Gaming

Riot Games will wind down its fighting game 2XKO by end-2026, concluding that early engagement did not convert to the player retention needed to support its free-to-play economics.

From J.J. Barea slipping past defenses to Thon Maker running like a guard at 7'1", these mid-tier players were glitches in the game's code.

Matt Groening told the D23 audience the 2003 open-world game is 'coming back in some form,' a comment showrunner Matt Selman immediately tried to walk back.

Hiroki Totoki says PlayStation is Sony's biggest asset and the company was 'forced to change' as Chinese rivals made consumer electronics untenable.

Nintendo's April-June operating profit reached 142.6 billion yen, or $903.62 million, exceeding analyst estimates despite a 9.5 percent drop in net sales.

The studio behind on-chain game Pirate Nation ceased operations Tuesday, releasing code and art under a CC0 license and leaving PIRATE token support to an independent foundation.

Sony extracts reliable returns from licensed IP across games and subscriptions, while X struggles to shrink its dependence on volatile advertising revenue.

Xbox chief Phil Spencer outlined a plan to outpace Sony and Nintendo on profitability by 2030, anchored by the Minecraft franchise and Chinese market partnerships.

The critical success of Xbox's unique studio, Double Fine Productions, strengthens the Game Pass value proposition, diversifying content and reinforcing Microsoft's long-term subscription strategy against rivals.