Halo is staying with 343 Industries, but there are big changes coming.

After Microsoft announced plans to layoff 10,000 employees, many of which are coming from Xbox studios, the fate of the Halo franchise lingered in limbo. It was initially rumored that main Halo developer, 343 Industries, would be made into a support studio and that other studios would take on main development of future Halo titles.

343 Industries had to make a statement that refutes those claims. In...

Sony flatly denies a recent Bloomberg report.

Less than a day ago, a report from Bloomberg stated that Sony cut the initial production of PlayStation VR2 hardware from 2 million units to 1 million units. Their report claims that Sony cut their shipment forecast "after early pre-orders disappointed."

Today, Sony has come out to flatly deny those claims made by Bloomberg. In a statement made to GamesIndustry.biz, Sony says that they have "not cut PlayStation...

The latest evidence suggests that the actor did not tell the full story to fans.

Over the weekend, you may have seen the news where original Bayonetta voice actor Hellena Taylor broke a non-disclosure agreement and claimed she was only offered $4,000 (USD) to reprise her role for Bayonetta 3. Taylor's videos gained traction from several gaming outlets along with several news organizations that don't typically specialize in gaming related news.

Taylor, as part of her series...

Twitch is considering changes to how it pays their top talent.

A new report by Bloomberg suggests that Twitch, the Amazon owned streaming website, is looking at potential changes to payout amounts for streamers while also increasing the number of ads that viewers see. The Bloomberg report cites "people familiar with the planning" at Twitch.

This potential update suggests that Twitch will offer more incentives for streamers to run ads for their viewers, while...

Several firms are looking to takeover Ubisoft.

According to anonymous sources close to Bloomberg, there are several companies that are looking to potentially purchase Ubisoft. Some of these potential buyers include the world's biggest private equity firms such as Blackston Inc. and KKR & Co.

Bloomberg says that, at least so far, Ubisoft has not yet entered into serious negotiations with any of the potential buyers. A similar report over the weekend by Kotaku says that...

The service, codenamed "Spartacus," may be revealed next week by PlayStation.

A new report by Bloomberg says that Sony will reveal its new Game Pass-like subscription service next week for PlayStation. The service, long rumored and said to be codenamed "Spartacus," will allegedly combine Sony's two current subscription services: PlayStation Now and PlayStation Plus. There will be different tiers that users can subscribe at.

The rumors about Spartacus...

A year without an annual Call of Duty release is unheard of.

There has been a premium Call of Duty game released every year since Call of Duty 2 back in 2005. Prior to that, the first title in the franchise was released in 2003, meaning that only 2004 went without a new entry. Since 2005, new Call of Duty releases were like clockwork. They were as regular as a yearly Madden release or you when eating a diet high in fiber.

According to an exclusive report from Bloomber...

Ken Levine's newest project is said to be stuck in "development hell."

Developer Ken Levine has a rather impressive list of titles under his belt. He has worked on games such as Thief: The Dark Project, System Shock 2, and the first three mainline BioShock titles. About eight years ago, Levine announced his new project with his new studio, Ghost Story Games. Since then, not much about the game has been revealed.

According to a new report by Bloomberg, the lack...

Xbox stands alongside PlayStation in condemning Activision's response to sexual harassment allegations.

Microsoft's head of Xbox Phil Spencer says that he is "evaluating all aspects of our relationship with Activision Blizzard and making ongoing proactive adjustments." This comes by way of an internal email sent to staff that was shared with Bloomberg.

Spencer's email comes just a short time after this week's eye opening revelations that say that Activision Blizzard...

An email from Jim Ryan expresses extreme disappointment in Activision Blizzard.

PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan was left "stunned" following this week's Bloomberg report that says Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick was aware for years of the sexual harassment and misconduct happening within the Call of Duty publisher. An email from Ryan, that was originally sent to employees, was obtained by Bloomberg on Thursday.

In the email, Ryan wrote that he and the other PlayStation...

The controversial Epic Games CEO wants there to be just one software storefront for multiple devices.

Tim Sweeney, the CEO of Epic Games, said that he wants a world where there is a single unified game store. In an interview with Bloomberg, Sweeney says that Epic has been working with developers and services providers to help make that happen.

In the interview, Sweeney says, "what the world really needs now is a single store that works with all platforms. Right now...

The locations and time periods will change over time... perhaps every Season, if you catch my drift.

It looks like another game has succumbed to the live service model. The latest is none other than Assassin's Creed. Shortly after a Bloomberg story broke about the next game, Ubisoft confirmed a few of the details. So, what are we looking at here?

Well, the next game is going to be called Assassin's Creed Infinity. It will be a title that is designed to run for years. It...

Sony outright denies a recent report by Bloomberg.

According to a recent report by Bloomberg, Sony had cut their manufacturing plans for the PlayStation 5 by a whopping 4 million units. This was allegedly due to "complications making a key component."

Less than a day after that report was made, Sony says that this is, in fact, not factually true. Sony issued a public statement that denies the Bloomberg report.



Bloomberg's initial report...

In the span of a month, it seems as though the honeymoon phase with Pokemon Go has started to fizzle out. The game has reportedly lost about 15 million daily active users since the same time period last month. Bloomberg has put up the following chart provided by Axiom Capital Management and sourced by Apptopia.

In this span of time, Pokemon Go has hit its peak user count, gone on the decline, went from first on the iOS free app list down to position 11, but still retains the number ...