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New reports show that Microsoft has tried and ultimately failed to convince Activision's management to put its games on Xbox Game Pass subscriptions.

The ZeniMax acquisition, codenamed Project Atom, used a sliding-scale 'Neutrino Model' to determine the effects of taking ZeniMax games exclusive to Xbox.

An internal Microsoft report shared with employees may hint that advertisements may become a bigger part of Xbox's video games business in the future.

In a poorly-redacted report that was uploaded to a public federal court folder, Sony admits that it does sometimes require subscription exclusivity.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has a radical idea about game exclusivity--if it were up to him, there would be no platform exclusives, Xbox or otherwise.

Activision CEO Bobby Kotick strongly indicates that Activision games could be made available on content subscriptions & streaming if the price is right.

Sony PlayStation boss Jim Ryan tells federal courts that he believes Bobby Kotick wanted to make a backup deal for Activision in case merger failed.

In sworn testimony in the FTC v Microsoft court case, PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan says he believes Microsoft will use Call of Duty to damage Sony gaming.

Microsoft's internal mergers and acquisitions consideration list from 2021 includes 100+ devs/publishers like Bungie, CD Projekt RED, Hello Games, SEGA.

Minecraft is the top-earning Xbox game of all time, and that's largely because of the game's availability on PlayStation,Switch, PC, and other platforms.

Xbox gaming CEO Phil Spencer says he has no interest in using Sony's tactics of paying third-party studios for exclusivity deals to skip PlayStation.

Microsoft does not expect Activision's 8x separate billion-dollar franchises to help it grow the Xbox console business on a post-acquisition basis.

Despite the current friction, assessment indicates that Microsoft and Sony are likely to strike a mutually beneficial agreement for Call of Duty licensing.

Having already bought timed exclusivity for two Bethesda games back-to-back, Microsoft bought ZeniMax for $7.5 billion to stave off Sony's 'hostile' deals.

Microsoft Xbox sees Sony PlyStation as a hostile competitor, with Xbox gaming CEO Phil Spencer outlining how Microsoft is iadvertently funding its demise.

Microsoft lawyers reiterates that the company still expects next-gen Gen10 consoles like the PlayStation 6 (PS6) and next Xbox to launch sometime in 2028.

If Microsoft acquires Activision, then Sony will stop sharing details and info about its new PlayStation consoles with the Call of Duty publisher.

In private emails Sony's CEO Jim Ryan says that Sony will be 'more than okay' if the merger goes through and that he didn't believe COD would be withheld.

By introducing a price increase in its console subscription model, Xbox Game Pass is entering the next phase of its value-oriented business cycle.

Microsoft is reportedly raising the price of its Xbox Series X consoles and Xbox Game Pass subscriptions in major worldwide regions outside of the U.S.

PlayStation's mobile business may be floating rudderless as the head executive for the fledgling segment has left Sony's PlayStation Studios banner.

Sony follows Microsoft's lead on many video games business decisions, but the company is still unwilling to disrupt its virtuous cycle business model.

The Sony WF-1000XM5 wireless earbuds are expected to be announced pretty soon and a new leak has shared details of what we can expect when they are.

PS5 game streaming is coming to PlayStation Plus Premium's cloud offering, punctuating Jim Ryan's comments on 'aggressive and interesting' cloud expansion.

Microsoft gaming CEO Phil Spencer reiterates that the value-oriented Xbox Game Pass subscription service and the Xbox business as a whole are profitable.

The Google Pixel 8 and Google Pixel 8 Pro have been tipped to have new camera upgrades buy a report citing an unnamed source inside Google.

The rear camera specifications for Samsung's Galaxy Ultra S24 Ultra have leaked online via a renowned leaker, disappointing many fans.

10 years ago, Xbox introduced disastrous marketing that gave PlayStation an easy win that grew into two consecutive console generations of success.

Video games industry analyst Mat Piscatella predicts that digital-only AAA games will become more prevalent in the following years as physical recedes.

Insomniac Games and Sony Interactive Entertainment have surprised announced the release date for Spider-Man 2 on PS5, with new Venom details as well.

Competition and Markets Authority CEO Sarah Cardell says that parties withdrew a confidentiality waiver that limited info CMA could share with the FTC.

Based on the recent trend of shoddy PC releases all eyes will be on Ratchet & Clank to see if the impressive PS5 game delivers - with or without DLSS.

Sony Group Corp. CEO Kenichiro Yoshida comments on the challenges of cloud gaming, and hints that Sony could use its GT Sophy AI tech to boost streaming.

Grand Theft Auto 6 is expected to sell around 25 million copies, with around 12-14 million unit sales in its first week and break $1 billion in revenues.

T-FORCE was at Computex 2023 in full force, where in addition to checking out its DDR5 and PCIe Gen5 options we spotted something very cool for the PS5.

Consumers in the United States spent $2.4 billion more on video games than consumers in China, with 50% of worldwide games revenues coming from mobile.

Activision-Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick confirms that the company was ready to buy Time Warner if the AT&T deal fell through, and the capital was ready to go.

Sony's expansion onto PC sets a clear picture for PlayStation's multi-device future, but that doesn't mean the PS5 console is a second-class citizen.

It's official: The next first-party Sony game to break PlayStation 5 exclusivity is Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, coming to PC on July 26.

CD Projekt Group CEO Adam Kicinski officially squashes the new rumors that Sony's PlayStation division is seeking to acquire the Witcher publisher.

Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan is confident the PlayStation 5 will exceed 108 million unit sales in its lifetime...can it beat the PS4?

Despite Destiny 2 revenue surge and 5x PC ports, Sony's PC initiative missed targets by $50 million and contributed to about 10% of FY22 segment earnings.

Sony's acquisition of Bungie has significantly affected its games business in terms of reach and overall scope and provides a two-for-one benefit.

Engagement for Insomniac's new Spider-Man 2 game are incredibly high as the recent gameplay trailer had more YouTube views than the PlayStation showcase.

Ubisoft has priced its next Assassin's Creed game below the normal $70 MSRP of current-gen titles, and continues the cross-gen free upgrade promo too.

Some of the arguments that Microsoft presents in its appeal to overturn the Competition and Markets Authority's merger block decision aren't very strong.

Sony's new PlayStation Project Q handheld will reportedly have a 3-4 hour battery life, presumably while gaming in 1080p on the Remote Play device.

Naughty Dog has delayed its Last of Us online live service multiplayer game as the team was reportedly 'scaled back' after a review of the project.

Sony's new live service games currently lack cohesion or connection with the PlayStation brand, and Sony needs to better communicate its new model.

Remedy and Epic Games shave off $10 from Alan Wake II's price tag in exchange for a digital-only release, a concept that has sparked debate amongst gamers.