Derek Strickland
Senior Gaming Editor · Florida, USA
Derek joined TweakTown in 2015 and has since reviewed and played 1000s of hours of new games. Derek is absorbed with the intersection of technology and gaming, and is always looking forward to new advancements. With over six years in games journalism under his belt, Derek aims to further engage the gaming sector while taking a peek under the tech that powers it. He hopes to one day explore the stars in No Man's Sky with the magic of VR.
- 13,207 news posts
- 43 reviews
- 28 articles
- 1 guide
- 6 gaming articles
- since July 2015
Editorial responsibilities: gaming news and reviews
December 2023
- NewsMorrowind's Tamriel Rebuilt mod may have Tsaesci snake-vampires
- NewsLords of the Fallen dev working on horror-themed survival game
- NewsSony announces CES 2024 attendance, Honda-partnered EV likely to show up
- NewsXbox in hot water for Tweeting AI-generated art to 100,000 people
- NewsOn a tight budget? Steam has tons of great games on sale for $5
- NewsSteam receives hundreds of thousands of refund requests a day
- NewsCD Projekt confident it can self-fund all new game projects
- NewsCD Projekt may not make many new hires in 2024, CEO says
- NewsSwitch flashcart is called Mig Switch, Nintendo may not be able to block with firmware update
- NewsFFXIV and FFXVI producer Yoshi-P thinks cloud could replace consoles in 10 years or so
- NewsNew York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft for using millions of copyrighted articles to train AI
- NewsGet a new PS5 for Christmas? Here's how to clean and take care of it
- NewsCD Projekt still not interested in being acquired: 'We value our independence'
- NewsStarfield's new user reviews fall to mostly negative on Steam
- NewsAds coming to Amazon Prime Video in January, ad-free will cost extra
- NewsOpinion: AI may be a secret weapon for Game Pass, PS Plus subscription retention
- Newsid Software's rumored Mandalorian game may be fake
- NewsFinal Fantasy VII Rebirth influenced by The Witcher 3's dramatic quests
- NewsLike a Dragon: Infinite Wealth won't be on Xbox Game Pass
- NewsChina approves 105 games after draft rules wipe $80 billion from top firms
- NewsFallout London mod took 'tens of thousands of hours' to make, releases April 2024
- NewsInsomniac's live service Spider-Man game was cancelled a while back
- NewsUnsuspecting PlayStation game was hiding a big secret for 23 years
- NewsPS5 Pro or next-gen PlayStation 6 may use AI processor for real-time predictive gaming
- NewsPlayStation 5 outsold Xbox Series nearly 3:1 through 2023, analyst firm estimates
- NewsSony patents odd VR foot controller with giant trackballs
- NewsSony expects 2023 to be a 'record-breaking year' for PlayStation
- NewsSwitch flashcarts may be coming in 2024
- NewsStar Citizen's new Legatus ship pack costs $48,000
- NewsDigital to make 95% of video game revenues in 2023, or $174.5 billion
- NewsThe Finals hits 10 million players in just two weeks
- NewsChina drafts rules to cap in-game spending, ban daily login rewards
- NewsInsomniac on illegal ransomware hack and content leaks: 'This has been extremely distressing'
- NewsStarfield updates: New ship building options, difficulty slider, survival mode coming in 2024
- NewsEA devs are free to develop on any engine they choose, publisher says
- NewsBethesda, ZeniMax developers get new leader, studios still operate as limited-integration group
- NewsSony won't remove Discovery TV content from PlayStation customers for 'at least 30 months'
- NewsNew Crazy Taxi, Shinobi, and Jet Set Radio images and details shared by SEGA
- NewsEven FromSoftware doesn't know why Elden Ring is so popular
- NewsGTA 6 hacker sentenced to life at mental hospital, deemed unfit to stand trial
- NewsXbox shakeup: Matt Booty now oversees Xbox Game Studios, Bethesda, and Activision-Blizzard
- NewsSpider-Man 2 cost more to make than Sony paid for Insomniac Games
- NewsPS5 hits 50 million sales, Sony achieves 14 million PS5 console sell-through in 3 quarters
- NewsHalo Infinite's Winter Contingency III operation now live
- NewsSpider-Man was Sony's best-earning first-party PS4 game, and it's not even close
- NewsPlayStation first-party game sales: Bloodborne at 7.5 million as of early 2022
- NewsX-Men games exclusive to Sony PlayStation until 2035 as part of Marvel deal
- NewsInsomniac Games data released by hackers, includes unannounced games, budgets, and more
- NewsLarian doesn't want Baldur's Gate 3 on Xbox Game Pass
- NewsSony's game resale policy isn't new, has remained the same since 2013
- NewsNetflix games are #1 on Google Play, App Store
- NewsNorth America makes up 7% of gaming population, but accounts for 27% of spending
- NewsXbox exec on Japan expansion: 'We face a challenge'
- NewsElden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree expansion launch date potentially leaked
- News3D Realms hit with layoffs as Embracer tightens belt
- NewsWizards gave Larian free reign on D&D to make Baldur's Gate 3
- NewsNext-gen Xbox coming in 2026, may have dedicated AI acceleration via NPU processor
- NewsPS5 Pro to use custom Sony raytracing acceleration tech, Pro specs not finalized: Report
- NewsKojima Productions enters 'phase 2' of expansion, celebrates 8th anniversary
- NewsHideo Kojima's dream comes true: He's finally making a movie
- NewsNaughty Dog cancels Last of Us live service game, will remain focused on singleplayer games
- NewsFTC probes Adobe for cancellation fees
- NewsMarket sales dip prompts steep PlayStation and Xbox price discounts
- NewsTwitch still prohibits nudity, new artistic nudity policy affects fictional content
- NewsXbox Game Pass comes to VR endpoints with Meta Quest 3 integration
- NewsHideo Kojima files 3x SSS trademarks: Social Strand, Social Stealth, and Social Scream Systems
- NewsReport: Insomniac hacked, Wolverine PS5 game content included in ransomware attack
- NewsIf GTA 6 runs at 30FPS on PS5, it could run at 30FPS on PS5 Pro too
- NewsPS5 Pro specs corrected: Viola SoC to have RDNA 3 GPU with 60 CUs and 3840 stream processors
- NewsE3 Expo permanently shut down just shy of 30th anniversary
- NewsStarfield land vehicles incoming? Bethesda teases 'all new ways of traveling' in the game
- NewsTimesplitters dev Free Radical Design shut down as Embracer cuts costs
- NewsLinear Zelda games may not return, Aonuma reiterates focus on freedom and choice
- NewsDisney open to more collaborations with Eidos Montreal and Crystal Dynamics
- NewsRockstar dev explains why it takes so long to make GTA 6 PC port
- NewsPS5 Pro devkits arrive at third-party studios, Sony expects Pro specs to leak: Report
- NewsFortnite's early billion-dollar metaverse ideas shared by former Epic Games exec
- NewsXbox exec: 'Content and services is our north star'
- NewsXbox business targeting 'expansion of operating leverage'
- NewsGTA 6 trailer was in-game, not pre-rendered, GTA 5 dev says
- NewsXbox may offer free xCloud streaming with ads
- NewsNo Man's Sky 2 isn't happening, next game is a fantasy sim
- NewsSingleplayer Blade game coming from Dishonored and Deathloop dev Arkane
- NewsSEGA confirms five retro franchises are returning with new games
- NewsDen Of Wolves announced, new cyberheist FPS from Payday creator and GTFO dev
- NewsInside the Den of Wolves: 10 Chambers unveils its new cerebral techno-heist FPS
- NewsGTFO final chapter Rundown 8.0 Duality now live as 100% free update
- NewsHideo Kojima's new Xbox game OD announced: 'It's a game, but it's also a movie'
- NewsGTA 6 to make $2.7 billion with 38 million sales, beat GTA 5 first-year earnings by $1 billion
- NewsBungie could lose independence if it misses earnings targets
- NewsXbox has 'no plans' to bring Game Pass to Nintendo or PlayStation, but it's not up to Microsoft
- NewsGTA 6 trailer based on real-life Florida news stories
- NewsPhil Spencer shares insight on Xbox's long-term strategy
- NewsNew Dragon Age Dreadwolf teaser shows huge next-gen graphics upgrade
- NewsGTA 6 will 'push the limits of what's possible' in open-world games, Rockstar's Sam Houser says
- NewsGTA 6 confirmed for 2025 launch, trailer released early
- NewsPayday dev is making a Dungeons & Dragons co-op live game
- NewsHalo Infinite's new Firefight mode sounds thrilling and chaotic
- NewsFortnite becomes Games-as-a-Platform portal with 3 new live service games
- NewsCapcom now charging $69.99 for new AAA games
- NewsHalo season 2 could win back faithful fans, trailer shows authentic franchise themes
- NewsFallout TV show: Cyclops overseer, Dogmeat and Brotherhood of Steel star in first trailer
- NewsValve's Gabe Newell ordered to make court appearance in Steam antitrust case
- NewsReport: Diablo 4 survey lists $100 expansion price tier
- NewsGTA 6 trailer post is the most popular gaming Tweet of all time
- NewsXbox exec: 'With AI, anyone can be a game developer'
- NewsMicrosoft seeks partners to build Xbox mobile store
November 2023
- NewsNintendo Switch earned $74 billion since 2017 launch
- NewsSwitch sales hit 132.46 million, Nintendo on track for 15 million sales target
- NewsMario game sales leap after Super Mario Bros. film success
- NewsCapcom working on next-gen RE Engine codenamed RE neXt
- NewsGTA V's Michael actor Ned Luke swatted while live streaming Grand Theft Auto Online
- NewsNVIDIA earnings skyrocket to $18 billion, Q3 delivers incredible 51% profit margin
- NewsIntellivision can't make Amico consoles without more funding
- NewsZelda Black Friday deal: Grab Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom together for $80
- NewsRed Dead Redemption 2 and GTA V discounted to $15 for Black Friday
- NewsCall of Duty 2024 is Black Ops Gulf War, set during 1990s with focus on CIA, reports indicate
- NewsModern Warfare 3 breaks records despite terrible review scores
- NewsSony accused of anti-competitive practices in UK courts, PlayStation digital policy under fire
- NewsEpic may pay flat 30% fee on PlayStation, Nintendo, and Xbox with no reduced split for Fortnite
- NewsTodd Howard touches on the magic of physical media
- NewsRoblox ties Call of Duty franchise with 70 million daily active users
- NewsValve boss Gabe Newell wants fun instead of realism
- NewsFortnite made over $20 billion in revenue
- NewsMicrosoft CEO expected to negotiate stability at OpenAI and keep teams intact
- NewsGoogle discussed teaming up with Tencent to buy Epic Games
- NewsWonder Woman staying singleplayer, won't be included in WB Games' new live service push
- NewsGoogle Play Store operates at 70% profit margin, Epic v Google court case reveals
- NewsTencent vs PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo revenues
- NewsEmbracer likely to cancel more games to reduce expenses, may shy away from external projects
- NewsEmbracer Group laid off 904 workers, includes over 700 game devs
- NewsPayday 3 misses expectations, controversial matchmaking issues to blame for 'soft launch'
- NewsPlayStation live games will focus on quality not quantity, Sony says
- NewsPS5 sells $2 billion worth of hardware, makes 30% of total PlayStation earnings
- NewsPS5 shipments hit 46.6 million, still haven't beaten PS4 shipments on launch-aligned basis
- NewsSony's new PS5 Slim is the key to achieving 25 million console shipments
- NewsPlayStation CEO explains why PS5 profitability has 'deteriorated'
- NewsGTA franchise earnings break $8.7 billion after third Game Pass appearance
- News60% of PlayStation Plus subscribers may opt for annual 12-month memberships
- NewsNew Steam Deck is 2-3 years away at least, Valve says
- NewsSteam Deck OLED model announced, features 6nm SoC shrink, 90Hz HDR panel
- NewsWB Games delivers strong operating margins and high ROIs, has been profitable for last 15 years
- NewsGrand Theft Auto V ships 190 million copies, surprises Take-Two once again
- NewsTake-Two discussing more film adaptations after BioShock and Borderlands movies
- NewsRockstar confirms GTA 6 trailer for December
- NewsGTA VI announcement coming this week
- NewsNintendo's new live action Zelda movie will be co-financed by Sony
- NewsNew Mass Effect 4 teaser is driving fans wild
- NewsNintendo on Switch 2: 'Rumors are inaccurate and untrue'
- NewsSquare Enix profit drop due to tough comps, not because Final Fantasy XVI 'flopped'
- NewsEpic Games Store still isn't profitable, may not deliver positive cumulative profit for years
- NewsXbox secures generative AI to create game stories, quests, and dialog
- NewsPhil Spencer: Japanese PC games market has doubled, Game Pass PC users have quadrupled
- NewsFortnite OG breaks records with 44.7 million players in a single day
- NewsSony's new acquisition fuels PlayStation's 'aggressive' cloud gaming ambitions
- NewsBungie CEO Pete Parsons gave up annual bonus to help avoid layoffs, but it wasn't enough
- NewsPS5 Slim uses same 6nm SoC, isn't 5nm
- NewsThe Final Shape may determine the fate of the Destiny franchise
- NewsJohn Romero takes you back to hell with new Sigil II Doom mod, pre-orders open at €6.66
- NewsNintendo patent: Detachable DS screens can be combined in vertical & horizontal orientation
- NewsSEGA's new Super Game set for 2026, may include Crazy Taxi or Jet Set Radio live games
- NewsDestiny 2 is missing Bungie's revenue targets by nearly 50%
- NewsAtari buys Digital Eclipse shortly after Nightdive, consolidates big portion of retro market
- NewsBaldur's Gate 3 helps spike Hasbro digital game revenues by 133%
October 2023
- NewsTencent, Sony, Take-Two and Savvy Games Group expected to make gaming acquisitions in 2024
- NewsXbox and PlayStation will benefit most from AI, Morgan Stanley analysts predict
- NewsXbox gets new president, Microsoft shakes up internal gaming leadership team
- NewsXbox + Activision expected to make $7 billion in holiday 2023
- NewsXbox Q1 results beat top forecast by $128 million
- NewsXbox owns at least 17 video game franchises with $1 billion lifetime revenue
- NewsXbox hits record-breaking $3.92 billion Q1 thanks to Starfield, first-party games, Game Pass
- NewsAliens: Fireteam Elite dev may be working on another third-person sci-fi Alien game
- NewsSpider-Man 2 breaks all PlayStation sales records
- NewsFinal Fantasy XVI is crossing over into FF14 with 'introduction' collab
- NewsCriterion working on Battlefield, but Need For Speed isn't going anywhere
- NewsStarfield was the best-earning game of September based on game sales and early access purchases
- NewsWhen will Switch's lifecycle end? Not until March 2025 at the earliest
- NewsXbox first-party may jump to $11.6 billion following Activision-Blizzard merger
- NewsDigital-only Switch 2 doesn't seem likely, here's why
- NewsRockstar adds GTA mobile games to its Game Pass-like GTA+ subscription
- NewsActivision games won't come to Xbox Game Pass until 2024, Phil Spencer confirms
- NewsNetflix wants to release a GTA game to help supercharge its fledgling gaming content
- NewsPete Hines retires from Bethesda weeks after Starfield's release
- NewsFTC commits to fighting Activision merger, says deal is still a 'clear threat to competition'
- NewsGaming nears $350 billion annual revenues, EA exec says
- NewsXbox's most profitable game has sold 300 million copies
- NewsNext Halo campaign is reportedly in development at 343 Industries
- NewsGeForce Now price hiked day before Microsoft-Activision merger approved
- NewsReport: Wal-Mart to remove physical Xbox games from stores in 2024 & further all-digital future
- NewsHalo Infinite will soon let gamers create custom campaign levels
- NewsOpinion: Disney buying EA? Now isn't the time for media giants to buy pure-play publishers
- NewsActivision games coming to 'Game Pass and other platforms,' Xbox's Phil Spencer says
- NewsXbox Mastercard may be a good fit for diligent and committed Xbox gamers
- NewsBobby Kotick will leave Activision in 2024
- NewsMicrosoft closes Activision merger, incorporates 8x billion-dollar franchises into Xbox brand
- NewsMicrosoft wins CMA approval, Activision merger now free to close
- NewsBest Buy to stop selling physical DVDs and Blu-rays in 2024
- NewsNew 1TB PS5 slim may have 808GB of usable storage
- NewsPS5 Slim created to reduce costs, not shake up the console market
- NewsSony's first modular PlayStation console to replace all existing PS5s
- NewsUnity CEO John Riccitiello retires
- NewsActivision games coming to Game Pass in 2024 instead of 2023
- NewsRemedy on Xbox Series S: 'The GPU is an issue, less RAM is a pretty big problem'
- News$187 billion games industry laid off over 6,100 workers this year
- NewsSony explains why PS Plus Premium now costs $160 per year
- NewsLive action Cyberpunk 2077 project coming from True Detective, Mr. Robot producer
- NewsPhantom Liberty sold 3 million copies in 1 week, CD Projekt ecstatic about 'phenomenal' results
- NewsBayonetta director Hideki Kamiya leaves PlatinumGames after 23 years
- NewsCD Projekt spent over $100 million on Cyberpunk 2077's development
- NewsCyberpunk 2077 is a huge success with 25 million sales
- NewsXbox Game Pass gives rise to new subscription monetization strategies
- NewsXbox Game Pass subscribers expected to grow to 110 million by 2030
- NewsSony produced over 82 million PSPs across handheld's lifetime
- NewsSEGA cancels its first Super Game, is the new business model now under question?
- NewsMeta's $33 billion loser now looks like a winner
September 2023
- NewsXbox's new capture policy funnels gamers towards another paid subscription
- NewsAnalysis: How Epic Games' grandiose ambitions led to mass layoffs
- NewsFortnite maker Epic Games lays off 870 workers, CEO says Epic is 'far short' of sustainability
- NewsPlayStation CEO Jim Ryan will leave Sony in 2024
- NewsCapcom may start charging $70 for new games after all, president says prices are too low
- NewsWoW alum Chris Metzen returns to Blizzard to lead Warcraft franchise
- NewsJedi 3 in development at EA and Respawn, Cal Kestis actor says
- NewsMore Game Pass price hikes are 'inevitable,' Xbox gaming CEO Phil Spencer warns
- NewsGame Pass to make $8 billion revenue by 2030, Microsoft hopes
- NewsGoogle, Apple, and Valve game revenues revealed in Xbox leaks
- NewsSony is going all-out to sell more PlayStation 5 consoles
- NewsEmbracer spends more on platform fees than it does on games development
- NewsPhil Spencer remarks on Xbox leaks: 'There's so much to be excited about'
- NewsOnline-only Payday 3 unplayable at launch, faces controversy
- NewsRockstar basically made its own Game Pass subscription
- NewsCMA favors new Microsoft merger deal, but still has 'residual' competition concerns
- NewsMicrosoft lays out terms of new Ubisoft Divestment Agreement to UK regulators
- NewsThe Division 3 revealed, but The Division 2 isn't going anywhere
- NewsXbox profits revealed in new FTC leak
- NewsFTC not involved in Xbox leak, agency says it's not to blame for biggest leak in game history
- NewsMicrosoft plans to integrate ads into PC and mobile games following Activision buyout
- NewsXbox Game Pass made $230 million revenue in one month, most users pay for full subscriptions
- NewsMicrosoft reveals how much third-party developers make per hour on Xbox
- NewsXbox consulted with metaverse pioneer Matthew Ball to help guide Game Pass subscription
- NewsThe Elder Scrolls VI not coming to PlayStation, court documents show
- NewsUnity seems willing to compromise on controversial runtime fees
- NewsGrand Theft Auto V officially turns 10 years old
- NewsTop Star Wars game director leaves EA, puts Jedi trilogy in question
- NewsNone of the new Final Fantasy 7 games support cross-save, direct progress does not carry over
- NewsPlayStation 5 max external SSD capacity boosted to 8TB
- NewsGame Pass subscribers could be well over 30 million by now
- NewsStarfield mods confirmed for Xbox, will work similar to Fallout 4 and Skyrim console mods
- NewsSlay the Spire devs respond to Unity's new fees: 'you f*cked up'
- NewsGame Pass Core launches with dozens of free quality Xbox games
- NewsNew PlayStation State of Play isn't the big one, will focus on indies, PSVR2, 3rd party games
- NewsUnity alienates entire customer base in quest for profit
- NewsBobby Kotick was right: Phones will soon play AAA games
- NewsEmbracer may sell Gearbox to help triage failed $2 billion deal
- NewsStarfield: Best gear rolls for weight management and improved carrying capacity
- NewsRuneScape's Jagex could be sold for $1.25 billion
- NewsMicrosoft clarifies one of the most controversial findings of the FTC federal trial
- NewsXbox games have been played by 500 million people
- NewsStarfield is an engagement titan with 6 million players, may catalyze Game Pass growth
- NewsReport: Next-gen Switch uses DLSS to deliver PS5-level graphics
- NewsMost of Starfield's players aren't on Steam
- NewsNintendo ready to move on from Tears of the Kingdom
- NewsTodd Howard discusses benefits of Starfield's Xbox exclusivity
- NewsJedi Survivor adds DLSS on PC, new patch hits solid 60FPS on consoles
- NewsNew Elder Scrolls Online update reduces stress for new players, makes MMORPG more welcoming
- NewsStarfield doesn't run great on Steam Deck, but this mod could help
- NewsXbox Discord game streaming coming this week, 1080p 60FPS streams only available to Nitro subs
- NewsPeter Molyneux teases new mysterious new game codenamed M.O.A.T
- NewsXbox's latest hire makes good on promise to improve presence in Japan
- NewsFinal Fantasy XVI officially confirmed for PC, won't be ready when PS5 exclusivity ends
- NewsHow to find Starfield's mysterious Armored Core mechs
- NewsSaints Row developer Volition shuts down so that Embracer can save money
- NewsStarfield console commands and cheats list: No clip, godmode and more
- NewsStarfield cheats: console commands work on Xbox consoles too
August 2023
- NewsStarfield is Bethesda's 'best performing game'
- NewsMicrosoft has no intention of leaving Xbox Series S behind
- NewsTekken 8 is Bandai Namco's first $70 game, Capcom and SEGA may be next
- NewsSony drastically raises PlayStation Plus prices
- NewsStarfield leaker arrested on felony theft charges, allegedly stole 67 copies of the game
- NewsPhil Spencer 'totally understands' why some publishers avoid Xbox Game Pass
- NewsDragon Age 4 may not release until Summer 2024, Mass Effect team helping development
- NewsFallout TV show called out for using AI-generated artwork
- NewsKey Dragon Age writer let go as BioWare lays off 50 workers
- NewsPhil Spencer on Xbox Series S: 'There is no fatal flaw in the machine'
- NewsNo Man's Sky Echoes uses AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution to boost performance on Switch
- NewsCMA opens investigation into new Microsoft-Activision merger
- NewsPhil Spencer says it 'will take time' to get Activision games on Game Pass
- NewsBaldur's Gate 3 on Xbox confirmed to launch in 2023 thanks to Phil Spencer's help
- NewsMicrosoft offers creative Activision merger divestiture to persuade UK regulators
- NewsPlayStation Portal does not support cloud game streaming, only Remote Play via PS5
- NewsSony announces new PSP for $199, but it's not what you think
- NewsCMA blocks original Microsoft-Activision merger on grounds of cloud gaming harm
- NewsBill Clinton kid imitators crash Gamescom stage: 'Bill Clinton wants to play GTA 6'
- NewsModern Warfare 3 campaign breaks linear style with open combat missions
- NewsOfficial Xbox Series X wraps revealed with NASA-inspired Starfield design
- NewsNintendo shares interesting words about next games console
- NewsCharles Martinet no longer Mario's voice in games, Nintendo confirms
- NewsNetEase opens 10th studio T-Minus Zero, helmed by BioWare co-founder
- NewsDying Light 2 is getting premium currency to spend on microtransactions
- NewsNew Ghostbusters footage flexes power of Sony's real-time games engine tech
- NewsEmbracer open to divesting studios, emphasizes external funding for new games
- NewsCrystal Dynamics & Eidos' profitability plan is ahead of schedule
- NewsEmbracer will cancel games and close more studios to save costs
- NewsXbox 360 store closing in 2024
- NewsCOD HQ may be Call of Duty's games as a platform future, may mimic Halo Master Chief Collection
- NewsStarfield's release build is now finished and ready to ship to gamers
- NewsStarfield Q&A: alien warfare, housing, pacifist runs, and much more
- NewsSony confirms first-party PlayStation games have been delayed
- NewsPS5 console profits to be reduced, Sony warns
- NewsPlayStation 5 breaks 41.7 million sales, achieves record-breaking Q1
- NewsSony prepared to take 'necessary measures' to sell 25 million PS5s, including more discounts
- NewsBungie makes the perfect choice for its new Zavala
- NewsPlayStation 5 slim leaked, features new segmented fin design
- NewsPlayStation operating profit dips as Sony pays toward Bungie buyout, game development costs
- NewsSony expects PlayStation to make $32 billion in annual sales, a new all-time record
- NewsPlayStation achieves new record-breaking Q1 with $5.36 billion sales
- NewsTons of Modern Warfare 2 content will carry over to Modern Warfare 3
- NewsGet a bunch of fantastic Resident Evil games for just $20
- NewsGrand Theft Auto franchise earned $8.4 billion since GTA V's release
- News$1 Xbox Game Pass promo reduced to 14 days, used to be 30 days
- NewsIt sounds like Grand Theft Auto 6 is still planned to release in 2024
- NewsTake-Two explains benefits of putting games on subscriptions like Game Pass, PlayStation Plus
- NewsTake-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick wary of pursuing video game film adaptations
- NewsGrand Theft Auto V sales break 185 million, pushes total GTA sales to 405 million
- NewsMario game sales jump after Super Mario Bros film success
- NewsZelda Tears of the Kingdom sells 18.51 million copies, made up 35% of total Q1 software sales
- NewsFromSoftware made $152 million last year with a 60% profit margin
- NewsSquare Enix pays off Final Fantasy XVI's dev costs, causes Q1 profits to drop
- NewsRed Dead Redemption coming soon to Switch and PS4, but isn't a remake
- NewsCall of Duty may have over 5x more monthly active players than Apex Legends
- NewsNintendo kicks off year with record Q1 sales, operating income, and profit
- NewsPlayStation 5 consoles steeply discounted as Sony executes record PlayStation shipments
- NewsMetal Gear Solid franchise breaks 60 million sales
- NewsNintendo Switch sales break 129.53 million, achieves third best Q1 as it enters 7th year
- NewsBaldur's Gate 3 breaks 472,000 players on Steam, beats DOTA 2 for a day
- NewsEA's FC24 will feature 19,000 players across 30 leagues
- NewsEA working on largest pipeline of games in its 41-year history
- NewsReport: Lenovo's new Legion Go PC handheld could compete against Steam Deck, ROG Ally
July 2023
- NewsOblivion remake possibly in development, but Bethesda isn't making it
- NewsWorld of Warcraft beats Call of Duty in certain metrics, European Commission finds
- NewsSwitch 2 may release in Holiday 2024
- NewsXbox has a capture problem and it's getting worse
- NewsMicrosoft expects Xbox to deliver record-breaking revenue during Starfield's release
- NewsSquare Enix commits to launching more games on Xbox 'whenever possible'
- NewsFinal Fantasy XIV coming to Xbox with cross-play
- NewsNew Red Dead Redemption remaster evidence surfaces on Rockstar's official website
- NewsNew PlayStation 5 model unlikely to use 5nm SoC, may stick with 6nm Oberon Plus APU instead
- NewsXbox annual revenue down $746 million, made up 7% of Microsoft's yearly earnings
- NewsPlayStation 5 sales hit 40 million, may be outselling Xbox Series X/S by nearly double
- NewsDigital made up 77% of Capcom's Q1 gaming revenues, and 86% of total game sales
- NewsXbox Game Pass increases one of gaming's most important metrics
- NewsCD Projekt RED to lay off 9% of workforce, sets aside $1 million for severance
- NewsBlizzard actually lost 1 million users after Diablo IV's release
- NewsCapcom delivers record Q1 with 13.5 million game sales, arcade segment growth
- NewsXbox revenues hit $15 billion, miss expectations due to 'weak first-party, third-party content'
- NewsXbox breaks alleged Game Pass exclusivity requirement, Sea of Stars launches day one on PS Plus
- NewsBethesda releases epic Starfield animated shorts set in anthology format
- NewsNetflix subscribers surge by 6 million as password sharing crackdown maneuver pays off
- NewsDying Light dev Techland becomes Tencent's latest subsidiary
- NewsDiablo III vs Diablo IV sales: Prime evil showdown
- NewsFTC pauses lawsuit against Microsoft-Activision merger, but agency could continue suing
- NewsActivision has made nearly $1 billion from mobile every quarter over the last year
- NewsPlayStation Pro: 'Project Trinity', 2024 launch, 8K performance mode
- NewsCall of Duty Mobile breaks $3 billion consumer spending
- NewsBlizzard was Activision's top Q2 earner with record-breaking $1 billion revenues
- NewsAnalysis: Mobile gaming has transformed Activision-Blizzard's business
- NewsSquare Enix responds to Final Fantasy 16 sales confusion, says game sales are extremely strong
- NewsControversial Diablo 4 patch is tanking player morale
- ArticleFirst-Person Shooter documentary review: Chronicle of Carnage
- NewsBlizzard games are coming to Steam as publisher selectively breaks Battle.net exclusivity
- NewsMicrosoft-Activision merger deadline extended to October with rising termination fee
- NewsTroika's original Baldur's Gate 3 pitch sounds like a mix of Skyrim and Jedi Outcast
- NewsStar Citizen's Cloud Imperium Games merges with game dev Turbulent
- NewsMicrosoft and Activision discussing merger deadline extension, more sources say
- NewsNew Call of Duty server fix is indicative of how Microsoft intends to treat franchise
- NewsUK vs Microsoft-Activision merger: Here's what's going on
- NewsCMA's request to adjourn appeal had nothing to do with FTC loss
- NewsNew Xbox Game Pass Core has a surprising benefit for classic games
- NewsReport: Xbox LIVE Gold being replaced with new Xbox Game Pass tier
- NewsEvery Call of Duty game is on sale on Xbox as Microsoft prepares to merge with Activision
- NewsSony signs Call of Duty deal with Microsoft
- NewsReport: Microsoft and Activision likely to extend merger deadline
- NewsFTC loses, Xbox wins: Appeals court denies FTC injunction in Microsoft-Activision merger case
- NewsJudge assumes Call of Duty will be Game Pass exclusive despite Microsoft's PS Plus offer
- NewsIn a timely move, Xbox will allow a competing cloud streaming service on its platform
- NewsUK regulators extend final order deadline as they consider Microsoft's latest merger offer
- NewsMicrosoft could renegotiate Activision buyout at higher share premium to extend deadline
- NewsFTC requests order to block Microsoft and Activision from merging until appeal decision is made
- NewsMicrosoft-Activision deal closure may spark gaming acquisition spree
- NewsFormer FTC chair explains why Microsoft prevailed in Activision merger case
- NewsMicrosoft and UK regulators pause Activision merger legal battle
- NewsMicrosoft comments on FTC appeal, says FTC's case is 'demonstrably weak'
- NewsFTC appeals Judge Corley's decision in Microsoft-Activision merger case
- NewsFTC responds to federal ruling: Microsoft-Activision merger is a clear threat to competition
- NewsMicrosoft identified 'five different mobile and PC gaming opportunities' in Activision buyout
- NewsMicrosoft offers 'small and discreet' divestiture CMA, but UK regulators haven't yet accepted
- NewsSquare Enix wants to speed up game development and is 'exploring various ideas' on remasters
- NewsFederal judge identifies eight reasons why Microsoft has no incentive to withhold Call of Duty
- NewsFTC v Microsoft: Judge Corley denies preliminary injunction in big win for Xbox
- NewsBioWare writer leaves after 21 years with the studio
- NewsEA opens new studio Cliffhanger Games to work on Black Panther singleplayer AAA game
- NewsCall of Duty Modern Warfare II sold 4.4 million copies on PlayStation 1 week, beat FIFA 23
- NewsFinal Fantasy franchise sales break 180 million following Final Fantasy XVI's launch
- NewsBig 3 earnings compared: PlayStation vs Xbox vs Nintendo
- NewsNintendo ends fiscal year with $8.98 billion in cash, $17 billion net assets
- NewsXbox Game Pass and Starfield could help Xbox deliver record Q1 earnings
- NewsBaldur's Gate III is so big that it takes 80 hours to beat 'if you blitz through it'
- NewsXbox Game Pass price increase now in effect, Xbox LIVE conversion ratios have also changed
- NewsFTC: Activision and Microsoft identified 'large financial benefits' to ATVI games on Game Pass
- NewsSmoke, Rain, Frost, Cyrax, Sektor join Mortal Kombat 1 roster in explosive new gameplay footage
- NewsIO Interactive opens fifth game studio as it ramps production of new 007 James Bond game
- NewsNintendo boosts R&D spending as next-gen Switch 2 looms
- NewsCapcom wants to take 'great care' in new Mega Man games, won't rush development
- NewsGTA V returns to Game Pass for the third time, Take-Two obviously a believer in subscriptions
- NewsGame Pass effect: Xbox's game subscription service is changing consumer buying habits
- NewsCall of Duty has 70 million daily active users, more than Roblox
- NewsThe Outer Worlds was made with casual RPG players in mind, pitched as 'Fallout meets Firefly'
- NewsConsole gaming has highest play-to-pay conversion rate, analyst firm Newzoo says
- NewsStarfield allows players to sell planet survey data, set up interstellar economies
- NewsXbox's support has allowed Bethesda to 'be this ambitious' with Starfield
- NewsStarfield's 2023 release may not have been possible without Xbox exclusivity
- NewsSouth Africa approves the Microsoft-Activision merger
- NewsStarfield will be a 'modders paradise,' Todd Howard says
- NewsUbisoft's ambitious Assassin's Creed Infinity games-as-a-platform plan is taking shape
- NewsXbox Series X/S Gen 9 console sales break 21 million, push modern Xbox sales to 79 million
- NewsNintendo conquers console publishing revenues, beats Sony by $3 billion, Xbox by $3.8 billion
- NewsFTC's narrow high-performance console market undermined as economist finds substitution effects
- ReviewThe Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Review - Reach for the Sky
- NewsActivision CEO regrets not releasing Call of Duty on Switch, interested in supporting Switch 2
- NewsFTC explains how Microsoft-Activision merger will harm consumers and competition
June 2023
- NewsStarfield's new Creation Engine took 'so long to do,' Bethesda's Todd Howard happy with results
- NewsPS5 quality games will eventually be playable natively on phones, Activision CEO says
- NewsActivision CEO Bobby Kotick's stock would be worth $400 million if merger closes, FTC says
- NewsFallout creator Tim Cain is concerned about Fallout 5
- NewsElder Scrolls VI could launch between 2026-2028, Xbox exclusivity remains unclear
- NewsThere are very good reasons why Final Fantasy 16 didn't sell as much as Final Fantasy 15
- NewsActivision will be a limited-integration company post-merger, similar to ZeniMax
- NewsMicrosoft tried, and failed, to persuade Activision to put games on Game Pass
- NewsMinecraft makes 4x more revenue on Switch than Xbox
- NewsZeniMax buyout used a sliding scale Neutrino Model to determine effects of platform exclusivity
- NewsAll future ZeniMax and Bethesda games may be Xbox exclusive
- NewsInternal Microsoft doc hints advertisements could come to Xbox games or Game Pass
- NewsSony says it 'does not typically require subscription exclusivity' for games on PS Plus
- NewsMicrosoft may have significantly lowered Windows license prices for NVIDIA's GeForce Now
- NewsSatya Nadella wants to remove all game exclusivity: 'I have no love for that world'
- NewsBobby Kotick indicates Activision games could come to subscription if the price is right
- NewsRed Dead Redemption rated in Korea, could be RDR1 remaster
- NewsFTC economist witness unprepared to illustrate size and scope of Activision's megaton games
- NewsSony's Jim Ryan: Kotick asked to negotiate Call of Duty to 'cover himself' if merger fails
- NewsBioWare to focus exclusively on singleplayer games, new Mass Effect in pre-production
- NewsSony's Jim Ryan: 'I believe Microsoft will use Call of Duty to damage us'
- NewsXbox missed annual revenue forecasts by $780 million
- NewsMicrosoft wants Xbox to 'reach industry leadership' by 2030, plans to double Xbox revenues
- NewsMicrosoft's buyout consideration list included 100+ game devs: Bungie, CD Projekt, FromSoftware
- NewsXbox is a separate business unit where profit 'non-negotiable'
- NewsMinecraft is the highest-earning Xbox game and it delivers 'significant profits'
- NewsXbox's Phil Spencer says he wouldn't use Sony's own exclusivity tactics against PlayStation
- NewsActivision acquisition not expected to grow Xbox's console business
- NewsCall of Duty negotiations likely to end mutually, Sony needs COD and Microsoft needs Sony
- NewsStarfield exclusivity was the last straw for Microsoft, led to $7.5 billion ZeniMax buyout
- NewsXbox Cloud Gaming was specifically made to reach mobile players
- NewsOnly 100 out of Starfield's 1,000 planets have life, Bethesda offers 'magnificent desolation'
- NewsMicrosoft floated idea of buying Zynga, declined because they wanted bigger mobile player
- NewsElder Scrolls 6 may not be Xbox exclusive after all, Phil Spencer not ready to commit
- NewsXbox views PlayStation as a hostile competitor
- NewsXbox Game Pass revenues can be tied directly to player counts, engagement, and popularity
- NewsBethesda's Pete Hines explains the merits of platform exclusivity
- NewsXbox cloud streaming may never be uncoupled from Game Pass due to profitability concerns
- NewsMicrosoft still expects PS6, next Xbox by 2028
- NewsWarzone 1.0 shutting down as Activision unifies Call of Duty infrastructure
- NewsMicrosoft explains why Xbox cloud game streaming is so costly
- NewsActivision refused to bring Call of Duty to Xbox unless Microsoft went beyond 70-30 rev share
- NewsXbox's Phil Spencer has final say on game exclusivity
- NewsSony wouldn't share PS6 details with Activision following Microsoft acquisition
- NewsMachineGames new Indiana Jones game was multiplatform before Microsoft's acquisition of ZeniMax
- NewsJim Ryan private emails show he doesn't think Call of Duty will be made exclusive to Xbox
- NewsXbox Game Pass: Next stages in the service's evolution cycle
- NewsWhy Microsoft isn't increasing price of Xbox Game Pass on PC
- NewsMicrosoft increases Xbox Game Pass prices
- NewsSuper Mario RPG remaster coming to Switch with upgraded visuals and same turn-based combat
- NewsMario turns into an elephant in Nintendo's wackiest wonderworld yet
- NewsConsole, PC gaming to make 27% of total U.S. gaming revenues in 2023, shrink to 23% by 2027
- NewsSkydance could resurrect best parts of the cancelled Boba Fett and Visceral Star Wars games
- NewsMicrosoft downplays cloud as regulators use nascent tech as anti-merger lynchpin
- NewsPlayStation's fledgling mobile business loses head executive
- NewsHalf-decade production cycles are the new norm for AAA games
- NewsUbisoft set up for a big comeback with new AAA game slate
- NewsHutts may be one of the crime syndicates featured in Star Wars Outlaws
- NewsDan Houser keeps things weird with new media startup Absurd Ventures
- NewsMicrosoft won't immediately raise Xbox Game Pass price if Activision merger is approved
- NewsActivision will operate separately on a post-merger basis, Microsoft says
- NewsFinal Fantasy XVI day one patch confirmed, but it's not required
- NewsAvatar Frontiers of Pandora has a cultural rites of passage storyline
- NewsxQc signs $100 million deal with Kick, a new fledgling Twitch competitor
- NewsMicrosoft may abandon Activision merger if federal judge grants FTC request
- NewsSony not ready to disrupt virtuous cycle with day one first-party games on PlayStation Plus
- NewsTwitch execs hold Q&A on new Partner Plus program
- NewsXbox One is done, Microsoft will now release games exclusively for Series X/S consoles
- NewsXbox first-party games find success in one of the most important KPIs of modern gaming
- NewsPhil Spencer: 'I think of Xbox Game Pass as a content fund'
- NewsPhantom Liberty director will lead Cyberpunk 2077 sequel's development
- NewsOutriders still has not made a profit, developer confirms
- NewsBulletstorm developer People Can Fly secures big contract for new Xbox game
- NewsPS5 games coming to PlayStation Plus Premium cloud streaming
- NewsFTC secures restraining order temporarily prohibiting Microsoft-Activision merger from closing
- NewsOutlaws looks like one of the most authentic Star Wars games ever made
- NewsXbox has been engaged with Starfield's development since early 2022
- NewsFTC seeks federal court orders to stall Microsoft-Activision merger
- NewsEmbracer to restructure games empire, layoffs, studio closures, game cancellations imminent
- NewsDiablo IV ignites market with $666 million game sales revenues in 5 days
- NewsAvatar Frontiers of Pandora channels Far Cry with FPS bow combat and slick traversal
- NewsGame Pass and Xbox are profitable, Phil Spencer reiterates
- NewsPhil Spencer explains why Japanese games skip Xbox
- NewsBethesda may change forever after The Elder Scrolls VI, Todd Howard indicates
- NewsPhil Spencer on new mid-cycle Xbox upgrade: Right now we're pretty set on the hardware we have
- NewsSkyrim is one of the best-selling games of all time with 60 million copies sold
- NewsStarfield 30FPS console perf confirmed, 4K 30FPS on Series X, 1440p 30FPS on Series S
- NewsFinal Fantasy XVI PS5 demo drops tomorrow June 12
- NewsSquare Enix's new CEO is a gamer who grew up playing Final Fantasy
- NewsFable's first new footage stars IT Crowd's Richard Ayoade in hilarious take on fairy tales
- NewsXbox Series S 1TB model announced for $349
- NewsPC Game Pass Ultimate titles coming to NVIDIA GeForce Now devices
- NewsXbox expects to make over $1 billion from PC in 2023
- NewsStarfield will have a photo mode to capture over 1,000 planets and worlds
- NewsStarfield confirmed for a 2023 release date
- NewsUbisoft's new Star Wars Outlaws game announced, coming in 2024
- NewsJefferies analyst: Microsoft-Activision merger has a less than 50% chance being approved
- NewsXbox 2023 showcase: Hopes, dreams, and predictions
- NewsActivision updates shareholders on its union negotiation efforts
- News10 years ago, PlayStation's marketing team won two consecutive console generations
- NewsDigital-only AAA games to become the standard by 2028, analyst predicts
- NewsFallout designer Tim Cain loved New Vegas: 'It felt like OG Fallout'
- NewsTim Cain reveals the books, films, games & real-life influences that inspired the first Fallout
- NewsZelda movie reportedly in the works from Nintendo and Illumination
- NewsFinal Fantasy VII Rebirth ships on 2 discs, coming early 2024
- NewsNetherRealm originally wanted Mortal Kombat to be 'Jean-Claude van Damme the video game'
- NewsFortnite made nearly $6 billion from in-game purchases in 2021
- NewsSpider-Man 2 release date announced alongside new Venom details
- NewsFriday the 13th game to be delisted in December, but a new F13 game is in development
- NewsResident Evil Village hits new sales milestone days after big Street Fighter 6 debut
- NewsGameStop board fires CEO, stock plummets overnight
- NewsMicrosoft or Activision may have withdrawn confidentiality waiver from CMA in merger case
- NewsCMA met with FTC 26 times to discuss Microsoft-Activision merger, CEO Sarah Cardell says
- NewsWorlds collide as McFarlane Toys signs deal to make Diablo and Warcraft action figures
- NewsStreet Fighter 6 is already a hit with 1 million sales, pushes total series to 50 million sales
- NewsArkane's Raphael Colantonio briefly worked on Ken Levine's new game Judas
- NewsWestern Digital launches affordably-priced Xbox Series X/S SSD expansion memory cards
- NewsCapcom franchise sales updates: Resident Evil breaks 142 million, Monster Hunter at 92 million
- NewsDiablo IV sets new record for early access sales, gamers have spent 93 million hours so far
- NewsKen Levine reveals why he stopped making BioShock games: 'I trapped myself'
- NewsHideo Kojima impressed with Apple's gaming tech, will bring future games to Mac
- NewsApple Vision Pro: No controllers, $3499, coming in 2024
- NewsFallout 2 originally had a Library of Alexandria run by wasteland monks
- NewsWhy Fallout creator Tim Cain left Interplay: Pay disputes, burn out, and crunch
- NewsMobile leads Take-Two revenues, physical sales made less than 5% of earnings
- NewsSony may use proprietary AI to augment PlayStation cloud gaming
- NewsCyberpunk 2077 sequel Project Orion begins R&D phase in 2024
- NewsKen Levine shares insight on BioShock's creative storytelling
- NewsNew Final Fantasy VII Rebirth details revealed by Square Enix
- NewsAspyr cancels KOTOR II DLC plans, offers free games as apology
- NewsZelda Tears of the Kingdom is Nintendo's magic ticket to Minecraft-like UGC
- NewsU.S. House opens probe into FTC, Chair Lina Khan accused of 'abuses of power'
- NewsActivision could pull out of UK in order to merge with Microsoft
- NewsEA's new monetization tactic may include Nike's FOMO lootboxes
- NewsGTA 6 expected to make $1 billion sales in first week
- NewsCapcom asks gamers what the next Resident Evil remake should be
- NewsRedfall originally had a robust microtransaction model
- NewsBioWare experimented with AI-powered story and dialog, but it ended in disaster
- NewsReport: ZeniMax pressed its studios to add microtransactions to games
May 2023
- NewsComcast could enter the $200 billion video games market, analysts speculate
- NewsU.S. spent more on games than China in 2022, analyst firm reports
- NewsMicrosoft pledges to be 'determined' and 'creative' to get ATVI merger clearance
- NewsActivision almost bought Time Warner: 'We'd turn their IP into games'
- NewsActivision CEO responds to harassment allegations, comments on labor unions
- NewsPlayStation may not be console-only, but it's still console-first
- NewsCMA allegedly only spent 4 weeks out of its 32-week investigation on cloud
- NewsNintendo explains why emulation is bad for gaming
- NewsRatchet & Clank: Rift Apart is officially coming to PC
- NewsCD Projekt CEO squashes Sony acquisition rumors: 'CD Projekt is not for sale'
- NewsWitcher 3 is now one of the top 10 best-selling games of all time, CDPR says
- NewsSony's Jim Ryan is confident the PS5 can sell at least 108 million units
- NewsPC gaming is not yet substantial for PlayStation, but it's growing fast
- NewsBungie acquisition helped Sony become one of the top 20 publishers on PC
- NewsSpider-Man 2 hype is explosive, gameplay trailer has more views than PS showcase
- NewsAssassin's Creed Mirage is $50 and includes a free PS5 upgrade
- NewsKonami's redemption arc continues with a one-two Metal Gear Solid punch combo
- NewsOpinion: Some of Microsoft's merger appeal arguments aren't very strong
- NewsMicrosoft says the CMA was wrong to block the merger for these five reasons
- NewsPokemon franchise has sold over 480 million games to date
- NewsPlayStation Project Q handheld reportedly has 3-4 hour battery life
- NewsLast of Us multiplayer live game officially delayed, project team reduced
- NewsGrand Theft Auto franchise revenues break $8.33 billion since GTA V's release
- NewsPSA: Zelda TotK's dupe glitch fixed by new v1.1.2 update
- NewsBungie's new Marathon PVP game won't have a campaign, but it will tell a story
- NewsDragon's Dogma 2 is singleplayer-only, uses 'latest AI technology'
- NewsAlan Wake 2 is a 'brutal and harrowing' game with many contrast points
- NewsPlayStation's new live games lack connection or cohesion with PS brand
- NewsAlan Wake II is digital-only, but is cheaper on all platforms as a result
- NewsSony reveals new PlayStation handheld, codenamed Project Q
- NewsBungie's first shooter Marathon is coming back as PVP extraction shooter
- News70% of PS Plus subscribers have not upgraded to Extra or Premium tiers
- NewsPlayStation accessories are 'highly profitable' for Sony
- NewsPS5 to become most successful and profitable console generation ever, Sony says
- NewsPSVR2 launch sales significantly outpace PSVR despite $549 price tag
- NewsBungie helping Sony vet live service games with 'rigorous review process'
- NewsLast of Us game sales increased 'dramatically' with every TV show episode
- NewsJim Ryan: We're always evaluating prices, willing to make price adjustments
- NewsPlayStation planning 'aggressive and interesting' expansion into cloud gaming
- NewsAI is a rising tide for interactive entertainment, Take-Two CEO says
- NewsIntellivision Amico update: 'We can't solely depend on a console business model'
- NewsGames market is 'certainly more challenging' now than in 2020-21, TTWO CEO says
- NewsUbisoft's new Star Wars game could launch this year
- NewsAlan Wake actor spoils Alan Wake 2's release window
- NewsSony to spin off financial banking unit with IPO to raise investment capital
- NewsRockstar Games 'seeks perfection' with GTA 6
- NewsFinal Fantasy XVI is PlayStation exclusive because Sony made the best offer
- NewsZelda TOTK's best vehicle is very easy to make
- NewsMicrosoft makes good on cloud commitments, brings Xbox PC games to Boosteroid
- NewsPlayStation's Jim Ryan on PC: 'I think more is better'
- NewsEA says gamers are selectively buying blockbusters as inflation wracks economy
- NewsTake-Two CEO says consumers are limiting game purchases and spending
- NewsOverwatch devs always considered themselves as an MMO dev team
- NewsRed Dead Redemption 2 breaks 53 million sales, Take-Two 'pleased' by performance
- NewsGTA trilogy remaster sold less than 1 million copies last quarter
- NewsGTA V has now sold 180 million copies, makes up 45% of total GTA franchise sales
- NewsNetherRealm spent more time on Mortal Kombat 1 than any other Mortal Kombat game
- NewsChina approves Microsoft-Activision merger
- NewsMicrosoft offered 'several iterations' of its cloud remedy to the CMA
- NewsCMA on Microsoft-Activision merger: 'We're not doing bidding of other agencies'
- NewsMortal Kombat hits 80 million sales, here's how it stacks up against competition
- NewsMicrosoft's 10-year GeForce streaming deal includes Epic Games Store purchases
- NewsMortal Kombat 1 confirmed, soft-reboot universe created by Fire God Liu Kang
- NewsPlayStation 5 still the best-selling console in U.S. but Switch tops April sales
- NewsHere's how Activision Blizzard King could fuel Xbox's next-gen ad platform
- NewsGTA 6 could release in 2024 or 2025, Rockstar Games parent company indicates
- NewsSaudi Arabia now holds $3.1 billion in EA stock
- NewsPlayStation E3 summer show debuts May 24, will show off new PS5 games and new IP
- NewsTears of the Kingdom sells 10 million in 3 days, fastest-selling Zelda game ever
- NewsAmazon's New World studio is making a Lord of the Rings MMORPG
- NewsFinal Fantasy XI turns 21, Square Enix says 'Vana'diel's not going anywhere'
- NewsUbisoft wants 2,800 people working on Assassin's Creed, six new titles in dev
- NewsActivision made over $91 billion in 17 years, Call of Duty made 1/3rd of total
- NewsSEGA still unsure about increasing game prices to $70
- NewsMicrosoft CEO Satya Nadella was 'very surprised' CMA blocked Activision merger
- NewsEuropean Commission's Vestager comments on Microsoft-Activision merger approval
- NewsCMA says it 'stands by decision' to block Microsoft-Activision merger
- NewsMicrosoft to stream all current and future Activision Blizzard games via cloud
- NewsEuropean Commission approves Microsoft-Activision merger
- NewsNintendo vs PlayStation: Hardware sales showdown
- NewsNintendo made $27 billion from first-party games across Switch's lifespan
- NewsNintendo hardware sales break 836 million worldwide
- NewsSwitch hits 1 billion game sales, helps Nintendo make $34 billion from software
- NewsNintendo Switch made $69 billion in total revenues
- NewsDid Sony lead the FTC to create the High-Performance Console market designation?
- NewsFTC Chair Lina Khan denies CMA collusion, says accusations are 'flatly untrue'
- NewsSwitch hits 125.62 million sales, can it beat the Nintendo DS?
- NewsReport: Next-gen Switch won't launch until April 2024 at the earliest
- NewsCMA has knowledge of Microsoft's next-gen Xbox consoles
- NewsFTC's Khan on Microsoft-Activision merger: 'We have to protect nascent markets'
- NewsSharp making LCD panels for new console: Is it PlayStation Q-Lite or Switch 2?
- NewsElden Ring sales break 20.5 million, FromSoft plans to 'prolong lifespan' of IP
- NewsNetherRealm warps time, MK12 is actually a reboot called Mortal Kombat 1
- NewsReport: Modern Warfare 3 coming November 10 with campaign, multiplayer, zombies
- NewsNintendo prioritizing smooth transition between Switch and next-gen hardware
- NewsHere's why regulators exclude Nintendo and focus on PlayStation vs Xbox
- NewsDiablo IV utilizes deeply layered engagement mechanics with 3 battle passes
- NewsCapcom may not raise game prices to $70, wants to sell 100 million games a year
- NewsEuropean Commission expected to aprove Microsoft-Activision merger on May 15
- NewsEA: Game IP is like comic books, lots of opportunities to grow across decades
- NewsEA indifferent on Activision merger: 'We'll still be Xbox's #1 publisher'
- NewsNintendo: $11.84 billion sales, down $3bn YoY, still beating pre-pandemic levels
- NewsReport: Assassin's Creed Mirage possibly delayed to October 2023
- NewsActivision CEO Bobby Kotick to earn $185 million if Microsoft merger closes
- NewsPayday 3 still coming in 2023, Starbreeze close to paying back debt
- NewsNightdive on joining Atari: 'They're on the rise again'
- NewsXbox's Phil Spencer: Activision Blizzard is an accelerant for our strategy
- NewsCloud gaming providers respond to CMA's Microsoft-Activision merger block
- NewsJedi: Survivor was made in only 3 years, and during the pandemic no less
- NewsDragon Age writer David Gaider felt newer-age BioWare resented its writing team
- NewsNew Skywind footage breathes colorful new life into Morrowind's Molag Mar
- NewsCounter-Strike sets new 1.8 million peak players record
- NewsMicrosoft hires top appeals lawyer to fight CMA's merger block
- NewsActivision CEO says Amazon Luna has the most game streaming customers
- NewsXbox doesn't need to outsell Nintendo or PlayStation to innovate and compete
- NewsXbox Series X/S expansion SSDs get significant price drop
- NewsDestiny 2 season pass price increases after Sony acquires Bungie
- NewsHogwarts Legacy breaks 15 million copies, Switch version expected to be huge
- NewsNew Superman game hinted by Warner Bros. Discovery boss
- NewsXbox's ethos seems platform agnostic, Phil Spencer reiterates gaming vision
- NewsXbox Advanced Technology Group helping optimize Starfield's performance
- NewsMicrosoft-Activision merger approved in up to 9 regions so far
- NewsUkraine becomes seventh jurisdiction to approve Microsoft-Activision merger
- NewsPhil Spencer won't force Xbox devs to make sequels, believes in creative freedom
- NewsPublishers reveal how expensive games are to make, discuss AAA game budgets
- NewsReport: Redfall's development and release were outside Xbox's purview
- NewsCapcom expects Street Fighter 6 to be its best-selling Street Fighter game ever
- NewsFirst-party PlayStation PC games contributed to $2.5 billion earnings
- NewsXbox Direct is 'the day gamers have been waiting for,' Microsoft promises
- NewsPlayStation 5 to overtake PS4 in launch aligned sales by March 2024
- NewsNew refer a friend program offers free 14-day PC Game Pass trials
- NewsXbox's first $70 game gets ridiculed by gamers
- NewsNintendo ordered to testify before FTC in Microsoft-Activision Merger case
- NewsReport: PlayStation 5 Pro devkits being sent out this year
- ReviewDead Island 2 Review: The Deader the Better
- NewsPlayStation live service games to deliver variety with emphasis on quality
- NewsSony reduces investment budget to allocate more cash for PlayStation gaming
- NewsPlayStation delivers record $26.9 billion revenue, operating profit drops 40%
- NewsGoogle named as second main opponent of Microsoft-Activision merger
- NewsPulling out of UK would significantly harm Activision
April 2023
- NewsGamers disapprove of $70 AAA game price, but it's unlikely to change
- NewsMario movie makes $1 billion, supercharges Nintendo's transmedia business
- NewsSony made $8.3 billion via hardware in FY22, over $3 billion more than last year
- NewsNew $69.99 price may negatively impact PS5 game unit sales, data suggests
- NewsPlayStation 5 hits 38.4 million shipments as Sony sets new console sales record
- NewsActivision games would come to cloud if Microsoft merger doesn't pass, CMA says
- NewsFTC responds to Activision CEO, says it 'absolutely did not collude' with CMA
- NewsArmored Core VI gameplay trailer heralds triumphant return of the mech series
- NewsActivision achieves best Q1 in last 14 years, milestone thwarted by merger block
- NewsActivision merger may 'seriously harm competition,' multiple companies tell CMA
- NewsActivision stock dives as UK blocks Microsoft merger
- NewsActivision's heated response to CMA merger block: 'UK is closed for business'
- NewsMicrosoft to appeal CMA's decision to block $68.7 billion Activision merger
- NewsCMA blocks Microsoft-Activision merger
- NewsReport: Microsoft to defy FTC and close Activision merger if EU, UK approve deal
- NewsXbox Game Pass almost made $1 billion in revenues in Q3
- NewsThis Dead Island 2 build will carry you through most of the game
- NewsXbox console sales down 30%, hit lowest revenues since Xbox Series X/S launch
- NewsDead Island 2 is a huge success with 1 million copies sold in 3 days
- NewsZeniMax Workers United union begins bargaining phase with Microsoft
- NewsSEGA of America workers vote to unionize and form labor union
- NewsNintendo very unlikely to get full $10 million restitution from Bowser
- NewsFTC seeks info on Microsoft's 10-year Call of Duty deal with Nintendo
- NewsSouth Africa likely to approve Microsoft-Activision merger
- NewsNintendo asks FTC judge to dismiss testimony subpoena in Activision merger case
- NewsBlizzard wants you to help slam its Diablo IV servers in second beta test
- NewsHiFi Rush exceeded expectations, Xbox executive fact checks recent reports
- NewsMeta lays off 1/3rd of Ready at Dawn, the devs that made The Order 1886
- NewsImportant Xbox sharing feature now gone, likely due to Elon Musk's Twitter
- NewsCliffy B hopeful for Lawbreakers revival, but Nexon owns the rights
- NewsAtari looks to the past for its future, buys up more than 100 classic games
- NewsPS5 driving US console market gains, breaks new PlayStation monthly sales record
- NewsHalo dev leads Netflix's push into prime AAA gaming
- NewsCMA to deliver final decision on Microsoft-Activision merger next week
- NewsCapcom shares hit all-time high following Monster Hunter Now mobile game news
- NewsAnalysis: Five reasons why SEGA is buying Rovio
- NewsSEGA to buy Angry Birds developer Rovio in $771 million deal
- NewsZelda Tears of the Kingdom has goofy mech battles, rockets, and classic bosses
- NewsUbisoft+ more expensive than Game Pass Ultimate on Xbox consoles
- NewsFinal Fantasy XVI playable demo coming to PS5 in June, save data carries over
- NewsFinal Fantasy XVI's Ifrit seen dealing 2 million damage in epic monster battle
- NewsSteam Deck to break 3.47 million unit sales in 2023, analysts predict
- NewsHalo made $6 billion from games and multimedia, 343 Industries says
- NewsLongtime Halo dev Frank O'Connor may have left 343 Industries
- NewsSuper Mario Bros. movie hits $500 million, tops all 2023 films to date
- NewsSEGA to buy Angry Birds maker Rovio for $1 billion
- NewsU.S. Senator calls Sony anti-competitive, asks for all exclusivity documents
- NewsSuicide Squad delayed to 2024 only to polish, not to change game mechanics
- NewsNew Xbox prototype spotted once again on Phil Spencer's shelf
- NewsNintendo hunting Zelda leaker, subpoenas Discord to provide leaker's identity
- NewsChinese gamers criticize Tencent, NetEase and miHoYo for using 'cheap' AI art
- NewsKonami worker attempts to murder boss after being power harassed
- NewsHalf of the world's population, or 3.7 billion people, now play video games
- NewsXbox hit with new game performance controversy as PR fire rapidly spreads
- NewsSony might be making a big mistake with PlayStation Plus
- NewsGamer's Lawsuit takes second shot at blocking Microsoft-Activision merger
- NewsSony has produced documents for plaintiffs in gamer's lawsuit
- NewsPlayStation VR2 launch sales may be outpacing original PSVR1 headset
- NewsCandy Crush downloaded 3 billion times, remains big target for Microsoft buyout
- NewsSony's Jim Ryan: Call of Duty downgrade would irreparably harm PlayStation
- NewsMicrosoft cracks down on emulators on Xbox Series X, removes RetroArch app
- NewsSony cites Starfield, Redfall exclusivity as evidence of Microsoft's real plans
- NewsSony identifies 4 errors with CMA's data model, says data is off by at least 70%
- NewsMicrosoft says it won't withhold or degrade any Activision games on PlayStation
- NewsSony patents new thermally-reactive and ultra-sensitive PlayStation controller
- NewsNew PlayStation handheld: Not Vita 2, remote play only, no dedicated gaming
- NewsOpinion: Xbox Game Pass is indeed disruptive, and that's not a bad thing
March 2023
- NewsJapan approves Microsoft-Activision merger without conditions
- NewsJudge orders Microsoft, Activision to comply with FTC document requests
- NewsRTX 3080 Ti GPUs reportedly bricking while playing Diablo IV beta
- NewsCounter-Strike 2 announced: new sub-tick rate update, all CSGO items carry over
- NewsRemedy's Control made €62 million in profit with over 3 million game sales
- NewsAmazon mass layoff continues with 9,000 more job losses, Twitch affected
- NewsCD Projekt may have rebooted new Witcher multiplayer game
- NewsTwitch CEO Emmett Shear resigns, will now stay on as advisor
- NewsStranger of Paradise Final Fantasy coming to Steam to help spark PC game sales
- NewsSquare Enix's NFT game will only let 3 people play the last mission
- NewsNuclear blast from the past: Toxic Crusaders beat-em-up coming from AVGN dev
- NewsMicrosoft reveals how much Tencent, Apple, and Google make from mobile games
- NewsMicrosoft keeps making smart business deals to get Activision merger passed
- NewsIf Switch 2 is on the way, Nintendo hints at backwards compatibility support
- NewsSony ships 25,000 pounds of devkits overseas, is it the PS5 Pro?
- NewsSquare Enix may have spent over $100 million on Forspoken
- NewsSlow PS5 downloads? This trick could double PlayStation 5 download speeds
- NewsSquare Enix indicates it will continue making exclusivity deals with PlayStation
- NewsForspoken's low sales presents 'considerable downside risk' to Square Enix
- NewsMicrosoft clarifies where 150 million more Call of Duty players figure came from
- NewsMicrosoft used FTC's anti-Nintendo market definition to make Sony seem bigger
- NewsVideo recording of Microsoft's merger press conference in Brussels has surfaced
- NewsSony can't tell us why the 10-year Call of Duty deal is bad for PlayStation
- NewsSony has $5.1 billion left to spend on strategic investments and acquisitions
- NewsNew Sony president believes PSVR2 will outsell original PSVR
- NewsSony is confident the PS5 can break 60 million sales
- NewsNew Suicide Squad live game delayed, core gameplay not expected to change
- NewsDiscord goes all-in on AI, will use OpenAI to upgrade Clyde chatbot and AutoMod
- NewsEpic Store makes $820 million in 2022, mostly from first-party games
- NewsPlayStation 5 now supports 1440p Variable Refresh Rate displays
- NewsSony's Jim Ryan: 'I don't want a Call of Duty deal, I want to block your merger'
- NewsSony claims Microsoft may deliberately downgrade Call of Duty on PlayStation
- NewsStarfield release date officially confirmed alongside Starfield Direct showcase
- NewsSony buying Take-Two Interactive rumors now seem even more dubious
- NewsMeta prepares Quest Pass VR game subscription to better engage HMD owners
- NewsXbox chief reiterates game plan: 'We want gamers to play everywhere'
- NewsTake-Two executes $50 million 'cost-reduction program' with company layoffs
- NewsMinecraft has 'maybe 120 million active players,' Xbox's Phil Spencer says
- NewsReport: Counter-Strike 2 reveal imminent with a beta coming soon
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- NewsMicrosoft meets with CMA to defend against antitrust concerns & explore remedies
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- NewsHitman developers at IO Interactive are now making their dream game
- NewsEuropean Commission delays Activision merger decision deadline
February 2023
- NewsElden Ring nears Call of Duty levels of sales success
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- NewsSquare Enix re-absorbs Final Fantasy 15, Forspoken dev Luminous Productions
- NewsEuropean Commission chief Margrethe Vestager comments on Activision merger
- NewsFinal Fantasy XVI PC news: Yoshi-P isn't sure when it will happen
- NewsFinal Fantasy XVI's new feature could revolutionize RPGs
- NewsGame Pass, the so-called multi-game subscription leader, expands to more regions
- NewsActivision merger block won't destroy Xbox business, Phil Spencer says
- NewsIt's official: FromSoft is working on a new Elden Ring expansion
- NewsReport: Microsoft may sell Xbox if Activision merger fails
- NewsSteam gamers downloaded over 44 billion gigabytes of data in 2022
- NewsValve's Steam Deck handheld PC celebrates its first birthday
- NewsMicrosoft needs to release Call of Duty on current-gen Switch to honor pledge
- NewsMicrosoft's 10-year deals with Nintendo, NVIDIA were masterfully planned
- NewsMicrosoft sees 'clear path' towards regulatory approval of Activision merger
- NewsNintendo skipping E3 2023: 'The show didn't fit into our plans'
- NewsDragon Age Dreadwolf to deliver ambitious power fantasy with meaning and choice
- NewsBaldur's Gate 3 is coming to Xbox too, Larian officially confirms
- NewsWarner Bros Discovery's David Zaslav spoils Mortal Kombat 12's reveal
- NewsPS Plus March 2023 free games: Battlefield 2042 leads the lineup
- NewsTake-Two Interactive lawyers to appear in FTC's Microsoft-Activision merger case
- NewsCall of Duty 2024 aka Cerberus may release on PS4 and Xbox One
- NewsValve's legendary FPS gleams in new Half-Life raytracing mod
- NewsValve hires legal counsel to appear in FTC's Microsoft-Activision merger case
- NewsMicrosoft opposed to 'carving up' Activision as divesture strategy
- NewsSony reveals new State of Play as Microsoft makes big moves in Activision merger
- NewsNever worry about Chrome memory usage with Corsair's new insane 192GB RAM kits
- NewsMicrosoft to bring all Xbox games to GeForce Now, wins NVIDIA's merger support
- NewsAntec's new P20C case sports a massive mesh panel for superior cooling
- NewsRed Dead Redemption 2 breaks 50 million sales, total RDR franchise at 74 million
- NewsGrand Theft Auto franchise has made over $8 billion since GTA V's release
- NewsTencent, the largest games company in the world, supports the Activision merger
- NewsLabor unions tell Euro regulators why Microsoft-Activision merger should pass
- NewsSony takes 'discounted margin' on Call of Duty sales and earnings on PlayStation
- NewsNew Civilization sim game in development as Firaxis president leaves studio
- NewsMeta lost at least $26 billion on the metaverse so far
- NewsTencent bails on VR and scales back metaverse plans due to economic pressures
- NewsFTC allows Sony more time to prepare documents for Microsoft-Activision merger
- NewsDiablo IV open beta: Act, level cap, and release timeline revealed
- NewsGoogle, NVIDIA, Valve and EA to attend Microsoft-Activision merger hearing
- NewsFive new Lord of the Rings games will release by March 2024
- NewsPlayStation first-party game sales break records with new yearly high
- NewsPlayStation's physical game revenues surge to new four-year high in holiday 2022
- NewsMicrosoft could divest Blizzard for Activision merger approval, analyst suggests
- NewsSaints Row sales bomb has changed how Embracer greenlights new projects
- NewsSony injects tremendous value into PlayStation Plus with new games lineup
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- NewsActivision merger: Microsoft and Sony to face off at European Commission hearing
- NewsGame Pass consistently reduces game sales, CMA finds substitution effects
- NewsNintendo Switch platform has generated nearly $67 billion in lifetime revenues
- NewsPlayStation to break 6 billion game sales by mid-2023
- NewsPlayStation MAUs surge by 10 million as Sony sets new holiday growth record
- NewsPS Plus subscribers stabilize at 46.4 million through PlayStation's record Q3
- NewsBig 3 market share: PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo slightly fluctuate in 2022
- NewsAfter chasing horror, PUBG parent Krafton delves deeper into mythical fantasy
- NewsNintendo confirms not all new Switch games will cost $69.99
- NewsCMA finds Activision is open to adding games to subscriptions sans merger
- NewsMicrosoft having tough time acquiring Sony's records in Activision merger case
- NewsReport: Call of Duty 2023 will be a full game set in Modern Warfare universe
- NewsSatya Nadella believes Activision merger could help Xbox compete in Japan
- NewsUnited Kingdom may represent less than 5% of global video games market revenues
- NewsMicrosoft-Activision merger: Sony now refuses to communicate with Microsoft
- NewsCMA has been 'co-opted by FTC ideology,' says Activision CEO Bobby Kotick
- NewsNintendo vs PlayStation hardware sales: All consoles and handhelds ranked
- NewsIt's official: Nintendo is now charging $69.99 for first-party games
- NewsPlayStation beat Xbox cloud gaming users in 2021, new CMA data indicates
- NewsCMA may require Microsoft to sell Activision or Call of Duty for merger approval
- NewsCMA list possible remedies for Microsoft-Activision merger approval
- NewsMicrosoft-Activision merger news: CMA gives update on investigation findings
- NewsPlayStation made $8.8 billion more than Xbox in 2022
- NewsPlayStation boss Jim Ryan accused of lying to European Union regulators
- NewsAfter years of scarcity, Sony plans to flood the market with PlayStation 5s
- NewsSony has sold 585 million PlayStation consoles and handhelds
- NewsDragon Age 4's opening act may show the downfall of the Grey Wardens
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- NewsPS5 sales hit 32 million as Sony makes over $3 billion in Q3 hardware sales
- NewsPlayStation makes history with record $8.8 billion earnings in Holiday 2022
- NewsE3 2023 loses Big 3 as Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony will not attend in any capacity
- NewsSony shutting down one of the best PlayStation Plus bonuses
- NewsEA cancels new Titanfall Legends singleplayer game to help save $140 million
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January 2023
- NewsEA says Apex is a 10-year franchise: 'There's a lot of new things we can do'
- NewsEA delays Jedi Survivor by a few weeks, now launching in April
- NewsXbox 360 classics being delisted, this might be your last chance to buy them
- NewsDualSense Edge controller battery is 33% smaller than the $70 PS5 DualSense
- NewsSony denies PSVR2 production cut, PS5 headset to have ample supply for launch
- NewsReport: Embracer leases Tomb Raider franchise to Amazon in $600 million deal
- NewsXbox earnings drop by $684 million during critical holiday period
- NewsReport: Ubisoft has split new Far Cry into two separate games
- NewsXbox is finally beating PlayStation, but only in one way
- NewsElectronic Gaming Monthly is the latest casualty in games media shutdown
- NewsRedfall to offer in-game purchases, may include cosmetic microtransactions
- NewsAttention game devs: Now seems like a bad time to make a new live service game
- NewsWoke Xbox: Republicans try to rope Xbox into politics and fail spectacularly
- NewsMacabre vampire game Redfall would make Stephen King proud
- NewsDOJ and U.S. states seek to dismantle Google's ad monopoly
- NewsDiablo 2 is getting 8 new runewords, but they're not so great
- NewsFTC trying to use Microsoft-Activision merger to 'reset merger policy'
- NewsBungie's new change makes Destiny much more rewarding
- NewsGoogle, NVIDIA give key evidence to FTC relating to Microsoft-Activision merger
- NewsThe Last of Us is HBO's latest mega-popular show, pulls over 10 million views
- NewsGames media suffers more layoffs, high-profile games sites affected
- NewsReport: 343 Industries no longer making Halo games, is now franchise gatekeeper
- NewsUbisoft CEO dials back controversial comments in attempt to assuage developers
- NewsAvengers content updates to end as Crystal Dynamics shifts focus to Tomb Raider
- NewsNintendo boosts Switch production as next-gen Super Switch 4K looms
- NewsRockstar Games under fire for GTA Trilogy's poor performance on Steam
- NewsEx-Halo 5 dev says 'Microsoft set Halo up for failure'
- NewsMicrosoft's contractor policy could disrupt Activision's game development
- NewsHalo game dev 343 Industries hit hard by recent Xbox studio layoffs
- NewsReturnal PC specs are here: RTX 2070 Super needed for 1080p 60FPS High settings
- NewsMicrosoft to fire 10,000 employees including Xbox game developers
- NewsUbisoft CEO damages worker morale, now its Paris studio may go on strike
- NewsPC spec requirements for Square Enix's new fantasy game are quite surprising
- NewsNetEase rejects deal with Activision, Blizzard games getting pulled in China
- NewsEurope prepares statement of objections against Microsoft-Activision merger
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- NewsNew Xbox showcase connects players directly to devs, removes filler and fluff
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- NewsUbisoft drops earnings target by 105 million Euros as games miss expectations
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- NewsUbisoft stock crashes as company prepares 500 million Euro loss for 2022
- NewsUbisoft may sell game franchises to reduce costs
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- NewsNaughty Dog's next game may take cues from Elden Ring
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- NewsJedi Survivor developed 'on Ryzen, for Ryzen' with AMD FSR & FreeSync support
- NewsMicrosoft could cut game dev jobs if/when Activision-Blizzard merger closes
- NewsGeForce Now RTX 4080 GPU upgrade: 64 TFLOPs power, 240 FPS, sub 40ms latency
- NewsNVIDIA may use AI to tweak graphics drivers and squeeze out more performance
- NewsAMD explains why it can't replace faulty RX 7900 XTX graphics cards just yet
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- NewsIntel's peak 13th Gen mobile chip is a 24-core 5.6GHz monster
- NewsSony's new smartcar lets you play PS5 games, but it has a very strange name
- NewsInflation hits gaming hard, 2022 global games revenues drop over $8 billion
- NewsMicrosoft-Activision merger timeline: FTC, CMA, and EC final decision calendar
- NewsMicrosoft drops controversial argument against the FTC's Activision merger block
- NewsNetEase acquires Halo Infinite and Fallout 76 developer Skybox Labs
- NewsASUS Raikiri Pro Xbox controller has unique trigger locks and OLED strip
- NewsHow the CMA's decision delay could affect the Microsoft-Activision merger
- NewsCMA delays Microsoft-Activision merger final report deadline
- NewsSony's new Project Leonardo controller opens up PS5 gaming to everyone
- NewsSony gives new PlayStation 5 sell-through numbers, December was PS5's best month
- NewsThe Last of Us franchise breaks 37 million sales, overtakes Spider-Man duology
- NewsMicrosoft prepared to defy FTC and face a federal merger trial
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- NewsSquare Enix's global aspirations hindered by PlayStation exclusivity
- NewsPayday reveal: OVERKILL confirms 2023 is the year of Payday 3
- NewsSystem Shock remake finally has a confirmed release schedule
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- NewsEmbracer Group has spent $2 million on its video game preservation archive
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