The Federal Trade Commission will handle the investigation into whether the R1.06 trillion Microsoft-Activision deal will harm competition.

Electronic Arts Inc. gave a forecast for revenue and earnings in the current quarter that missed analysts’ estimates, suggesting that even the ongoing success of Apex Legends isn’t enough to offset a new Battlefield flop. 

Rockstar Games said on Friday that a new game in the Grand Theft Auto series is in development.

YouTube said it will start creating metaverse experiences on its video platform, beginning with gaming, following competitors’ investments in the buzzy category.

A conflict between Ubisoft Entertainment SA and many of its employees over a plan to adopt crypto technologies in the company’s video games intensified this week.

A South African developer has launched Wortel, an Afrikaans version of the word game sensation Wordle.

Activision will delay the release of its Call of Duty game planned for 2023 as executives believe they have been releasing new versions too rapidly.

Microsoft has cut the prices of its Xbox and PC Game Pass subscription plans in South Africa by about 20%.

Officials at Nvidia said hackers stole proprietary information when they breached the company’s networks and have been leaking the data online.

Twitch, the popular site where people go to watch other people play video games, has lost at least six top employees since the beginning of the year, including the chief operating officer, chief content officer and head of creator development.