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 2024
- NewsSony explains why the PS Portal only streams PlayStation games and doesn't natively play them
- NewsIt sounds like more first-party PlayStation games will come to competing platforms
- NewsSony's new PlayStation mobile games will focus on 'synergy with the console'
- NewsFirst-party PlayStation games go through 'rigorous' vetting process before Sony will fund them
- NewsPlayStation plans to revive classic IPs: 'We're continually looking at opportunities'
- NewsBaldur's Gate 3 studio lead explains the formula for success in the games industry
- NewsNo Dreamcast or Saturn mini: SEGA officially confirms it will not make new retro consoles
- News'I want to make SEGA really shiny again,' president Shuji Utsumi says
- NewsSEGA may create its own subscription service similar to EA Play, Ubisoft+, or Switch Online
- NewsSony Kadokawa acquisition is off, Sony buys 10% of company shares instead
- NewsGames industry made $184.3 billion in 2024, consoles segment was 84% digital
- NewsXbox leadership shakeup reiterates that handhelds are part of next-gen roadmap
- NewsPS5 architect mostly interested in using AI for graphics and gameplay performance
- NewsSony explains how it modified PS5 Pro's GPU to enable PSSR neural network AI upscaling
- NewsPlayStation 6 release in 2028? 'Creating a console is a roughly 4-year journey,' Sony says
- NewsPS5 Pro GPU explained by architect Mark Cerny: Hybrid GPU with multi-generational RDNA tech
- NewsPlayStation, AMD team up to build next-gen AI, ML architectures for PS6, other hardware
- NewsSony buyout wouldn't benefit Kadokawa Corp, Japanese analyst says
- NewsAnalyst: Switch 2 to follow Switch sales trends, Switch 2 to sell more than 80 million by 2028
- NewsXbox will continue making console innovations, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella promises
- NewsMicrosoft's $75 billion Activision Blizzard strategy is in 'full force,' CEO Satya Nadella says
- NewsCiri was chosen to star in the Witcher 4 before the Witcher 3 even released
- NewsFar Cry 7 coming in 2026, to shake up formula with 72-hour Majora's Mask countdown clock
- NewsCD Projekt constantly playtesting Witcher 4 on consoles to avoid another Cyberpunk 2077 fiasco
- NewsElden Ring: Nightreign - Here's a summary of everything you should know
- NewsElden Ring: Nightreign isn't live service, will be a full complete game at launch
- NewsFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth coming to PC in January 2025
- NewsNaughty Dog's new IP Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet is set thousands of years in the future
- NewsNew Onimusha: Way of the Sword game coming in 2026, first new game in nearly 20 years
- NewsNew full entry in Virtual Fighter series in development from Yakuza series developer
- NewsNew Elden Ring game Night Reign announced, isn't a sequel but a standalone co-op experience
- NewsWitcher 4 officially announced, stars Ciri as main protagonist
- NewsMarathon director sues Bungie for $200 million, almost as much as Sony paid for Insomniac Games
- NewsSony confirms intent to buy manga mega corp Kadokawa in effort to consolidate multimedia empire
- News'We have to re-earn your trust,' Bungie says after Destiny 2's testy 2024
- NewsXbox PC app beefs up Steam-competing storefront with hundreds of new games
- NewsXbox app adds quickbar for convenient game launches on Windows handheld PCs
- NewsGTA 6 delay into 2026 likely, top reporter says: 'I'd be shocked if GTA 6 releases in 2025'
- NewsEpic introduces LEGO Fortnite Odyssey, an infinitely replayable brick fantasy playground
- NewsLEGO goes Grand Theft Auto with new Fortnite Brick Life roleplaying sim
- NewsReport: No one is setting Fall release dates for games in fear of GTA 6
- NewsMarvel Rivals hits 10 million players in 72 hours, tying Apex Legends
- NewsUbisoft headed towards 'privatization and dismantling' in 2025, industry expert predicts
- NewsPS5 Pro's PSSR PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution faces growing pains in specific games
- NewsSwitch 2 may support micro SD Express cards that deliver SSD-like speeds of 985MB/sec
- NewsDragon Quest III HD-2D Remake slashes onto the market with 2 million sales on all platforms
- NewsiFixit now sells Xbox Series replacement parts, motherboards, power supplies and more
- NewsFortnite morphs into Counter-Strike contender with new 5v5 FPS mode
- NewsWiiBoy Color 2.0 transforms a full Wii into on-the-go handheld
- NewsUbisoft doubling down on 'more profitable projects' after sunsetting XDefiant
- NewsPath of Exile 2 is a huge hit, breaks 459,000 peak players at early access launch
- NewsMarvel Rivals hero shooter explodes onto Steam with 444,000 peak players
- NewsUbisoft to shut down two global game studios, one in San Francisco and the other in Osaka
- NewsUbisoft sunsets first-person shooter XDefiant due to unprofitability
- NewsFromSoftware doesn't deny Elden Ring 2, but studio isn't actively working on it
- NewsSEGA reveals exactly why it cancelled Hyenas, its live service Super Game
- NewsSony's first Spider-Man game has made $3.8 billion in sales revenue
November 2024
- NewsSEGA allocates $200 million to spend on Super Game initiative across next 3 years
- NewsPS5 handheld prototyped by Sony, capable of playing console games natively
- NewsPS2 hits colossal 160 million sales, Sony confirms
- NewsCD Projekt may release a new game in the next 2 years
- NewsWitcher 4 enters full production
- NewsCyberpunk 2077 reaches 30 million copies sold
- NewsCapcom reveals how long it takes for its games to turn a profit
- NewsFlight Simulator flies unfriendly skies with disastrous launch
- NewsSony's latest acquisition target could be a big win for PlayStation
- NewsEA expects Dragon Age: The Veilguard to largely affect holiday earnings
- NewsSony can't expect PS5 Pro to sell like the PS4 Pro
- NewsPlayStation CEO on layoffs: 'We have to run a sustainable business'
October 2024
- NewsDragon Age The Veilguard tops Steam best-sellers, appears to be singleplayer hit for EA
- NewsBlack Ops 6 on Game Pass may not have significantly cannibalized sales after all
- NewsXbox console sales down 30%, hardware only represents 9% of Microsoft's gaming revenue
- NewsCapcom's digital sales ratio hits 94% as company reiterates lofty 50 million game sales goal
- NewsXbox exclusives are still important for Microsoft and are used to determine 'growth in gaming'
- NewsXbox has 20 video game franchises that have earned $1 billion
- NewsReminder: Black Ops 6 launching day one on GeForce Now cloud streaming too
- NewsBeyond Good and Evil 2 not cancelled, new developers assigned to game
- NewsWarhammer 40K Space Marine 2 boosts publisher revenues by 1200%
- NewsDragon Ball Sparking Zero sells 3 million copies in first day
- NewsHalo Infinite's cancelled Tatanka battle royale would have been a 'game changer,' director says
- NewsDiscord only exists because of Final Fantasy XI
- NewsMicrosoft 'resolves' class-action antitrust lawsuit against Activision-Blizzard merger
- NewsReminder: Microsoft also sells refurbished Xbox Series X/S consoles at a discount
- NewsBandai Namco cancels projects, reduces headcount to improve margins and reduce costs
- NewsXbox Series consoles now use 6nm chips, but there's no CPU or GPU gains
- NewsAtlus and SEGA are having an incredibly successful year
- NewsBlizzard co-founder 'blown away' at the progress of generative AI
- NewsAsmongold banned from Twitch following anti-Palestinian tirade
- NewsDragon Age: The Veilguard won't have DRM protection, Denuvo or otherwise
- NewsBioWare praises PS5 Pro's PlayStation Spectral Resolution AI upscaling
- NewsDisc-less Xbox Series X now available for $450
- NewsThe video games industry is growing, Blizzard co-founder Mike Morhaime says
- NewsXbox Game Studios gets second new leader in a year
- NewsBungie didn't make the new Destiny mobile game
- News$31 billion Call of Duty franchise coming to cloud streaming for the first time ever
- NewsCD Projekt CEO dismisses outlandish DEI claims
- NewsCreation Engine is 'perfectly tuned' for Elder Scrolls 6, former Bethesda dev says
- NewsPokemon developer GameFreak confirms hack, apologizes for leaks
- NewsXbox Game Pass cloud-only subscription tier may be in the works
- NewsXbox gamers can soon stream purchased games via the cloud
- NewsSteam now reminds you that you don't actually own your PC games library
- NewsXbox mobile store is coming, integrated directly into Xbox app
- NewsPiracy can reduce sales revenues by 20%, a sizable loss for publishers and developers
- NewsAI is an opportunity for game devs, Fallout creator Tim Cain says
- NewsFootball Manager 25 delayed by SEGA, may impact company financials
- NewsEx-Blizzard president Mike Ybarra wanted to reduce Diablo 4's microtransactions
- NewsNintendo testing new mysterious Switch Online feature
- NewsNintendo's mysterious FCC device filing has nothing to do with Switch 2
- NewsSony's new refurbished PS5s are 'as good as new,' come with discounted pricing
- NewsRoblox responds to controversial claims, says its metrics are sound
- NewsBethesda may be too big for its own good
- NewsNintendo's new Alarmo alarm clock makes waking up fun
- NewsGoogle appeals historic antitrust lawsuit ruling that threatens its $12.4 billion mobile biz
- NewsThe Diablo 4 that never was: Permadeath hardcore by default with third-person view
- NewsSaudi Arabia actually reduced its stake in Nintendo
- NewsHalo may come to PS5 thanks to Unreal Engine 5 pivot
- NewsDragon ball Sparking Zero conquers PlayStation & Steam sales charts, early access now available
- NewsRed Dead Redemption coming to PC October 29 with native 4K 144 FPS support
- NewsEpic will offer free games on the mobile Epic Store too
- NewsGoogle must allow third-party stores on Google Play as judge issues final Epic v Google ruling
- NewsThis patent could be why Nintendo is suing Palworld developer Pocketpair
- NewsUbisoft is focusing on two main goals: open-world adventures and games-as-a-service experiences
- News53% of worldwide gamers prefer singleplayer, but young players between 16-24 prefer online PVP
- NewsAlien Isolation 2 confirmed in development, Creative Assembly announces sequel
- NewsMultiple new Halo games in development, next-gen Halo games dazzle in Unreal Engine 5
- News343 Industries is no more as Halo moves to Unreal Engine 5
- NewsPC gaming nearly triples in Japan, Microsoft has captured some of this growth via PC Game Pass
- NewsHalo Infinite's new mode will change the franchise forever
- NewsSims 5 isn't happening, EA to continue mining Sims 4 with new user-generated content economy
- NewsPalworld has 'absolutely taken over' China
- NewsFromSoftware boosts employee wages following years of low pay
- NewsSaudi Arabia may buy more Nintendo stock, already owns 8.5% or $5.8 billion worth of shares
- NewsAvatar: The Last Airbender is getting a big AAA game from Space Marine 2 devs Saber Interactive
- NewsKonami remade almost all of MGS3's animations in Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
- NewsSEGA and Sonic Team will continue supporting PS4 to ensure higher sales potential
- NewsCapcom on PS5 Pro's beastly GPU: 'We're excited for the possibilities'
- News10 Assassin's Creed games coming in next 5 years, at least that was Ubisoft's original plan
- NewsPS5 Pro enhanced game list now includes over 60 games
- NewsHalo's cancelled battle royale detailed in new report
- NewsUbisoft could go private, Tencent can't force hostile takeover
- NewsUbisoft loses key Rainbow Six exec at a critical point for the publisher
- NewsXbox president explains why Game Pass was created
- NewsHi-Fi Rush 2 was in development before Bethesda shut down Tango Gameworks
- ArticleAnalysis: Why the Sony PlayStation 5 Pro console costs $700
- NewsKrafton is buying Hi-Fi Rush from Microsoft, but there's no acquisition cost of Tango Gameworks
- News17 countries call for regulation on virtual currencies like V-Bucks and COD Points
- NewsThere's not 'zero hope' for a Final Fantasy 16 Xbox port, Square Enix producer Yoshi-P says
- NewsEpic offers new 3.5% royalty to developers if they launch on Epic Games Store
- NewsInterstellar's Hans Zimmer co-composed Dragon Age: The Veilguard's soundtrack
- NewsEpic Games is now 'financially sound,' CEO Tim Sweeney says
September 2024
- NewsBlizzard was making its own Minecraft game set in the Warcraft universe
- NewsEpic sues Samsung for feature that can auto-block virus-filled apk files from mobile phones
- NewsUbisoft lost 55% of stock value in 2 months
- NewsAnother one of Ubisoft's new games has missed expectations
- NewsKingdom Hearts 4 could be Tetsuya Nomura's last game
- News'Xbox is a mess right now,' top games reporter thinks
- NewsHorizon Online is Guerrilla's next game, Horizon 3 may be years away
- NewsOpinion: PS5 Pro's absent disc drive isn't about choice, it's about profit and future economics
- NewsXbox sees significant growth in Asia
- NewsOne of Asia's most popular games is coming to Xbox Game Pass PC
- NewsPS5 Pro was in planning stages before the PS5 ever released
- NewsSony clarifies how PS5 Pro's game boost mode will work
- NewsWho should buy a PS5 Pro? Tech experts weigh in
- NewsSilent Hill 2 remake almost didn't come to PC
- NewsNintendo is not interested in artificial intelligence, Miyamoto says
- NewsPalworld developer Pocketpair officially responds to Nintendo lawsuit
- NewsPS5 Pro could lead to revitalized PS5 game sales thanks to new performance upgrades
- NewsPS5 Pro is so powerful that it doubles FPS in first-party Sony games
- NewsSucker Punch reveals why it didn't make Ghost of Tsushima 2
- NewsUbisoft CEO says 'Our goal is not to push any specific agenda,' kicks off new executive review
- NewsStar Wars Outlaws sales did not meet expectations, Ubisoft says
- NewsUbisoft refunds Assassin's Creed Shadows pre-orders, delays game to early 2025
- NewsNintendo sues Palworld dev for patent infringement
- NewsMicrosoft seems interested in an Xbox handheld, but will it commit?
- NewsXbox faces 'challenging' revenue and profit targets following $70 billion Activision buyout
- NewsPS5 outselling Xbox Series X/S by 3:1
- NewsOnly 1 in 10 PS5 owners have a variable refresh display, most gamers won't benefit from 120 FPS
- NewsFinal Fantasy XVI and Rebirth weren't enough to stabilize Square Enix's operating losses
- NewsReport: Switch 2 specs and design leaked, tablet has USB-C on top, new JoyCon controllers
- NewsEA Star Wars games made over $5 billion, Jedi 3 in development at Respawn
- NewsElectronic Arts has over 100 active AI projects in development, CEO hypes up generative AI
- NewsEA's experimental AI tech could change gaming forever
- NewsEA will use generative AI to completely transform user-generated content
- NewsPS5 Pro slightly taller than PS5 Slim, suggests more robust internal cooling solution
- NewsXbox's mixed strategy is confusing developers, layoffs are affecting morale
- NewsDestiny 2's new content roadmap may be a result of 'Sony discipline'
- NewsBattlefield games could come to Nintendo's new Switch 2 console
- NewsNew Battlefield game set in modern era, 64-player maps confirmed
- NewsMetro dev 4A Games will stay with Embracer, may be impacted by cuts
- NewsSony has no plans on abandoning PlayStation consoles, PC and mobile are second in line
- NewsGTA 6 hitting 4K 60FPS on PS5 Pro will be 'extremely challenging' due to CPU limitations
- NewsPS5 architect admits 30FPS can deliver 'choppier visuals' and 'less responsive controls'
- News75% of PS5 owners prefer 60FPS performance modes, not 30FPS graphics modes
- NewsPS5 Pro Enhanced games can offer 8K gaming mode, PSSR requires patch from developers
- NewsPS5 Pro Enhanced patches will be free just like PS4 to PS5 upgrades
- NewsPS5 Pro reveal has over 100K dislikes on YouTube
- NewsPS5 Pro pre-orders open first on Sony's first-party PS Direct storefront
- NewsSony raises prices on 'highly profitable' PS5 accessories
- NewsGaming is a 'strategic asset' for Warner Bros. Discovery, CFO says
- NewsPlayStation boss says Sony doesn't have 'much IP that we've fostered from the beginning'
- NewsBlack Myth: Wukong can sell 30 million copies, had a $70 million budget
- NewsPS5 Pro officially teased by Sony, confirms leaked design
- NewsHogwarts Legacy sequel confirmed, Warner Bros. exec says it's a 'top priority'
- NewsNintendo R&D spending hits record high amid looming Switch 2 launch
- NewsSwitch JoyCon maker ramps production spending, may indicate Switch 2 entering mass production
- NewsMicrosoft gives new statement on why Black Myth: Wukong isn't on Xbox yet
- NewsSaudi PIF-funding Savvy Games Group to make another 'major investment or acquisition'
- NewsEpic's freebie promos were cheaper than Facebook and Google Search ads, CEO says
- NewsSony to delist Concord, issue refunds, and take the game completely offline
- NewsDune game dev: Xbox Series S is a 'challenge'
- News'I've made some of the worst game choice decisions,' Xbox CEO Phil Spencer says
- NewsRocksteady's QA team shrinks amid disappointing Suicide Squad sales
- NewsConcord's Steam sales may be even less than we thought
- NewsDino Crisis unlikely to be revived by Capcom
- NewsWB Games to lean into free-to-play, may license out Batman, Superman IPs to other publishers
- NewsDragon's Dogma designer leaves Capcom after 30 years
- NewsNew game based on Robert Pattinson's Batman is not happening, DC confirms
August 2024
- NewsFinal Fantasy XIV will eventually be playable on all gaming platforms
- NewsPS5 Pro design indicative of Sony's hardware production efficiencies and profit maximization
- NewsXbox has an 'extremely low' userbase in Japan, but Square Enix will bring more games to Xbox
- NewsBorderlands CEO says his hopes on Epic Store were 'overly optimistic or misplaced'
- NewsJapanese gamers turn to Xbox as Sony raises PS5 price
- NewsThe real reason why Black Myth: Wukong isn't on Xbox has been revealed
- NewsWill GTA 6 raise game prices? Take-Two already did it back in 2020
- NewsConcord made less than $1 million on Steam on the high end, analysts estimate
- NewsWitcher 4 release date teased by developer CD Projekt
- NewsWitcher 4 dev team won't grow any larger, CD Projekt confirms
- NewsWitcher 4 won't be influenced by player survey feedback: 'We trust our gut,' CD Projekt says
- NewsCyberpunk 2 sequel Project Orion entering development soon, dev team to double across next year
- NewsPS5 prices increased by 83% since launch in this region
- NewsEmbracer has laid off 4,857 workers, cancelled 74 games, and closed 36 studios in the last year
- NewsStar Wars Outlaws pre-orders hit #9 on PlayStation Store's best-sellers
- NewsNintendo mobile earnings add context to Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp's closure
- NewsAmazon to make games for Switch 2, hasn't released any games on current Switch
- NewsPS5 Pro may cost an estimated $600 or $700
- NewsShift Up made $19.5 million from Stellar Blade's launch on PS5
- NewsSteam sets new all-time peak shortly after Black Myth: Wukong's launch
- NewsConcord is #511 on Steam's top-sellers list, but #42 on the PlayStation Store
- NewsPlayStation investing in emerging MENA games market
- NewsAvowed targeting 30FPS on consoles; 'You don't need 60FPS,' art director says
- NewsConcord hero shooter is off to slow start on PC, rated 3.5 stars on PS Store
- NewsDiablo 2 is broken, and has been for some time...will Blizzard fix it?
- NewsBlack Myth: Wukong is one of the best-selling games of all time
- NewsFallout 76's new Gleaming Depths raid can reward 4-star legendaries, coming in December
- NewsBethesda shows Fallout 76's new legendary crafting system coming in Milepost Zero update
- NewsSea of Thieves may have already sold 1 million copies on PS5
- NewsBlack Myth: Wukong boosts PS5 sales in China, which rarely happens
- NewsDragonball: Sparking! ZERO will let you create and share your own custom saga battles
- NewsElden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree expansion made up 58% of Bandai Namco's total Q1 game sales
- NewsNew Mafia game takes place in Sicily, but the visuals are out of this world
- NewsMicrosoft expects big returns from Xbox, gaming CEO Phil Spencer says: 'The bar is high for us'
- NewsOne of the most popular games is coming to Xbox with rewards for Game Pass subscribers
- NewsPhil Spencer didn't technically lie about Starfield or Indiana Jones exclusivity
- NewsDune Awakening open beta revealed with new gameplay footage
- NewsStarfield's first moon buggy vehicle revealed: The REV-8 and it's totally FREE
- NewsIndiana Jones and the Great Circle coming to PS5 in Spring 2025, Xbox has confirmed
- NewsDying Light: The Beast is a new standalone game starring original zombie survivor Kyle Crane
- NewsBorderlands 4 coming in 2025, set on all-new planet
- NewsNew first-party Xbox games may not show up on Xbox Game Pass Standard for a full year or longer
- NewsBlack Myth Wukong conquers Steam as the most-played singleplayer game in history
- NewsDigital made up over 90% of Capcom's game sales for the past 4 quarters in a row
- NewsCapcom wants to sell more games to maximize ROI instead of slashing game dev budgets
- NewsFinal Fantasy XVI PC demo up on Steam, full game launches in September
- NewsCapcom will teach a game dev course at Japanese university using its RE Engine
- NewsGaming to earn $187.7 billion in 2024, up 2% over last year
- NewsBully rated for PS5, Series X, but it might be for GTA+ subs and not a premium Gen 9 release
- NewsConsumers willing to pay premium prices for Nintendo hardware, will Switch 2 be $399?
- NewsSwitch 2 will be 'relatively cheap' and cost less than $499, analyst predicts
- NewsEpic Games has spent nearly $1 billion challenging Apple and Google
- NewsPlayStation getting new cloud streaming service with 1300 classic games
- NewsPS5 Pro, Switch 2 chips have been shipped out by Chinese supplier
- NewsSquare Enix has a secret weapon to help boost its flagging games business
- NewsPlayStation's new live service game Concord will have cosmetic microtransactions
- NewsFinal Fantasy XVI PC version may be revealed at Gamescom 2024
- NewsElden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree sales 'off to a good start,' DLC helped boost full game sales
- NewsActivision made 27% of Xbox's yearly earnings
- NewsXbox delivers record-breaking $21.5 billion revenue amid slight hardware decline
- NewsNintendo reveals Switch 2 release window to developers
- NewsBig 3 console hardware revenues compared: Xbox made just 13% of annual earnings from hardware
- NewsJohn Carpenter is helping make a new Halloween game
- NewsPUBG parent Krafton buys Tango Gameworks, new Hi-Fi Rush games on the way
- NewsTake-Two still thinks day-and-date games on Xbox Game Pass is irrational for its business
- NewsTake-Two CEO: 'I think Gen 9 consoles will grow meaningfully'
- NewsGTA V game sales flatten as GTA+ subscriptions rise by double digits
- NewsGrand Theft Auto franchise made $175 million in Q1'25, down 5.7% from last quarter
- NewsWitcher 4 updates: 'We know Geralt will be a part of the game,' voice actor says
July 2024
- NewsFallout was originally meant to have 1,000 vaults
- NewsPlayStation doubles down on 'high-profitable' PS5 accessories
- NewsPlayStation's big new live game won't have a battle pass
- NewsGTA 6 won't be delayed from game actors strike
- NewsMonopoly Go! has made $3 billion in little over a year
- NewsBethesda Game Studios votes to unionize, over 1,750 games workers now unionized under Microsoft
- NewsSAG-AFTRA voice and mocap gaming actors strike over AI concerns
- NewsBlizzard's World of Warcraft team unionizes as devs push back against volatile games market
- NewsNetflix working on over 80 games, will launch one new 'interactive narrative game' per month
- NewsReport: Xbox aiming for standalone Game Pass cloud subscription
- NewsCapcom says digital has helped reduce the high volatility of the games industry
- NewsReview bombing proves to be one of the most effective ways to instigate change
- NewsRespawn reverses incredibly unpopular Apex Legends decision
- NewsCapcom won't eliminate physical games despite digital making up 93% of all game sales
- NewsEA's College Football 25 made over $220 million via early access sales
- NewsReport: Modern Warfare 3 coming to Game Pass shortly after subscription price hike
- NewsEA dominates PlayStation Store as EA Sports College Football 25 tops best-sellers charts
- NewsPS5 Pro Trinity graphics preset spotted in No Man's Sky update
- NewsXbox Game Pass expected to make $5.5 billion in 2025, more than 200% over 2022
- NewsMortal Kombat dev NetherRealm shuts down entire mobile team
- NewsHalo TV show cancelled at Paramount
- NewsFTC calls Xbox Game Pass Standard tier a 'degraded product,' alleges harm to consumers
- NewsXbox removes Game Pass console tier, to replace with Game Pass Standard tier in 'coming months'
- NewsXbox Game Pass Ultimate price has increased 33%, or $5, in 5 years
- NewsSony PlayStation to attend Tokyo Game Show for first time in 4 years
- NewsSurprise: Capcom is making another mainline Resident Evil game
- NewsObsidian reveals why Avowed's co-op mode was cancelled
- NewsGTA V Trevor story DLC cancelled in favor of GTA Online content, ex-Rockstar dev says
- NewsFather of Final Fantasy has no plans to return to the series
- NewsReport: Activision games to debut on Game Pass in August starting with Crash Bandicoot trilogy
- NewsJust 10 video game franchises made $15 billion on PlayStation Store last year
- NewsStarfield player pitches one of the most ambitious mod ideas of all time
- NewsNew Crazy Taxi has online multiplayer, big emphasis on freedom and chaos
- NewsDragon Age Veilguard will let you scale and adjust enemy damage, has built-in god mode
- NewsMetal Gear Solid designer wants Hideo Kojima to come back and work on the franchise
- NewsSony won't phase out Blu-ray movie and game discs, only ceasing production on consumer BD-R
- NewsNintendo won't use generative AI in its first-party games
June 2024
- NewsHidetaka Miyazaki takes great inspiration from director of King's Field on PS1
- News'I absolutely suck at video games,' Elden Ring director Hidetaka Miyazaki says
- NewsNew live action Street Fighter movie set for 2026 launch
- NewsAI will 'define your game in the future,' Amazon Games executive says
- NewsAmazon currently has eight games in development, including Tomb Raider and Lord of the Rings
- NewsDr Disrespect confirms reason for Twitch ban
- News'Netflix of gaming' won't happen any time soon, says ex-PlayStation chairman
- NewsFormer PlayStation boss discusses 'existential crisis' of console gaming
- NewsTodd Howard: Staggered Fallout, Elder Scrolls releases avoid game cannibalization
- NewsEmbracer Group on AI: 'We don't want to replace people with artificial intelligence'
- NewsBlack Ops 6 is online-only, all modes require internet to play
May 2024
- NewsPS4 doing heavy lifting during PS5 generation, 50% of PlayStation gamers still play on PS4
- NewsFallout daily active players are up 600%: 'It is beyond anything I've seen,' Todd Howard says
- NewsGod of War Ragnarok requires PlayStation Network account on PC
- NewsMicrosoft won't make new Xbox Game Pass tier for Black Ops 6
- NewsFallout 76 reaches 20 million players milestone
- News400 people working on new Witcher game, full production to start in 2024
- NewsCall of Duty Black Ops 6 officially confirmed for day one Xbox Game Pass launch
- NewsGrand Theft Auto franchise breaks $9.1 billion revenue since GTA V's release
- NewsGen 9 consoles to hit 111 million in 2024, 175 million by 2027, analyst firm predicts
- NewsGTA V sales break 200 million, total GTA franchise at 425 million lifetime sales
- NewsSony developing PlayStation mobile platform
- NewsXbox mobile game store will only sell microtransactions to start
- NewsMicrosoft could raise the price of Xbox Game Pass again
- NewsIGN buys top UK gaming sites, now holds considerable sway on global game news
- NewsReport: Call of Duty Black Ops 6 to get day one Game Pass release
- NewsAssassin's Creed Shadows won't be on Steam, doesn't require always-online internet connection
- NewsReport: Microsoft execs want any Xbox game on PlayStation, no exclusions or exceptions
- NewsGTA 6 coming in Fall 2025, Take-Two says
- NewsActivision opens studio with Witcher, Destiny, and Last of Us devs to make new games IP
- NewsAssassin's Creed Shadows lets you play as both a ninja and a samurai
- NewsXbox has a three-pronged strategy for gaming AI
- NewsPlayStation now has two CEOs, Hermen Hulst and Hideaki Nishino to lead separate divisions
- NewsNintendo Fiscal Year 2024: $11.6 billion revenue, $3.5 billion in profit, 30% margin
- NewsNintendo Switch breaks 141 million sales, expected to beat DS by March 2025
- NewsAssassin's Creed Shadows revealed, full trailer coming Wednesday
- NewsSony behind Helldivers 2 and Ghost of Tsushima PC region restrictions, not Valve
- NewsXbox teases 'really big games' coming to Game Pass in 2024, is Call of Duty among them?
- NewsEA working on integrating ads into more games, possibly even AAA titles
- NewsXbox teases more xCloud 'options,' sees tremendous growth on cloud
- NewsXbox unsure if adding Call of Duty to Game Pass is a good idea
- NewsXbox 'mobile store experience' coming in July, but it'll be web-based
- NewsHi-Fi Rush 2 pitch prepped by Tango before closure, Arkane was interested in Dishonored 3
- NewsMore job cuts coming to Xbox shortly after Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks closures
- NewsWhy Xbox closed Tango Gameworks and Arkane Austin
- NewsSony takes back PlayStation Store top-sellers list, now has more best-sellers than Microsoft
- NewsNintendo gives update on when Switch 2 will be revealed
- NewsXbox closes 3 studios, including Redfall, Prey, and Hi-Fi Rush developers
- NewsReport: Resident Evil 9 takes inspiration from Dead Island
- NewsYou've already seen the new PS5 Pro devkit
- NewsPS5 Pro has 2.35GHz max GPU clock speed, features hardware-enabled VRS
- NewsSony officially cancels Helldivers 2 PSN requirement
- NewsSony fumbles Helldivers 2's success streak, PSN requirement leads to 98,000 negative reviews
- NewsGray Zone Warfare rises from ashes of Tarkov drama, becomes #1 best-seller on Steam
- NewsHelldivers II is the best-selling game of the year in U.S. across consoles and PC
- NewsIt's not just Xbox: Total U.S. console sales are down
April 2024
- News32% of all Amazon Prime subscribers watched the Fallout TV show, or 65 million people
- NewsAlan Wake 2 hasn't made a profit, Remedy unsure if it will ever be on Steam
- NewsTencent buys 14.8% of Remedy's shares, Remedy CEO: 'We don't see this changing anything'
- NewsReport: Nintendo shows off Switch 2 to partners who were only able to feel, not see, the system
- NewsSquare Enix cancels $140 million worth of games and projects
- NewsBlizzard cancels BlizzCon 2024, but it wasn't Microsoft's call
- NewsFortnite coming to iPhones 'pretty soon' and iPads later this year
- NewsRoblox and Walmart change gaming forever
- NewsStellar Blade cracks PlayStation Store's top 5 best-sellers
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- NewsOne of PlayStation's most exciting new features is now available, may pave way for PS6 upgrades
- NewsXbox hardware revenue tanks to lowest point of Xbox Series generation
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- NewsFallout 76's player base might primarily be on console
- NewsFCC restores net neutrality
- NewsNew Halo Infinite Banished Honor pass criticized for lack of unlockables
- NewsSpartan Points are coming to Halo Infinite
- NewsStellar Blade climbs PlayStation's best-sellers list as positive reviews roll out
- NewsBlizzard praises Microsoft's 'let it be' hands-off approach to management
- NewsTarget confirms plans to reduce physical media, but games are unaffected
- NewsFallout 4 conquers PlayStation Plus charts amid TV show success
- NewsMicrosoft has more best-sellers on PlayStation Store than Sony does
- NewsTake-Two layoffs: Over 570 workers affected, multiple games cancelled
- NewsStar Wars Outlaws does a great job upselling Ubisoft+ subscriptions
- NewsRoblox charges users a 'publishing fee' to sell custom creations
- NewsIs Square Enix preparing a Final Fantasy series subscription?
- NewsCall of Duty Vanguard, the one that missed expectations, still sold 30 million copies
- NewsFallout TV show only works in binge format, here's why
- NewsFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth sales are underperforming, Square Enix profit goal likely impacted
- NewsPlayStation 5 Pro targeting 8K with new PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution tech
- News'$70 games aren't sustainable,' says CEO that's selling a game for $70
- NewsFranchise-as-a-service bleeds into subscription gaming to create supplemental revenue streams
- NewsGame Pass to reach 200 million subscribers by 2034, analyst predicts, double MSFT's forecast
- NewsGTA+ price increased by 33%, was $5.99 now $7.99 per month
- NewsApple to allow retro game emulators on iOS
- NewsMicrosoft is 'full speed ahead' on next-gen Xbox console
- NewsGood news: Microsoft will continue focusing on the most important thing for Xbox consoles
- NewsNew Destiny 3 rumor: No classes, new full game, in development since Witch Queen
- NewsFallout 4 will hit 60FPS on PS5, Series X/S later this month
- NewsHellblade II is cinematic experience that runs at 30FPS on Xbox Series X
- NewsFirst-party Xbox game Sea of Thieves has exclusive content for PlayStation gamers
- NewsNew Helldivers 2 Democratic Detonation warbond has a crossbow that fires exploding bolts
- NewsKnights of the Old Republic PS5 remake is 'alive and well,' but we still have no release window
- NewsGoogle engineers hacked PS Portal to play PSP games, then handed the secrets to Sony
- NewsSony takes on Xbox at their own game, signs two indies as PlayStation Plus launch releases
- NewsFrom Red Dead to Bully, GTA+ is now the cheapest way to play Rockstar's games
- NewsCapcom scores again: Dragon's Dogma 2 achieves 2.5 million sales in 18 days
- NewsHelldivers 2 brews more Liber-tea for the cosmos, triples level cap to 150
- NewsPlayStation 2 sales are a lot higher than Sony says
- NewsTekken 8 Fight Pass booster is $20, or 3x more expensive than the actual battle pass
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March 2024
- NewsAI isn't even close to beating game devs, Cyberpunk 2077 and Witcher 3 quest designer says
- NewsXbox Game Pass and Epic Store funding deals reportedly fizzle out
- NewsWarzone Mobile earned 67% less than COD Mobile, could be big miss for Xbox
- NewsBuying Gearbox may considerably change Take-Two's FY25 pipeline and revenue forecast
- NewsTake-Two buys Gearbox for $460 million
- NewsXbox is a 'profitable and growing business,' Microsoft gaming CEO Phil Spencer says
- NewsWitcher 4 could be out by 2026, new Sirius Witcher multiplayer game by 2027
- NewsCD Projekt 'well-prepared to fund new games' with $326 million cash trove
- NewsWitcher 4 is CD Projekt's 'most-developed game,' over 400 devs working on project
- NewsPS5 Pro enhanced mode combines performance and graphics modes in one
- NewsPhil Spencer is very interested in an Xbox handheld
- NewsCyberpunk 2077 has made over $750 million since launch
- NewsGTA+ gets new must-play Rockstar game
- NewsXbox's new brand pivot hopes to capture Gen Z audience
- NewsMore Xbox games to break exclusivity, Phil Spencer hints
- NewsEpic Games mobile store could significantly boost revenues, increase profitability odds
- NewsEpic Store coming to Android and iOS in 2024 with third-party partner support
- NewsOpinion: GTA 6 delay could leave room for GTA V PS5 Pro upgrade or re-release
- NewsOverwatch to hit 100 million players during season 10
- NewsFinal Fantasy 9 remake possibly teased by Yoshi-P
- NewsYoshi-P moved FFXIV's Dawntrail release so you can enjoy Elden Ring's DLC: 'You have 1 week'
- NewsFinal Fantasy XIV Dawntrail collector's edition only includes PC or Mac version
- NewsYoshi-P wants to 'spice up' Final Fantasy XIV's battles
- NewsReport: Microsoft experimenting with Xbox handheld prototypes
- NewsBlizzard's new compensation policy cuts bonuses for Overwatch 2 devs
- NewsCapcom under fire for not showing Dragon's Dogma 2 convenience microtransactions before launch
- NewsSony was 'thrilled' to sign Call of Duty deal with Microsoft
- NewsFinal Fantasy XIV Coins explained: What you need to know
- NewsPS5 Pro might be actually be an affordable mid-gen upgrade
- NewsPS5 Pro won't boost 30FPS CPU-limited games to 60FPS
- NewsPS5 Pro likely to use same 6nm process as PS5 Slim
- NewsReport: Sony overestimated PSVR2 demand, halts production on headset
- NewsPS5 Pro specs said to be real: 33 TFLOPs, built-in AI accelerator, custom upscaling
- NewsEmbracer sells Saber for $247 million, Metro devs at 4A Games get sold
- NewsFinal Fantasy XVI's PC spec requirements will be 'somewhat high', Yoshi-P says
- NewsRooster Teeth shut down, iconic Red vs Blue machinima maker is no more
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- NewsGrand Theft Auto franchise revenues break $8.9 billion since GTA V's launch
- NewsEA says players are 'rapidly shifting' to live services, open world games, massive communities
- NewsCOD Black Ops designer David Vonderhaar's new studio BulletFarm will make 'zero BS' games
- NewsEmbracer to sell Saber Interactive for up to $500 million
- NewsEmbracer may sell Gearbox sometime in March
February 2024
- NewsRespawn's Mandalorian FPS has been cancelled, sounded like an evolution of Star Wars 1313
- NewsEA shuts down Ridgeline Games, Criterion now handling Battlefield singleplayer campaign
- NewsEA plans to lay off 11% of workforce by March 2025
- NewsDestiny 2 gets new skimmer hoverboard
- NewsBig 3 revenues compared: PlayStation made $30 billion in 2023, Xbox $18 billion
- NewsUbisoft's ambitious games-as-a-platform takes shape with Assassin's Creed Infinity
- NewsMagic: The Gathering made over $1 billion in 2023, or 52% of Hasbro's gaming revenue
- NewsPlayStation Portal handheld may have been a big success for Sony
- NewsAnalysis: Why PlayStation's profits are so low
- NewsOpinion: Xbox and PlayStation could follow NVIDIA's lead with gaming ads
- NewsTekken 8's budget was 'more than double' Tekken 7's
- NewsTekken 8's microtransaction store is now open for business
- NewsPlayStation's low profit margins lead to mass layoffs, studio closures, game cancellations
- NewsNew Pokemon Z-A game may let players shape Lumiose City, likely to launch on Switch 2 in 2025
- NewsPlayStation made $9.8 billion in holiday 2023, a new historic all-time high
- NewsWB Discovery CEO David Zaslav says bundles are the future of streaming
- NewsWarner Bros disappointed with Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League sales
- NewsSony wants to grow first-party games on 'PS5, PC, and other platforms'
- NewsPalworld reached 25 million players in a month
- NewsOpinion: Generative AI poses new opportunities for games monetization
- NewsXbox takes cues from platform-agnostic juggernauts like Roblox, Fortnite
- NewsPSVR2 is breaking exclusivity as Sony seeks profit boost
- NewsElden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree is FromSoft's biggest expansion, will have separate map
- NewsMicrosoft announces the first Xbox exclusives that are coming to Nintendo Switch
- NewsRoblox may have helped PlayStation achieve $2.36 billion mtx spending, 123 million MAUs
- NewsXbox's Phil Spencer: 'Getting rid of physical is not our strategy'
- NewsSwitch 2 reportedly coming in 2025, not 2024
- NewsRespawn working on Mandalorian bounty hunter FPS, reports say
- NewsMicrosoft wants to 'use other platforms' to grow Xbox
- NewsNext-gen Xbox to deliver 'largest technical leap' in console history
- NewsMicrosoft finally updates Xbox Game Pass subscriber numbers
- NewsXbox Game Pass will 'only be available on Xbox,' won't come to PlayStation or Nintendo
- NewsStarfield and Indiana Jones not coming to PlayStation, Xbox CEO Phil Spencer confirms
- NewsThese could be the 4 Xbox games that come to PlayStation and Nintendo Switch
- NewsXbox breaking exclusivity to 'see what happens'
- NewsXbox wants to become the 'top cross-platform games company'
- NewsSony misses historic 25 million PS5 sales target, reduces console forecast
- ReviewLenovo Legion Go Review
- NewsNintendo Switch has made over $77 billion lifetime revenue
- NewsNintendo should avoid this costly mistake with the Switch 2
- NewsRuneScape is officially a billion-dollar gaming franchise
- NewsXbox Series X/S sales figures updated with new Holiday 2023 results
- NewsSony's live service game plan is off to a great start
- NewsOpinion: What the future of Xbox console hardware could look like
- NewsXbox consoles won't be phased out or discontinued, games hardware still important for Microsoft
- NewsNintendo champions physical game sales in latest results
- NewsNintendo made $4.2 billion during Holiday '23 with a 31% operating profit margin
- NewsFinal Fantasy XIV online play isn't free on Xbox, requires Game Pass subscription
- NewsSwitch breaks 139.36 million units, Switch shipments drop to historic holiday low
- NewsPhil Spencer responds to Xbox exclusives controversy
- NewsGodfather of tactical stealth games returns to the genre: Kojima is officially back
- NewsGears of War may come to PlayStation as Microsoft weighs breaking Xbox exclusivity
- NewsReport: Xbox to break exclusivity, Starfield and Indiana Jones may come to PlayStation 5
- NewsIt's not just you, game devs are tired of microtransactions too
January 2024
- NewsPalworld's Xbox player count revealed, console and PC hits 19 million combined
- NewsTencent feels like it 'achieved nothing' in 2023 despite making $21 billion from games
- NewsActivision made $2 billion for Xbox, accounted for 30% of total holiday 2023 revenues
- NewsXbox delivers historic $7.11 billion revenue in holiday 2023
- NewsSquare Enix to reduce games lineup, will now focus on quality over quantity
- NewsSony said to bring the heat in new State of Play
- NewsXbox 720 was almost Microsoft's first profitable Xbox console
- NewsEnshrouded is gaming's next mega-hit indie
- NewsNew Blizzard president announced as Call of Duty general manager
- NewsRocksteady presses the beat a game button, Suicide Squad game launches with 'auto complete' bug
- NewsEmbracer cancels new Deus Ex game, lays off Eidos developers
- NewsNew Dragonball Z Budokai Tenkaichi roster reveals 24 variations of Goku and Vegeta
- NewsXbox layoffs move industry closer to an all-digital future
- NewsBlizzard president Mike Ybarra leaves as Xbox axes 1,900 jobs
- NewsXbox lays off 1,900 workers across Activision, Bethesda, and Xbox Game Studios teams
- NewsJunji Ito may be one of Hideo Kojima's Avengers of horror dream team
- NewsPalworld to get PVP, raids, cross-play in new roadmap, Pocketpair also warns of rollbacks
- NewsSquare Enix has a lot riding on Final Fantasy VII Rebirth's success
- NewsQuake 6 teased by MachineGames, Wolfenstein studio may collab with id on new shooter
- NewsNetflix gaming engagement tripled in 2023, not yet material to core business
- NewsPalworld's profits could be over $130 million
- NewsDragon's Dogma 2 director argues against fast travel: 'All you have to do is make travel fun'
- NewsSony CEO outlines one of the biggest issues with subscription gaming
- NewsRiot Games to lay off 530 employees, or 11% of workfore
- NewsOpinion: Microsoft needs to be more transparent with its digital gaming plans
- NewsHalo Infinite seasons are done, 343 teases new Halo game and/or content
- NewsOpinion: Now is an opportune time to push digital-only gaming
- NewsReport: Walmart to dispose of physical copies of Starfield at behest of Microsoft, Bethesda
- NewsPalworld, gaming's latest viral sensation, hits 2 million sales in 24 hours
- NewsAvowed release timing announced by Obsidian
- NewsIndiana Jones and the Great Circle confirmed Xbox exclusive, won't launch on PlayStation
- NewsHarrison Ford stars in new Indiana Jones and the Great Circle game
- NewsGaming subscriptions make up 10% of annual US spending, in excess of $5 billion
- NewsTake-Two vs Remedy logo dispute is a 'formality,' both companies have already worked out issues
- NewsStreet Fighter 6 breaks 3 million sales, total Street Fighter franchise now at 52 million
- NewsBethesda brings Fallout Shelter antics to Elder Scrolls with new mobile game
- NewsXbox Developer Direct wont have shadow drops, all games will come later in 2024
- NewsU.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear the Epic v Apple antitrust case
- NewsGAME to stop trade-ins, further impact physical games market
- NewsUbisoft: Subscriptions will grow once consumers 'feel comfortable with not owning games'
- News2030 gaming predictions: AI, cloud, and subscriptions drive market expansion
- NewsUbisoft innovates subscription market with back catalog tier
- NewsBaldur's Gate 3 save deletion bug is tied to Xbox firmware, update coming tomorrow Jan 16
- NewsWitcher 3 director's new occult game sets our imaginations whirling
- NewsHalo Tatanka battle royale potentially cancelled at Certain Affinity, 343i
- NewsKonami might not approve of this new Castlevania clone
- NewsYoshi-P wants Square Enix to become masters of the action genre
- NewsYoshi-P on Final Fantasy 17: 'Nothing's been decided yet'
- NewsHogwarts Legacy sold 22 million copies in 2023, new Harry Potter games coming
- NewsDiscord still not profitable, lays off 17% of staff
- NewsAmazon lays off 500 Twitch employees, subleases Twitch San Francisco office
- NewsRobocop publisher: 'There's too many games on the market'
- NewsGameShark's AI comeback overshadowed by Nintendo's new Switch 2
- NewsHyperkin brings back of the most comfortable controllers of all time
- NewsPlayStation MAUs skyrocket to 123 million, up an incredible 16 million quarter-over-quarter
- NewsSea of Thieves coming to PlayStation makes a lot of sense
- NewsFinal Fantasy XIV Xbox open beta set for February 2024
- NewsMobile gaming to break $110 billion in 2024
- NewsJust a week into 2024 and Steam has set a new concurrent user record
- NewsNetflix games may soon get ads or microtransactions
- NewsFinal Fantasy XIV hits 30 million players, gained 3 million players in 6 months
- NewsSony to ship 18.5 million PS5s next fiscal year, will push PS5 total to 81.9 million
- NewsMSI Claw gaming handheld: 16-core Intel CPU, 8-core 2.2GHz Xe GPU, up to 32GB RAM
- NewsWolverine leak may reinforce PS5 Pro's AI chip rumors
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- NewsSwitch 2 will be an iterative upgrade, not a big next-gen 'revolution,' analyst predicts
- NewsReport: 3D Realms and Slipgate Ironworks hit with more layoffs
- NewsDave the Diver sold 3 million copies in just 7 months
- NewsThe Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall Unity released with final build
- NewsSquare Enix will 'aggressively' use AI for game development and publishing
- NewsSony's new Horizon live service game may have matchmaking, could come to PC, mobile, and PS5
