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Call of Duty 2024 is Black Ops Gulf War, set during 1990s with focus on CIA, reports indicate

Call of Duty 2024 will reportedly be a Black Ops that's set in the 1990s Gulf War, complete with a new ambitious pre-order bonus for co-op zombies.

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Modern Warfare 3 breaks records despite terrible review scores

Call of Duty Modern Warfare III may have bad review scores, but the game is delivering incredible numbers with its new mega-popular MW Zombies mode.

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Epic may pay flat 30% fee on PlayStation, Nintendo, and Xbox with no reduced split for Fortnite

Despite Fortnite's incredibly high revenues, Epic Games apparently does not enjoy a more favorable split like the deals Xbox signed for Call of Duty.

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Todd Howard touches on the magic of physical media

Todd Howard touches on the magic of physical media, and how tangible objects like video game boxes and discs can have strong meanings to different people.

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Roblox ties Call of Duty franchise with 70 million daily active users

Roblox was accessed by 70 million people a day, the company's latest earnings report has confirmed, tying the successful UGC giant with Call of Duty.

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Valve boss Gabe Newell wants fun instead of realism

Valve boss Gabe Newell discusses how the company defined fun within Half-Life, revealing core design tenants based on reactivity and player choice.

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Google discussed teaming up with Tencent to buy Epic Games

New info from the Epic v Google trial shows that in 2018, Google had floated the idea of teaming up with Tencent to buy full 100% ownership of Epic Games.

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Wonder Woman staying singleplayer, won't be included in WB Games' new live service push

New comments from Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav spark worries about titles morphing into live games, but that's not the case with Wonder Woman.

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Google Play Store operates at 70% profit margin, Epic v Google court case reveals

Google's mobile-based Play Store allegedly made $12 billion operating profit (EBIT) throughout 2021, which seemingly contradicts Microsoft's numbers.

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Tencent vs PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo revenues

Tencent isn't always the top video games company in terms of revenue, PlayStation has beaten Tencent four times in the last 11 calendar year quarters.

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Embracer likely to cancel more games to reduce expenses, may shy away from external projects

Embracer Group is likely to cancel more video game projects in an effort to reduce investment costs as it continues to boost free cash flow, reduce debt.

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Embracer Group laid off 904 workers, includes over 700 game devs

Embracer Group reveals that it has laid off 904 people as part of the first phase of its 'restructuring program,' leading to a drop in operation expenses.

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Payday 3 misses expectations, controversial matchmaking issues to blame for 'soft launch'

Payday 3's launch missed Embracer Group's expectations, and the matchmaking issues at launch are to blame for the game's 'soft launch' performance.

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PlayStation live games will focus on quality not quantity, Sony says

Sony has delayed half of its pipeline of new live service games to ensure quality over quantity, and the current lineup 'does not meet expectations'

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PS5 sells $2 billion worth of hardware, makes 30% of total PlayStation earnings

Sony's PlayStation 5 drives total quarterly earnings with nearly $2 billion in sales, and consoles make up the largest proportion of segment revenues.

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PS5 shipments hit 46.6 million, still haven't beaten PS4 shipments on launch-aligned basis

Sony's PlayStation 5 console nears 50 million shipments and accounted for a strong 30% of record-breaking Q2 revenues, but PS5 still isn't beating PS4.

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Origin PC EON17-X v2 Gaming Laptop Review

Origin PC's EON17-X v2 is a solid competitor in the Intel 13th Gen gaming laptop market and offers some of the best customization we have seen.

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Sony's new PS5 Slim is the key to achieving 25 million console shipments

Sony Interactive Entertainment's lofty 25 million PlayStation 5 shipment target hinges on maximizing profitability, which necessitated a new PS5 revision.

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PlayStation CEO explains why PS5 profitability has 'deteriorated'

Sony Group Corp CFO and PlayStation CEO Hiroki Totoki explains the conditions that led to the PlayStation 5's profitability to 'deteriorate' over time.

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GTA franchise earnings break $8.7 billion after third Game Pass appearance

GTA V's inclusion on Xbox Game Pass appears to have helped boost franchise earnings through GTA Online in-game spending, total GTA revenues now hit $8.7bn.

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60% of PlayStation Plus subscribers may opt for annual 12-month memberships

Sony corporate appears to indicate that more than half of PlayStation Plus subscribers choose to buy 12-month annual subscriptions, likely due to costs.

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New Steam Deck is 2-3 years away at least, Valve says

Valve's engineers say they're working on a new Steam Deck successor, but the upgraded next-gen handheld PC hybrid won't be ready for a few years to come.

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Steam Deck OLED model announced, features 6nm SoC shrink, 90Hz HDR panel

Valve's new Steam Deck OLED model features a few upgrades over the original, including an 7.4-inch OLED HDR panel with up to 90Hz refresh rates and more.

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Grand Theft Auto V ships 190 million copies, surprises Take-Two once again

Grand Theft Auto 5 continues its sales streak by breaking over 190 million units shipped worldwide, pushing total GTA franchise sales to 410 million.

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Rockstar confirms GTA 6 trailer for December

Rockstar Games founder Sam Houser officially announces that a Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer is coming in early December, confirms recent GTA 6 reports.

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New Mass Effect 4 teaser is driving fans wild

BioWare celebrates N7 Day by kicking off a scavenger hunt with a new Mass Effect 4 teaser trailer that has sent fans scouring the footage for clues.

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Nintendo on Switch 2: 'Rumors are inaccurate and untrue'

Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa deflects recent Switch 2 rumors, says behind-the-scenes console briefings with partners is inaccurate and untrue.

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Epic Games Store still isn't profitable, may not deliver positive cumulative profit for years

Epic Games upper management confirms that the Epic Games Store still isn't profitable, which may indicate the company enacted its aggressive pursuit model.

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Phil Spencer: Japanese PC games market has doubled, Game Pass PC users have quadrupled

Xbox gaming CEO Phil Spencer discusses how the Japanese video games market has grown since 2020, with PC gaming and Game Pass PC subs expanding rapidly.

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Fortnite OG breaks records with 44.7 million players in a single day

Fortnite's latest season takes players back to the OG days of chapter 1 battle royale and leads to record-breaking player engagement numbers for Epic.

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Sony's new acquisition fuels PlayStation's 'aggressive' cloud gaming ambitions

Sony Interactive Entertainment's latest acquisition will help propel the company's cloud gaming ambitions while also bolstering other streaming services.

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Bungie CEO Pete Parsons gave up annual bonus to help avoid layoffs, but it wasn't enough

Bungie CEO Pete Parsons and other executives are said to have forfeited their annual bonuses to help prevent laying off 100 workers, but it wasn't enough.

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PS5 Slim uses same 6nm SoC, isn't 5nm

New teardowns reveal the inner-workings of Sony's new PlayStation 5 and squash rumors of a new 5nm refresh--the slim uses 6nm, like previous revisiions.

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The Final Shape may determine the fate of the Destiny franchise

How well The Final Shape expansion does may determine the fate of the Destiny franchise moving forward, Bungie plans to make it better than The Taken King.

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John Romero takes you back to hell with new Sigil II Doom mod, pre-orders open at €6.66

OG Doom godfather John Romero takes us back to the molten pits of demon-infested hell with his new Sigil II Doom WAD, now up for pre-order for €6.66.

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Nintendo patent: Detachable DS screens can be combined in vertical & horizontal orientation

A new patent from Nintendo shows a unique 3DS-like dual-screen design that allows gamers to not only detach screens, but to also orient them differently.

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SEGA's new Super Game set for 2026, may include Crazy Taxi or Jet Set Radio live games

SEGA reiterates internal schedule for its new Super Game genre, and the first game could be a live service title based on Jet Set Radio or Crazy Taxi.

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Destiny 2 is missing Bungie's revenue targets by nearly 50%

Destiny 2 is missing Bungie's annual revenue targets by nearly 50%, leading to layoffs of around 100 developers that include some 20-year Bungie veterans.

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Atari buys Digital Eclipse shortly after Nightdive, consolidates big portion of retro market

Combined with Nightdrive, Atari's latest acquisition sees the company consolidating a significant portion of the retro/remaster video games market.

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Baldur's Gate 3 helps spike Hasbro digital game revenues by 133%

Hasbro's Q3 digital gaming revenues surge thanks to Baldur's Gate 3's incredible success on console and PC, BG3 helped make over $133 million for Hasbro.

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AceMagic Tank 03 is a mini PC with GeForce RTX 3080 mobile graphics and a funky boombox design

Mini PCs that can double as capable gaming rigs is always great to see and the new AceMagic Tank 03 is exactly that thanks to decent specs.

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Xbox and PlayStation will benefit most from AI, Morgan Stanley analysts predict

Platform-holders like Microsoft and Sony are expected to benefit the most from AI integration in gaming, AI expected to raise earnings and lower costs.

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Xbox gets new president, Microsoft shakes up internal gaming leadership team

Microsoft changes its Xbox gaming leadership teams following the Activision merger, plans to tighten integration of content, hardware, and services.

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Xbox + Activision expected to make $7 billion in holiday 2023

Xbox's new baseline performance metrics will be established this holiday season when it recognizes Activision Blizzard King's billion-dollar revenues.

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Xbox Q1 results beat top forecast by $128 million

In a somewhat rare occurrence, Microsoft's video games division has beat topline forecasts by over $100 million as Starfield propels Xbox revenues.

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Xbox owns at least 17 video game franchises with $1 billion lifetime revenue

After integration with ATVI, Xbox actually owns the rights to at least 17 separate video game franchises that have made $1 billion in lifetime revenue.

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Xbox hits record-breaking $3.92 billion Q1 thanks to Starfield, first-party games, Game Pass

Starfield's huge blockbuster release and continued Xbox Game Pass momentum helps Microsoft deliver a record-breaking Q1 period for the Xbox games division.

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Aliens: Fireteam Elite dev may be working on another third-person sci-fi Alien game

Aliens: Fireteam Elite developer Cold Iron Studios is working on a new project, and it could be another game set in Ridley Scott's horror franchise.

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Spider-Man 2 breaks all PlayStation sales records

Insomniac does it again: Spider-Man 2 is a breakout sales success that achieves the milestone of the fastest-selling first-party game in 24 hour sales.

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Final Fantasy XVI is crossing over into FF14 with 'introduction' collab

Square Enix's Yoshi-P announces a bunch of new info about Final Fantasy XIV's upcoming Dawntrail expansion, including two new jobs, activities, and more.