games and gaming
Spotlight on Xbox Game Pass as Microsoft showcases upcoming games
Microsoft on Sunday showcased 30 upcoming games and said most of those titles will be available on its monthly subscription service, Xbox Game Pass.
GameStop lures Amazon talent with grand plans and no frills
GameStop’s Chairman Ryan Cohen made a point of doing away with corporate excess such as a company plane and used the allure of rebuilding the videogame retailer to recruit Am...
‘Battlefield’ publisher EA says investigating recent data breach
Electronic Arts Inc is investigating a recent data breach, where some of its game source code and related tools were stolen, the videogame publisher has said, becoming the latest v...
Ubisoft invests in free-to-play games, signals profits might fall
French video games company Ubisoft warned operating profit might fall this financial year as the maker of “Assassin’s Creed” invests in new titles and laps a surg...
Zynga to buy mobile ad focused Chartboost, raises bookings forecast
Zynga has said it would buy mobile game ad network Chartboost and raised its full-year bookings forecast, counting on robust performance of titles such as “Harry Potter: Puzz...
Judge presses Epic CEO during second day of Apple antitrust trial
A U.S. judge on Tuesday pressed the chief executive of “Fortnite” creator Epic Games on how the fundamental changes the game maker is asking her to force on Apple Inc&#...
CD Projekt plans dividend after Cyberpunk 2077 sales neared 14 million last year
CD Projekt has said it had sold 13.7 million copies of its flagship Cyberpunk 2077 game last year despite a bug-ridden launch, and will pay a dividend of 5 zlotys per share after r...
Amazon’s video game unit cancels Lord of the Rings game
Amazon.com Inc’s video game division has cancelled an online role-playing game based on the fantasy series Lord of the Rings, which was announced in 2019, an Amazon spokeswom...
Epic Games gets $28.7 billion valuation in latest funding
Epic Games, which is in the middle of a legal battle with Apple, has said it had raised $1 billion in a funding round that valued the “Fortnite” maker at $28.7 billion.
Apple argues it faces competition in video game market as ‘Fortnite’ trial nears
Apple plans to argue that it faces abundant competition in the market for video game transactions to defend itself against antitrust allegations by “Fortnite” maker Epi...
Recovery strategy awaited for bug-ridden Cyberpunk 2077 game
CD Projekt, the Polish studio behind one of the most anticipated and derided games of 2020, will have a lot of explaining to do when it updates investors on its strategy.
ByteDance says it will acquire Mooton Technology
China’s ByteDance has said its video games unit Nuverse has agreed to acquire Shanghai-based Mooton Technology, as it seeks to further expand into the video games sector.
YouTube streamer to testify on GameStop alongside hedge fund managers
The YouTube streamer known online as ‘Roaring Kitty’, who helped drive a surge of interest in GameStop, will testify before a US House panel on Thursday alongside top h...
Nintendo hikes its sales forecast for Switch after a bumper year-end
Nintendo has hiked its full-year sales forecast for its Switch games console to 26.5 million from 24 million previously after a bumper holiday season, buoyed by the boom for at hom...
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