The c-suite response so far is: damn, we need a bigger boat

"Maybe it's a sign that Call of Duty—or more accurately, the machine that produces a clone of the previous Call of Duty every 12 months—is in decline. Maybe doubling up on Black Ops right after doubling up on Modern Warfares finally broke Call of Duty." www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/th...

This feels very not true www.ign.com/articles/res...

A rundown of Saudi government-funded investment in the video game industry since 2022 I figured it'd be impactful to see all of this in one list From yesterday's Game File: www.gamefile.news/p/ea-saudi-a...

FFT fans built different

so cool...!!! kotaku.com/florida-woma...

[email protected] spoke to a number of industry analysts to get their read on what the EA buyout portends: kotaku.com/ea-saudi-ara...

Scoop: Saudi Arabia is the largest contributor to the $36 billion in equity put in to finance a deal to take Electronic Arts private. EA will help bridge the country's sports and video-game ambitions as it diversifies away from oil, analysts say. Story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Whatever the industry, it's never great when a handful of people own more of the things

Wilson told staff in an email that the company's values remain "unchanged"

EA folks: @ethangach.bsky.social is one of the best reporters out there and you can trust him.

If you work at EA and want to talk privately about your feelings about the sale to Saudi Arabia you can reach me anonymously at [email protected] or via Signal/WhatsApp at +12673263042.

Analyst Michael Pachter on the EA deal: "They suck at mobile and appear too focused on pleasing investors and not focused enough on pleasing gamers. I think the Saudis have the potential to jump start mobile and to try innovative moves like making Ultimate Team free."

The all-cash deal values EA at $55 billion, a massive premium, as Saudi Arabia and others take it private. Wilson will stay on as CEO for now and the deal still has to be approved. kotaku.com/ea-sale-saud...

"A paper pusher from Newtown Square" Never felt more seen or attacked.

Kids broke our last TV. On the bright side eggs Benedict

Another new FIFA launch going great

“How do you even promote that? ‘From the folks that brought you 9/11 here's the new Sims 4 Halloween bundle.’ I mean, the guy that’s paying for Mass Effect 5 is the same guy that paid to bone-saw Jamal Khashoggi and put him in a fucking suitcase. But don’t let that stop you from buying the DLC!"

This would be unprecedented

Everyone arguing with something this doesn't say needs to chill

It's never been easier to build and ship a game. Every successful shipped game is a miracle. The game industry makes more money than ever. It's never been harder to make money shipping a game. ...and all of these statements are true.

It can function as a living room PC as well, and I'm surprised they haven't positioned it more as that. Otherwise it's just a PC-priced device that doesn't play games as well as your actual PC

Had a dream last night that a tipster within DOD had sent me internal documents of a prototype military suit that was just Master Chief with a giant cod piece and also that Phil Spencer gave me an interview and told me the era of Xbox was over. If you want to know where my head's been at.

Incredible profile of the new head of Nintendo of America www.nintendoworldreport.com/blog/33968/c...

I love that Randy Pitchford went from responding non-stop to criticism of Borderlands 4 to not mentioning it at all after the Switch 2 delay and just posting about the Now You See Me sequel

There's a difference between game criticism and launch reviews, but we're not wanting for either. Ghost of Yotei's embargo lifted and I've read three reviews with different, but well argued responses to the game. Lots of good writing out there. I recommend making an RSS!

There is simply no screenshot you will see of Ghost of Yotei that will do it justice. It's visually mesmerizing, the story and characters are a huge step up from the first game, and the combat remains fun if still somewhat finicky. So why do I still have so many reservations? (Full review at launch)

YouTube algorithm be like

In-depth follow-up reporting on a story not only after it's left the headlines but especially once it's faded from view is so important!

If we don't keep the record who will?

If you aren't hosed with a slice at Penn Station by 10 why did you even come to New York?

Normal company

Tfw the Yotei review isn't ready

As a PlayStation fan nothing gets me more hyped than...desktop audio

Sharing a Google docs link with my editor be like

It's wild how hard Square Enix is pushing a remaster of a 30 year old game in a very niche genre this fall

Who put Tom Nook in charge of Hades 2?

This is truly great crit!

The Final Fantasy Tactics is still the goat. Some nitpicks aside the Ivalice Chronicles adds another layer of refinement to what was already a masterpiece kotaku.com/final-fantas...

Try coding your own handheld

Me: I know Pat can be a scumbag, but man, it's hard, he helped me out of some real jams in my life, like when I got evicted and had nowhere else to turn he stopped everything to help me out. Some dude in the Obama White House: He might be a war criminal but did I tell you he complimented my book?

The right's Charlie Kirk cancellation spree has emboldened gaming's worst aftermath.site/charlie-kirk...

Four bylines agreed to launder this nonsense to score some other scoop down the line. Nice work!

"human rights enthusiast"

So glad that Baby Steps is a polarizing one because it should be! We spend a lot of time talking about friction in games, but only really considering how it relates to a "hard" boss fight that's built to be beaten. Baby Steps pushes you to defend that idea outside of gratifying action.

Everyone guessed that DHS would become a Federal sinkhole for abuse of power but no one would have predicted the bizarre ways that would echo out almost 25 years later

Kojima waving like he just spent three hours in the school auditorium waiting for the play to be over

I have no idea what the new website looks like but at least I can promise it won't cook your phone