The gaming industry is shaping up to be one of the AI boom's biggest casualties, from job losses to rising console prices due to the global RAM shortage
From the global RAM shortage driving up console prices to job loss in the industry, gaming is shaping up to be one of the AI boom's biggest casualties.
The gaming industry is shaping up to be one of the AI boom's biggest casualties, from job losses to rising console prices due to the global RAM shortage
From the global RAM shortage driving up console prices to job loss in the industry, gaming is shaping up to be one of the AI boom's biggest casualties.
Konvoy: the gaming industry saw 43 M&A transactions and 77 VC deals in Q1 2025, and the sector is projected to be worth $186B in 2026, a 4.7% YoY jump
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Source: Nintendo has decided to postpone the Switch 2's release in China, an apparent response to the country's tight controls targeting the gaming industry
Nikkei Asia :
Video game executives say making cinematic games is getting so expensive and time-consuming that investing in graphics is providing diminished financial returns
The gaming industry spent billions pursuing the idea that customers wanted realistic graphics. Did executives misread the market? Bluesky: @baldsavant , @anolen , @thestrangerous , and @thegamechief ...
2024 has been a barren year for big video games compared to 2023, helping indie games take center stage; the gaming industry has laid off 10,000+ people in 2024
As gamers turn their backs on gargantuan adventures, we could be entering a golden age of modest titles
Chinese state media has embraced the success of Black Myth: Wukong, a Chinese AAA game that has sold 20M+ copies globally, hailing it as a soft power export
Lizzi C. Lee / Rest of World : X: @sluongng , @restofworld , @restofworld , @wstv_lizzi , @danielolimac , @restofworld , @wstv_lizzi , and @wstv_lizzi X: Son Luong / @sluongng : It would be nice if m...
Chinese state media has embraced the success of Black Myth: Wukong, a Chinese AAA game that has sold 20M+ copies globally, hailing it as a soft power export
China is changing its long-critical stance thanks to the smash hit, according to Chinese game developers and industry analysts. X: @sluongng , @wstv_lizzi , @wstv_lizzi , @restofworld , @restofworld ,...
Hero Games' Daniel Wu reflects on his studio's 20% stake in Game Science, the creator of China's biggest PC game Black Myth: Wukong, which has sold 18M+ copies
one of the fastest starts the global gaming industry has seen. That record pace has in turn minted millions for its earliest and biggest investor. https://www.bloomberg.com/... Zheping Huang / @pingro...
Nintendo reports Q1 revenue down 46.5% YoY to ~$1.65B, vs. ~$1.92B est., net profit down 55.3% YoY to ~$536M, and Switch sales down 46% YoY to 2.1M units
Here's What We Know About The Switch's Successor Evgeny Obedkov / Game World Observer : Lack of new major games causes Nintendo's Q1 revenue to fall 46.5%, with Switch continuing to slide TechRadar : ...