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Atari acquires assets from tech start-up Wonder
Technology nods to possible cross-platform functionality with mobile and Atari VCS
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Phil Spencer: "There's no slide deck that says we want to turn everyone into a subscriber"
Xbox head wants to "put the player at the center" in the next gen through services, hardware, and models that fit different needs
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Nintendo: Switch "just entering the middle of its lifecycle"
President Shuntaro Furukawa says Switch Lite purchasers who already owned a Switch down to 30% from 43%
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Phil Spencer: "We see Amazon and Google as the main competitors"
Sony and Nintendo are out of position to keep up with "tens of billions" Microsoft has invested in cloud tech, says Spencer
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Nacon buys Rig headset brand from Plantronics
Bigben gaming business preparing for IPO picks up communications company's gaming line
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Nvidia launches GeForce Now cloud gaming service at $4.99/month
Paid subscription gives priority server access and six-hour sessions, but there's a free version too
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Microsoft's gaming revenue down 21% in Q2, but subscriptions are still up
Holiday hardware sales were predictably low as current console generation comes to a close
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Console tariff off the table as tensions ease between US and China
Tariff backtrack is well-timed as PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X prepare for launch
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YouTube TV comes to PS4 as PS Vue moves out
Sony hardware maintains a live TV option at about the same price
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Patent infringement ruling against Nintendo Wii Remotes overturned
Dallas federal court declares patent invalid, nullifies $10m payout to iLife Technologies
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BT becomes first European partner for Google Stadia
Google attempts to address Stadia lag problems with new high-speed broadband deal
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Microsoft announces plans to be "carbon negative" by 2030
Company also plans to remove all its historical carbon emissions by 2050
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Switch sales up 29% in Japan for 2019 as PS4 sales drop 29%
Famitsu numbers have hardware unit sales flat for the year; Switch Lite moves more than 1 million in just over three months
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Sony's PS5 marketing strategy does away with convention | Opinion
E3 absenteeism is just the latest example of a company paying little heed to conventional wisdom, but will that help or hurt it?
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Google Stadia is like the early days of Steam, says Tequila Works CEO
Developer of Stadia-exclusive Gylt believes platform hasn't reached its potential yet, but that game streaming services will only get better
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Valve Index out of stock around the globe ahead of Half-Life: Alyx launch
Prospect of VR exclusive Half-Life drives sales of high-end hardware, despite $999 price tag
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Microsoft first-party titles to be cross-compatible between Xbox One, Xbox Series X
Matt Booty: "We want to make sure that if someone invests in Xbox between now and [Series X] that they made a good investment"
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Nintendo Switch was best-selling console in France last year
Lifetime sales exceed expectations to reach 3.3 million, Switch Lite outsells Xbox One
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Razer closing SF office
Peripheral maker laying off 19 at the end of February as it moves one of its two headquarters to Irvine
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Nintendo wins injunction against seller of Switch mod, pirated games
Defendent allegedly also sold modded NES Classic with over 800 games
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Sony launching DualShock 4 rear button attachment
Plug-in peripheral will let players map actions to two new buttons on the back of the controller
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Xbox Series X officially revealed at The Game Awards
Ninja Theory developing sequel to Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice for the console
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Nintendo Switch sold estimated 50k units in China on launch day
Niko Partners: Console on track to reach 100k units in the country by the end of 2019
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Nintendo stock rises following Switch launch in China
Share price up 2.9%, reaching highest intraday level since May 2018
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Ex-Razer employees accuse CEO of abusive behavior
Former employees say Min-Liang Tan yelled, threw objects, made threats, demanded unreasonable overtime, and was verbally abusive