PlayStation 5 sales are hot, but Sony’s profit powerhouse is services
PlayStation 5 is on a record pace in terms of hardware shipments for Sony. And while those sales reveal raw demand for consoles, Sony...
Sony has shipped 7.8 million PlayStation 5 consoles as of March
PlayStation 5 is outpacing the PlayStation 4 in terms of consoles shipped. Through the end of March, Sony has sold 7.8 million PS5s into...
Wildlife opens indie studio SuperWow Games in Austin and Melbourne
Wildlife is a big mobile game developer and publisher, and it’s getting bigger. It’s opening a second independent game studio, SuperWow Games, in Austin,...
Xbox Series X/S demand drives 232% growth for Microsoft gaming hardware
Microsoft’s gaming division helped contribute a significant boost to its revenue during its fiscal Q3 2021 earnings report today. Xbox hardware revenue jumped 232%...
Huuuge acquires match-3 game Traffic Puzzle for $38.9M
Huuuge, a maker of social casino games that recently went public in Poland, has acquired the free-to-play match-3 game Traffic Puzzle from Picadilla Games...
Nintendo finally adds online play to a huge Switch hit
Nintendo is finally updating Super Mario Party with online play. This comes — well, not just in time for stay-at-home orders due to the...
Nintendo ads generate 9 out of 10 TV impressions in March-April
Nintendo continues to be a powerhouse for the video game industry when it comes to TV advertising. From March 16 through April 15, Nintendo...
The RetroBeat: Hey Nintendo, remember those cool mini-consoles?
In 2016, Nintendo released the NES Classic Edition, a miniature version of its first hit console. It could connect to modern TVs via HDMI...
Spider-Man: Miles Morales’ sales performance is great for PS5 owners
When Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales launched, it did not immediately match the record-breaking sales pace of its predecessor. Marvel’s Spider-Man for PlayStation 4 sold...
GamesBeat Decides: The best (and worst) PlayStation consoles
We’re back with another tier list video, and this time Jeff Grubb and I are looking at Sony’s consoles. This includes its five PlayStation...