/
Navigation
C
Chronicles
Browse all articles
C
E
Explore
Semantic exploration
E
R
Research
Entity momentum
R
N
Nexus
Correlations & relationships
N
~
Story Arc
Topic evolution
S
Drift Map
Semantic trajectory animation
D
P
Posts
Analysis & commentary
P
Browse
@
Entities
Companies, people, products, technologies
Domains
Browse by publication source
Handles
Browse by social media handle
Detection
?
Concept Search
Semantic similarity search
!
High Impact Stories
Top coverage by position
+
Sentiment Analysis
Positive/negative coverage
*
Anomaly Detection
Unusual coverage patterns
Analysis
vs
Rivalry Report
Compare two entities head-to-head
/\
Semantic Pivots
Narrative discontinuities
!!
Crisis Response
Event recovery patterns
Connected
Nav: C E R N
Search: /
Command: ⌘K
Embeddings: large
VOICE ARCHIVE

Benji-Sales

@benjisales
44 posts
2024-02-17
Multiple sources are telling VGC that 3rd parties have been briefed Switch 2 is being delayed to Q1 2025 Pretty huge blow to the industry in terms of hardware performance. 2024 could be a year where we see all 3 platform holders in year over year decline https://www.videogameschronicle.com/ ... [image]
2024-02-17 View on X
Video Games Chronicle

Sources: Nintendo told game publishers the Switch 2's launch is delayed from late 2024 to Q1 2025; source: Nintendo needs more time to prepare its own games

That's according to Brazilian journalist Pedro Henrique Lutti Lippe, who claims in a new OX do Controle video that he received the information from five separate sources.

2024-02-06
Nintendo FY24 Q3 Earnings • Switch at 139.36m Lifetime. Shipped 6.9m last Quarter • Switch Software 1.2 Billion Units Lifetime • Zelda Tears of the Kingdom - 20.28m • Super Mario Wonder - 11.96m • Super Mario RPG - 3.14m • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has passed 60 Million Lifetime [image]
2024-02-06 View on X
CNBC

Nintendo reports Q3 net sales down 6% YoY to ~$4B, net profit up 18% YoY to ~$919M, and forecasts 15.5M Switch sales in the current fiscal year, up from 15M YoY

- Nintendo said it now expects to sell 15.5 million of its flagship Switch consoles in its current fiscal year, upping a previous forecast.

2024-02-01
Microsoft is now working directly with Pocket Pair to bring improvements to Palworld They are bringing engineering resources to provide dedicated servers, GPU and Memory optimization, and speeding up the process for Game updates https://news.xbox.com/... [image]
2024-02-01 View on X
The Verge

Microsoft says Pocket Pair's Palworld, still technically in early access, is the biggest third-party Xbox Game Pass launch in history, reaching 7M players

Surprise viral gaming hit Palworld continues to reach new player milestones.  Today, developer Pocketpair announced that the game …

Palworld has had 7+ Million Players on Xbox since launch • Biggest 3rd Party launch EVER on Game Pass • Most Played 3rd Party Day 1 launch ever on Xbox Cloud Gaming • Nearly 3 Million Daily Players, Most Played Game on MS Platforms at the time https://news.xbox.com/... [image]
2024-02-01 View on X
The Verge

Microsoft says Pocket Pair's Palworld, still technically in early access, is the biggest third-party Xbox Game Pass launch in history, reaching 7M players

Surprise viral gaming hit Palworld continues to reach new player milestones.  Today, developer Pocketpair announced that the game …

2024-01-29
WB Games Info • Harry Potter, Mortal Kombat, Game of Thrones and DC Franchises Valued at $1B each in Gaming • Hogwarts Legacy sold 24 Million Units • Mortal Kombat 1 sold 3 Million Units • WB Discovery doubling down on Gaming even more moving forward https://variety.com/... [image]
2024-01-29 View on X
Variety

A look at Warner Bros. Discovery's push to expand its gaming division with live services and mobile games, by leveraging its franchises like Game of Thrones

Jennifer Maas / Variety :

For anyone confused how Game of Thrones is worth $1B in Gaming It's not because of consoles or PC. It's because Mobile. Game of Thrones: Conquest has generated tons of money
2024-01-29 View on X
Variety

A look at Warner Bros. Discovery's push to expand its gaming division with live services and mobile games, by leveraging its franchises like Game of Thrones

Jennifer Maas / Variety :

2023-10-14
It's official The CMA has approved Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the last roadblock “We now have all regulatory approvals necessary to close and we look forward to bringing joy and connection to even more players around the world” https://www.theverge.com/... [image]
2023-10-14 View on X
The Verge

A look at Microsoft's deal with Ubisoft, which now gets the cloud gaming rights for Call of Duty and current Activision games outside of the EU for 15 years

Microsoft's giant Activision Blizzard deal is complete, and it means Ubisoft has now obtained cloud streaming rights for Call of Duty …

It's official The CMA has approved Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the last roadblock “We now have all regulatory approvals necessary to close and we look forward to bringing joy and connection to even more players around the world” https://www.theverge.com/... [image]
2023-10-14 View on X
Windows Central

The UK CMA approves Microsoft's $68.7B Activision Blizzard acquisition, after Microsoft reformed the deal to sell some Activision cloud gaming rights to Ubisoft

Who would have thought that a regulatory body that refused to let Meta buy Giphy would allow Microsoft to buy Activision? … Bluesky: Knoebel / @knoebel.bsky.social : The Cloud Deal...

2023-10-13
It's official The CMA has approved Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the last roadblock “We now have all regulatory approvals necessary to close and we look forward to bringing joy and connection to even more players around the world” https://www.theverge.com/... [image]
2023-10-13 View on X
The Verge

Microsoft completes Activision Blizzard acquisition after a 20-month battle with regulators in the UK and US; Bobby Kotick will remain CEO until the end of 2023

The Verge exclusively reported last week that Microsoft was planning to close today, and now it's official.

It's official The CMA has approved Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the last roadblock “We now have all regulatory approvals necessary to close and we look forward to bringing joy and connection to even more players around the world” https://www.theverge.com/... [image]
2023-10-13 View on X
Windows Central

The UK CMA approves Microsoft's ~$69B Activision acquisition, after Microsoft restructured the deal to sell some of Activision's cloud gaming rights to Ubisoft

The final roadblock has been removed.  —  What you need to know  — UK regulatory authority the CMA granted Microsoft approval to purchase Activision Blizzard.

2023-09-19
It appears 2024 may see the launches of • Next-Generation Switch • PlayStation 5 Pro • Xbox Series X and S Hardware Refreshes Gonna be a wild year
2023-09-19 View on X
The Verge

FTC v. Microsoft: new documents detail an Xbox Series X refresh in 2024, codenamed Brooklin, including a new controller and cylindrical, disc-less design

Microsoft is planning to refresh its Xbox Series X console in 2024 with an all-new design and features.

2023-09-01
Starfield Reviews • Destructoid - 10 • GamingBolt - 10 • VGC - 5/5 • GamesRadar+ - 5/5 • XboxEra - 9.7 • Gaming Nexus - 9.5 • Windows Central - 4.5/5 • Shacknews - 9 • GamingTrend: 90/100 • Game Informer: 8.5 • PC Gamer: 75/100 • IGN: 7 • GameSpot: 7 OpenCritic: 87 [image]
2023-09-01 View on X
New York Times

A look at Starfield, a game by Microsoft's Bethesda with 1,000 explorable planets, set for September 6 after a 10-month delay, as Microsoft needs an Xbox hit

Alright everybody, strap yourselves in.  This is gonna be a bumpy ride. Jordan Middler / Video Games Chronicle : Review: Starfield is the ultimate Bethesda game Matt Miller / Game ...

2023-08-01
VGC Report on Nintendo “Next-Gen” console • Development kits are now with key partners • Targeting a second half of 2024 launch • Can be used in portable mode like current Switch • Whether there is Backwards compatibility support or not is unclear https://www.videogameschronicle.com/ ... [image]
2023-08-01 View on X
Video Games Chronicle

Sources: Nintendo plans to release a new console in H2 2024, with a portable mode, LCD display, and a cartridge slot; key partners already have development kits

Development kits for Nintendo's next console are now with key partner studios, with launch planned for next year, sources have told VGC.

2023-07-18
Microsoft and Sony have signed an agreement to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation The final pieces are coming together for the acquisition to officially close. Could happen any day now
2023-07-18 View on X
The Verge

Sony and Microsoft sign a 10-year Call of Duty on PlayStation deal; in 2022, Microsoft offered to keep “existing Activision console titles on Sony” through 2027

2023-07-17
Microsoft and Sony have signed an agreement to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation The final pieces are coming together for the acquisition to officially close. Could happen any day now
2023-07-17 View on X
The Verge

Sony and Microsoft sign a 10-year Call of Duty on PlayStation deal; in 2022, Microsoft offered to keep “existing Activision console titles on Sony” through 2027

Sony has agreed to a 10-year deal for Call of Duty with Microsoft to keep the franchise on PlayStation after the proposed Activision Blizzard acquisition.

2023-07-16
With the 9th Circuit officially denying the FTC as well, the long battle of Microsoft acquiring Activision Blizzard is essentially at an end Last step is CMA, but that should be resolved. Microsoft will likely own Activision Blizzard in the next couple days What a wild ride [image]
2023-07-16 View on X
Financial Times

The UK CMA pushes back its July 18 deadline to block Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition to August 29, which could mean the deal closes within six weeks

Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times :

2023-03-30
EA is restructuring and laying off 6% of staff, resulting in hundreds of job cuts EA CEO Andrew Wilson says the company “is operating from a position of strength” https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ ... https://twitter.com/...
2023-03-30 View on X
Wall Street Journal

EA plans to lay off ~6% of its workforce and cut its office space, incurring $170M to $200M in restructuring charges; EA had nearly 13,000 employees in mid-2022

Publisher of ‘Madden NFL’ and other videogame series is also making office-space reductions  —  White-Collar Recession: Why Job Cuts Are Hitting Professional Workers

2023-03-01
PC Game Pass is significantly expanding to new countries • PC Game Pass Preview coming to 40 New Countries for the first time • Begins today on February 28th • Once fully launched PC Game Pass will be available in 86 Countries https://news.xbox.com/... https://twitter.com/...
2023-03-01 View on X
Bloomberg

Microsoft expands PC Game Pass to 40 new countries, including in Latin America, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe, taking the service's total to 86

Bloomberg :

2023-01-25
I'm just going to be honest these are not strong results at all. Especially Hardware being down so much is really not good this early in the generation Xbox needs a significantly better performance in 2023. Hopefully a much improved 1st party exclusive lineup this year helps
2023-01-25 View on X
Microsoft

Microsoft reports Q2 revenue up 2% YoY to $52.7B, net income down 12% YoY to $16.4B, Dynamics 365 revenue up 21% YoY, and LinkedIn revenue up 10% YoY

Earnings Release FY23 Q2 Microsoft Cloud Strength Drives Second Quarter Results REDMOND, Wash. — January 24, 2023 …

2022-12-07
Huge news from Microsoft via @XboxP3 for the future of the Call of Duty Franchise • Microsoft has entered into a 10 Year commitment with Nintendo to bring COD to Nintendo Platforms • Microsoft has committed to launching future COD games on Steam Simultaneously with Xbox https://twitter.com/...
2022-12-07 View on X
Washington Post

Microsoft agrees to a 10-year deal to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo Switch for the first time, pending FTC approval of its Activision deal, but offers no date

Microsoft has signed a deal to bring the Activision Blizzard-published Call of Duty franchise to Nintendo for the first time …