Improbable: Poll says gamers and game devs expect metaverse to arrive in one to five years
American and British consumers believe that the metaverse will likely come to fruition in one to five years. But while gamers and developers are...
Interpret: 56% of gamers who are aware of NFTs favor earning them in games
A study of 1,500 console and PC gamers found that 56% of them are interested in earning nonfungible tokens (NFTs) through gaming, according to...
Activision Blizzard wanted to sell, so it approached Microsoft
Activision Blizzard leadership and key ownership wanted to sell and was shopping itself around. In early November, the company brought that proposition to Microsoft....
Bobby Kotick interview: Why Activision Blizzard did the deal with Microsoft
Microsoft and Activision Blizzard announced the biggest deal in gaming history today with Microsoft’s $68.7 billion cash offer to buy the decades-old independent game...
Xbox Game Pass adds Death’s Door, Danganronpa in second half of January
Xbox announced today the second batch of games coming to Game Pass in January. It’s not as exciting as the news that Microsoft is...
nDreams reveals new Studio Elevation for AAA and VR titles
VR game developer and publisher nDreams announced today it’s opening a new studio, nDreams Studio Elevation. The new studio will focus on AAA and...
NPD: DualSense was the best-selling gaming accessory in the U.S. last year
The Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 was the best selling accessory of December 2021, according to NPD analyst Mat Piscatella. The controller, which...
Mythical Games buys Polystream for real-time 3D streaming for the metaverse
Mythical Games, the maker of the Blankos Block Party game, has acquired Polystream for real-time 3D streaming for the metaverse. The purchase price wasn’t...
NPD: The top 20 best-selling games of 2021 in the U.S.
Industry-tracking firm The NPD Group has revealed the top 20 best-selling games in the United States for 2021. And this list looks a lot...
Microsoft is buying Activision Blizzard
In an earth-shattering deal, Microsoft announced today that it has agreed to buy Activision Blizzard. According to Bloomberg, that deal is valued at about...