Video Games
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Report: Sony PS5 Details Revealed
During a recent Sony investor relations meeting, a PDF emerged with details on the “next generation” of PlayStation 4, including Blu-ray capability, according to a report in Dealerscope. In addition to the new CPU and GPU, support for 8K graphics, 3D audio, SSD storage, ray tracing, disc support, and backwards compatibility with PlayStation 4 details already … Continue reading “Report: Sony PS5 Details Revealed”
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Comedy ‘Little’ Graduating to Digital June 25, Disc July 9 From Universal
The “body swap” comedy Little will arrive on digital (including Movies Anywhere) June 25 and Blu-Ray, DVD and on demand July 9 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Regina Hall (Girls Trip, “Black Monday”) and Marsai Martin (“Black-ish”) star as Jordan Sanders — Hall as the take-no-prisoners tech mogul adult version of Jordan and Martin as … Continue reading “Comedy ‘Little’ Graduating to Digital June 25, Disc July 9 From Universal”
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Report: Sony PS5 Details Revealed
During a recent Sony investor relations meeting, a PDF emerged with details on the “next generation” of PlayStation 4, including Blu-ray capability, according to a report in Dealerscope. In addition to the new CPU and GPU, support for 8K graphics, 3D audio, SSD storage, ray tracing, disc support, and backwards compatibility with PlayStation 4 details already … Continue reading “Report: Sony PS5 Details Revealed”
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Competitors Sony and Microsoft Ink Entertainment Innovation Partnership
Sony Corp. and Microsoft Corp. May 16 announced that the two companies will partner on new innovations to enhance customer experiences in their direct-to-consumer entertainment platforms and AI solutions. Under the memorandum of understanding signed by the parties, the two companies will explore joint development of future cloud solutions in Microsoft Azure to support their … Continue reading “Competitors Sony and Microsoft Ink Entertainment Innovation Partnership”
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Sega’s ‘Rock of Ages 2: Bigger & Boulder’ Available Digitally on Nintendo Switch
Sega’s Rock of Ages 2: Bigger & Boulder is available now digitally on the Nintendo Switch at $14.99. Anyone who buys the game, featuring a combination of surrealistic art, historically inaccurate storytelling, and chaotic gameplay, within the first two weeks of launch will receive a free Binding of Isaac Pack DLC set. The set contains a special Isaac boulder, three … Continue reading “Sega’s ‘Rock of Ages 2: Bigger & Boulder’ Available Digitally on Nintendo Switch”
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Study: Women Represent Almost Half of Gamers, But Have Different Tastes
There are more than 1 billion female game enthusiasts in the world, representing 46% of that population, but they have different tastes, according to a study from NewZoo. The recently launched Gamer Segmentation™ study separated gamers into eight personas, some over- and some under-indexing based on gender. NewZoo used new Consumer Insights from its latest round of … Continue reading “Study: Women Represent Almost Half of Gamers, But Have Different Tastes”
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Parks: Virtual Reality (VR) Headsets Remain Niche Video Game Product
Virtual reality (VR) has often been suggested as home entertainment’s future technology. New research from Parks Associates, however, finds that the video game industry remains the primary use case for VR headsets. Parks found that while 25% of domestic broadband households are familiar with VR technology, just 8% of households use it. Among consumers who … Continue reading “Parks: Virtual Reality (VR) Headsets Remain Niche Video Game Product”
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GameStop Widens Q4, Fiscal Year Losses Due to Impairment Charges
GameStop April 2 reported fourth-quarter (ended Feb. 2) loss of $187.7 million, up 77% from a loss of $105.9 million during the previous-year period. Revenue dipped 7.7% to $3 billion from $3.3 billion last year. The world’s largest video game retailer attributed the loss to asset impairment charges and other items of $334.5 million. Without … Continue reading “GameStop Widens Q4, Fiscal Year Losses Due to Impairment Charges”
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Sony Stopping Retailers from Selling Digital Video Game Codes
In another blow to packaged-media retail, Sony Interactive Entertainment is taking steps to stop retailers such as GameStop, Amazon and Best Buy from selling digital codes to its video games. The move would hinder consumers from bypassing the credit card payment option at Sony’s PlayStation Network and purchasing codes to PS4 titles at physical and … Continue reading “Sony Stopping Retailers from Selling Digital Video Game Codes”
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GameStop Names New CEO
GameStop March 21 announced the appointment of George Sherman as CEO and member of the board of directors, effective April 15. Sherman succeeds Shane Kim, who has served as interim CEO since May 2018 and as a director since July 2011. Most recently, Sherman served as CEO of Victra, a retailer for Verizon Wireless products … Continue reading “GameStop Names New CEO”
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Google Unveils ‘Stadia’ Video Game Service
As expected, Google is entering the $140 billion video game business with hopes its cloud-based Stadia service will rival industry benchmarks Xbox (Microsoft), PlayStation (Sony) and Switch (Nintendo) among consumers. Google announced the new service March 19 at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. The search behemoth, which plans to roll out the service … Continue reading “Google Unveils ‘Stadia’ Video Game Service”
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Google Set to Reveal Video Game Streaming Service
As online gaming grows (and disc-based video games decline), tech/media giants such as Google and Apple are eyeing the $100 billion industry for new cloud-based streaming platforms. Google is reportedly set to disclose a streaming platform March 19 offering high-end games across all platforms, including Android, iPhone, Mac, Chrome, Windows 10 and TVs at the … Continue reading “Google Set to Reveal Video Game Streaming Service”
