Microsoft’s Xbox Live Gold price increase feels like manipulation
Microsoft is raising the price of Xbox Live Gold from $60 per year to $60 every six months. It included some caveats to that,...
NPD 2020: Nintendo Switch was No. 1 hardware, PlayStation 5 was No. 2
The Nintendo Switch dominated hardware sales in the United States throughout 2020. It easily outsold its last-gen competition in the Xbox One and PlayStation...
PlayStation accounts for over 40% of TV ad spend from gaming brands in 2020
The numbers are in and it’s official: Sony’s PlayStation was the top gaming brand spender on TV advertising for 2020, accounting for over 40%...
Microsoft expands its refund system for Cyberpunk 2077
If you purchased Cyberpunk 2077 digitally on the Microsoft Store, you can get a full refund. This was already true on Xbox, but it...
CD Projekt Red risked the reputations of others to insulate Cyberpunk 2077
Cyberpunk 2077 is out, and it’s the only thing people can talk about. But while many people are playing and enjoying it, many others...
Vulkan gets tools, drivers to bring ray tracing to PS5, Xbox, and AMD
The next generation of real-time visuals is ray tracing, and developers can now turn to the open Vulkan graphics API to bring this tech...
Xbox studio The Initiative debuts Perfect Dark at The Game Awards
Microsoft helped to kick off The Game Awards this evening with a quick reveal of what its new studio The Initiative is working on:...
Halo: Infinite is launching next fall
Halo: Infinite isn’t coming in the spring or summer. Developer 343 Industries is now aiming to launch the game in the fall 2021, according...
Sony doubled TV ad spend for PlayStation 5 launch
Gaming brands have been revving up their TV ad spend just in time for the holidays: November saw a 76.65% increase in estimated outlay,...
Xbox update begins rolling out with new dynamic backgrounds and more
Microsoft has an update for Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One that is going live starting today. This patch adds new customization features as...