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
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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
Weekly News #189: CoD Vanguard Sales, TSM Decline, GTA 6, Gamer Nut Butter, Sony Bungie Retention Plan, Console Casualties, Metaverse Laptops, xQc On NFTs
In the latest weekly news and podcast after-show (sponsored by YouGov), we discuss studies showing almost half of all parents wantContinue 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
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
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 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
Episode #184 (Video): Bruce Stein, Legend of Fun, Audience Focus, aXiomatic Gaming, Esports Investing, Mattel, Kenner, Sony
In this episode with special guest Bruce Stein (Founder and former CEO of aXiomatic Gaming), we discuss founding aXiomatic Gaming andContinue Reading
Episode #184: Bruce Stein, Legend of Fun, Audience Focus, aXiomatic Gaming, Esports Investing, Mattel, Kenner, Sony
In this episode with special guest Bruce Stein (Founder and former CEO of aXiomatic Gaming), we discuss founding aXiomatic Gaming andContinue Reading
Sony’s Studios Pushed To Get PlayStation Games On PC
January 14th marked the launch of God of War on PC, arguably the biggest PlayStation franchise to make the leapContinue Reading
Microsoft Announces Acquisition Of Activision-Blizzard
Microsoft made history on January 18th when the company announced plans to acquire the major video game publisher Activision-Blizzard. ThisContinue Reading
Sony Reveals Virtual Reality Gaming System For PlayStation 5
Sony revealed its next-gen virtual reality gaming system for the PS5 at CES 2022 in Las Vegas, which is beingContinue Reading
Former Sony CEO Launches $225M Gaming SPAC
Jack Tretton, former CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America, is leading a $225 million special-purpose acquisition company that’s pursuing aContinue Reading
Samsung’s 2022 QLED TVs Can Automatically Calibrate Themselves
Gamers rejoice! The days of calibrating your TV when starting a new game are quickly coming to an end thanksContinue Reading
PlayStation Vita Servers Shut Down Permanently For Three Games
On December 24th, Sony closed down the servers for three of its most popular PlayStation Vita exclusive games: Freedom Wars,Continue Reading
Evolution Championship Series Appoints Rick Thiher As General Manager
Fighting game tournament organizer, Evolution Championship Series (Evo), recently announced the appointment of Rick “TheHadou” Thiher as the company’s newContinue Reading
Embracer Group Purchases Dark Horse Comics
Swedish video game company, Embracer Group, has purchased Dark Horse Comics, the third larges publisher of American comics behind MarvelContinue Reading
PlayStation Acquires Gaming Division Of Delight Works
Aniplex, a subsidiary of Sony, recently purchased the gaming division of Delight Works, the team responsible for the popular mobileContinue Reading
Guild Esports And PlayStation Partner For FIFA Tournament
Guild Esports announced a partnership with PlayStation to create a FIFA 22 tournament named “The Guild Academy Challenge.” Guild isContinue Reading
Sony’s Gaming Division Acquires God Of War Development Company
On December 10th, Sony Corporation’s gaming division announced it had agreed to buy Valkyrie Entertainment, the company behind God ofContinue Reading
Is Sony PlayStation Working On Dual GPU Cloud Gaming PS5, Backwards Compatibility on the Cards?
Since the PlayStation 5 was released last year, we’ve seen a massive supply issue for the console. Despite that, itContinue Reading
Former PlayStation Executive, George Cacioppo, Under Investigation After Appearing In Pedophile Sting Video
George Cacioppo, a senior vice president at Sony who worked on the PlayStation Network, was fired from his position afterContinue Reading
Sony Planned To Bring PlayStation Now To Mobile Phones According To Confidential Apple Presentation
A confidential document revealed that in 2017, long before Apple declared that cloud gaming could only exist on the iPhoneContinue Reading
Patent Suggest Sony Could Be Planning A PlayStation Mobile Controller
Sony Interactive Entertainment has patented what appears to be a PlayStation controller designed for mobile gaming. The patent describes aContinue Reading