GTA Online’s growth complicates a Grand Theft Auto 6 launch for Rockstar
Grand Theft Auto V and the connected world of GTA Online continue to drive revenue growth for developer Rockstar Games and parent company Take-Two...
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick on the metaverse: ‘I’m always allergic to buzzwords’
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick said in an earnings call today that he is allergic to buzzwords like the metaverse, special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs),...
2K ships 2 million copies of PGA Tour 2K21 as video game golf heats up
It is high tide for video game golf. Publisher 2K Games has shipped 2 million copies of PGA Tour 2K21 since its August debut....
EA will crowdfund the prize pool for Apex Legends Global Series Championship to as much as $3M
Electronic Arts said it will tap players to crowdfund the prize pool for the Apex Legends Global Series Championship to as much as $3...
DigiLens launches developer prototype for extended reality glasses
DigiLens is taking the wraps off a new prototype for its extended reality glasses (XR), which will offer augmented reality features, such as overlaying...
How Garry Kasparov aims to boost chess revival with online gaming portal
Chess is undergoing a revival. And chess legend Garry Kasparov hopes to keep it going with a new website he has started with Vivendi...
Days Gone developer gets a second chance with PC launch
Days Gone had great promise as the next big narrative-based zombie game from Sony’s first-party studios. When Sony first showed it at the Electronic...
Why Starfield won’t be on PlayStation 5
Microsoft has no plans to release Bethesda’s upcoming space role-playing adventure Starfield on Sony’s competing PlayStation 5 console. That shouldn’t surprise too many people...
Boréas launches NexusTouch sensors to bring force feedback to smartphones and gaming phones
Boréas Technologies has unveiled its NexusTouch sensing technology, which will give touch feedback in a new generation of smartphones (including those geared to gaming)....
Esports drives user engagement — and revenue — for free-to-play games
Amid the coronavirus outbreak, the video game industry experienced a critical inflection point, although it went largely overlooked. Most of the media coverage focused...