Mediavania
Industry
Oligopoly Go!
The games industry has been consolidating since 2020. The data says it hasn’t even peaked yet
Publication
Xbox
Thinking outside GTA VI’s collector’s box
Rockstar's $400 GTA VI collector's box skips the game. What it reveals about Take-Two's ambition, plus why Xbox is handing Halo to Activision
Xbox
The reverse acquisition of Xbox
Microsoft bought Activision for $69 billion. Three years later, the publisher is taking over Halo and helping reshape how Xbox runs its studios.
Industry
The next generation of video games research
Notes on data and research after talking to a former competitor
Nintendo
Wall Street changes its mind on Roblox
It announced everything that’s to come, except revenue
Xbox
Why Xbox is rationing the cloud
iPhone Duo, Nintendo Direct's biggest announcement, and Xbox's decision to cap its cloud gaming service
Xbox
The end of cheap compute
After Xbox initially built cloud gaming on the promise of abundance, AI is now changing the economics
Industry
GTA VI reveal hints at Netflix's gaming future
Having failed at making games, the king of streaming has a new idea
Industry
Why gaming’s investment boom is skipping game studios
Venture money is back in interactive entertainment, but it's flowing to companies building tools, not games. A conversation with former Take-Two CEO Ben Feder
PC Gaming
Revenge of Steam's mid-market
Gamers are spending more on games than ever. They're just not new ones.
Industry
The fall and rise of game journalism
In a world of AI slop, bot reviews, and misinformation, who's holding the line?
PlayStation
SuperJoost Office Hours: Roblox, Sony, Xbox earnings
What Wall Street got right, what it missed, and what's next
Industry
Ubisoft and the technology trap
What a decade of VR, cloud, blockchain, and AI failed to deliver
AI & Gaming
AI is making everything more expensive
Hardware costs, business risk, and career uncertainty are all rising
Industry
Rising in the East
Earnings for CD Projekt, Roblox, and Nazara tell us about where to look next
Xbox
Prelude to divestiture
The post-Phil era points to Xbox's optimization, followed by a gradual sell-off
PC Gaming
RAMpocalypse comes for Steam Machine
Rising memory costs threaten console ambitions and margins.
Industry
Discord's IPO heralds a year of sobriety
The first days of 2026 signal much of what's to come
Industry
Soccer unties the world
Despite having criticized The Game Awards in the past, I really enjoyed the 2025 edition.
