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Phil Spencer: 'I think of Xbox Game Pass as a content fund'
Xbox CEO Phil Spencer likens Game Pass to a kind of content fund that helps new experimental games and interesting passion projects hit the market.
Phantom Liberty director will lead Cyberpunk 2077 sequel's development
Cyberpunk 2077's new Phantom Liberty will overhaul the game in many ways, and the director who leads the charge will also helm Project Orion's development.
Outriders still has not made a profit, developer confirms
Polish game developer People Can Fly have yet to receive royalty payments for Outriders, indicating the game still has not turned a profit for Square Enix.
Bulletstorm developer People Can Fly secures big contract for new Xbox game
Bulletstorm and Outriders developer People Can Fly are working on a secret new Xbox game codenamed Project Maverick with a substantial $50m budget.
PS5 games coming to PlayStation Plus Premium cloud streaming
PS5 game streaming is coming to PlayStation Plus Premium's cloud offering, punctuating Jim Ryan's comments on 'aggressive and interesting' cloud expansion.
FTC secures restraining order temporarily prohibiting Microsoft-Activision merger from closing
California courts have granted the Federal Trade Commission's request for a restraining order to temporarily prohibit the MSFT-ATVI merger from closing.
Outlaws looks like one of the most authentic Star Wars games ever made
Ubisoft Massive's new Star Wars game is turning heads with its authentic representation of the gritty analog-tech universe, which is set to launch in 2024.
Xbox has been engaged with Starfield's development since early 2022
Microsoft's first-party game support teams have been engaged with Starfield since early 2022, including its console-centric Advanced Technology Group.
FTC seeks federal court orders to stall Microsoft-Activision merger
The FTC seeks federal court orders to temporarily prohibit Microsoft from merging with Activision until its internal administrative lawsuit is complete.
Embracer to restructure games empire, layoffs, studio closures, game cancellations imminent
Embracer Group is one of the many video games companies to restructure in an effort to control rising costs, will lead to layoffs and studio closures.
Diablo IV ignites market with $666 million game sales revenues in 5 days
On the heels of Modern Warfare 2's breakout success in 2022, Blizzard continues the trend with over half a billion dollars in sales in just one work week.
Avatar Frontiers of Pandora channels Far Cry with FPS bow combat and slick traversal
Avatar Frontiers of Pandora is a distinct Far Cry spiritual successor with fluid FPS combat, complete with bows and guns, as well as aerial exploration.
Phil Spencer explains why Japanese games skip Xbox
Xbox gaming CEO Phil Spencer weighs in on why Japanese game developers typically skip the Xbox platform: 'Sometimes teams don't have a connection to Xbox'
Bethesda may change forever after The Elder Scrolls VI, Todd Howard indicates
Bethesda Game Studios director and producer Todd Howard indicates that The Elder Scrolls VI could change the studio and usher in a new transition point.
Phil Spencer on new mid-cycle Xbox upgrade: Right now we're pretty set on the hardware we have
Microsoft is in no rush to create a new upgraded mid-cycle Xbox Series console, and Phil Spencer says Xbox is 'pretty set on the hardware that we have'
Skyrim is one of the best-selling games of all time with 60 million copies sold
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has now sold over 60 million copies worldwide across three console generations, Bethesda's Todd Howard reveals.
Starfield 30FPS console perf confirmed, 4K 30FPS on Series X, 1440p 30FPS on Series S
Bethesda Game Studios officially confirms the frame rate performance of Starfield on Xbox Series X and S consoles, with the game locked to 30FPS on both.
Square Enix's new CEO is a gamer who grew up playing Final Fantasy
Square Enix's new CEO Takashi Kiryu is a gamer who grew up with the Final Fantasy series, gives new confidence in the company's fresh business direction.
Fable's first new footage stars IT Crowd's Richard Ayoade in hilarious take on fairy tales
The first extended footage from the new Fable game was worth the wait, stars a familiar face and keeps the traditional English humor and satire alive.
Xbox Series S 1TB model announced for $349
Microsoft's Xbox Series S console gets a much-needed storage upgrade with a new 1TB SSD model that comes with a slick new black paintjob.
PC Game Pass Ultimate titles coming to NVIDIA GeForce Now devices
At a press briefing in Los Angeles, Microsoft indicates that PC Game Pass license entitlements will carry over to NVIDIA's GeForce Now streaming service.
Xbox expects to make over $1 billion from PC in 2023
Microsoft gaming CEO Phil Spencer says that the Xbox gaming brand is expected to make over $1 billion from PC in 2023, possibly driven by Game Pass.
Starfield will have a photo mode to capture over 1,000 planets and worlds
Bethesda's latest space sim Starfield will have a photo mode so that you can capture all those breathtaking horizons and planet-wide atmospheric shots.
Jefferies analyst: Microsoft-Activision merger has a less than 50% chance being approved
A key securities analyst from Jefferies tells investors that he believes the Microsoft-Activision merger has a less than 50% chance in being approved.
Xbox 2023 showcase: Hopes, dreams, and predictions
With tomorrow's showcase, Microsoft has a valuable opportunity to swing back in a big way and turn around the current discourse on the Xbox brand.
Activision updates shareholders on its union negotiation efforts
Activision-Blizzard shares updates on its union negotiations to shareholders and advises stakeholders to vote against a particular union-centric proposal.
10 years ago, PlayStation's marketing team won two consecutive console generations
10 years ago, Xbox introduced disastrous marketing that gave PlayStation an easy win that grew into two consecutive console generations of success.
Digital-only AAA games to become the standard by 2028, analyst predicts
Video games industry analyst Mat Piscatella predicts that digital-only AAA games will become more prevalent in the following years as physical recedes.
Fallout designer Tim Cain loved New Vegas: 'It felt like OG Fallout'
Original Fallout creator and designer Tim Cain delivers some of the highest praise for Fallout New Vegas, says that the game 'felt really OG Fallout'
Tim Cain reveals the books, films, games & real-life influences that inspired the first Fallout
Fallout creator Tim Cain outlines the main influences and inspirations that led to Interplay's creation and development of the first Fallout game on PC.
Zelda movie reportedly in the works from Nintendo and Illumination
Nintendo's next major film adaptation will be reportedly based on The Legend of Zelda franchise, and Universal is said to be paying quite a bit for rights.
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth ships on 2 discs, coming early 2024
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is the standalone second chapter of the Remake trilogy that's coming early 2024 to PS5, and it'll be released on two Blu-ray dis.
NetherRealm originally wanted Mortal Kombat to be 'Jean-Claude van Damme the video game'
NetherRealm's Ed Boon shares more details about Jean-Claude Van Damme's involvement with Mortal Kombat 1, says the team wanted him from the get-go.
Fortnite made nearly $6 billion from in-game purchases in 2021
Epic Games made nearly $6 billion from in-game purchases made in Fortnite throughout 2021, driven by its empire of engagement and cross-over promotions.
Spider-Man 2 release date announced alongside new Venom details
Insomniac Games and Sony Interactive Entertainment have surprised announced the release date for Spider-Man 2 on PS5, with new Venom details as well.
Friday the 13th game to be delisted in December, but a new F13 game is in development
Friday the 13th: The Game will be delisted from all storefronts in December 2023, but a new Friday the 13th video game is currently in development.
Resident Evil Village hits new sales milestone days after big Street Fighter 6 debut
Shortly after Capcom reported strong Resident Evil franchise sales, the company announced that Resident Evil Village has hit a new sales milestone.
GameStop board fires CEO, stock plummets overnight
GameStop's board of directors abruptly fires CEO Matthew Furlong without cause, cancels earnings call, and appoints Ryan Cohen as executive chairman.
Microsoft or Activision may have withdrawn confidentiality waiver from CMA in merger case
Competition and Markets Authority CEO Sarah Cardell says that parties withdrew a confidentiality waiver that limited info CMA could share with the FTC.
Worlds collide as McFarlane Toys signs deal to make Diablo and Warcraft action figures
Legendary toy-marker McFarlane Toys has signed a deal with Blizzard to produce realistic action figures based on the Diablo and Warcraft franchises.
Street Fighter 6 is already a hit with 1 million sales, pushes total series to 50 million sales
Street Fighter 6 uppercuts its way to victory with 1 million sales in its first weekend on the market, helping push total franchise sales past 50 million.
Bill Gates says it's okay to start calling him a gamer now
'Am I a gamer? For a long time, I would have said no because I don't spend hundreds of hours going deep on one game.' Bill Gates, Gamer.
Western Digital launches affordably-priced Xbox Series X/S SSD expansion memory cards
Western Digital introduces two new Xbox Series X/S SSDs that helped drive down the high expansion storage prices for Microsoft's new Xbox console.
Capcom franchise sales updates: Resident Evil breaks 142 million, Monster Hunter at 92 million
Capcom has delivered new updates to its top best-selling video games franchises of all time, and we take a look at the numbers for the top 5 game series.
Diablo IV sets new record for early access sales, gamers have spent 93 million hours so far
Activision-Blizzard claims Diablo IV is the fastest-selling Blizzard game of all time, but then clarifies this metric only applies to early access sales.
Ken Levine reveals why he stopped making BioShock games: 'I trapped myself'
BioShock creator Ken Levine discusses why he stopped making new BioShock titles and moved on to other game projects: 'I sort of built a trap for myself'
Fallout 2 originally had a Library of Alexandria run by wasteland monks
Original Fallout co-creator & game director Tim Cain discusses content cut from the first game, including a kind of wasteland Library of Alexandria.
Why Fallout creator Tim Cain left Interplay: Pay disputes, burn out, and crunch
Fallout co-creator Tim Cain reveals the proverbial fallout that led to him leaving Interplay and the original Fallout 2 development team.
Mobile leads Take-Two revenues, physical sales made less than 5% of earnings
Following its $12.7 billion merger with Zynga, Take-Two Interactive now makes most of its revenues from mobile gaming and physical is below 5% of revenue.
Cyberpunk 2077 sequel Project Orion begins R&D phase in 2024
CD Projeket's Vancouver and Boston-based studios will begin early research and planning phases on Cyberpunk 2077's new Project Orion sequel in 2024.