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In Apple vs Epic Games, battle of the experts gets personal
In its ongoing case against Apple Inc, “Fortnite” creator Epic Games is counting on this week’s testimony from its star expert witness David Evans, chairman of Gl...
Chat app Discord to test ticketing, make audio events easier to find
Chat platform Discord has said it will start to test paid tickets for audio events, the first feature where creators can make money from the site, and will launch a tool next month...
Messaging app Discord ties up with Sony’s PlayStation
A unit of Sony Corp has made a minority investment in Discord Inc as part of a deal to tie in the messaging platform with the consumer electronics company’s PlayStation gamin...
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.
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...
New PlayStation and Xbox enter $150 billion games arena
Think Michelangelo vs Da Vinci. Another epic rivalry is rejoined this week when Sony and Microsoft go head-to-head with the next generation of the blockbuster video-game consoles.
Microsoft doubles down on gaming with $7.5 billion deal for ZeniMax
Microsoft Corp said on Monday it would acquire ZeniMax Media for $7.5 billion in cash, strengthening its Xbox games stable that provides with the studio behind titles such as Fallo...
Nintendo digital subscriptions soar driven by ‘Animal Crossing’ fans
Nintendo has reported surging user numbers for its Switch Online subscription support, driven by hit titles like”Animal Crossing: New Horizons”, as the firm belatedly b...
Microsoft takes aim at Sony with cloud gaming service
This coming Tuesday, Microsoft will launch its Xbox cloud gaming service, initially priced at $1 for new users’ first month, in a major drive to attract casual gamers with th...
News Short: Epic Games gets $250 million investment from Sony
Epic Games, the creator of the popular video game “Fortnite”, said on Thursday it had received a $250 million investment from Japan’s Sony Corp for a minority sta...
Sony sees software subscription as future for data-analysing image sensors
Sony Corp’s image sensor business aims to replicate PlayStation’s success to address its reliance on a handful of manufacturers in the fickle smartphone market: It plan...
Sony calls on Spider-Man for its PS5 launch
Sony Corp has unveiled more than two dozen titles for its upcoming PlayStation 5 console, including a sequel to its hit “Spider-Man” title and the latest “Gran Tu...
Australia fines Sony $2.4 million for refusing refunds on faulty PlayStation games
A court has ruled that a unit of Japan’s Sony Corp broke the consumer law by denying customers refunds for faulty PlayStation games and ordered the company to pay a A$3.5 mil...
Sony Corp reports 57% drop in fourth-quarter profit, declines to give outlook
Sony Corp has reported a 57% drop in fourth-quarter operating profit and refrained from providing an outlook for the current year due to uncertainty related to the coronavirus outb...
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