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Games analyst and expert Joost van Dreunen predicts that Microsoft's first-party video games revenues could reach $11.6 billion combined with Activision.

Reports indicate that Nintendo could release two next-gen Switch SKUs: one that supports GameCards, and another cheaper digital-only hardware model.

Rockstar Games injects even more value into its own personal Game Pass-like subscription service, adds two new Grand Theft Auto games to the subscription.

Xbox gaming CEO Phil Spencer confirms there's no 'secret' or surprise celebratory salvo of Activision-Blizzard games planned to launch on Game Pass.

Netflix reportedly wants to secure and release a new Grand Theft Auto game on its subscription service, but this could be a very hard sell for Take-Two.

After 24 years of Fallout, Elder Scrolls, Doom, and many others, gaming icon and beloved industry figure Pete Hines is leaving Bethesda Softworks.

Electronic Arts president of EA Entertainment Laura Miele shares eye-opening figures for the games industry while discussing growth vectors for gaming.

Minecraft, the best-selling and most-profitable game in the entire Xbox gaming brand, has now sold over 300 million copies worldwide across all platforms.

343 Industries reportedly has a dedicated team of developers working on a new campaign featured in the next Halo game, will be built in Unreal Engine.

NVIDIA raises the price of GeForce Now in the UK, Europe, and Canada just a day before the CMA approved the $68.7 billion Microsoft-Activision merger.

Big box retailer Wal-Mart will reportedly stop selling physical Xbox games on its store shelves sometime in 2024, follows Best Buy's big media cut.

Firefight is finally coming to Halo Infinite with the new Season 5 Reckoning update, and gamers will be able to make their own custom Forge variants.

Now isn't a great time for any media company--whether it be Disney or someone else--to spend billions on an acquisition in the pure-play video games space.

Xbox gaming CEO Phil Spencer teases that Activision-Blizzard games will come to 'other platforms' in the coming months...does this mean WoW on consoles?

Microsoft's new Xbox Mastercard looks like a good fit for savvy, diligent, and committed Xbox gamers, offering point rewards and a great promo bonus.

Activision CEO Bobby Kotick officially confirms he will leave the company in 2024 as Microsoft moves towards finalizing its $68.7 billion mega merger.

It's official: Microsoft has purchased the entertainment industry's largest independent gaming empire as Activision is welcomed into the Xbox brand.

UK regulators at the Competition and Markets Authority have approved Microsoft's restructured merger proposal, and the merger is now free to close.

Sony's new PlayStation 5 slim duo sports a beefed-up 1TB SSD, but the consoles may only have about 808GB of actual usable storage for content and games.

While Microsoft plans to release digital-only Xbox consoles to funnel gamers into subscriptions, Sony moves in the opposite direction to boost profits.

Sony's new PS5 model is the company's first modular PlayStation console and a major revisional refinement over the 2020 launch PlayStation 5 lineup.

Unity's board of directors today announces that John Riccitiello will retire as CEO, president, and chairman of the company following Runtime Fee fiasco.

Activision Blizzard offers an update on when recently released and new games will arrive on Game Pass if the merger closes...but it won't be in 2023.

Remedy Entertainment says the Xbox Series S' varying lower-end specs are a 'big problem' when designing games for two simultaneous Xbox platforms.

Despite being on track to achieve $187 billion revenue throughout 2023, the video games industry has laid off over 6,100 employees so far this year.

Sony raised PlayStation Plus subscription prices by some 30% last month, and now we know why it made this controversial decision with the suscription.

CD Projekt teams up with the producers of hit TV shows like True Detective and Mr. Robot on a new live action project set in the Cyberpunk 2077 IP.

Cyberpunk 2077's new Phantom Liberty expansion has apparently broken even after 1 week of sales, making back its development costs from 3m total sales.

End of an era: After decades of creating action games, Bayonetta director Hideki Kamiya is leaving PlatinumGames following 23 years of games development.

CD Projekt RED reveals parts of Cyberpunk 2077's development budget, says that the next-gen upgrade and Phantom Liberty update cost over $100 million.

Cyberpunk 2077 is a huge success for CD Projekt RED, amassing an estimated 25 million copies sold on all platforms since its controversial debut in 2020.

Both first-party and third-party publishers and developers are using Xbox Game Pass to push newer subscription-oriented monetization strategies.

Microsoft defines leadership in the subscription space by pushing Xbox Game Pass past 100 million subscribers, seeks lofty 110m target for XGP service.

Sony produced a whopping 85 million+ PlayStation Portable handhelds across the system's 10-year lifespan, many more units than Sony's PSP shipment numbers.

SEGA has cancelled Hyenas, the first title in its ambitious Super Game plan, and lays off multiple staffers at its European subsidiary Creative Assembly.

Xbox's capture problem worsens as Microsoft pushes gamers to use OneDrive, a cloud solution with a very small storage cap for 4K resolution content.

Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan is leaving the company after 30 years of gaming following the FTC's loss in the Microsoft-Activision merger.

Capcom CEO tells CESA that video game prices are too low compared to the immense rising costs of game development, signalling a price hike may happen.

Having pioneered the MMORPG space with his work on World of Warcraft, Chris Metzen returns to Blizzard to lead the billion-dollar Warcraft franchise.

Cal Kestis actor Cameron Monaghan lets slip that he is currently working on the third Jedi game, confirming the series is a trilogy as Respawn intended.

Future additional Xbox Game Pass price hikes are 'inevitable,' Xbox gaming CEO Phil Spencer says as the company prepares for big platform expansion plans.

Microsoft hopes to grow Xbox Game Pass into a must-have subscription that dominates the video games market with $8 billion revenues earned by 2030.

Sony wants to ship a record-breaking 25 million PlayStation 5 consoles worldwide, so it's employing some favorable marketing tactics to make it happen.

The Embracer Group spends more money to get its games on Steam, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo, etc than it does on actual games development every year.

Xbox gaming CEO Phil Spencer responds to the massive Xbox leaks that surfaced in the FTC v Microsoft trial, says that there's a lot to be excited about.

Payday 3 has launched to controversy as the always-online shooter is rendered unplayable due to server issues, players respond with Steam review bombs.

Rockstar Games is effectively transforming its GTA+ subscription into a fully-fledged Xbox Game Pass-like model with rotating free games and content.

Microsoft Activision merger update: CMA provisionally favors Microsoft's new amended merger proposal but still has 'residual' competition concerns.

UK regulators at the Competition and Markets Authority have published the proposed undertakings and terms of Microsoft's new cloud divestment strategy.

Ubisoft announces The Division 3 is happening and that original game director Julian Gerighty will be leading the shoot-and-loot franchise going forward.