According to Circana’s recent sales report, spending on video game hardware dropped 27% compared to last year, totaling $695 million. This November was the lowest-spending month for hardware in two decades, since November 2005 when spending reached $455 million.
After ending its long relationship with EA Sports, the FIFA license was available for other gaming companies. While many expected 2K to pick it up, it’s actually Netflix that has partnered with FIFA, the organization that governs soccer.
Hut 8, one of the leading Bitcoin mining firms, has signed a long-term lease valued at $7 billion to develop a large-scale AI data center campus in Louisiana, marking one of its biggest infrastructure bets outside Bitcoin mining. Because nothing says “I’m diversifying” like investing in a building that might outlive the human race.
ARC Raiders has received a big update called Flickering Flames, bringing a wealth of new content. Players can now explore the snow-covered Cold Snap map, which introduces frostbite challenges. The update also includes a free event pass, a new project to undertake, plenty of new items, and several improvements to the overall game experience. Read … Read more
Mat Piscatella, a leading video game industry analyst at Circana, recently shared sales figures on BlueSky. According to his data, Battlefield 6 has been the best-selling game since it launched in October, and it’s currently on track to potentially finish the year as number one.
Each page of rewards has several requirements, and players need to find Trinkets to unlock the next one. One of these Trinkets, the Empty Wine Bottle, is readily available throughout the world of Arc Raiders.
MAPPA is a well-known anime studio behind popular shows like Chainsaw Man, Banana Fish, and Attack on Titan. Because they’ve created so many successful titles, MAPPA has earned a strong and respected reputation in the anime world.
Researchers have established stronger limitations on the power of shallow quantum circuits, proving that certain fundamental functions remain computationally challenging even with quantum speedups.
Pour yourself a cup of the strongest coffee, for Tether, the maestro of stablecoins, has concocted a scheme so bold, so preposterous, it might just work! 🧙♂️ Behold, PearPass-a password manager that dares to defy the clouds, as if the heavens themselves were not secure enough! ☁️✋
Dispatch, the new adventure game from AdHoc Studios, has become a hit with players, selling over 2 million copies in just under a month. It even earned the title of Game of the Year from the director of The Witcher 3! Now, the creators are making the game available on even more platforms.