News 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 Nov. 27, 2017 James Brightman 4 comments
News 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 Nov. 27, 2017 James Brightman
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 Nov. 27, 2017 James Brightman 3 comments
News Microsoft sued over HoloLens patent infringement Connecticut-based HoloTouch claims that HoloLens actually infringes two of its patents Nov. 22, 2017 James Brightman
News FCC is about to dismantle net neutrality Gamers who rely on equal access to the internet may no longer have any such guarantee Nov. 21, 2017 James Brightman 5 comments
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" Nov. 20, 2017 James Brightman 16 comments
News Tencent crosses $500 billion market cap milestone Gaming giant is the first Chinese tech company to cross that financial mark Nov. 20, 2017 James Brightman
Feature 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] Nov. 17, 2017 James Brightman 2 comments
News 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 Nov. 16, 2017 James Brightman
Stub Facebook launches tools to help creators A new website and an app to make things easier for online influencers Nov. 16, 2017 James Brightman
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 Nov. 16, 2017 James Brightman
Stub Animoca Brands sells casual portfolio for $3.8m Over $2m is contingent upon the performance of the titles over the next couple years Nov. 15, 2017 James Brightman
News GameStop suspends its unlimited used games program The PowerPass program has been "temporarily paused" - customers who purchased a pass will get refunds Nov. 14, 2017 James Brightman
News 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" Nov. 14, 2017 James Brightman
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 Nov. 14, 2017 James Brightman
News 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 Nov. 10, 2017 James Brightman 4 comments
News EA buys Titanfall studio Respawn Deal could be worth around $450m if the developer hits performance incentives Nov. 9, 2017 James Brightman
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 Nov. 9, 2017 James Brightman
News Harry Potter AR game in the works from Niantic Pokemon Go creator looking to replicate its mobile success in partnership with Warner Bros Nov. 8, 2017 James Brightman
Stub HTC Vive launches funding program for the arts Vive to set aside multi-million dollar fund for creation and appreciation of the arts Nov. 8, 2017 James Brightman
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 Nov. 7, 2017 James Brightman
News Telltale Games restructures, cuts 90 staff The layoffs represent about 25% of the workforce and won't affect previously announced projects Nov. 7, 2017 James Brightman
News Xbox One X sales estimate nearly doubled by IHSMarkit Analysts becoming more bullish on the new console's prospects this holiday Nov. 6, 2017 James Brightman
News Xbox One X: Critical Consensus It's a beautifully engineered machine, but are enhanced titles enough to justify the $499 price tag? Nov. 6, 2017 James Brightman 3 comments
News Xbox to make bigger first-party push, could acquire studios "We need to grow," Xbox boss Phil Spencer tells Bloomberg Nov. 6, 2017 James Brightman 1 comment