It’s been a strange year in a strange business. The video game industry came into 2021 with a lot of momentum, with millions of new customers, high sales, and venture… Read More
— Seattle startup Karat added a new board member and vice president of interview delivery. Twitch Chief Operating Officer Sara Clemens has been added to Karat’s independent advisory board. Prior… Read More
— Magic Leap continues to hire from the Seattle region. Anuj Gosalia, a veteran of Microsoft, Facebook and Google, joined the company as its chief software and cloud officer. This… Read More
Julie Larson-Green, an engineering leader and executive who spent more than 25 years at Microsoft, is retiring from her position as the chief experience officer at Qualtrics. Her announcement follows… Read More
Editor’s note: Post updated with recap of the Twitch stream below. Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian replaced Chamath Palihapitiya. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is heading back to Amazon’s Twitch for a third… Read More
GameStop announced today a multi-year strategic partnership agreement with Microsoft. Under the terms of the deal, GameStop is now an authorized dealer for the Xbox All Access program, which provides… Read More
— Former Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Amié joined the board of video game retailer GameStop. Also joining the board are William Simon, former president and CEO of Walmart U.S.,… Read More
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Video game retailer GameStop confirmed Tuesday that it is in “exploratory discussions with third parties regarding a potential transaction” following earlier reports that the company was receiving buyout interest from… Read More
Mad Max: Fury Road gets a more than solid update here with this fan-made remake using go-karts, golf carts, paintball guns — and a lot of professional stunt actors. Made… Read More
One-stop shopping for all your geeky wares just got a new home. Geeknet, home to ThinkGeek, has terminated its agreement with Hot Topic to move on over to the GameStop… Read More