Paradox Interactive Looking Into Some Major Acquisitions
Swedish game publisher Paradox Interactive might be looking to build on a big year for gaming studio acquisitions. Microsoft isContinue Reading
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Business of Esports – Weekly News 405
In this week’s esports business news: Fnatic joins forces with Chillblast, DoorDash partners with FaZe Clan, Bloober Team signs distributionContinue Reading
Sony Is Gaming’s Second Biggest Money Maker, But Will That Change Soon?
Sony netted $18.2 billion in revenue for the previous fiscal year, which put it behind only Tencent ($32.2 billion) inContinue Reading
Bloober Team Signs “Significant Distribution Deal” With Sony
The video game development company Bloober Team recently announced it had signed a “significant distribution deal” with Sony. This meansContinue Reading
Report: Top Ten Gaming Companies Generated $126B In Revenues Over The Last Year
Newzoo recently released a report focused on the growth and revenues of the world’s major gaming companies. Based on thisContinue Reading
Sony And Giants Gaming Team Up For Music Partnership
The Spanish esports org Giants Gaming recently unveiled a partnership with Sony Music Spain. This will be Sony Music Spain’sContinue Reading
Microsoft Files New Patent To Bring Physical Games To Xbox’s Digital Library
With physical disc-based games becoming obsolete in the eyes of many, the industry has pivoted towards digital downloads that comeContinue Reading
Sony Doubles Its Fourth-Quarter Profits
Sony Group Corp. announced that its fourth-quarter operating profit more than doubled to $1.06 billion. The company benefited from PS5Continue Reading
Federal Trade Commission Investigating Sony’s Acquisition Of Bungie
Sony’s acquisition of Bungie Inc. is reportedly being investigated by the United States Federal Trade Commission. This comes after theContinue Reading
Sony Wants To Invest $300M Into First-Party And Multi-Platform Games
Sony recently said it wants to invest $300 million into first-party PlayStation studios as part of the company’s two-pronged approachContinue Reading
Weekly News Show #229: No New Consoles, PlayStation First-Party, VALORANT Roadmap, Turtle Beach Sale, Take-Two Microtransactions, Bungie Exclusive, Saudi Esports, Star Wars Chairs, Best-Selling Switch Games
In the latest weekly news and podcast after-show (sponsored by YouGov), we discuss Nintendo’s having big concerns about its next console,Continue Reading
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney Shares Thoughts On The Metaverse, Crypto, And Antitrust
In a recent interview with Fast Company, Epic Games’ CEO Tim Sweeney waxed poetic on the current climate of hisContinue Reading
Warner Reportedly Interested In Selling Game Studios
According to a recent report, Warner Bros. Discovery is planning on selling some of its gaming studios and intellectual propertiesContinue Reading
Software Startup AccelByte Raises $60M From SoftBank And Sony
Seattle-based startup AccelByte, which provides backend tools for “live service” video games, raised $60 million in a Series B roundContinue Reading
Sony Hires Two Senior Executives To Lead PlayStation’s Mobile Push
Sony has tapped two major executives to help lead PlayStation’s push into mobile gaming. Kris Davis has been brought onContinue Reading
Piepacker Looking To Become The Game Boy Of The Cloud Gaming Space
Piepacker’s pitch is very simple: classic games, playable instantly in your browser, with — and this is the important partContinue Reading
Netflix Looks To Video Games As Stock Plummets
Amid a rare financial stagnation, Netflix plans to commit hard to games. In April, Netflix said it lost 200,000 subscribers overContinue Reading
Jack Tretton Looking To Bring The SPAC To Gaming
While SPACs (special purpose acquisition companies) have been a trendy option in recent years, they’ve largely stayed out of theContinue Reading
Launch Dates Unveiled For New PlayStation Plus Tiers
We now have a launch date for Sony’s upgraded multi-tier version of PS Plus. The service will be introduced inContinue Reading
Tech Firms Competing For Deals Means More Money For Video Game Developers
Video game developers are champing at the bit ahead of an influx of money from some of the biggest technologyContinue Reading
Sony Looking To Hire A Senior Director For PC Planning And Strategy
Sony formed a PlayStation PC publishing label in 2021 and has brought plenty of former PlayStation-exclusive games to PCs, with Death Stranding,Continue Reading
Expect Several Sonic Games To Be Delisted Soon
Say goodbye to a number of classic Sonic games. Sony recently announced the company plans on delisting several digital SonicContinue Reading
PlayStation Is Also Exploring Putting Ads In Video Games
It sounds like Microsoft is not alone in its controversial advertising plan. Sony is now reportedly interested in integrating advertisementsContinue Reading
Sony And Nintendo Update Gaming Subscription Auto-Renewals Following Investigation
Sony and Nintendo are making changes to their gaming subscriptions in the UK after working with a regulator in theContinue Reading
CD Projekt Looking For Bounceback After Rough 2021
CD Projekt endured a brutal 2021 but has room for optimism with major releases on the horizon. The Polish gamingContinue Reading
Gaming Companies And Industry Leaders Have Raised Almost $200M For Ukraine
Gaming companies across the board have come together to raise money for humanitarian aid in Ukraine. From Japanese studios suchContinue Reading
Apple Reportedly Patenting Several Mobile Gaming Accessories
According to a recent report from Patently Apple, Apple is working on numerous dedicated gaming accessories for mobile devices. InContinue Reading
Sony’s PSVR 2 Will Take VR Gaming To A Whole New Level, Claims Unity
During Unity’s “Building Next-Gen Games for PSVR 2” presentation at the Game Developers Conference (GDC), the company explained how theContinue Reading