From the WccfTech article by David Carcasole: IO Interactive had one final holiday surprise for players ahead of the release of its next game, 007 First Light: a delay. The studio announced that the game has been delayed by two months and will no longer release on its previously announced release date of March 27, 2026.Continue reading “A Delayed Bond, a Patient Industry: What 007 First Light Says About 2026”
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Who Controls the Greenlight? How a Saudi PIF–EA Deal Could Reshape Game Development Financing
Quoted from the VGC article by Andy Robinson Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund will own 93.4% of the Battlefield publisher, if it clears government scrutiny Electronic Arts’ proposed sale to Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has been approved by the company’s shareholders. The $55 billion takeover deal was approved in a shareholder vote on Monday.Continue reading “Who Controls the Greenlight? How a Saudi PIF–EA Deal Could Reshape Game Development Financing”
Of Saturated Inventories and Too Little Demand (A Proof Scribbled in the Margin) – Games Don’t Need to be on Every Platform
If Steam gamer’s only spent 14% of their time in new games in 2025… Then assume that 14% = 0.14 the demand signal for new games on Steam… Steam MAU is 132mn… Give 264mn for consideration of the monetized PC gaming market to account for people playing Fortnite, Riot games, etc…anything untracked… So for anyContinue reading “Of Saturated Inventories and Too Little Demand (A Proof Scribbled in the Margin) – Games Don’t Need to be on Every Platform”
The Disintermediation Game: Xbox, Copilot, and the Next Front in Platform Power
I wish I had more time to write today. Unfortunately I don’t, so I am going to present some ideas, some queries and scenarios I asked ChatGPT to juggle, and some references for thoughts on the impact of AI on eCommerce and how it could impact the video game industry and provide insight into whatContinue reading “The Disintermediation Game: Xbox, Copilot, and the Next Front in Platform Power”
No Savior Is Coming: The Post-Platform Reality of the Gaming Industry
Yesterday, PC Gamer, along with numerous other outlets, reported on the large-scale layoff at Amazon, the corporation cutting some 14,000 jobs. The PC Gamer angle was to focus on the impact to the gaming division specifically. And I wanted to further pull this industry event apart in conjunction with the statements of yesterday from SatyaContinue reading “No Savior Is Coming: The Post-Platform Reality of the Gaming Industry”
Nvidia’s Quiet Retreat from 8GB GPUs Could Reshape PC Gaming Standards
Many console gamers have gotten it twisted in their efforts to console war with their brothers and sisters across the aisle on the Xbox side of the House. They have unfairly accused the Xbox Series S as being the culprit that is holding back gaming. But as I have often advised, it is not theContinue reading “Nvidia’s Quiet Retreat from 8GB GPUs Could Reshape PC Gaming Standards”
When the Cool Factor Fades: What Apple Gets Right and Xbox Still Misses
It’s been about a year since I made the decision to convert entirely to iOS for my mobile needs and shift to MacOS for everything I do computing, using Windows only for gaming. I have had some brief moments of remorse for my ex, Android. I still have my Google Pixel Fold and Samsung ZContinue reading “When the Cool Factor Fades: What Apple Gets Right and Xbox Still Misses”
Nintendo (& the rest of the gaming Industry) Continue to Prove that Gaming is Anything but “Mid” This Gen
We’re 71% of the way through 2025. And while I am glad that my main gaming accomplishment is that I completed Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and have embarked on two other runs (one on PC via my Steam copy and another on the PS5 Pro), I am still in wonderment at how overwhelmed I amContinue reading “Nintendo (& the rest of the gaming Industry) Continue to Prove that Gaming is Anything but “Mid” This Gen”
The Fading Red Team: AMD’s GPU Struggles and the Xbox Lifeline
I often lament the days when we had more GPU manufacturers on the board, providing more suppliers and helping keep prices down. The days of Voodoo and Savage are long behind us. And not too soon after they were taken off the board were nVidia and ATI charged with colluding in an effort to arrangeContinue reading “The Fading Red Team: AMD’s GPU Struggles and the Xbox Lifeline”
Mafia The Old Country and Lost Soul Aside: Quiet Entries in the UK Charts
We won’t see NPD sales data until the 8th of October. Fortunately, between the last update of 27 August and before October, we can take a look at UK and Japan sales data to get some indicators of how some titles are faring on the market. NintendoLife just published the most recent UK weekly salesContinue reading “Mafia The Old Country and Lost Soul Aside: Quiet Entries in the UK Charts”
Rounding Off Infinity 