Consoles, PC gaming, studios, and the business of games.
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Takashi Mochizuki / Bloomberg ·
Nintendo Co. reported a surprise quarterly profit decline, hurt by a dearth of major new game releases and rising Switch 2 component costs.
XBOX Wire ·
Starting today, we're rolling out two previews for XBOX Cloud Gaming. On supported Smart TVs, you can use your phone as a controller when you don't have one nearby.
Jay Peters / The Verge ·
Valve admits that it's now taking 'up to 12 business days' to game submissions.
Jason Schreier / Bloomberg ·
Microsoft's gaming unit is looking to divest the French company behind 'Dishonored' and 'Marvel's Blade'
Jamie Hore / This Week in Videogames ·
In Brief: Following CEO Tim Sweeney's announcement of a "huge pivot" towards AI tools, Epic Games has confirmed that AI tools …
Tom Warren / The Verge ·
Microsoft is opening up Xbox Cloud Gaming to anyone in November. … Microsoft announced last month that it will let anyone …
Giovanni Colantonio / Polygon ·
Back when Apple Arcade launched in 2019, there was a resounding belief among gamers that the mobile gaming service wasn't long for this world.
Jay Peters / The Verge ·
Epic is making a big push into AI-assisted development, and that approach includes its work on the new, faster launcher.
Financial Times ·
The country's tech giants are snapping up products never designed for advanced AI to satisfy soaring computing demands
Maria Curi / Axios ·
- The first example of significant real-world harm caused by unsafe AI would turn an already wary public further against the technology and its leaders …
The Verge ·
Xbox's new 'XP' arm will oversee Xbox experiences outside of video games, including movies, consumer products, and live events.
Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg ·
A studio led by the makers of the hit titles Sky: Children of the Light and Journey has raised $35 million in new funding to upend the viral …
Nicole Carpenter / Aftermath ·
The court entered a default judgement in favor of Nintendo
Aaron Holmes / The Information ·
Xbox is planning to lay off hundreds of employees this week in its second major staff reduction this year, according to someone briefed on the plans.
Sophie McEvoy / GamesIndustry.biz ·
Subscriber base grows sevenfold in 18 months to nearly one million; former Niantic CFO Jeff Shouger and veteran gaming and technology executive Bing Gordon join team
Bloomberg ·
Saudi Arabia's wealth fund is considering combining Electronic Arts Inc. with Savvy Games, people familiar with the matter said …
Tom Warren / The Verge ·
Microsoft is trying once again to tempt people without an Xbox into its ecosystem. … Microsoft says it will let anyone access Xbox Cloud Gaming …
Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg ·
Savvy Games Group Chief Executive Officer Brian Ward, who oversaw the Saudi Arabian government's $38 billion investment in the video-game industry …
Chance Miller / 9to5Mac ·
Apple is cutting jobs across multiple teams, according to a new Bloomberg report. All told, the company has cut …
Vlad Savov / Bloomberg ·
Nintendo Co.'s Switch 2 sales in the US this July were less than half what they were the same month a year ago …
Jason Douglas / Wall Street Journal ·
The company built its empire on electronics. CEO Hiroki Totoki says its future is entertainment
Stephen Totilo / Game File ·
Oxenfree Night School and Moonloot closing, as streaming giant continues to shrink internal game studio operation
Jenny Lee / CNBC ·
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Bloomberg ·
Tencent Holdings Ltd. is negotiating exits from several game studio investments in Japan, including Tokyo-traded Marvelous Inc. …
Sean Hollister / The Verge ·
My first day with the Steam Machine was a mess. Instead of enjoying a worry-free game console, I spent hours troubleshooting what felt like a finicky PC.
Angela Cullen / Bloomberg ·
Claude Guillemot, who co-founded French video-game publisher Ubisoft Entertainment SA with his brothers in 1986, has died, according to the company.