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Is Xbox Changing Its Tune On The Activision Merger? Find Out What Xbox's Head Phil Spencer Says
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 - 3:14pm | 530During a recent interview, Phil Spencer, the top executive of Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT)'s Xbox, made a significant announcement regarding the future of the gaming company. Spencer stated that even if the company's proposed $68.7 billion in cash acquisition of the Call of Duty...
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PlayStation VR 2 Is Here: Everything You Need To Know
Thursday, February 23, 2023 - 10:25am | 1249Sony (NYSE: SONY) has officially launched its highly anticipated PlayStation VR 2. The system promises to build on the success of the original PlayStation VR, with upgraded hardware, a sleek new design, and an impressive lineup of games. For those who may be new to the world of virtual reality (VR...
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PlayStation 5 Shines With Record-Breaking Quarterly Sales
Monday, February 6, 2023 - 6:36pm | 456Sony (NYSE: SONY)’s video game division experienced its best quarter since launching the PlayStation 5, according to the company’s third-quarter financial report. The home video game console that launched on November 2020 hit record-breaking sales with 7.1 million units sold during...
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E3 2023 Takes Major Hit As Big 3 Pull Out: Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo Not Attending Electronic Entertainment Expo This Year
Tuesday, January 31, 2023 - 4:15pm | 505E3, the largest video game conference and trade show in the world, is facing a setback for its upcoming 2023 edition: Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT)'s Xbox, Sony (NYSE: SONY) and Nintendo (OTC: NTDOY) will apparently not attend the event. E3, which stands for Electronic Entertainment Expo, is...
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The Last of Us Director Vs. HBO: Unionization Demands After Not Getting Credit
Monday, January 23, 2023 - 6:12pm | 390Bruce Straley, one of the directors behind The Last of Us, an action-adventure game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment, part of Sony Group Corp (NYSE: SONY), called for unionization within the gaming industry, as per The Gamer. What Happened: On...
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Ready for the PS VR2? Here's the Complete List of Games That Will Be Available
Saturday, January 21, 2023 - 12:10pm | 615Sony Group Corp's (NYSE: SONY) PlayStation VR2 release is just around the corner. The new virtual reality headset will be available for purchase as of Feb. 22. And now, PlayStation has revealed the complete list of the more than 30 launch titles of the gaming set. The company also indicated...
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Is Sony Phasing Out PS4? PS5 Exclusives Like 'Spider-Man' And 'FF16' Take Priority
Wednesday, January 18, 2023 - 2:12pm | 608Sony (NYSE: SONY)’s PlayStation 5 (PS5) was released more than two years ago, on Nov. 12, 2020. But since then, the Tokyo-based conglomerate has continued to release titles for the 10-year-old PlayStation 4 (PS4). For example, 2022 video games — “Horizon: Forbidden West” and...
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Sony's PlayStation 5 Shortage Is Over: More Than 30 Million Units Sold
Tuesday, January 17, 2023 - 11:57am | 292Sony Interactive Entertainment (NYSE: SONY) president Jim Ryan disclosed the amount of PlayStation 5 consoles sold during the last months. During Sony’s CES tech conference, Ryan announced that December 2022 was the biggest month for PS5 so far, as the console reached the 30 million...
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The Top PlayStation Trends Of 2022: From Cats And Surreal Sports To Asymmetrical Horror
Wednesday, December 28, 2022 - 12:57pm | 623Sony (NYSE: SONY)’s PlayStation, one of the world’s most popular video game brands, has revealed a list of the top trends of 2022. With this year coming to an end, and with a lot of anticipation for 2023 releases, it's always good to revisit the best that the console has given us...
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'PlayStation Blog Game Of The Year' Winners Announced: One Game Got 10 Of 16 Awards
Thursday, December 22, 2022 - 6:16pm | 1102The year 2022 is coming to an end and, naturally, the gaming industry is celebrating it with awards that congratulate the top games of the past 12 months. This is the case of Sony (NYSE: SONY)'s "PlayStation Blog Game of the Year," the awards that cover 16 categories such as...
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Could 'Call Of Duty' Be Removed From The Playstation Catalog? Recent News Put The Partnership Between Microsoft And Sony In Check
Friday, November 11, 2022 - 12:09pm | 841By Enrique D. Fernandez "Call of Duty" has added a new brand to its line. The recently released "Modern Warfare II," the nineteenth installment in the Activision Blizzard Inc (NASDAQ: ATVI) saga, became the game that generated the most revenue in the first month since its...
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Fintech Focus For May 4, 2021
Monday, May 3, 2021 - 6:06pm | 1568Quote To Start The Day: Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans. Source: Allen Saunders One Big Thing In Fintech: Affirm, a leader in payments, recently announced it would acquire Returnly, a return and post-purchase payments solution, for $300 million. Benzinga spoke...
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Console Wars Heat Up With PlayStation 5 Price And Games Reveal
Wednesday, September 16, 2020 - 6:21pm | 709Sony Corporation (NYSE: SNE) shared a look at its upcoming PlayStation 5 console and games with a presentation Wednesday. Console Wars: Sony unveiled its PlayStation 5 will cost $499.99 and the PlayStation 5 Digital Edition will cost $399.99. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) had previously...
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Fintech Focus For August 13, 2020
Wednesday, August 12, 2020 - 5:20pm | 1461Daily Perspective: Accept my money, or die. - Kublai Khan Fintech Movers: I wouldn't be surprised to see exchanges charging for [crypto] data ... like exchanges used to not charge for data in U.S. equities. - Ronan Ryan Huntington selects BillGo as partner. Cash App tests new borrowing tech....
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Fintech Focus For July 10, 2020
Friday, July 10, 2020 - 8:57am | 1814Daily Perspective: The market is not the economy. - Mike Loewengart Fintech Movers: The digital lending platform market was estimated at $4 billion in 2018. This number is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of over 20% in the next 5 years, putting it at an estimated $17 billion by...