Microsoft raises its Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription price from $19.99/month to $29.99/month, rebrands Xbox Game Pass Core and Standard plans, and more
so GameStop claps back with this price-freezing deal Moz Farooque / TheStreet : Microsoft's harsh decision frustrates gamers Pure Xbox : ‘Price Increases Are Never Fun For Anybody’ Says Xbox Exec Defe...
How the video game industry, which has used AI since the 1980s, is embracing AI-enhanced gameplay, worrying some developers as major studios cut employees
Game designers have used artificial intelligence since the 1980s. But digital characters demonstrating self-awareness is a far cry from the ghosts chasing Pac-Man.
Microsoft plans to discontinue Games with Gold on September 1 and to replace Xbox Live Gold with Xbox Game Pass Core, which includes 25+ games, on September 14
here's what you need to know Jade King / TheGamer : Xbox Game Pass Core Is A Bad Deal For Gamers Justin Diaz / Android Headlines : Xbox Game Pass Core is the new Xbox Live Gold Steven Mills / Destruct...
Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer says he does not “feel an imperative” from users to release a new Xbox console, and the team is “pretty set on the hardware”
but it doesn't need one Metro : Xbox boss insists there's no demand for a more powerful console yet Aleksha McLoughlin / TechRadar : Xbox head Phil Spencer doesn't see the need for an upgraded Xbox Se...
A brief history of the 40-year-old video game industry, the rise of Nintendo, the dominance of Sony, and what Microsoft's Activision deal means for competition
The first video game was a 1952 research product called OXO — tic-tac-toe played on a computer the size of a large room:
A look at the future of E3, once the dominant gaming event, as the pandemic, withdrawal of Sony, and rise of competing events has weakened its impact and appeal
Xbox Game Pass, Zelda breathes again and another Sony no-show Tweets: Launcher / @launcherwp : For the video game industry, summer was once dominated by E3. What does the rise of alternative livestrea...
Former Microsoft employees and third-party developers reflect on the rise and fall of Microsoft Kinect, which was once billed as the future of Xbox
For a moment a decade ago, the game industry looked like a very different place — Illustrations by Cobysoft Joe for Polygon Tweets: @papakipos , @simulacracid , @samitsarkar , @johntdrake , @phacktw...
Apple Arcade may break the iOS game industry's risk-averse focus on in-app purchases, promoting games with higher quality than free-to-play games
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What media firms can learn from the PC video game industry's embrace of freemium models, remixes, mods, and crowdsourcing
Lessons from the PC video game industry — The future of media is here—it's just not evenly distributed — The success or failure of tech and media products depends … Tweets: @cdixon and @joshelman ...