Sony Shares Continue To Slide As Gaming Concerns Re-Emerge
Shares in Sony Group Corp slid as much as 8.8% in early trading in Tokyo at the beginning of theContinue Reading
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Episode #190: Rohan Bose, Esports Valuations, Roblox Rollercoaster, Activision-Blizzard & Bungie Prices
In this episode, with special guest Rohan Bose (Associate at Teknos Associates), we discuss how his organization values esports companies,Continue Reading
Sony Leading The Big Three In Gaming Revenue
With 2021 in the books, Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony have all announced earnings results for the full year. In theContinue Reading
Microsoft CEO Compares The Metaverse To Games
In a recent interview with The Financial Times, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella went on the record to discuss how theContinue Reading
Activision-Blizzard Releases 2021 Financial Results
According to Activision-Blizzard’s fourth-quarter and 2021 financial results released on February 3rd, Activision-Blizzard’s net revenues for 2021 were $8.80 billion, whichContinue Reading
Sony Spending $1.2 Billion On Employee Retention Plan For Bungie Workers
During its recent Q3 2021 earnings report, Sony confirmed that it would be spending one-third ($1.2 billion) of the moneyContinue Reading
Sony Plans To Launch More Than Ten Live Service Games Before March 2026
In a recent investor call, Sony revealed its plans to launch more than ten new live service games by MarchContinue Reading
Will Microsoft And Sony’s Truce Last In The Metaverse?
With Microsoft and Sony’s recent purchases of Activision Blizzard and Bungie, many gamers were wondering how this would impact theirContinue Reading
Nintendo And Sony Feel The Burn As The Console Wars Heat Up
Companies like Nintendo and Sony have been scrambling to come up with a response to Microsoft’s mammoth acquisition of Activision-Blizzard.Continue Reading
Epic Games’ Fight Against Apple Backed By Thirty-Five U.S. States
Although Epic Games may have lost its lawsuit against Apple, a coalition of 35 U.S. state Attorney Generals and theContinue Reading
Despite Microsoft’s Activision-Blizzard Deal, Call Of Duty’s Next Three Games Will Remain On PlayStation
Good news for you Call of Duty fans with PlayStations who might have been worried about what the $70 billionContinue Reading
The New York Times Purchases Wordle
On January 31st, The New York Times announced it had purchased Wordle for a price “in the low seven figures.”Continue Reading
Geoff Keighley Tweets That More Gaming Acquisitions Are Coming In 2022
It’s been a wild couple of months in the gaming industry, with mergers and acquisitions dominating the headlines. Activision-Blizzard nowContinue Reading
Microsoft/Activision-Blizzard Deal Likely to Survive Legal Scrutiny And Federal Regulations
Any time a deal reaches the magnitude of the Activision-Blizzard sale, it invites a whole plethora of legal questions. TheContinue Reading
Drake Star: Gaming Market On Pace For $150B In Deals This Year
According to the major investment banking firm Drake Star Partners, the video game industry is on pace to break aContinue Reading
Activision-Blizzard Reportedly Farming Out Overwatch League Operations To A Third Party
According to sources that spoke with Sports Business Journal, Activision-Blizzard is expected to farm out its Overwatch League operations toContinue Reading
Sony Buys Bungie For $3.6B
Sony Interactive Entertainment recently announced it had purchased Bungie Inc. for $3.6 billion. According to Gamesindustry.biz, Bungie will act asContinue Reading
Microsoft To Cancel Inactive Xbox Game Pass Subscriptions In The UK Following Investigation
Microsoft will soon change its Xbox subscription services in the UK following a Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) investigation intoContinue Reading
Opera’s Gaming Browser Is Now Available For Download In The Epic Games Store
Opera’s gaming variant of its web browser, Opera GX, is now officially available to download directly from the Epic GamesContinue Reading
Esports Owners, Executives React To Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard Deal
Activision-Blizzard has made quite a name for itself over the last decade, producing titles like Overwatch and Call of Duty.Continue Reading
Phil Spencer Asks Nintendo Not To Do Anything That Would Harm The Gaming Industry
We are still dealing with the fallout that came from Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision-Blizzard. In a recent interview with TheContinue Reading
Microsoft Announces Quarterly Financial Results
On January 25th, Microsoft unveiled the company’s quarterly financial results for the three-month period that officially ended on December 31,Continue Reading
The Global Gaming Market Will Be Worth Almost $550B By 2028
A new report was recently released by Fortune Business Insights. In this study, it was revealed that the global gamingContinue Reading
Microsoft Becomes Third-Largest Gaming Company Following Activision Blizzard Acquisition
Following the $70 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard, Microsoft is now the third-largest gaming company in the world behind TencentContinue Reading
Raven Software Ends Strike
A Better ABK, the employee advocacy group at Activision-Blizzard, recently announced it ended Raven QA’s strike of Activision-Blizzard that lastedContinue Reading
Phil Spencer Looking To Revitalize Old Activision Blizzard Titles
This Activision Blizzard sale is so much of the gaming news going on lately and it’s easy to see why.Continue Reading
The Creator Of Xbox Almost Got Fired For Comparing Gaming To Masturbation
Seamus Blackley, who is famous for creating Xbox, is making headlines for a controversial statement he made… in 2001. ItContinue Reading
Blizzard Is Developing A New Survival Video Game
Blizzard Entertainment is apparently working on a new IP. The organization recently announced it is developing a survival video gameContinue Reading