Industry
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1.5KDaybreak, Formerly Sony Online Entertainment, Undergoing Layoffs
Not long after its acquisition and rebranding as Daybreak, the studio once known as Sony Online Entertainment has suffered layoffs, Kotaku reports....
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1.5KAdvanced Warfare Breaks Yearly and Industry Launch Records
Activision has stated that Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is the biggest entertainment launch of the year. This statement comes from comparison...
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1.3KXbox One Nears 10 Million Shipped After Price Drop
Microsoft has revealed that it has seen Xbox One sales nearly triple since the system’s temporary price cut. According to a post...
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1.4KSony Still Suffers a Loss After an 84% Increase in Games Revenue
According to the latest numbers, the PlayStation 4 has shipped nearly 13.3 million units since its launch last November. Sony confirmed to...
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1.2KXbox Entertainment Studios Officially Closes its Doors
After announcing its closure earlier this year, Xbox Entertainment Studios has officially closed its doors. News of this comes from a statement...
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1.1KNintendo Turns a Quarterly Profit Off the Heels of Smash Bros. 3DS
After some tough times, it looks like Nintendo managed to turn a profit last quarter. The company announced at an earnings call...
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Xbox boss says ID@Xbox parity clause keeps Xbox One users from becoming second class
The ID@Xbox parity clause says that if a developer wants to release their game on Xbox One via the ID@Xbox program, the...
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2.6KMicrosoft Delays the Xbox One’s Chinese Launch
Microsoft has officially pushed back the launch date for the Xbox One in China only a few days before the system was...
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1.1KSony Revises Financial Forecast, Suffering Loss of $466 million
While the PlayStation brand continues to flourish (the PlayStation 4 did just sell 10 million units in less than a year), Sony...
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1.4KDestiny’s Review Scores Likely to Cost Bungie $2.5 Million
So, Destiny came out last week. Reviews for the game are not what many expected considering Bungie’s ambitions, with the game currently...
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1.1KPlayStation 4 and Madden Top August Charts
For the eighth month in a row, the PlayStation 4 has taken the top spot in console sales. While August was great...
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1.3KDestiny Makes $500 Million in 24 Hours
While there are conflicting reports about whether or not the launch of Destiny did in fact cost Activision and Bungie $500 million,...
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1.5KEA Expecting $1 Billion Revenue From DLC
So, from the looks of it Electronic Arts is making bank on downloadable content. Bloomberg reports that EA is expecting to make...
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1.5KWorld of Tanks Season Four Gold Series Finals Announced – $50k on the line!
Think you are good at World of Tanks? Well…you aren’t. But at least you can watch people who are! Today, Wargaming announced...
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1.2KAmazon Acquires Twitch for $970 Million
Amazon and Twitch have reached an agreement that has the online retailer acquiring the video game streaming website for $970 million dollars...
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2.2KSucker Punch Productions Suffers Layoffs
Sad news coming from the PlayStation space as Sony-owned developer Sucker Punch Productions has suffered layoffs. News of this comes from a...
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1.2KXbox Entertainment Studios Reportedly in Talks with Warner Bros.
While Microsoft recently shut down Xbox Entertainment Studios, the studio meant to bring original television content to Xbox platforms, the book might...
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1.4KDestiny is the Most Pre-ordered New IP in Industry History
Activision’s Eric Hirshberg has recently been quoted as saying that across the entire video game industry, there’s been less and less money...
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1.2KPlayStation 4 Surpasses 10 Million Units Sold
During the company’s Gamescom press conference today, Sony revealed that the PlayStation 4 has sold over 10 million units worldwide since its...
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1.2KXbox One Launch Cost Microsoft $400 Million
Microsoft has reportedly lost over $400 million on the Xbox One since its release last November. The Independent reports that Microsoft’s latest...
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1.6KSony Turned Down EA Access for PlayStation 4
If you’re a PlayStation fan, you might be wondering why EA’s recently announced Access service isn’t coming to PlayStation 4. As it...
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1.6KNot Even Mario Kart 8 Can Help Nintendo Turn a Profit
It appears that despite the recent success of Mario Kart 8, Nintendo still isn’t getting the Wii U sales it needs to...
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1.3KPS4 and Watch Dogs Continue to Top Sales Charts
PS4 and Watch Dogs Continue to Top Sales Charts The PlayStation 4 is continuing its sales dominance in North America nearly eight...
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1.4KHalo TV Series Unaffected by Xbox Entertainment Studios Closure
Halo TV Series Unaffected by Xbox Entertainment Studios Closure After confirming the closing of Xbox Entertainment Studios, Microsoft has also made known...
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1.3KMicrosoft Reportedly Closing Xbox Entertainment Studios
Microsoft Reportedly Closing Xbox Entertainment Studios Sad news coming from the Xbox division today, as Recode reports that Microsoft will be shutting...
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1.3KMicrosoft to Cut Work Force by 18,000 Employees
Microsoft to Cut Work Force by 18,000 Employees Microsoft is planning on laying off up to 18,000 employees, accounting for roughly 14%...
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1.0KSony Targeting Wii Users with PlayStation 4
Sony Targeting Wii Users with PlayStation 4 Sony has revealed a little more insight as to what its strategy is regardin the...
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1.6KGuild Wars 2 gears up for Entanglement
Guild Wars 2 gears up for Entanglement If you are a Guild Wars 2 player, you already know, but Season 2 of...
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1.5KGameStop Looking to Partner with Devs Early in Development Process
GameStop Looking to Partner with Devs Early in Development Process Retailer GameStop is apparently looking into getting involved in a game’s development...
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2.2KBlack Gold Online Giveaway!
Black Gold Online has recently jumped into Open Beta, so you’ll have plenty of opportunity to try it out for yourself, but...
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1.3KMurdered: Soul Suspect Dev Reportedly Closing Shop
Murdered: Soul Suspect Dev Reportedly Closing Shop There are reports surfacing claiming that Murdered: Soul Suspect developer Airtight Games has shut down....
