Microsoft said Sunday that it signed a binding agreement with Sony to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation after the pending $68.7 billion Activision Blizzard acquisition.
Larry Hryb, better known to the Xbox player community by his gamer tag “Major Nelson,” announced Friday that he’s “taking a step back” from his job at Microsoft. Hryb, a… Read More
Cloud gaming company Antstream Arcade announced Friday that it plans to launch on Xbox on July 21, bringing its library of more than 1,300 retro video games to Microsoft’s gaming… Read More
A new study found that the vast majority of video games with a physical release in the U.S. are out of print, which leaves a significant amount of the medium’s… Read More
Microsoft on Tuesday cleared a significant hurdle to its $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, as a federal judge sided with the company in a legal battle with the Federal… Read More
The next big Marvel Comics video game is being made in Seattle. Electronic Arts (EA) revealed Monday that it’s opened a new Seattle-based studio called Cliffhanger Games. Cliffhanger’s first project… Read More
From the start, Microsoft’s hearing against the US Federal Trade Commission was going to be interesting to anyone who follows the business end of the video games industry. As previously… Read More
The PC version of the highly anticipated game Baldur’s Gate III will exit Steam Early Access on Aug. 3, almost a full month ahead of schedule. BG3, an adaptation of… Read More
Microsoft plans to bring the next generation of Xbox video game consoles to market in 2028, according to documents unsealed in Microsoft’s ongoing court battle with the FTC. Phil Spencer,… Read More
One of the teams at Bellevue, Wash.-based game studio collective ProbablyMonsters has officially halted development on what was to be its debut project. Cauldron, headed by former Bungie art director… Read More
Today marked the first of a five-day court session that pits Microsoft against the US Federal Trade Commission, in the latest in a series of legal maneuverings over Microsoft’s proposed… Read More
In its latest Nintendo Direct virtual presentation on Wednesday morning, Nintendo announced a number of upcoming video games, including the surprise debut of a new entry in the long-running Super… Read More
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint in court Monday to block Microsoft’s acquisition of video game developer Activision Blizzard. The FTC seeks a temporary restraining order and preliminary… Read More
Microsoft aired its pre-recorded Xbox Showcase June 11 to reveal what’s coming next for the Xbox video game platform. It included a deep dive into the systems and design of… Read More
In Ironwood Studios’ debut video game Pacific Drive, an unknown phenomena has transformed a big part of the Pacific Northwest into what’s now known as the Olympic Exclusion Zone. Players… Read More
The next release from Amazon Games’ publishing arm is a new massively-multiplayer online title from the developer behind Lineage, AION, and Guild Wars. Throne and Liberty debuted during the Summer… Read More
Apple newly announced headset positions the company as a contender in the evolving field of virtual and augmented reality, and highlights the divergent paths that major players are taking through… Read More
Microsoft will pay a $20 million fine and change its account verification process for Xbox gamers under 13 as part of a proposed settlement with the Federal Trade Commission. The… Read More
Seattle-based game studio Starform has revealed its debut project. Metalstorm is a free-to-play, 5 vs. 5 aerial combat game for PC and mobile, where players climb into the cockpits of… Read More
A Seattle firm raised $1.5 million and launched a new platform for digital collectibles, bringing the “loot box” mechanic from video games into the NFT space. Loot Labs‘ new project… Read More
Sony’s new subsidiaries Bungie and Firewalk Studios revealed their next big video game projects as part of the semi-regular PlayStation Showcase livestream. Marathon marks the official return of one of… Read More
The developer behind the match-3 mobile game Travel Crush raised $4 million. BebopBee is entirely focused on Travel Crush, a puzzle adventure and “forever franchise” that stars a girl named… Read More
The Canadian video game studio behind the Company of Heroes and Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War series is laying off 121 employees. Relic Entertainment, headquartered in Vancouver, B.C., announced the… Read More
Wizards of the Coast held a press summit earlier this month to announce plans for the Dungeons & Dragons tabletop role-playing game for the next six months, which includes a… Read More
Firmament feels like it was thrown into a time capsule at some point around 1993, with beautiful vistas, a haunting storyline, and a difficulty curve like the side of a… Read More
A new lawsuit accuses Valve Software of infringing upon patents on touch-feedback technology with its gaming products such as the Steam Deck. The May 15 suit, filed in federal court… Read More
Microsoft may end up controlling a shocking amount of the most popular, beloved video game franchises in modern media if its $69 billion bid to buy Activision Blizzard passes regulatory… Read More
A new Lord of the Rings massively-multiplayer online game is in production at Amazon Games, made in partnership with Swedish firm Embracer Group. Amazon has begun development on the new… Read More
Bellevue, Wash.-based video game developer Bungie won $6.7 million in a lawsuit against a company that sold cheat programs for its flagship title, Destiny 2. The lawsuit, originally filed in… Read More
One of the big system exclusives for Microsoft’s Xbox video game system was met with poor critical reception on Monday, shortly ahead of its wide release. Arkane Studios’ Redfall was… Read More