During its Xbox 20/20 event today, Microsoft revealed a roster of third-party games that are coming to Xbox Series X. As part of those announcements, the company also confirmed that ten of those releases will support Smart Delivery across Xbox platforms. This ensures that if you buy one of these games for Xbox One, you’ll then get the upgraded Xbox Series X version at no additional…
Microsoft is officially kicking off the countdown to the next generation of consoles today with its first Xbox 20/20 event. The company has plans to reveal more about the Xbox Series X and its games with monthly broadcasts. For this initial livestream, the publisher is…
Zynga reported record revenue and bookings in the first quarter ended March 31 as more people turned to social mobile games while isolated because of the pandemic. But payouts to acquired companies that are producing these hit games have hurt the bottom line.
While the…
Fortnite is one of the biggest games in the world, but what does that mean? Well, developer Epic Games revealed that it has surpassed 350 million registered players. In April alone, those players spent 3.2 billion hours in the battle royale shooter. Those huge numbers also make Fortnite one of the largest social platforms on the planet, and Epic is once again emphasizing that with new in-game…
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Women still only see about 2.7% of total investment funding, but the number of women developers are on the rise. At this year’s GamesBeat 2020 Digital, over 20% of attendees were women-identified, about the same ratio of women in the industry. And over…
Electronic Arts gave investors an overview of its plans for the fiscal year that runs through the end of March 2021. The publisher has 14 games in the works. But it’s also still committed to its ongoing live services like Apex Legends, The Sims 4, and EA Access. To help…
Activision Blizzard president and chief operating officer Daniel Alegre said in an earnings call that the next premium Call of Duty game is on track for the fall.
Activision’s own revenues were $519 million in the first quarter, driven by Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: Warzone (a battle royale game), and Call of Duty: Mobile. Alegre didn’t say what the title’s name is or if it…
More than 60 million players have parachuted into Call of Duty: Warzone in the past 52 days since its launch, according to Activision Blizzard.
When Warzone launched on March 11, the U.S. was just going into a pandemic lockdown. Video game players needed something to do, and…
Activision Blizzard reported earnings today that beat expectations as the company saw a surge for its games because people are staying inside due to the pandemic.
The big video game publisher said that both Call of Duty: Warzone, a new battle royale mode for Call of Duty…
Electronic Arts delivered financial results today above Wall Street expectations. The publisher generated $1.39 billion in revenues for Q4, which beat the $1.19 billion that analysts were predicting. For EA’s fiscal 2020, it delivered revenues of $5.54 billion, which is up 12% year-over-year from $4.95 billion in fiscal 2019.
The company credits its digital sales and strong franchises for its…
