Sony won’t launch any new first-party PlayStation game till March 2025

In the financial results for Q3 2023, Sony announced that it will not release a new game in any major existing series for PlayStation till March 2025. The latest news comes as a huge disappointment for PlayStation users as they won’t be able to play any new major first-party title for at least another year. […]

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Xbox FY24 Q1 gaming revenue up 9% year-over-year, driven by first-party games and Xbox Game Pass

What you need to know Microsoft shared its financial results for FY24 Q1, the quarter ending Sep. 30, 2023.  Gaming revenue is up 9% year-over-year. Xbox content and services revenue was up 13% driven by Xbox Game Pass and first-party game growth.  Hardware revenue was down 7% year-over-year. The latest financial results paint an interesting […]

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Annapurna reveals Blade Runner 2033: Labyrinth, its debut first-party game

What you need to know Annapurna Interactive has announced Blade Runner 2033: Labyrinth, a new game in the legendary sci-fi franchise. It’s the first game in the series in 25 years, and is also Annapurna’s debut first-party title developed by its internal studio. The game has the Adventure, Exploration, and 3D tags on Steam, and […]

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Galaxy S23 takes longer to charge wirelessly even with first-party chargers

Most smartphone brands are consistently increasing wireless charging speed on their smartphones. Some phones like the OnePlus 10 Pro, Oppo X6 Pro, Vivo X90 Pro+, and Xiaomi 13 Pro offer jaw-dropping wireless charging wattage of 50W, completing a full charge in around 30 minutes. iPhones charge significantly slower, but Apple has at least improved over […]

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Xbox first-party games will grab a price hike in 2023

What you need to know Several publishers such as PlayStation Studios, Take-Two Interactive, and Activision Blizzard raised prices on major games over the last couple of years.  This price hike saw game prices increase from $60 to $70.  Microsoft has confirmed that Xbox first-party games will also increase in price starting in 2023, affecting games […]

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Gurman: Apple to show more ads inside its first-party apps

Apple may soon expand the number of ads across its first-party apps on iOS, iPadOS and MacOS. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that Apple is looking to expand its advertising business and is already testing a new ad model internally in Apple Maps which displays search-based recommendations. Apple currently shows ads across its App Store, News […]

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Here are all the teams across Xbox Game Studios and first-party division

Source: Microsoft The Xbox first-party family is often referred to as Xbox Game Studios, but in truth, that’s only part of the myriad legion of developers making games for Xbox and PC. With Microsoft’s acquisition of ZeniMax Media, the Xbox first-party development slate consists of two different publishers. With Microsoft’s continued investment into its first-party […]

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