Gaming

Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.  Electronic Arts reported better-than-expected earnings today for the second fiscal quarter ended September 30, as the game publisher saw big engagement with its existing games. Net bookings for the quarter were $1.851 billion, more than double from $910 million a year ago. The…

Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.  Activision Blizzard today revealed in its quarterly earnings report that it would be delaying the release of Overwatch 2 and Diablo IV. The company was not specific on exactly how long the games would be delayed, but neither game will be released in 2022. It simply said that the…

Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.  After more than two years of testing, Fortnite is shutting down in China on November 15. The game never officially launched in that territory and was intentionally missing features such as in app purchases. “The battle royale genre has been strictly regulated in China,” says…

Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.  When I’ve seen video game trailers with over-the-top action, I’ve often wondered who among the game developers creates these things. It turns out that Electronic Arts has a full game capture division whose job it is to capture images that will get gamers excited about an…