Gaming

Netflix is preparing to close two of its internal game studios as the company retools its interactive entertainment strategy around titles that can be played socially and streamed directly to television screens.

A Saudi-led investment consortium has finalized its $55 billion acquisition of U.S. video game publisher Electronic Arts (EA), according to official statements and industry reports released on Wednesday.

The transaction takes the publisher behind major franchises including EA Sports FC, The Sims, and Mass Effect private, Anadolu Agency reported.

When Sony announced that it would no longer be producing physical PlayStation discs from 2028, the response was not positive, to put it lightly. Yes, PC gaming may now be almost entirely digital, and things have certainly been moving in a similar direction with consoles over the last few years, but ceasing production of physical games entirely? It’s a significant step many didn’t want to happen so soon.

Thousands of users are experiencing issues accessing the PlayStation Network, as it confirmed all its services are down.

Schoolchildren hoping to kick off the summer holidays by playing games such as Astro Bot and Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 will have been disappointed when the gaming giant announced the disruption on Friday afternoon.

Reports of outages first emerged on the tracking website Downdetector in the early afternoon, with thousands reporting connectivity issues.

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Thousands of users are experiencing issues accessing the PlayStation Network, as it confirmed all its services are down.

Schoolchildren hoping to kick off the summer holidays by playing games such as Astro Bot and Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 will have been disappointed when the gaming giant announced the disruption on Friday afternoon.

Reports of outages first emerged on the tracking website Downdetector in the early afternoon, with thousands reporting connectivity issues.

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Xbox and Meta have teamed up with a new benefit connected to the Meta Horizon+ subscription, giving you another way to discover and play with Game Pass, alongside the existing access to Xbox and Game Pass on Meta Quest devices.

Meta Horizon+ Adds Xbox Game Pass

Starting today, eligible Meta Horizon+ subscribers now get a starter edition of Xbox Game Pass where available, offering access to 50+ games, 10 hours of cloud gaming each month, and Rewards for playing.

The starter edition Game Pass l

Prime Video will recast the lead role on its upcoming adaptation of “God of War” after star Ryan Hurst was injured on set, Variety has confirmed.

Hurst had been set to play Kratos, the titular god of war, and Prime Video even released a first look at Hurst in the role this past February. But then the Sony Pictures TV/Amazon MGM series, an adaptation of the PlayStation video game, suffered a setback in June when Hurst was injured.

Prime Video declined comment on the news, which was first report

Sony has been working on the PS6 for a while now, but its exact next‑gen plans have remained a mystery. During a recent investor Q&A, Sony revealed a surprising amount about the future of PlayStation, and it sure sounds like the PS6 will be a portable device, not just a system tied to your TV.

The Q&A, first reported by The Verge, included repeated references to a shift “beyond the living room”. Sony says it wants to break away from the perception that PlayStation gaming is tied to a TV setup,

Microsoft announced on Monday it is laying off 4,800 employees, or 2.1% of its workforce — with more to come — as part of a massive cost-cutting restructuring effort. The layoffs include major cuts from its Xbox division.

In a memo to staffers, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma said Microsoft was “resetting Xbox” and would be cutting a total of 3,200 employees, or 20% of that division, throughout fiscal 2027 — including spinning off four gaming studios. Compulsion Games and Double Fine Productions will b

Thousands of gaming jobs will be shed over the coming fiscal year as Microsoft continues to invest heavily in AI

Microsoft said Monday it was eliminating about 4,800 jobs – roughly 2% of its global workforce – in a cost-cutting move that will deliver a sweeping restructuring of its struggling Xbox gaming division.

The cuts include the deepest overhaul in Xbox’s history, with approximately 3,200 gaming jobs to be shed over the coming fiscal year, four game studios being spun off or sold, and a

The new season of the acclaimed anime produced by Studio TRIGGER will arrive on Netflix this fall.

CD PROJEKT RED has revealed a new trailer for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, the second season of the anime produced in collaboration with the legendary Japanese studio TRIGGER, and is scheduled to premiere on Netflix this fall.

The series is directed by Kai Ikarashi, with character designs by Ichigo Kanno and a script by Bartosz Sztybor of CD PROJEKT RED and Masahiko Otsuka. The anime will be availab

Take a look at Roar in this announcement trailer for the upcoming free-to-play social VR adventure game where you take flight as a dragon. Soar across mysterious islands, battle enemies, and level up your power with every encounter. Discover and unlock dragon transformations from common to legendary—each one stronger than the last. Team up with […]