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PlayStation exec: "Sometimes we announced games too early"
PlayStation Worldwide Studios SVP Michael Denny on why Sony took as long as it did to announce Sucker Punch's new IP, Ghost of Tsushima
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PUBG going mobile with Tencent's help
The wildly popular game is not only coming to China, but it's about to get the mobile treatment
Opinion
Games could be hit hard by net neutrality's death
This is class warfare and gamers and small game companies are in the crosshairs
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Microsoft sued over HoloLens patent infringement
Connecticut-based HoloTouch claims that HoloLens actually infringes two of its patents
News
FCC is about to dismantle net neutrality
Gamers who rely on equal access to the internet may no longer have any such guarantee
Feature
Loot boxes are not bad game design, say devs
Star Wars aside, loot boxes are here to stay; "It's just us dinosaurs that remember buying a game once for a fixed price and getting a set experience"
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Tencent crosses $500 billion market cap milestone
Gaming giant is the first Chinese tech company to cross that financial mark
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Star Wars Battlefront II: Will EA's concession hurt sales?
Analysts debate the impact of EA's last-minute move to pull microtransactions from the title [UPDATE: EA says it won't impact guidance]
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Mario can't prevent US game sales from falling 11% in October
Nintendo had a great month, but that was offset by an overall decline in software spending
Stub
Facebook launches tools to help creators
A new website and an app to make things easier for online influencers
Feature
"We want to be the masters of our own fate"
Gunfire Games on its new VR title From Other Suns, the upcoming Darksiders III and surviving in an industry which sees studio closures all too often
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Animoca Brands sells casual portfolio for $3.8m
Over $2m is contingent upon the performance of the titles over the next couple years
News
GameStop suspends its unlimited used games program
The PowerPass program has been "temporarily paused" - customers who purchased a pass will get refunds
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GameStop CEO steps down for medical reasons
Daniel DeMatteo will take over as interim CEO while J. Paul Raines seeks treatment for his "medical reoccurrence"
Feature
Ark dev: "Retail was not something we had planned to do"
Studio Wildcard's Jesse Rapczak on the benefits of retail in a digital era, Ark getting enhanced for Xbox One X, and possibly targeting Switch
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Indies feel the pinch from Sony's new ESRB mandate
Special edition physical versions of online titles have to be rated, and it's not going over well with some small studios
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EA buys Titanfall studio Respawn
Deal could be worth around $450m if the developer hits performance incentives
Feature
Where is VR's Nintendo Switch?
Cloudhead Games CEO Denny Unger says that developers need a device that offers both mobility and a high-powered VR experience
News
Harry Potter AR game in the works from Niantic
Pokemon Go creator looking to replicate its mobile success in partnership with Warner Bros
Stub
HTC Vive launches funding program for the arts
Vive to set aside multi-million dollar fund for creation and appreciation of the arts
Feature
Zynga turnaround continues, company buys Peak Games' card studio for $100m
Zynga has now posted two consecutive profitable quarters for the first time since going public
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Telltale Games restructures, cuts 90 staff
The layoffs represent about 25% of the workforce and won't affect previously announced projects
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Xbox One X sales estimate nearly doubled by IHSMarkit
Analysts becoming more bullish on the new console's prospects this holiday
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Xbox One X: Critical Consensus
It's a beautifully engineered machine, but are enhanced titles enough to justify the $499 price tag?
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Xbox to make bigger first-party push, could acquire studios
"We need to grow," Xbox boss Phil Spencer tells Bloomberg