Gaming
Deloitte: Smart devices get pandemic boost in US household
The pandemic has bolstered the use of gadgets in an average US household to 25 connected devices, up from 11 in 2019, including laptops, smartphones, streaming devices, smart TVs, ...
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...
Roblox reveals bookings surge in first post-debut report
Roblox Corp trounced quarterly bookings estimates in its first earnings report since a blockbuster debut as the US gaming company benefited from a surge in spending by kids stuck a...
Nintendo partners with Pokemon Go maker Niantic on Pikmin app
Nintendo has stated that it is partnering with Pokemon Go app developer Niantic to create augmented reality (AR) titles, with a Pikmin themed app launching this year.
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...
Nintendo ships one million Switches in China since late-2019 launch
The Japanese firm launched its Switch console in China at December 2019 in partnership with distributor Tencent, China’s biggest video games and social networking company, in...
Kids gaming platform Roblox faces hurdles ahead of public listing
Profanities and other offensive content that basic word-filtering tools are made to catch can be discovered in certain game titles and user profiles on children’s gaming syst...
Nintendo raises Switch forecast to 24 million units on pandemic gaming boom
Nintendo said it hopes to market 24 million of its Switch games consoles at the year ending March 2021, up from a forecast of 19 million but still regarded as cautious, since the C...
Tencent’s Honor of Kings reports 100 million daily users
Honor of Kings, Tencent’s flagship video game, declared a record 100 million daily active users globally and said it was expanding into other genres and forming a tie-up with...
Facebook adds cloud gaming feature to its platform
Yesterday, Facebook Inc established a free-to-play cloud gambling feature on its social media platform, allowing users to stream and play games like “Asphalt 9: Legends”...
US judge rules Apple could bar Epic Games’s ‘Fortnite’ from App Store
A federal judge in California has ruled in an injunction request that Apple could bar Epic Games’s “Fortnite” from its App Store, but must not harm Epic’s d...
Angry Birds maker Rovio’s Chief Executive leaving by mutual consent
The CEO of Angry Birds game maker Rovio Entertainment has said she would leave the company by mutual consent at the end of the year.
Sony shares slides 2% as Microsoft flashes cash to boost games lineup
Sony’s shares dropped 2% in trading today after its gaming rival Microsoft said it might purchase the parent of publisher Bethesda Softworks, at a deal to strengthen its matc...