CultureNewsCultureNewsMicrosoft Activision Deal Might Not Be Dead After All, Approved In EuropeCall of Duty, Diablo IV, and Overwatch 2 could still end up Game PassByEthan GachPublishedMay 15, 2023
CultureNewsCultureNewsActivision Boss Hyped About AI, Suggests It Could Be Used In A New Guitar Hero [Update]Bobby Kotick likens AI revolution to Steve Jobs releasing the MacintoshByEthan GachUpdatedMay 31, 2023
ReportReportSome Blizzard Devs Worry Departures Could Hurt World Of Warcraft And Other GamesA return-to-office mandate is being blamed for loss of talentByEthan GachPublishedMay 10, 2023
OpinionCommentaryOpinionCommentaryXbox Is Running Out Of Time To Get It RightRedfall's rough launch shows patience for a Microsoft comeback is wearing thinByEthan GachUpdatedDecember 5, 2023
CultureNewsCultureNewsBlockbuster Game Development Costs Are Out Of ControlMicrosoft’s fight over the Activision deal reveals ballooning game budgetsByEthan GachPublishedMay 1, 2023
OpinionCommentaryOpinionCommentaryThe Reason Regulators Blocked Microsoft's Activision Deal Makes No SenseThe CMA’s decision hinges on cloud gaming tech that no one believes in yetByEthan GachPublishedApril 28, 2023
CultureNewsCultureNewsUK Blocks Microsoft Activision Deal Over Game PassThe Xbox and Call of Duty makers say they will appeal the decisionByEthan GachPublishedApril 26, 2023
CultureNewsCultureNewsMicrosoft Is Struggling To Sell Xboxes, AgainEven Game Pass can't seem to make up the differenceByEthan GachPublishedApril 25, 2023
CultureNewsCultureNewsSonic Maker Sega Is The Video Game Industry’s Next Union Battleground [Update: Over 200 Staff Unionized]Workers at the Persona publisher are organizing for better pay and healthcareByEthan GachUpdatedJuly 10, 2023
CultureOdds and EndsCultureOdds and EndsThe Cringiest Weed References In Video GamesLooking at the times video games tried to spark one up and failed, from Far Cry 3 to GTA VByJuno StumpPublishedApril 20, 2023
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CultureNewsCultureNewsSega Gobbles Up Angry Birds In Gaming Industry’s Most Bizarre Acquisition YetThe Sonic creator races into mobile gaming alongside Microsoft, Take-Two, and othersByEthan GachPublishedApril 17, 2023
CultureNewsCultureNewsSony Lashes Out At Government For Not Shutting Down Microsoft Activision DealThe PlayStation maker calls UK regulators’ reversal ‘irrational’ByEthan GachPublishedApril 6, 2023
CultureNewsCultureNewsUS Government Went After Activision Over Stingy Esports SalariesThe Department of Justice targeted the Call of Duty and Overwatch leagues specificallyByLuke PlunkettPublishedApril 3, 2023
CultureNewsCultureNewsXbox Manager Claims Game Pass Isn’t 'Disruptive’The head of Microsoft gaming’s indie division thinks that game pass can exist alongside traditional game salesBySisi JiangPublishedMarch 31, 2023
CultureNewsCultureNewsActivision Blizzard May Have Pulled Out Of China Over Messy MiscommunicationNetEase offered to help smooth over the Microsoft acquisition, but the companies couldn't reach an agreementBySisi JiangPublishedMarch 29, 2023
CultureNewsCultureNewsBobby Kotick Calls Out PlayStation In Email To Whole World'This is obviously disappointing behavior from a partner for almost thirty years'ByLuke PlunkettPublishedMarch 28, 2023
EntertainmentFantasyEntertainmentFantasyFantasy Author Brandon Sanderson Asks Fans To Calm Down After Getting SlammedA Wired profile of a bestselling fantasy author drew ire for its cynical toneBySisi JiangPublishedMarch 24, 2023
CultureNewsCultureNewsMicrosoft Just Overcame A Major Hurdle Blocking The Activision DealUK regulators give the Xbox manufacturer a tentative greenlightByEthan GachPublishedMarch 24, 2023
CultureNewsCultureNewsU.S. Senator Blasts Sony's Monopoly On Cool Japanese GamesPolitician says 'Sony controls a monopoly of 98% of the high-end game market' in JapanByLuke PlunkettPublishedMarch 23, 2023