Sources: some Xbox staffers say they are relieved that Sarah Bond is leaving, after she led a pivot away from the console with the “Xbox everywhere” strategy
Microsoft has a new gaming CEO who wants to bring Xbox back from the brink. … Xbox fans had been anticipating the retirement …
Q&A with YouTube VP of Subscription Products Christian Oestlien on YouTube TV's future, the NFL and Oscars deals, its friendly rivalry with Netflix, and more
YouTube is going to start selling cheaper TV bundles for sports fans, news junkies — Happy Super Bowl Sunday …
Crunchyroll raises its US prices by $2/month; the cheapest, $10/month tier gets its first price bump since 2019 and now offers offline downloads on one device
If you didn't secure a Crunchyroll subscription when it was on sale during Black Friday, we have some bad news, anime fans: The price has officially gone up.
Bandcamp bans music and audio “generated wholly or in substantial part by AI”, hoping to build trust with fans that the music they find “was created by humans”
UK police say they banned Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from a soccer match in 2025 after Copilot hallucinated a fake West Ham-Maccabi match in an intelligence report
Copilot invented a nonexistent football match that was included in an intelligence report.
Bandcamp bans music and audio “generated wholly or in substantial part by AI”, hoping to build trust with fans that the music they find “was created by humans”
Bandcamp has banned music substantially generated by AI to uphold human artistry and authenticity, amid rising concerns over AI flooding platforms like Spotify.
How Japan's viral horse racing game Umamusume, developed by Cygames, passed 30M downloads in Asia, spurring anime adaptations, concerts, and new racetrack fans
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Starlink says it hit 9M “active customers” across 155 countries, territories, and other markets, up from 8M in November, 7M in August, and 4.6M in December 2024
Fans Celebrate the Milestone Badar Shaikh / Benzinga : Elon Musk Celebrates Starlink's 9 Million Users: ‘Rebuilding The Whole Internet In Space Is Not Easy’ X: Spencer Peterson / @spencermpeter : many...
Vince Zampella, head of EA-owned Respawn Entertainment, ex-CEO of Infinity Ward, and co-creator of Call of Duty, died on December 21 at 55 in a single-car crash
A tragic holiday season for the family of a beloved game industry figure. Andrew Weil / WCNC-TV : Report: ‘Call of Duty’ co-creator Vince Zampella killed in car crash Kevin Dolak / The Hollywood Repor...
Amazon Prime Video pulls its AI recaps, which it began testing in November, for Fallout, Bosch, and other shows after users noticed errors in the Fallout recaps
Amazon Pulls AI-Powered Fallout Recap After Getting Key Story Details Wrong Erik Kain / Forbes : Amazon Pulls AI-Generated ‘Fallout’ Recap Ahead Of Season 2 Amidst Backlash Casey Loving / The Wrap : A...