An anonymous reader shares a report from Wired: In January, all seven of the most-watched YouTube Gaming channels weren’t run by happy gamers livestreaming the game du jour. They were instead recorded, autoplaying videos advertising videogame cheats and hacks, sometimes attached to sketchy, credential-vacuuming websites, according to one analytics firm. The trend has continued into this month, with five of the…
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NPD’s Best-Selling Games of the Decade Charts ‘Call of Duty’ Domination
The NPD group has rounded up sales stats for the last month, but with the flip from 2019 to 2020 it is also listing some of the best sellers over the last ten years. From a report: Grand Theft Auto V is the best selling game across all platforms and outlets tracked from 2010 through the end of 2019, but otherwise…
Sony Cuts PS Now Subscription Price For PS4 Worldwide
In anticipation for Google’s upcoming Stadia cloud gaming service and Microsoft’s Project xCloud, which enters open beta this month, Sony is lowering the price of PlayStation Now for PS4 and PC. “Monthly subscriptions are now available for $10, which is a considerable reduction from the previous $20 price point,” reports GameSpot. “Quarterly subscriptions, meanwhile, will now cost $25, having previously been…
Grand Theft Auto Maker Has Paid No UK Corporation Tax in 10 Years
Rockstar North, the Edinburgh-based developer of Grand Theft Auto, has paid no corporation tax over the past 10 years, despite making billions in revenue for its parent company Take-Two Interactive, while claiming more than $52m in tax relief. From a report: A report from the investigative thinktank TaxWatch UK estimates Rockstar Games’ operating profit at $5bn between 2013 and 2019, during…
‘Cyberpunk 2077’ Game Starring Keanu Reeves Demoed at Microsoft Xbox Event
An anonymous reader quotes VentureBeat: CD Projekt Red showed off a new demo of Cyberpunk 2077 at Microsoft’s Xbox press event at the Electronic Entertainment Expo, the big game trade show in Los Angeles. And actor Keanu Reeves surprised everyone by coming out on stage to say that he would be in it. The trailer reveals one of the key characters…