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38 Studios Unable To Pay Employees

38 Studios Unable To Pay Employees Things keep looking worse and worst for Curt Schilling’s 38 Studios. After failing to make a $1.125 million payment earlier this month, it now turns out that the company can’t even pay for it’s 400 some-odd employees who work there. According to a source talking with Joystiq, not only were...
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West and Zampella Asking For $1 Billion From Activision Suit

West and Zampella Asking For $1 Billion From Activision Suit One of the biggest stories in the gaming industry follows ex-Infinity Ward heads Jason West and Vince Zampella in their fight against Activision. In case you’re unaware, Activision tried firing the duo after some heat between them sparked. Now, some time after the initial event, West and Zampella are...
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Ex-Red Sox Pitcher Curt Schilling’s Company 38 Studios In Trouble

Ex-Red Sox Pitcher Curt Schilling’s Company 38 Studios In Trouble After failing to make a scheduled 1.1 million dollar payment to the Economic Development Corp. on May 1st, 38 Studios may be in some deep trouble. Curt Schilling, the former Red Sox pitcher who founded the company in 2006 as Green Monster Games, had an emergency meeting with Rhode Island state officials to...
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GAME Australia Enters Administration: Australian Diablo III Fans Screwed

GAME Australia Enters Administration: Australian Diablo III Fans Screwed When the European branch of GAME was going through difficulties earlier this year, many fans were disappointed by the fact that the store wasn’t able to carry any of the hot games that they had pre-ordered. Now, it looks like it’s Australia’s turn, as the Australian branch of GAME entered...
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Blizzard And Valve Come To Agreement On DOTA

Blizzard And Valve Come To Agreement On DOTA When most companies have a disagreement with another company, you can bet that the legal system will be involved. That’s what happened when Blizzard Entertainment decided to file an injunction with the US trademark office to block Valve from using the term DOTA. However, what ended up happening is a...
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EA To Lay Off Employees After All

EA To Lay Off Employees After All Three weeks ago, it was reported that EA was going to lay off a significant percentage of their employees. EA denied the rumors, saying that “EA is growing and looking to hire hundreds of people”. Well, this might not come as a shock to you, but turns out EA was lying. EA will be “restructuring” the...
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EA And Nexon Discusses FIFA, Not Buyout [Rumor]

EA And Nexon Discusses FIFA, Not Buyout [Rumor] If you were one of the people who were looking forward to EA being bought out by another company, I’m afraid I have some sad news. Nexon, a Tokyo-based company that helped pioneer the free-to-play computer game movement, is not in talks with EA to buy them out. Instead, it turns out the talk are a bit...
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THQ Will Not Have E3 Booth

THQ Will Not Have E3 Booth THQ has announced that they won’t be manning a booth this year at E3. This is slightly disappointing, considering how any big gaming company wants to make a memorable splash at E3, but when you consider THQ’s dire financial straits, it’s no surprise that they are seeking a more limited role this year....
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