Microsoft's latest earnings report suggests the company had a good quarter and a good fiscal year, and its Xbox software and services businesses appear to be on an upswing even as revenue from sales of Xbox consoles slips.
For its fourth quarter, which encompasses the three months ending June 30th, the company claims that revenue from its game business (which includes Xbox hardware, software, and services like Xbox Live) was 3 percent higher (or ~$44 million more) than it was during the same period a year prior.
That growth was chalked up to "strength in Xbox software and services" which helped "offset lower hardware revenue." Specifically, revenue from sales of Xbox software and services ros…
After a long hiatus, we’re finally getting another college football video game. EA Sports College Football 25 arrives this Friday, July 19 and if you preorder it during Prime Day you can save $30 when bundling it with a PS5 console. In other words, anyone looking to pick up a PS5 and EA Sports College Football 25 can now do so for a bit less.
Cashing in on the impressive offer is simple. Just add the two items to your cart to see the $30 discount. Your price will then drop from $570 to $540, essentially letting you pick up EA Sports College Football for $40. That’s a solid offer–though it’ll likely disappear once Prime Day ends. Be sure to check it out while you can. Come from Soccer 13 pools and matches
A new gameplay trailer for Apex Legends’ upcoming Season 24: Takeover has been released, and it features a major surprise: Respawn is kicking off Apex’s sixth anniversary by letting content creators step into the shoes of the (fictional) Apex Games Commissioner, Kuben Blisk.
Four different “Content Commissioners” will take the stage from February 25 to April 28 (two weeks per content creator), introducing special challenges for players to overcome, exclusive cosmetic rewards, and fan-favorite limited-time modes for the duration of their two-week takeover.
“If you thought we were meta before, wait until you see this,” Remedy’s Thomas Puha told me at the start of a recent Alan Wake 2 DLC preview. The first expansion for one of 2023’s best games is on the way, with the Alan Wake 2 Night Springs DLC launching for all Expansion Pass owners tomorrow, June 8. It’s the first of two expansions and is split into a trio of hour-long episodes, each made to look like Night Springs, the in-universe television anthology inspired by The Twilight Zone. In a hands-off demo I attended, it quickly became obvious that Puha is correct Come from Soccer 13 pools and matches . Somehow, despite the chaotic, ouroboros-like metanarrative that is Alan Wake 2, the DLC seems even weirder.…
Today's a big day, as organizers are proud to announce that registration is now open for the 2020 Game Developers Conference!
GDC 2020 is already shaping up to be a fantastic show, and when you attend you're giving yourself the opportunity to meet up with the global game development community for a week of unmatched education, inspiration and networking in San Francisco.
This will be the 34th edition of GDC, and now that registration is officially open, you'll want to take a look at your GDC pass options and register early to lock in the best price.
Plus, some passes have limited quantities — so if you’re inte…
I gave a talk at GDC Europe today titled "Getting Your Independent Games Noticed in 2013". The talk focused around getting the press to notice you and check out your game, and featured survey results, tips and tricks, and generally plenty of information about the dos and don'ts of flogging your game wares. What you'll find here is a written version of the talk, complete with slides and survey statistics. If you attended the talk in Cologne, thanks very much for coming, and I hope it was worth 25 minutes of your time! I'm going to start by analysing how you prepare to get noticed by the press even before you begin to real assault. It's just so much harder to get people to sing and dance about your game now than it was a few years ago. I remember back w…
Game industry veteran Jade Raymond has announced plans to depart Ubisoft after ten years with the company, giving no hint as to what she intends to do next. Raymond is stepping down from her role as managing director of Ubisoft Toronto. Alexandre Parizeau, a founding member of the studio who most recently served as senior producer on Splinter Cell: Blacklist, will be stepping in to take the reins on October 29th. "I’m confident that now is a good time for me to transition leadership of the studio to Alex and to pursue my other ambitions and new opportunities," wrote Raymond in a statement published to the company blog this morning. Raymond's career at Ubisoft spanned a wide variety of roles and title…
HBO’s Green Lantern series may have found one of its stars. After reports that Josh Brolin turned down the leading role in Lanterns, Friday Night Lights star Kyle Chandler is reportedly the top choice to play one of Earth’s veteran Green Lanterns, Hal Jordan.
According to Deadline, Chandler is currently in negotiations to star in Lanterns, but his deal hasn’t been closed yet. The series was announced last year as part of the new DC Universe reboot overseen by James Gunn and Peter Safran. Lanterns has been likened to a superhero story mixed with True Detective, with Jordan and rookie Green Lantern John Stewart investigating a series of murders in the American midwest. The decision to cast a 59-year-old actor as Hal Jordan also suggests that his character has been active for decades…
Fortnite Festival Season 5 launches this weekend with a headliner who’s a pretty major pivot from Metallica: Colombian pop and reggaeton singer Karol G. As has been the custom for each season of Festival so far, Karol G will have two skins available to obtain–one in the Season 5 Festival Pass, and one in the item shop–along with a variety of instruments, jam tracks, emotes and other cosmetics. For good measure, Karol G will have her own Fortnite concert experience next weekend, and the new Festival season is bringing us some highly requested quality-of-life changes.
Season 5, which runs until November 2, adds an all-new Festival Pass to the game. The pass costs 1800 V-Bucks, as it did in previous seasons, and includes both free and paid tracks. Buying the pass will immediately g…
Baldur’s Gate 3 is getting one last big update in Patch 8, which will introduce cross-play between all consoles, PC, and even Mac. But before Larian puts the latest patch through a stress test with players, the developer has shared more details about what to expect.
Photo mode and 12 new subclasses are among the new features that stand out in Patch 8. There are also a number of bug fixes and in-game mod improvements. Larian’s latest update notes that there have been 100 million mod downloads to date. The company also promised that more mods are being approved for console players.
Mac players also have new minimum specs for Baldur’s Gate 3. Larian now suggests that Mac users update their system to macOS 14 (version 14.7.1) or later. Older Macs that can’t be updated to that le…