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....
Take-Two reports bookings grew 8% to $784.1M for Q1 2021
Take-Two Interactive reported today revenue for its fourth fiscal quarter (first calendar quarter ended March 31) that beat Wall Street’s expectations, with record net...
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...
JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot Games raises $40M for games we play and watch
Bad Robot Games, the game division of JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot entertainment company, has raised more than $40 million to build games that are...
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...
Roblox doubles down on virtual internships during the pandemic
When the pandemic struck last spring, many game companies halted their internship programs. But Roblox quickly switched its program online and kept it going....