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Switch 2 Release
Nintendo Switch 2 is out now: Hardware specs, launch games and an $8bn industry opportunity
Trade Wars
Trump tariffs come into effect as economic turmoil continues
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Trade Wars
Trump tariffs bite just as the games industry was getting back on its feet
Ampere Analysis' Louise Wooldridge discusses the potential impacts on the sector
Switch 2 Surprises
Nintendo Switch 2 launches June 5th with GameChat, GameShare, new mobile support and more
Games include Mario Kart World, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment and Donkey Kong Bananza
Mobile Majority
Double-digit games industry growth labelled "a fantasy" as revenue forecast to hit $237bn in 2025
Mobile game predicted to earn $110.9bn this year, over half of all games software revenue
Switch Ascension
Nintendo Switch sales surpass 150m units, but company profits down 42%
Mobile and IP-related business accounted for 5% of total revenue over the first nine months of the fiscal year
Switch 2 Confirmed
Nintendo Switch 2 unveiled
Nintendo’s successor to the Switch has finally been revealed
Mobile Mavens
Mobile Mavens: Does more powerful hardware for iPhone 16 make a difference to games developers?
Our industry experts share their thoughts on what impact new hardware has on the mobile games market and if such leaps are truly needed
Google Says Go
Google lays off 1,000+ employees in stealth as AI takes on the workload
Employees from ad sales, hardware, AR, Pixel, YouTube and more have been quietly let go through the month
Q&a
Maximilian Studios on the success of Frontlines: “You don't need a $3,000 rig or a $500 console, you can boot it up on your mobile device.”
Part one of our exploration of studios building for Roblox and their route to success
Rumours
Is there a new Nintendo console on the way?
Documents provided to the CMA sparked rumours of potential new handheld or console from the company
Logitech's Handheld Device
Logitech has announced its G cloud gaming handheld device
Logitech will launch the new device on October the 18th
Hardware Happenings
Tencent rumoured to have entered hardware space with XR ambitions
Three sources suggest an extended reality business is in the works
Unpacked
Samsung to launch Galaxy S22 in the metaverse today
New hardware gets global reveal in live Decentraland event
Missing Features
Rumoured Apple AR/VR headset to require iPhone connection
Making it as power efficient as possible
Listen Good
Niantic teases image of gaming headset
Hardware features speakers
Breaking Tradition
Analysts claim Nintendo could break the traditional console cycle
"With every console generation, the install base resets to zero, and their earnings power essentially resets to zero"
Money Money Money
US games spending hits a quarterly high with $11.6 billion in Q2 2020
"During the pandemic, many have turned to video games not only to keep them preoccupied, but also to stay in touch with family and friends"
Going Virtual
Apple's virtual reality hardware could hit the market in two years
Mike Rockwell and Jony Ive did not agree on the design
The Mova Manova
VR firm XRSpace reveals new standalone headset Mova
Retailing for $599
Tech Tock
Apple's gaming-focused AV/VR headset expected by 2022
AR glasses in 2023
$$$$
GPU revenue down 20% year-on-year at Nvidia
While games revenue saw a 27 per cent drop from 12 months ago
Mobile Up
Nintendo Switch sales continue to be strong as hardware reaches 36.87 million
Software builds to 210.13 million with Mario Maker 2 selling 2.42 in three days
Rip 3ds
Nintendo Switch Lite launches this September
Pricing, release date and specs revealed
Not Quite Iron Man
Google updates its Glass hardware with new Enterprise Edition 2
Priced at $999 per set
Vr
Google puts headsets on hold as it focuses on VR software
Google is deep in R&D on its next hardware project
Google Pixel 3a
Google targets premium smartphone market with a $399 price tag for Pixel 3a
3a and 3a XL feature same camera specs
Handheld
Report: Tencent may be set to launch its own gaming phone
Mobile gaming giant could create the perfect hardware for its overwhelmingly popular mobile games
Switch
Nintendo to launch budget and high-end Switch models this summer
Two new console variations will reportedly be announced at E3 this year
Play
A win for accessibility: Google Stadia will support the Xbox Adaptive Controller
Google's open approach to input opens the door for less able-bodied gamers
Google
Recently-revealed patent flaunts what could be Google’s first gamepad
Google's gamepad may be a fully-featured streaming device in its own right
Patent Reality
Apple might be developing an AR headset for iPhones
A patent filed near the end of last year hints at a further push into AR tech
Google
Google to unveil a mystery gaming project at this year’s GDC
"Gather round" for the web giant's next step into gaming on March 19th
Switch
Nintendo president: "We certainly want to release mobile games across a wide variety of genres"
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa believes the Switch is strong enough as-is to meet the company's ambitions
Sharp
Razer is taking a second shot at developing a gaming phone
Earnings report confirms the development of a second-generation Razer Phone is underway
Not So Essential?
Android creator considers sale of Essential phone maker
At least one potential buyer already said to be interested
Security Concerns
Intel hits back against widespread CPU bug reports
CPUs from Intel, ARM and AMD all affected by a potential security exploit
New Device
New Razer Phone for gamers set for launch on November 17th
A new contender enters the smartphone manufacturing business
Gamer-focused
Razer confirms work on mobile device targeted at gamers
Could be released by the end of the year
N-gaging
LA startup Wonder raises $14 million to build smartphone-console hybrid
Shakira and Kevin Spacey among the investors
Augmented History
Report: 70 laid off as augmented reality firm CastAR closes
A core group trying to sell tech
Just The Essentials
Android creator raises further $300 million funding to disrupt smartphone space
Big cash injection following debut smartphone launch
Three-bladed Razer
Razer reportedly raises up to $100 million in investment, signs new branding and data deal with Three
Opening a store in Hong Kong together in June
Indian Mavens
What will happen to the Indian games market when smartphone adoption slows?
Is the industry's growth too dependent on sheer device volume?
Next Razer
Razer acquires cloud-focused smartphone manufacturer Nextbit
Looking forward to disrupting more technologies
One And Only
Mysterious mobile tech company Wonder plans to launch "one device to rule them all" in 2017
For the gamers but also everyone else
Bit Of A Jam
BlackBerry ceases smartphone manufacturing as company reports $372 million net loss
CFO James Yersh set to leave
Cultural Divide
Chinese tech fans unimpressed by iPhone 7, but devices are selling out in the US
But Chinese less bothered by the loss of a headphone jack
Downsized
Apple announces a 9.7 inch iPad Pro, gunning for Windows users
Available 31 March, from $599