Mobile Gaming Is Shrinking in 2026. So Why Is the App Economy Still Growing?
For a long time, the economics of smartphone apps were fairly easy to understand. There were apps. And then there were games,…
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Why Media Companies Are Struggling in the Internet Age
There has never been a better time to be a person who wants information. Within seconds, you can learn what…
Is the Desktop PC on the Brink of Extinction?
I recently talked to several friends who work for major desktop PC component companies. Different companies. Different jobs. Different parts of…
Lisuan Explained: Why Building a GPU Takes More Than Money
China has spent enormous amounts of money trying to build a more independent semiconductor industry. And, to be fair, money solves…
The Reputation Afterlife: Why Shameless Confidence Can Outlive Competence
Some people can spend an entire evening replaying a mildly awkward sentence they said seven years ago. They remember the…
What Is Private Equity? The Business of Buying Businesses
Private equity sounds like one of those financial terms deliberately invented to make ordinary people stop asking questions. Private means…
When Mobile Games Stopped Feeling Like Games: How Fun Became Retention
I used to think I had simply grown out of mobile games. Then I looked back and realized something strange.…
CXMT Explained: Can China Break the Global Memory Monopoly?
This article was updated on August 18, 2026, to include CXMT’s latest DDR5 performance, manufacturing yield, server-memory expansion, market share,…
Sony Is Ending Physical Games, but Digital Ownership Is the Real Problem.
Sony has announced that it will stop producing physical discs for new PlayStation games beginning in January 2028. Naturally, the…
Workplace Burnout Is Not Just an Employee Problem. It Is a Business Problem.
In many workplaces, burnout does not officially exist. Employees may become exhausted, cynical, forgetful, emotionally numb, and increasingly unable to…
Why Are So Many Games Doing IP Collaborations? The Business Strategy Behind Video Game Crossovers
At first glance, these collaborations seem like fan service—a fun way to let players dress up as their favorite characters.…
Gen Z Work Ethic: Why Young Workers Are Rejecting Corporate Culture
I know plenty of younger people who have little interest in the traditional corporate package: commuting every morning, sitting in…
Steam’s $11 Billion 2026 Revenue Reveals the Real Power of Old Games
The videogame industry is currently performing one of its favorite magic tricks: generating more money than ever while repeatedly insisting…
PC Shipments Slip in Q2 2026 as Component Costs Turn Up the Heat
The global PC market lost momentum in the second quarter of 2026, with shipments of desktops, notebooks, and workstations falling…
The End of Startup Fantasy: Unicorns, Unit Economics, and Other Imaginary Creatures
There was a time, not very long ago, when working at a startup sounded like joining the future before everyone…
Xbox’s 3,200 Layoffs Signal a Brutal Reality Check
Xbox has just announced the most significant restructure in its history, and this is not the usual corporate “we are…
Esports Has 400 Million Gen Z Fans and a Business Model That Still Barely Works
A new esports study has arrived with a wonderfully large number attached to it. According to The Esports Generation: Who They…
Bolt Wants to Crash the GPU Competition and It’s Starting With Creators, Not Gamers
For a market that has spent years acting like “GPU competition” means choosing which Nvidia card you can’t afford this…
GTA VI’s Price Tag Is Official, and Rockstar Just Told the Entire Industry to Buckle Up
For months, everyone knew Grand Theft Auto VI was going to be expensive. The only real mystery was whether Rockstar would stop…
PC Gaming’s Quiet Rebellion: Direct-to-Consumer Sales Just Crushed the $1 Billion Mark
For years, the standard PC publishing playbook looked almost suspiciously settled. Put your game on a major storefront, accept the…