Nintendo Switch is on a blazing sales pace for 2020 in the U.S.
Nintendo Switch was the best-selling console in the United States for the 23rd month in a row, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group....
October 2020 NPD: Nintendo and FIFA power gaming’s growth
Gaming fans in the United States didn’t shy away from spending on their hobby in the month before the launch of next-gen consoles. Instead,...
Xbox Series X finally makes PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds feel good at 60fps
One of the first games I tested on Xbox Series X was PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. As a boomer, it is still my favorite battle royale,...
Call of Duty: Black Ops — Cold War arrives with cross-generation, cross-platform play on November 13
Call of Duty: Black Ops — Cold War will launch November 13 on the PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. But this year’s big...
Microsoft starts rolling out Xbox’s latest UX update
Microsoft is preparing for the launch of the Xbox Series X with an upgrade to the Xbox interface. The company is maintaining a unified...
How Xbox Game Pass is giving fans the first Battletoads in 26 years
Developers Rare and Dlala Studios just released Battletoads for PC and Xbox. This is the latest entry in the classic beat-’em-up series, but it’s...
Microsoft Flight Simulator could push PC-hardware spending to $2.6 billion
Microsoft Flight Simulator is one of the games that could push people to spend even more money upgrading their PC rigs. Market-intelligence firm Jon...
How ID@Xbox has helped indie devs generate $1.5 billion in revenue
On this week’s episode of How Games Make Money, ID@Xbox director Chris Charla joins host Jeff Grubb to talk about publishing indie games. ID@Xbox...
Nintendo Switch was the top-selling console in July
While all gaming hardware saw a significant jump in sales during the pandemic, that has come to an end for PlayStation 4 and Xbox...
July 2020 NPD: Paper Mario and Ghost of Tsushima have strong debuts
Consumers are still turning to video games for their entertainment in the United States. While hardware sales have come back to Earth after a...