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…
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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.…
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…
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…
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…
In-Game Ads Are Already Here. The Real Question Is How Weird the Industry Wants to Make Them
When people hear “ads in games,” they tend to imagine the worst version immediately: a boss fight paused by a…
PC vs Smartphone: The Business of Obsolescence
PC vs smartphone is a comparison that usually revolves around performance, gaming, or productivity. PCs are more powerful, smartphones are…
Denuvo’s Nightmare: How Hypervisor Bypasses Could Change Gaming Forever
For years, Denuvo occupied a strange place in PC gaming. Publishers treated it like a security blanket. Players treated it…
The 2026 Gaming App Insights Report Shows Mobile Growth Is Getting Smarter and Harder
For years, mobile gaming had a pretty forgiving growth formula: buy a lot of installs, celebrate the charts, and deal…
Highguard Died in 45 Days and The Story Is Messier Than It Looks
Live-service games usually fail slowly. Highguard didn’t even get the chance. Wildlight Entertainment’s raid shooter is shutting down on March 12, 2026,…
Mobile Market in 2026: The End of Easy Growth
There was a time when launching a mobile app felt like tossing a message in a bottle into a wide,…
Why Modern PC Games Depend on DLSS and Keep Getting More Demanding
There was a time when turning on DLSS felt like admitting defeat. You bought an expensive graphics card, selected Ultra…
Asia and MENA Brought 56% of Worldwide Esports Revenue in 2022
The Asia and MENA (Middle East and North Africa) regions contributed to over 56% of the global esports revenue in…
Chinese Regulator Approved 86 New Game Licences, including Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang finally gets approved by the regulator to be released in China, along with 85 other titles.…