Industry Consolidation themes

2026-04-23 3 stories

• Xbox CEO: We Will Consider Changes To Exclusivity 17 sources
• The quiet surrender: Why Xbox, PlayStation, and Steam all handed social to Discord
• The Dev Behind Many Classic Games on PS5 and PS Plus Just Got Bought By Atari

2026-04-21 1 story

• Why doesn't Xbox Game Pass include every Call of Duty game?

2026-04-16 4 stories

• Blizzard is assisting with Fable's cinematics, while the Sea of Thieves team is lending its expertise to quirky pottery brawler Kiln 4 sources
• Paramount Pictures at CinemaCon 2026: Everything Revealed 3 sources
• Star Trek: Resurgence Will Likely Be Delisted Very Soon
• Everyone's Favourite SEGA Character, Red from Angry Birds, Now Available in Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds

2026-04-15 1 story

• Blizzard Cinematics Team Helping with Fable’s Development 3 sources

2026-04-14 4 stories

• Warner Bros. Pictures at CinemaCon 2026: Everything Revealed (Updating Live!)
• Starfield's sales on PlayStation 5 make me wonder why Xbox even bothered... was this worth devaluing exclusivity?
• Nvidia denies report that it is in talks to acquire a major PC company but Dell, HP, Lenovo and Asus share prices jumped at the thought
• Call of Duty 2026 Xbox Game Pass Rumor

2026-04-13 2 stories

• Noah Wyle, David Fincher blast Paramount's WB takeover in fiery open letter
• "It will reshape the PC landscape": A new rumor says NVIDIA is entering final negotiations to buy a large PC company — Dell and HP stocks jump in the wake, but I'm not so sure

2026-04-12 2 stories

• ‘It Was Getting Damaged and Broken Apart’ – Pete Hines Says Bethesda Is Part of Something That Is Not ‘Authentic’ or ‘Genuine’ 2 sources
• Former Xbox Exec Says Developers Didn’t Want a Sony Monopoly

2026-04-11 2 stories

• Amazon shakes up Luna streaming service, removing access to individual games, third-party subscriptions, and its "Bring Your Own Library" feature
• “Truthfully, I still think Bethesda is just part of something that is not authentic and is not genuine” — Pete Hines reflects on Bethesda after Microsoft’s acquisition

2026-04-10 2 stories

• Ex-Bethesda Exec Says The Elder Scrolls 6 Maker Isn’t Part Of Something ‘Genuine’ Or ‘Authentic’ At Microsoft 3 sources
• Intel's fabs may at long last be worth all those billions of dollars

2026-04-09 2 stories

• Black Tabby Games slinks into game publishing with 1000xResist creator's next game 4 sources
• Five studios form developer-led holding Nova Assembly

2026-04-08 4 stories

• On the podcast: Playtika for sale, data nuggets, Ilkka’s BAFTA, Netflix Playground, game writers talk mobile, more 2 sources
• On the podcast: Playtika for sale, data nuggets, Ilkka’s BAFTA, Netflix Playground, game writers’ favourite mobile games, more
• Finding inspiration and a bit of hope in CorgiSpace
• Data digest: $3bn Playtika for sale, Q1’s top earners, Easybrain, Sett, Mistplay, Mag, more