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Activision-Blizzard today announced that it plans to make all of its quality assurance (QA) testers full-time company employees.

The Coalition Technical Director Kate Rayner teased Unreal Engine 5 demo on Xbox Series X, said Lumen tech is a 'game-changer'.

Windows 11 is gaining traction with PC gamers, with close to 17% of Steam users now using Windows 11. Windows 10 has 74.6%.

Epic Games and Microsoft have teamed up to raise an astronomical $100 million for Ukranian relief from Fortnite VBuck purchases.

The video games industry has raised over $112 million in donations for Ukrainian relief across devs, publishers, and influencers.

The new Halo TV show was the most-watched premiere for an original Paramount+ show and has set a new record on the streamer.

Fortnite has raised an astronomical $70 million from in-game microtransaction revenues to donate to Ukraine humanitarian relief.

Sony will reportedly reveal its new breakthrough PlayStation Spartacus subscription service next week and make games history.

Since 2013, Microsoft has paid out billions of dollars to independent developers as part of its ID@Xbox video games program.

Once GPU decompression is available, Microsoft's new DirectStorage API will reduce CPU overhead by over 40% on Windows 11.

Microsoft's new DirectStorage API can reduce CPU usage by up to 40% in tandem with Windows 11 and 2.5GB/sec NVMe SSD storage.

Luminous Productions confirms the current version of DirectStorage does not support GPU decompression and still uses the CPU.

Luminous Production's new game Forspoken uses Microsoft's next-gen DirectStorage API to achieve lighting-fast loading speeds.

Halo developer 343 Industries likens discovering new franchise opportunities as being as stark and identifiable as pornography.

New custom Sonic Xbox controllers look like they'll transform if you feed them after midnight, belong in a Looney Tunes episode.

The Halo brand is still making promotional marketing deals as Halo Infinite stagnates due to lack of content and unfixed issues.

Fortnite players have raised over $36 million for Ukrainian relief in just one day through microtransaction purchases & spending.

Square Enix is making a substantial $500,000 donation to Ukrainian aid and relief as Russia continues its unprovoked invasion.

AMD releases its new Radeon Adrenalin 22.3.1 drivers, including support for its just-launched Radeon Super Resolution (RSR) tech.

PC gamers can start building next-gen games with instant loading times using Microsoft's revolutionary new DirectStorage API.

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Nintendo will no longer sell consoles, games, and eShop content in Russia due to 'volatility' and payment processing issues.

Xbox teams aspire to have a steady flow of in-development games complemented by new releases in a cyclic streamlined fashion.

Microsoft founder Bill Gates has warned people who have less money than Tesla founder Elon Musk against investing in Bitcoin.

Microsoft releases official Windows drivers for Valve's handheld-PC hybrid Steam Deck, but certain Xbox games aren't playable.

Analyst Michael Pachter belieces Microsoft is so far ahead with Game Pass that Sony simply can't compete and have no chance.

Bungie works with partners like Steam, PlayStation, and Xbox to remove Destiny 2 content from sale in Russia and Belarus.

Sony has officially cancelled PlayStation hardware, games, and service sales in Russia and the PlayStation Store is now closed.

Deep Silver parent company Koch Media has donated $500,000 to Ukranian relief, ousting Activision-Blizzard's $300,000 donation.

Valve signifies the growth of PC gaming as Steam surpasses the mighty PlayStation Network in terms of monthly active users (MAUs)

Microsoft has only sold 2.3 million Xbox consoles in Japan over the last 20 years, Xbox 360 is the only system to break 1 million.

Twitch streamers in Russia can no longer get paid as sanctions block payment processing from overseas countries to Russia.

Activision-Blizzard enacts a temporary sales ban of new products in Russia, and has raised over $300,000 for Ukrainian relief.

Square Enix has delayed its newest roleplaying game by a whopping 8 months to give more time to polish and shore up features.

Halo Infinite's seasonal Fractures events aren't living up to their full potential to cross-over with other Xbox Studios games.

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Epic Games, one of the biggest billion-dollar giants in the business, stops all commerce with Russia over ongoing war on Ukraine.

Amazon Games speaks out against the Ukraine invasion and will no longer localize its MMORPG New World for Russian PC gamers.

SEGA joins other game developers in donating to humanitarian aid relief to help Ukraine during the ongoing Russian invasion.

Electronic Arts is the latest video games company to ban sales of its games in Russia and Belarus due to the Ukraine war.

Nintendo may have enacted a temporary sales ban of services to Russia due to the Ukraine invasion, eShop no longer accepts rubles.

Microsoft stops selling its products and services in Russia following the devastating attacks on Ukraine, includes Xbox gaming.

Microsoft founder Bill Gates has been slammed by his ex-wife Melinda Gates over his relationship with 'abhorrent' Jeffrey Epstein.

UL announces its next-gen 3DMark Speed Way, a new GPU benchmark to test out ray tracing, various DirectX 12 Ultimate features.

Square Enix's new RPG Forspoken will use Microsoft's new DirecStorage DirectX 12 API to unlock full NVMe SSD speeds on PC.

Game Pass on Steam? Valve boss Gabe Newell wants to make it happen, but has no plans to make a new 'PC Steam Pass' subscription.

DICE show host Greg Miller opens the awards ceremony with a big jab at Activision-Blizzard CEO, saying: 'f*ck Bobby Kotick'

There's reportedly lots of interest in making Fallout New Vegas 2 and early talks are happening between Obsidian and Microsoft.

Call of Duty skipping 2023 could impact the entire games industry and take a bite out of PlayStation, Xbox, and Activision sales.

Activision may not release a new Call of Duty game for 2023, but Treyarch could make a special new zombies multiplayer mode.