PlayStation leads October’s game industry ad spend, but NFL TV networks are the big winners
The game industry’s TV ad spend increased in October for the second month in a row, up to an estimated $60.3 million from September’s...
Microsoft starts shipping Hololens 2 for $3,500
Microsoft unveiled Hololens 2, its second-generation augmented reality headset, earlier this year at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The Seattle company’s been taking preorders...
Microsoft’s Azure PlayFab and Xbox offer better matchmaking for game devs
Microsoft’s Azure PlayFab and Xbox divisions have joined together to offer game developers matchmaking and multiplayer parties at no cost when used by an...
November 2019 Xbox Live Games With Gold: Star Wars and Sherlock Holmes
We are just one night of trick-or-treating away from November, and that means it’s time for a new set of complementary games on Xbox...
Blade raises $33 million for its cloud gaming service Shadow
Blade has raised $33 million in venture capital as the Paris-based company continues to expand its Shadow cloud gaming service. Founded four years ago,...
Why Electronic Arts games are coming back to Steam (probably)
Electronic Arts is probably going to announce soon that it is bringing its games back to the Steam PC gaming portal. Last week, the...
Microsoft shows off prototype VR controller with force-feedback for grasping
Microsoft Research showed off a prototype VR controller which provides force-feedback for grasping small objects with the thumb and index finger. The researchers claim...
Mike Ybarra joins Blizzard after years as Xbox services boss
Blizzard Entertainment is getting a new executive from Microsoft. Mike Ybarra is taking on the role of executive vice president and general manager at...
Xbox One hardware falters, but software and services are bright spots
Xbox One hardware sales are continuing to fall, and that put a drag on Microsoft’s gaming division. Xbox revenues for Q1 of fiscal 2020...
Microsoft reports $33.1 billion in Q1 2020 revenue: Azure up 59%, Surface down 4%, and LinkedIn up 25%
Microsoft today reported earnings for its first fiscal quarter of 2020, including revenue of $33.1 billion, net income of $10.7 billion, and earnings per...