Ziff Davis agrees to sell its Connectivity division, including Ookla and Downdetector, to Accenture for $1.2B in cash, to focus on enthusiast websites like IGN
Ziff Davis agrees to sell its Connectivity division, including Ookla and Downdetector, to Accenture for $1.2B in cash, to focus on enthusiast websites like IGN
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 …
Microsoft plans to raise Xbox Series X price by $50 to $649.99 and Series S by $20 to $399.99 starting Oct. 3, citing “changes in the macroeconomic environment”
second price increase of 2025 comes as shifting tariffs continue to plague tech prices Vikki Blake / Eurogamer.net : U.S. Xbox fans hit with another hardware price hike just four months after the last...
Microsoft announces Copilot for Gaming, available through the Xbox mobile app initially for Xbox Insiders and designed to work as a companion or gaming coach
coming to the Xbox mobile app for select users in just a few weeks Dallin Grimm / Tom's Hardware : Xbox announces ‘Copilot for Gaming’ AI assistant — early access coming to Xbox mobile app, more detai...
Ubisoft says it is appointing advisers to review and pursue strategic options after an October 2024 report said its majority backers were considering a buyout
Source: UBISOFT ENTERTAINMENT — PRESS RELEASE — Ubisoft.com Georgina Young / The Sun : Assassin's Creed Shadows is delayed AGAIN as Ubisoft looks for the best ‘capitalistic options’ Ben Kerry / Pu...
How prominent games accessibility advocate Susan Banks, who worked with studios and raised awareness for accessibility in games, may never have existed at all
(On a side note, this is the first time I can recall ever seeing actual deep journalism from IGN) — https://www.ign.com/... #disability #accessibility #gaming @omatheft@timetheft.social : this has ...
Microsoft announces the $30 Xbox Adaptive Joystick, a wired companion to other Xbox controllers, for players with limited mobility, launching in early 2025
and players can now 3D print their own thumbstick toppers Audrey Kemp / The Drum : Xbox levels the playing field of gaming with new adaptive tools for disabled gamers GFreeman / TechPowerUp : NACON An...
Nvidia surpasses Microsoft to become the world's most valuable public company, with a $3.34T market cap; NVDA is up over 9x since January 2023
It's the most profitable chip brand, too Leigh Mc Gowran / Silicon Republic : Nvidia surges past Microsoft as world's most valuable company Kevin Raposo / KnowTechie : Nvidia surges past Microsoft, no...
Q&A with Phil Spencer on the Xbox Games Showcase 2024, studio closures and layoffs, multi-platform games, Game Pass, a possible Xbox handheld, and more
“I'm not really a regrets guy.” — Hot on the heels of Microsoft's Xbox Games Showcase, CEO Phil Spencer sat down with IGN's Ryan McCaffrey …