Industry Consolidation themes
2026-10-08 2 stories
2026-10-07 8 stories
- Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery operating under Skydance following completion of $111bn merger 5 sources
- "After an all-time low, we've started to return to growth" - Asha Sharma touts Xbox turnaround after drastic restructuring and many hundreds of layoffs 5 sources
- PS5 Adding Dedicated Crunchyroll Hub Next Spring 3 sources
- Former Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick named to the board of post-merger Skydance 3 sources
- What’s Next For Halo Under Activision? Probably Not The Endless 2 sources
- Sony Seemingly Ends VR Ambitions by Selling Patents to Meta
- Games industry investors are "sitting on the sidelines waiting for obvious slam dunks", says Undead Labs boss, with labour costs a key worry
- Electronic Arts' leveraged buyout faces a bondholder battle
2026-10-06 7 stories
- Xbox Was At An “All Time Low,” But Is Now Growing Again CEO Says Without Providing Any Real Evidence 5 sources
- Michael Bay in Talks to Direct Next Transformers Film, Steven Spielberg Returning as Key Creative Producer 2 sources
- Warner Bros. Games Now Belongs To Skydance, But Company Makes No Mention Of That In Big Announcement
- Say Goodbye to a Major Streaming Service With Paramount Plus Phaseout
- Ex-Activision CEO Bobby Kotick Joins Skydance Board of Directors Following WB-Paramount Merger
- Crossy Road Rush leads Apple Arcade’s November line-up
- As Halo Moves to Activision, Halo Studios Writers Tease What Might Have Been
2026-10-05 7 stories
- Ninja Theory developers announce they are facing redundancy, as the studio starts laying off staff following widespread Xbox cuts 10 sources
- Why it's still worth making immersive sims ft. Harvey Smith & Ben Horne
- Stephen Colbert's Lord of the Rings Movie Still in Development after Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger
- Resident Evil Studio That’s Making Nintendo’s Zelda Movie Now Gunning For Battlefield As Well
- Marvel Unlimited Shutting Down, Will Be Replaced by 'Marvel Comics Powered by Webtoon'
- Halo Studios says "it is absolutely our intent" to release new Halo book, despite layoffs and a rumored lore reboot from Activision
- Disney president and CCO dismisses rumours of Epic Games buyout: "Those are not the conversations we are having right now"
2026-10-04 1 story
2026-10-02 5 stories
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 boss hopes GTA 6 pushes game prices up because it's "long overdue and also necessary for this business to survive" 5 sources
- Disney Responds To Rumor That It Could Buy Fortnite Studio Epic Games 3 sources
- James Gunn's DCU Reportedly Safe Following Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger, for Now at Least 2 sources
- Disney+ Shows and Movies Are Now Headed to Netflix, Including Ice Age and Percy Jackson 2 sources
- Batman, Lord of the Rings, and Harry Potter Feature in First Trailer for Skydance, the Newly Named Parent Company for a Merged Warner Bros. and Paramount
2026-10-01 3 stories
- The Division studio Massive expands to take control of Splinter Cell and Ghost Recon, and a new IP, in Ubisoft's most recent reorganisation 2 sources
- 'Xbox is not for sale,' CEO Asha Sharma says 2 sources
- Xbox Is Paying A Lot Less Than Normal For Kojima’s Physint, Possibly Under $200 Million – Report
2026-09-30 13 stories
- "Xbox is not for sale": CEO Asha Sharma says "we will do whatever it takes" to turn the console maker's fortunes around 10 sources
- Suda 51's Grasshopper Manufacture splits from NetEase 7 sources
- Former Halo lead suggests three ways Activision could revive the legendary series, and urges the company to hire laid off Bungie staff 4 sources
- Ubisoft renames Creative House 2, home of The Division, Ghost Recon and Splinter Cell, as Massive Entertainment 2 sources
- Ex-PlayStation Boss Has Some Advice For Xbox: “Pick A Lane” 2 sources
- Zynga reportedly almost acquired Supercell for $400m in 2012, but deal fell through following failure of OMGPop
- Xbox Boss Acknowledges Competition With Sony, But Says Collaboration Can Exist As Well
- Paramount, Warner Bros. Merger Set To Close Next Week
- Microsoft's Deal for Hideo Kojima's Physint 'Substantially Below What Xbox Would Typically Spend to Develop a Premium Game'
- Data digest: Circle’s $25m raise, August’s biggest earners, Japan’s top titles, webgame stats, more
- Dark clouds appear over 'Xbox Cloud Gaming' as it retires apps on some TVs
- Can Xbox save Halo? | Point It Out!
- 5 Xbox Games Releasing In October You Officially Can't Miss