Epic reports third-party game revenue on the Epic Games Store up 57% YoY in 2025 to $400M, total spend up 6% to $1.16B, and total player hours down 14% to 6.65B
Ubisoft cancels six games and delays others amid a restructuring into five genre-specific “creative houses”, and expects net bookings of ~€1.5B for FY 2025-2026
Ubisoft Entertainment SA is canceling game projects, shutting down studios and cutting its guidance …
Ubisoft cancels six games and delays others amid a restructuring into five genre-specific “creative houses”; it expects net bookings of ~€1.5B for FY 2025-2026
Ubisoft Entertainment SA is canceling game projects, shutting down studios and cutting its guidance …
Google and Epic Games settle Epic's 2020 antitrust lawsuit, with Android and Google Play changes to expand competition and choice, pending a US judge's approval
Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google said on Tuesday it has reached a comprehensive U.S. court settlement with “Fortnite” …
Nintendo Q1: revenue up 132% YoY to ~$3.8B, operating profit up 4.4% to ~$378M; it sold 5.82M Switch 2 units in the first month, more than double the original
Tariffs are pushing prices up but only for the original Switch and Switch 2 accessories, not the Switch 2 itself. @gameoverthirty : My summary of Nintendo's Q1 FYE March 26 investo...
Roblox launches a licensing platform to help IP rights holders to collaborate with creators, with Lionsgate, Netflix, Sega, and Kodansha as founding partners
Roblox is launching a new licensing platform to streamline the process for IP rights holders to partner with creators on the gaming platform.
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
Rachel Kaser / VentureBeat :
Q&A with the VP of Amazon Games on focusing on AAA games over mobile games, Amazon's transmedia IP strategy, AI's effect on the industry, monetization, and more
Amazon Games has been quiet for the past few years. So quiet you might not have even known Amazon was working on video games …
Microsoft Q3: revenue up 17% YoY to $61.9B, net income up 20% to $21.9B, Office Commercial revenue up 13%, LinkedIn revenue up 10%
Microsoft Cloud Strength Fuels Third Quarter Results REDMOND, Wash. — April 25, 2024 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the following results for the quarter ended March 31 …
Microsoft Q3: Windows OEM revenue up 11% YoY, devices revenue down 17% YoY, overall gaming revenue up 51% YoY, and Xbox content and services revenue up 62% YoY
Tom Warren / The Verge :
The UK CMA pushes back its July 18 deadline to block Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition to August 29, which could mean the deal closes within six weeks
Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times :
The FTC files to appeal a US court ruling that cleared the way for Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard; the existing TRO expires at 11:59pm PT on July 14
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says it is appealing a recent US federal court order that cleared the way for Microsoft to purchase Activision Blizzard.
Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida says cloud gaming has many technical difficulties, like latency, and the company could use its AI, GT Sophy, to enhance cloud gaming
Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida says cloud gaming has many technical difficulties and the company could utilize its AI agent GT Sophy to enhance cloud gaming
Promise of technology remains unfulfilled after more than a decade of development — Sony's chief executive has warned that cloud gaming …
The UK CMA's block of Microsoft's Activision deal focuses on the nascent cloud gaming market, confusing analysts as regulators typically focus on mature markets
but that's what tripped up the Activision deal Reuters : UK watchdog defends Microsoft block in face of onslaught from companies Rebekah Valentine / IGN : Microsoft, Activision-Bli...
The UK CMA's block of Microsoft's Activision deal focuses on the nascent cloud gaming market, confusing analysts as regulators typically focus on mature markets
but that's what tripped up the Activision deal Reuters : UK watchdog defends Microsoft block in face of onslaught from companies Rebekah Valentine / IGN : Microsoft, Activision-Bli...
A profile of Sarah Cardell, the UK CMA's Chief Executive, who played a key role in shaping the policy that led to Microsoft's Activision takeover being blocked
Former corporate lawyer has attracted the ire of the US group by blocking its $75bn acquisition of Activision
The UK CMA's block of Microsoft's Activision deal focuses on the nascent cloud gaming market, confusing analysts as regulators typically focus on mature markets
but that's what tripped up the Activision deal Sean Carey / TrueAchievements : Microsoft inks another 10-year cloud gaming partnership despite CMA setback Sean Hollister / The Verg...
The UK CMA's block of Microsoft's Activision deal focuses on the nascent cloud gaming market, confusing analysts as regulators typically focus on mature markets
but that's what tripped up the Activision deal Sean Carey / TrueAchievements : Microsoft inks another 10-year cloud gaming partnership despite CMA setback Sean Hollister / The Verg...
A profile of Sarah Cardell, the UK CMA's Chief Executive, who played a key role in shaping the policy that led to Microsoft's Activision takeover being blocked
Former corporate lawyer has attracted the ire of the US group by blocking its $75bn acquisition of Activision