That said, various factors contribute to this growth, as pointed out by KADOKAWA. They’ve noted that the industry’s value as of last year was close to 2 trillion yen (or $13.7 billion in USD). Compared to 2011 and it’s $5.4 billion value, the market size has almost tripled, even. An interesting note is the PC market’s place in the equation. KADOKAWA also comments on this, mentioning that 16 million players were on PC as of 2021, of the 55....

Meggan Scavio, President of the AIAS, said in a statement: Phil Spencer’s career at Microsoft began back in 1988 as an intern. Since that time, he experienced a continuous rise to more prominent positions, such as Executive Vice President, Gaming; Head of Xbox; Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Studios; and General Manager, Microsoft Game Studios EMEA. Most recently, earlier this month he was formally named CEO of Microsoft Gaming. Notoriously, Spencer was able to turn the ship after the disastrous Xbox One launch spearheaded by Don Mattrick, whose vision of an always-connected console didn’t really jive with consumers....

Pre-Order and Gift Card Details for the Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro Also Provided The Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro will be available in three colors, according to multiple tweets published by Artem Russakovskii. However, Google will not launch them in the exact finish, with one tweet mentioning that the regular version will be available in Snow, Obsidian, and Lemongrass, while the more expensive model will arrive in Obsidian, Hazel and Snow....

As expected, PlayStation Now will be merged with the highest tier, PS Plus Premium. Its monthly cost is pretty high at $14.99/€13.99/£10.99, but there is an annual option that allows for quite the saving, bringing the monthly cost down to $9.99 for those willing to commit for twelve months. Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz, Sony Interactive Entertainment president and CEO Jim Ryan said that this is a terrific value proposition that wouldn’t be possible if the first-party games launched day and date on PS Plus Premium....

“The fun will begin the QuakeCon preshow, with id Software’s Marty Stratton kicking off the main event with a brief Welcome Message. Immediately following the Welcome, fans can tune in to a variety of streams from North America, Brazil, France, Italy, Spain, Poland, and more countries around the world. Streams focused on games will include existing and upcoming titles, like Redfall, The Elder Scrolls Online, Fallout 76, Ghostwire: Tokyo, Quake, and more....

Of course, the new Qualcomm tech is compatible with smartphones, as well as with other IoT devices, VR headsets, and car systems, too. Qualcomm Wants Future Smartphones and Other Devices to be Able to Use 5G and Wi-Fi Together Qualcomm has called itself a leader in the mobile RFFE, this is the module that is responsible for the model connecting to other components such as the antennae. The company has prepared products for devices such as PCs, wearables, XR headsets, mobile broadband CPEs as well as smartphones....

Players will have the ability to completely customize their main character, right down to the size of their, er, bulge (of course), as well as their vehicles, weapons, and HQ. This stuff isn’t just cosmetic either, as you can apply modifiers to your rides that might outfit them with destructive wrecking balls or the ability to drive sideways like a crab. Meanwhile, you can mix form and function with weapons, loading a rocket launcher into a guitar case for instance....

Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4 Launching in the Second Half of 2022 WE can expect the South Korean firm to release the new generation of foldable devices in the second half of 2022 and Samsung has now confirmed this in their Q1 2022 earnings call. During the call, one of the Samsung representatives said the following, “We are currently all hands on deck regarding preparing the new foldable model scheduled for launch in the second half....

The Vice President of Samsung’s mobile experience division, Sung Koo Kim talked about how the company is looking forward to continuing the moment of the Galaxy S and foldable devices throughout the rest of the year. Samsung Will Have to Sell Over 190 Million Foldable Phones if it Wants to Surpass the Galaxy Note Lineup In addition to that, Samsung is aiming for its foldable devices to “deliver sales volumes that are above the sales volumes we used to report using the Note series....

Anker PowerHouse 200 Power Station Drops to Just $181.99 for an Extremely Limited Time This is one of those products which can save you from a lot of trouble, especially if you find yourself in situations in which you are away from home for extended periods of time. Just take the PowerHouse 200 along and you’ll have extra power for days. The Anker PowerHouse 200 is able to push out tons of power and can charge a lot of things at once thanks to its massive 57600mAh internal battery....

Konami has announced a remake that was long awaited by gaming audiences around the world. The Silent Hill 2 remake will be available on PlayStation 5 exclusively. The game will be developed by Bloober Team, with several of the members of the original Team Silent helping with the project, as previously stated in a rumor. The reveal of the Silent Hill 2 remake project comes with a trailer which you can see below:...

A few hours ago, the developers of this ambitious mod streamed a few hours ago over four hours of new gameplay footage covering a lot of different elements of the game, answering questions about the mod as well You can check the full livestream below. Oblivion Remade in the Skyrim engine. Remaking Oblivion in the Skyrim engine is what we set out to do when we started the Skyblivion project....

DFC Intelligence, the consulting firm founded in 1994 to focus on this industry, provided an updated brief to say that such a big transaction for a single game developer is a sign that the price of game studios has become exorbitant and Sony cannot compete with the likes of Microsoft in mergers and acquisitions. Indeed, the size of the deals made by Sony (before Bungie, they invested $450 million in Epic Games and bought Insomniac Games for $229 million) and Microsoft ($7....

Sony’s PS5 “CFI-1202” Console Variant Features Enhanced 6nm AMD Oberon Plus SOC: Reduced Die Size, Lower Power & Cooler Operation In a recent teardown video published by Austin Evans, the Techtuber noticed that the Sony PS5 console was shipping in a new variant that is lighter, cooler, & less power hungry. This new PS5 variant is labeled as the “CFI-1202” and we can now get to the bottom of why it is so better than Sony’s original PS5 variants (CFI-1000 / CFI-1001)....

Using Epic’s The Matrix Awakens Project City, the Superman flying game demo in Unreal Engine 5 looked pretty spectacular, and the same can be said about this new tech demo featuring your friendly neighborhood spider. Created by YouTuber “dwr”, this new demo also used Epic’s Matrix Awakens’ megacity environment, and he has used the Spider-Man model as well as the animations from Lewis Fiford’s upcoming Unreal Engine 4 Spider-Man fan project....

Apparently, Google is shopping Stadia tech to partners under the new name Google Stream. Word is, there were fairly high-level talks with Bungie, although those may have been scuttled by the recent Sony acquisition. There have also been talks with Capcom about setting up a system where people can play demos directly from the Capcom website. Reaching a bit further afield, Google may also partner with Peleton for game-like experiences on their exercise equipment....

Today, a new book, Star Wars Jedi: Battle Scars, was announced with a March 7, 2023 release date. The book is said to bridge the gap between Fallen Order and Survivor. Often, these types of companion books are useful for determining when a game is coming out, but prolific leaker Jeff Grubb added fuel to the fire on Twitter, confirming the game is coming in March. — Grubb (@JeffGrubb) August 19, 2022 Of course, take all of this with a grain of salt for now, but the evidence for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor being an early March release seems to be aligning....

The new screenshots, which have been shared on Reddit, showcase some high-quality textures that highlight the great care Bethesda is putting into its upcoming space role-playing game. If visuals already look impressive in an older build, we should be in for a very nice-looking game when Starfield launches later this year. Not much is currently known about Starfield as of now. According to Lead Designer Emil Pagliarulo, the game will cover a lot of new ground and it will blow people’s minds....

SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service sent out an email to users earlier today asking them for help in its fight to preserve the 12GHz spectrum for satellite internet use. Starlink lets its users connect to the Internet through user terminals that transfer data to and from satellites orbiting the Earth in low Earth orbit (LEO). These terminals use the 12GHz spectrum to connect with the satellites, and this spectrum is also used by multichannel video and data distribution services (MVDDS) providers and DISH - both of which have had rights to the spectrum for decades....

MINIMUM: OS: Windows 10 - 64bit Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 1400 / Intel Core i7-6700 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 470 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Storage: 80 GB available space Targeting 1280x720 at 30 frames per second Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin will be an Epic Games Store exclusive on PC at launch. It’ll likely become available on Steam within the next six months or so....