Business Mobile PC Console News Microsoft and Valve sued, PlayStation's first party downturn, and could a UK social media ban impact games? - Patch Notes 55 Plus: Atari acquires Hipster Whale and Mina the Hollower hits 300,000 sales. …
Business News Nintendo Switch 2 hardware sales are down 34.4 percent year-on-year The company's annual hardware forecast remains unchanged despite that downturn. …
Business Console PC News Paramount unveils new 'unified' Paramount Games Studio The freshly unveiled studio will house all current Paramount and Skydance game studios moving forward. …
… Business shipments declined by just 5.0% year-over-year, supported by remaining Windows 11 refresh activity and inventory purchases ahead of further price increases." According to Omdia's May forecast, the first half of 2026 is likely to be the stronger period for business PC demand. …
Business Production PC Console News Xbox delivers record monthly active users, but hardware revenue is still in decline Gaming revenue decreased by $380 million year-on-year during Q3, driven in part by another downturn in hardware revenue. …
… The trade body reported the "most severe downturn on record" with employment falling 4.5% year-on-year. …
Business Art News Epic Games sells ArtStation and Sketchfab to KitBash The Fortnite maker purchased both platforms in 2021. …
… Lawyers claim that the trio has cut the supply of consumer – or 'conventional' – DRAM in defiance of "all economic and business logic", pointing to Micron's 2025 shutdown of its consumer-facing Crucial DRAM business at what is claimed to be its "most profitable point in its history". …
… This came amidst a larger reckoning as companies over-invested in live-service games, leading to high-profile failures like Concord and Highguard, as well as downturns for major releases like Fortnite. …
… In a statement responding to the claims, Tencent told Bloomberg: "Video games are core to Tencent’s business. …