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Kojima Productions Launches New Film, TV, and Music Division

Gamesindustry.biz reports: "Death Stranding developer Kojima Productions has launched a new division dedicated to music, TV and film. Based in Los Angeles, California, the...

North Carolina Establishes Fund to Attract Esports Events

Gamesindustry.biz reports: "State will pay up to 25% of qualifying expenses for gaming competitions, committing up to $5m a year. The fund is targeted...

Netflix Hires VP of Games Studios

Gamesindustry.biz reports: "Netflix has appointed former president of games at Scopely, Amir Rahimi, as vice president of its game studios. Rahimi worked at Scopely...

Steam Reaches Record Breaking 27 Million Concurrent Users

Gamesindustry.biz reports: "Steam has reached a new high with its concurrent users, with 27 million people on the platform yesterday. Steam's previous record was...

Games Publisher 2K Partners With Soundcloud to Find Emerging Artists Music...

Music Business Worldwide reports: "Video games publisher 2K has partnered with Soundcloud to give emerging artists the chance to have their original songs added...

Nintendo Updates Policies to Increase Push for Diversity

Gamesindustry.biz reports: "Platform holder says women make up 4% of managerial staff in Japan, almost 24% globally. As of March 31, 2021 women represent...

Epic Games Buys Rock Band Maker Harmonix to ‘Reimagine How Music...

Music Business Worldwide reports: "Epic Games, the maker of hit video game Fortnite and Unreal Engine, has acquired Harmonix, creator of the popular Rock...

Procedural Storytelling is Exploding the Possibilites of Video Game Narratives

The Verge reports: "Players have grown accustomed to procedural generation in a spatial sense. Just look at the endless variations of levels that define...

Talewind Raises $3.4M in Funding Round

Gamesindustry.biz reports: "UK studio Talewind has raised $3.4 million in a round of funding to fuel the development of games for the Roblox platform....

Fortnite’s New ‘Party Worlds’ Puts the Focus Firmly on Socializing

The Verge reports: "“Party Worlds” are new spaces coming to Fortnite which are designed to focus on socializing over combat, the game’s developer Epic...