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GTA VI Publisher Cancels $140 Million In New Projects And Lays Off Hundreds


Grand Theft Auto VI publisher Take-Two Interactive announced massive cuts in an SEC filing at the end of business today. The company revealed it will lay off 5 percent of its roughly 11,000-strong workforce and has cancelled several in-development projects valued at $140 million in an effort...

Bitwise President Praises Tether’s Successful Business Model


Teddy Fusaro, president of Bitwise, one of the crypto index fund managers, has praised the business model of Tether, the company behind the largest stablecoin in the crypto market. Fusaro emphasized that Tether obtained net income numbers close to the ones of traditional institutions such...

Dragon Quest Producer Steps Down Amid DQ12 Delays And Square Reorg


Earlier this week, Square Enix began undergoing a reorganization that has seen countless staff shuffled around. The restructuring is a bid from Square Enix’s new president, Takashi Kiryu, to address “flagging sales” of the company’s entire portfolio, from AAA games to mobile titles. As part of...

Online Games Act Like Unregulated Banks, And The US Gov’t Has Noticed


A new report from the United States Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)—an organization focused on enforcing the laws that protect consumers—indicates the bureau is aware of and monitoring big online video games that are filled with in-app purchases, digital currencies, and shady...

Thanks To Hits Like Wordle, The New York Times Is Now A Gaming Company


The New York Times might be best known for its long-running newspaper. But new data shows that thanks to popular games like Wordle, Strands, Connections, and more, the Times has quietly become a video game company that just so happens to have a newspaper subscription, too. Read more

CDPR Says Cyberpunk 2077 Has Made $750 Million So Far


The redemption tour that Cyberpunk 2077 has been on since it was fixed up into a playable state has turned in some huge sales numbers. Developer CD Projekt Red recently revealed that the once-maligned-but-now-refined sci-fi first-person shooter has raked in over $750 million since the game’s...

Embracer Sells Borderlands Maker Gearbox For Less Than Half Of What It Paid


Another company has escaped the gaping, acquisition-hungry maw that is publisher Embracer Group, as Borderlands developer Gearbox Software has been sold to Take-Two Interactive. This lines up with Kotaku’s previous reporting on the matter in February, in which sources told us Gearbox was nearing...

Digital Game Sales Continue Continue Killing Off GameStop, Analyst Says


Video game and nerd culture retailer GameStop appears to be floundering once more. According to a Reuters report, the company recently laid off an unspecified number of employees after reporting a decline in earnings in the fourth quarter as physical sales fall and digital purchases rise.Read more

Sony Reportedly Halts PSVR2 Production As Headsets Fail To Sell


The PlayStation VR2 is struggling, it seems. According to a March 17 Bloomberg report, Sony has paused of the PS5’s virtual reality headset after its initial supply has failed to pick up sales momentum, resulting in an overflow of unsold stock.Read more

Reddit’s IPO heats up: Latest news and what to watch


Reddit, a social media giant, is looking to gain a better valuation ahead of its IPO launch. It will happen next week to float RDDT on the NYSE, which is the New York Stock Exchange. Shares going public is a milestone for which Reddit has seemingly worked hard; however, there are certain criticisms...

Oh Goody: Wendy's Is Getting Surge Pricing Next Year


Wendy’s will start experimenting with surge pricing, much like Uber and Lyft, as the company rolls out digital menus to all its United States restaurants by 2025, according to the company’s February earnings call. Under the test, burgers, Frosties, and other menu items will have “dynamic prices,”...

Here’s Why The Nintendo Switch 2 Might Not Launch Until March 2025


If it feels like you’ve been hearing a lot about the Nintendo Switch 2 recently, it’s because you have. Over the past month or so, a proverbial dam of info about the highly anticipated follow up to the Nintendo Switch has seemingly leaked, including that the console’s launch was delayed to 2025...

Embracer Cancelled Nearly 30 Unannounced Games In Just 6 Months


Embracer Group, the proverbial grim reaper of video game acquisitions, has been wreaking havoc on the studios and IP it has acquired in the past few years. From layoffs across several companies to shutting down of beloved studios like Saints Row developer Volition, and cancellations of...

Bummer: PS5 Entering 'The Latter Stage Of Its Life Cycle,' Sony Says


Sony announced its third-quarter earnings on February 14, and they weren’t exactly full of glad tidings for PlayStation fans. For starters, the company revealed it doesn’t plan to release any new titles in its major franchises for the remainder of 2024. Sony execs also said that its current-gen...

PlayStation 5 Is About To Have A Quiet Year


If you were wondering what Sony’s up to after its latest State of Play presentation didn’t have much in the way of first-party games, it sounds like there was a reason for that. It looks like PlayStation 5’s 2024 will have a dearth of first-party games over the next year, as the company...

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