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Xbox Taps Your Favorite Gaming Chart Guy To Save Its Console

Matthew Ball will strengthen Xbox’s console business as chief strategy officer, focusing on revitalizing hardware ahead of Project Helix’s next-gen rollout.

Video games

fromGadgets 360

1 month ago

Take-Two Interactive Lays Off AI Team, Including Head of AI

Take-Two Interactive has laid off its entire artificial intelligence team, including its head, amid broader industry layoffs.

fromKotaku

2 months ago

Cheaper Games Are Dominating Reviews And Sales On Steam

Steam-led PC growth will lead to PC games sales overtaking consoles' total game sales revenue by 2028. To clarify, that's not some kind of medium statistic- Newzoo projects that PC game sales will overtake the game sales of the Nintendo Switch 2, the PlayStation 5, and the Xbox Series S/X by 2028.

Video games

fromThe Verge

2 months ago

Highguard is shutting down this month

Highguard, a free-to-play squad shooter, is shutting down permanently on March 12th, less than two months after launch despite reaching 2 million players, exemplifying the growing trend of failed live-service games.

Gadgets

fromGameSpot

8 months ago

Microsoft Is Raising Xbox Prices In The US Again

Microsoft raised Xbox console prices in the US effective October 3: Series S to $400 and 2TB disc model to $800.

Video games

fromGameSpot

8 months ago

Report Finds Nearly All Gamers Have Played A Remaster Or Remake In Last Year

Remakes and remasters are widely played and desirable, often attracting players who skipped originals and outselling originals, driven partly by nostalgia.

fromHackernoon

7 years ago

Why Most Free-to-Play Games Fail to Monetize Beyond Their Top 5% of Players | HackerNoon

The majority of mobile game revenue comes from a tiny percentage of players, with only 1.83% of gamers making in-app purchases, leading to a concerning revenue disparity.

Mobile UX

#borderlands-4

fromWGB

11 months ago