Game Workers Unite Montreal has teamed up with Confédération des Syndicats Nationaux (CSN) for better labor conditions.As reported by Polygon, the video game professionals cohort aims to become a province-wide union for Quebec-based employees.The publication noted that Game Workers Unite Montreal has operated as a worker's organization for years, but...

Business social media site LinkedIn has officially rolled out game offerings.As reported by The Verge, users whom visit the site on desktop or mobile can access the newly launched titles.LinkedIn's offerings include the word association title Pinpoint, the Sudoku-like Queens, and the trivia game Crossclimb. All the games are free to play. Read more

Digital Development Management (DDM) says gaming investments hit $2.2 billion in Q1.The newest report reveals that this figure was reached across 178 transactions.By comparison, last year, the quarter saw gaming investments total $755 million. Read more

Earlier this month, the International Game Developers Association published a call to action urging leaders across the games industry to consider the consequences of layoffs, and prompting them to embrace sustainability.Among the IGDA's 'must-do's for studios, the organisation called on them to "support diversity initiatives and internal roles to help...

Fortnite, Grand Theft Auto 5 and a trio of Call of Duty titles were consistently the most played games across consoles in the US last month.Circana has started included engagement rankings alongside its monthly report on US spending, and reports that Fortnite was the biggest game base on monthly active users on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series consoles.On...

Circana today released its sales report for US spending on games in March, showing growth for the fourth consecutive month.Overall spending was up 4% to $4.89 billion, while spending on content (physical and digital games, add-on content, and subscriptions across all platforms) was up 9% to $4.25 billion.With spending on accessories up 9%, hardware...