2025-04-05
Watching right wing video game influencers trying to justify and play this down is my new guilty pleasure — kotaku.com/switch-2-pre...
The Verge
Nintendo delays Switch 2 preorders, which were set to start on April 9, “to assess the potential impact” of Trump's tariffs; the June 5 launch date is unchanged
June 5 launch date still on schedule Charles Harte / Game Informer : Trump Tariff Plans Delay Nintendo Switch 2 Pre-Order Date Arol Wright / How-To Geek : Tariffs Just Killed Ninte...
2023-11-17
The global games industry is projected to hit revenues of $406.20bn in 2023 - continuing an annual growth rate of 10%. Yet this has been a catastrophic year for redundancies. Increasingly, “value for shareholders” and insane growth are coming at the cost of talented people
Variety
Embracer reports Q2 net sales up 13% YoY to ~$1B, layoffs that impacted ~900 staff, or 5% of its workforce, and 36 fewer games in development than in Q2 2022
and Warns of More to Come Derek Strickland / TweakTown : Embracer likely to cancel more games to reduce expenses, may shy away from external projects X: Rim / @rim_aj : An estimate...
2023-11-16
The global games industry is projected to hit revenues of $406.20bn in 2023 - continuing an annual growth rate of 10%. Yet this has been a catastrophic year for redundancies. Increasingly, “value for shareholders” and insane growth are coming at the cost of talented people
Variety
Embracer reports Q2 net sales up 13% YoY to ~$1B, layoffs impacted 900 employees, or 5% of its workforce, and 36 fewer games are in development than Q2 2022
“Lord of the Rings” owner Embracer Group has reported a 13% increase in net sales year-on-year in Q2, in part thanks to its intensive restructuring program.