2026-01-14
I am shocked. SHOCKED I tell you. All that money up in flames. Nothing to show for it. [image]
The Verge
As part of its Reality Labs cuts, Meta is closing three VR gaming studios and will stop developing new content and features for its VR fitness app Supernatural
Developers from Twisted Pixel Games and Sanzaru Games have posted about their studios being closed down.
2025-10-06
Going 20 billion dollars into debt to give yourself a 25% premium on your own shares is some interesting grossness. Reminds me of the time Riccitiello quit EA to join Elevation Partners, bought Bioware and Pandemic, then rejoined EA and ‘closed his eyes’ while EA bought them.
Wall Street Journal
A profile of EA CEO Andrew Wilson, who is expected to stay in the role, as Silver Lake's Egon Durban credits him for building EA's “crown jewel” sports business
He's a charming Aussie surfer who plays videogames and has a black belt in jiu-jitsu.
Going 20 billion dollars into debt to give yourself a 25% premium on your own shares is some interesting grossness. Reminds me of the time Riccitiello quit EA to join Elevation Partners, bought Bioware and Pandemic, then rejoined EA and ‘closed his eyes’ while EA bought them.
Bloomberg
A big portion of EA's cash flow will go toward servicing the $20B debt from the $55B sale, which even the most bullish analysts expect will lead to big layoffs
This week's column: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet... Io Sam / @iosam : The vast majority of big companies who go private through leveraged buyouts are ‘dead man walking’... Not a ...
2020-10-19
Once more with volume: iD and Bethesda and Arkane are now essentially first party studios. You won't be seeing their stuff on Sony platforms soon enough. https://twitter.com/...
Kotaku
Interview: Microsoft's Phil Spencer on Xbox Series S vs. Series X, Bethesda deal, cross-gen gaming, ballooning game file sizes, and the storage size trade-off
2020-10-18
Once more with volume: iD and Bethesda and Arkane are now essentially first party studios. You won't be seeing their stuff on Sony platforms soon enough. https://twitter.com/...
Kotaku
Interview: Microsoft's Phil Spencer on Xbox Series S vs. Series X, Bethesda deal, cross-gen gaming, ballooning game file sizes, and the storage size trade-off
There's nothing normal about interviewing Xbox chief Phil Spencer these days. — First, there's the location.