about to spend a large amount of money to acquire the firm behind the Minecraft game

10 years ago

Google Reportedly Buying Twitch Game Streaming Service

As gaming becomes more mainstream, could Twitch be the next YouTube?

11 years ago

OFT Proposes In-App Purchase Crackdown

The OFT has published its proposals to tackle the growing problem caused by in-app purchases

11 years ago

Ubisoft Hacked As Passwords Pilfered

Ubisoft attacked again - Knights Templar not suspected

11 years ago