Niko: China will spend $1.5 billion on console gaming by 2023
In certain key regions of the world, consoles are king for traditional game releases. Consumers in the United States spend more on console games...
Nvidia’s Q1 revenues down 31% to $2.22 billion, beating modest estimates
Nvidia reported earnings and revenues that were well below last year’s figures, but the graphics and artificial intelligence chip company beat analyst expectations and...
AMD CEO: Game-related chip sales should start growing in 2020
Advanced Micro Devices CEO Lisa Su said that its semi-custom chip business — which includes game console chips — should start growing in 2020...
Game Workers Unite org calls for Activision CEO’s job after layoffs
One of the most visible workers-rights groups for the video game industry is starting a social-media campaign to force Activision Blizzard to fire chief...
Activision Blizzard cuts 8% of jobs amid ‘best’ financial results
Activision is planning to cut “non-development jobs” because it isn’t releasing enough games. This news comes via a Kotaku report that claims new Blizzard...
Microsoft rebrands in-house game devs as Xbox Game Studios
Microsoft has rebranded its existing and newly acquired in-house game studios as Xbox Game Studios, according to an announcement by Microsoft executive Matt Booty....
Sony’s Shawn Layden is skipping E3, but he’ll speak at the DICE Summit
Sony recently announced that it is dropping out of the big Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) trade show in June for the first time in...
DigiLens raises funding for holographic AR displays from Niantic and Mitsubishi Chemical
DigiLens has raised a new round of funding from Pokemon Go maker Niantic and Mitsubishi Chemical’s Diamond Edge Ventures to develop holographic waveguide displays...
Microsoft reports $29.1 billion in Q1 2019 revenue: Azure up 76%, Surface up 14%, and Windows up 3%
Microsoft today reported earnings for its first fiscal quarter of 2019, including revenue of $29.1 billion, net income of $8.8 billion, and earnings per...
Gartner: Global PC shipments grew 1.4% in Q2 2018, first increase in 6 years
The PC market has seen its first growth quarter in six years, according to research firm Gartner. The streak is over: Gartner found PC...