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I did the math on this and average annual revenue per PlayStation active user has grown from 23,580 Yen in FY2018 to 37,485 Yen in FY2025...

This is why I’m always unreasonable. The rules don’t apply to me.

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Just to add some context to this, because there is a slight paradox here.

Both parties plan to explore "Joint development and operation of smartphone games, console games, and PC games distributed by GungHo Onli...

100 million players for Where Winds Meet.

The Trump administration is weighing a new round of sweeping tariffs on semiconductors that could once again impact "laptops, gaming cons...

They have over 7,000 employees now.

Apple broke mobile gaming, in three ways.

Customers who make purchases out of app from Fortnite with Epic Direct Payment receive 20% cash back versus those using Apple’s In App Pa...

Remarks about the Epic Games Store, published in a recent PC Gamer interview, were not supported by Newzoo data or analysis and failed to...

Oh, no shit? Now show the fluctuations from the last month.

"Earlier models could decorate. This class can design and fully implement"

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"You can scale human creativity, but you can’t replace it"

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"A true world model must be a structured, interactive simulator"

i stopped trusting this company after perfect dark, but this is so grim

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"IP is the next great asset class: AI gives us the superpower to codify it"

"Opportunities around net-new experiences are what I find most exciting"

Mystic Messenger bans waves of loyal players ahead of 10th anniversary over large Hourglass hoards

Mystic Messenger has begun issuing widespread bans targeting its most active players, seemingly those holding large amounts of the in-game currency Hourglasses, with players reporting bans at 1,000 or more and some with smaller hoards also affected. The identical in-game notice cites detected abusive behavior without a specific reason, and developer and publisher Cheritz has asked affected players to send receipts proving how they obtained their Hourglasses. Over a dozen reports appeared on the Mystic Messenger subreddit overnight, with players suspecting a new automated security system, as the game approaches its 10th anniversary in July without new content for years.

"Players appreciate fast answers. The key is that AI must know its limits"

Battlefield Movie – Everything We Know, Including Who Could Star and Direct, and the Bidding War for the Rights

Following Paramount's announcement of a Call of Duty movie, a Battlefield movie is reportedly in the works with a bidding war underway. Apple, Sony, Warner Bros. Discovery, Amazon MGM Studios, Universal, and Netflix are among the 6+ studios reportedly in the mix, with Sony Pictures currently the frontrunner, though no deal is done. No story details, director, writer, or cast have been announced.

"AI has the potential to help studios create ambitious and expansive games"

"Developers can spend less time on production effort and more on the game"

"AI should be an enhancement tool, not a replacement tool"

"We still have game artists but they’re using our AI generation funnel"

"We’re pushing the boundary of how AI can be adopted in games"

It is not a lie. It's exactly what happened. Although, I get where Lance is coming from because Sony doesn't have to care about what From...

Nioh 3 passes one million sales, becoming the fastest-selling game in the series

Koei Tecmo announced that Nioh 3 has sold over one million copies worldwide across PC and PS5, making it the fastest game in the Nioh series to reach that milestone. The game also pushed total franchise sales past 10 million. On Steam it peaked at 88,045 concurrent players, double its launch day figure and a series record on the platform.

It's not a crime to acquire Bluepoint after they remade Demon's Souls and Shadow of the Colossus, have them make a God of War live-servic...

"Our AI agent can turn a natural prompt into a fully playable game"