Picture: Sony Sony has named existing company veterans Hermen Hulst and Hideaki Nishino as the new heads of PlayStation. Hulst will take over and lead a new Studio Business Group, while Nishino will lead the Platform Business Group. The role moves replace former Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan, who retired earlier this year, and ...
Seven years ago, Nintendo took its biggest risk yet and released this Nintendo Switch, a forward-thinking and bold home console that had the courage to be a handheld in the first place. It’s hard to argue with the results of this bet later, especially considering the Switch’s continued success across numerous flagship series, becoming one ...
Picture: Bioware In January 2019, I was optimistic when I flew there BioWareThe headquarters is in Austin, Texas. I was invited to test anthem, the studio’s version of the live-service looter-shooter before it made its way into players’ hands. I was immediately taken by the elegance of the demo, zipping through the levels like I ...
The departure of Jim Ryan as president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment (PlayStation) It was news that shook the video game industry. After 30 years as part of the Japanese corporation, the executive announced his retirement at the end of last September. A decision that will become effective starting next March. Taking advantage of ...
photo: Barone Firenze / Activision / Kotaku (Shutterstock) Microsoft and Sony have finally reached an agreement to keep it call of Duty on PlayStation once the Activision Blizzard merger is complete. The surprise agreement comes after that Months of struggles between the two companies and is a sign that the takeover is all but inevitable. ...
As Microsoft feuds with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the Xbox maker has admitted something that probably everyone already knew: it lost the console war. Thank you PS Plus for making my backlog even bigger Continue reading: Sony does not share PS6 information call of Duty Developers ...
Microsoft’s $69 billion deal Buying Activision Blizzard came closer on Friday in big steps. UK regulators issued a preliminary finding that the acquisition would not harm competition, despite previously indicating the Xbox maker would need to spin off the call of Duty shop to have the sale approved. The British competition and market surveillance authority ...
photo: Alex Wang (Getty Images) Over a year after it was first announced, Microsoft’s $69 billion deal with Activision Blizzard is under scrutiny from regulators. It still seems to be creeps towards its unstoppable endbut things get very messy and incredibly silly in the process. The latest stunt? Activision’s chief communications officer accused Sony Interactive ...
picture: Sony The decades old PlayStation 4, released back in 2013, has continued to receive big, new Sony exclusives, even as those old-gen ports feel dated or inferior. But now it seems Sony is finally ready to move on and ditch the aging PS4. Well almost done… It’s hard to believe, but the PlayStation 5 ...
After two years on the market, you’d probably think it would be easier to buy a PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X now. Sure, there’s the semiconductor shortage the world is still grappling with and a bottleneck in the supply chain expected to last until 2023 (unless 2024 corresponding some estimates). But, as said by ...
