Nvidia CEO says a holistic effort beyond graphics chips will make it dominant in PC gaming
Nvidia chief executive Jen-Hsun Huang said that his company’s graphics chips are “further ahead [of the competition] than at any other time in our...
April 2016 NPD: Dark Souls III, Ratchet & Clank lead as gaming industry drops 15%
April was the Dark Souls of months for the game industry. Consumers spent $509.5 million on new game-related products at retailers in the United...
Nintendo’s Star Fox and Bravely Second rank among April’s best-selling console games
It might be a rough year ahead for the company, as the Wii U home console dies a slow death while everyone waits for the launch of its successor — the NX — next March. Still, two Nintendo games managed to make market analyst The NPD Group’s list of the best-sellers of April in the $99 billion games industry.
Overwatch’s open beta attracted a whopping 9.7 million players, a Blizzard record
It looks like Blizzard has another hit on its hands. The open beta for its team-based shooter Overwatch — which lasted from May 5...
Nvidia zooms by earnings targets thanks to graphics chip demand from cars and games
Graphics chip maker Nvidia reported earnings for its fIrst fiscal quarter ended April 30 that beat Wall Street’s expectations. Nvidia’s results are a bellwether for...
Star Trek Online is boldy going to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One
Star Trek Online is going where few PC MMOs have gone before. Publisher Perfect World revealed today that the free-to-play game will come out for...
Introducing our first speakers and theme for GamesBeat 2016: The Platform Awakens
We just finished our GamesBeat Summit 2016 event, and we were pleased with how that went. Now we’re happy to announce today that GamesBeat 2016 will...
Ubisoft CEO still opposes hostile Vivendi takeover
Ubisoft chief executive Yves Guillemot said in a conference call with analysts that his company still opposes a hostile move by Vivendi to take...
Ubisoft beats sales estimates thanks to The Division and Far Cry: Primal
February and March hits have helped Ubisoft’s numbers. Ubisoft released its earnings for the financial year of 2015-’16 today, beating its target of $1.548 billion...
Ubisoft plans to launch a new blockbuster game property before March 2017
Ubisoft won’t release the next Assassin’s Creed during its fiscal 2017, but it does promise something new. The French publisher revealed today that it has...