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Console Gaming covers the latest developments across PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, and other dedicated gaming platforms. The topic includes console launches, hardware upgrades, exclusive games, subscription services, accessories, platform strategies, sales performance, backward compatibility, cloud gaming integration, and major software updates. It also explores how console manufacturers compete for players, developers, and market share while responding to changing consumer habits and advances in gaming technology.

Amazon and Microsoft Test New Cloud Gaming Paths as Old Model Stalls
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Amazon and Microsoft Test New Cloud Gaming Paths as Old Model Stalls

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Amazon and Microsoft are taking new approaches to cloud gaming after years of trying to make game streaming feel like a standalone destination. CNBC reported that both companies...

Amazon is folding Luna into Prime Video while Microsoft tests ad-supported Xbox cloud streaming, showing how cloud gaming is shifting toward existing audiences.

Microsoft Begins Painful Xbox Restructuring with 3,200 Job Cuts
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Microsoft Begins Painful Xbox Restructuring with 3,200 Job Cuts

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Microsoft has confirmed one of the most painful restructurings in Xbox history, with the gaming division set to cut around 3,200 jobs through fiscal 2027. In an internal...

Microsoft has confirmed a major Xbox restructuring that will cut 3,200 jobs, spin off several studios and reset the division around profitability and daily active players.

Xbox Plans to Sell Ninja Theory as Senua Development Continues
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Gaming Industry, News, Studios & Publishers

Xbox Plans to Sell Ninja Theory as Senua Development Continues

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Xbox plans to sell Ninja Theory, the British developer behind Hellblade, as Microsoft reshapes its first-party studio portfolio. The proposed move comes less than a month after the...

Xbox plans to move Hellblade developer Ninja Theory to new ownership, with funding intended to complete Senua as part of a wider studio restructuring.

Microsoft Raises Xbox Console Prices Worldwide as Hardware Costs Climb
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Microsoft Raises Xbox Console Prices Worldwide as Hardware Costs Climb

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Microsoft is raising Xbox console prices worldwide from August 1, adding another cost increase to a console generation that has become more expensive rather than cheaper over time....

Microsoft is raising Xbox console prices worldwide from August 1, citing sharp increases in memory and storage costs across its hardware business.

Denmu Launches $50 Million Fund for Vision-Led Game Developers
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Denmu Launches $50 Million Fund for Vision-Led Game Developers

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Investment company Denmu has launched a new $50 million fund aimed at supporting game developers with strong creative visions. The fund is designed to back teams that can...

Denmu has launched a $50 million gaming fund aimed at backing developers with strong creative visions across indie, AAA, console, PC and mobile projects.

Strikerz Faces Major Layoffs as UFL Struggles to Gain Momentum
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Console Gaming, Mobile Gaming, News

Strikerz Faces Major Layoffs as UFL Struggles to Gain Momentum

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Strikerz is facing a major round of layoffs that could cut several hundred jobs, FluxGamer has learned. The studio, which has Belarusian roots and is now based in...

Strikerz is preparing major layoffs that could reduce its workforce by more than half, as the Cyprus-based studio faces mounting pressure around its football simulator UFL.

Global Games Revenue Passes $200B as Mobile Generates $113B
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Gaming Industry, Mobile Gaming, News

Global Games Revenue Passes $200B as Mobile Generates $113B

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Global games revenue passed $200 billion for the first time in 2025, according to Newzoo figures covered by PocketGamer.biz. PocketGamer.biz reported the development, placing it inside a busy...

Newzoo figures show global games revenue reached $201.6 billion in 2025, with mobile generating $113.3 billion and remaining the largest sector.

Pokemon Champions Tops iPhone App Store Installs in 13 Countries on Launch Day
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Pokemon Champions Tops iPhone App Store Installs in 13 Countries on Launch Day

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Pokemon Champions made a strong mobile debut, topping iPhone App Store download charts in 13 countries on launch day. PocketGamer.biz reported the development, placing it inside a busy...

Pokemon Champions topped iPhone App Store download charts in 13 countries on launch day, according to Sensor Tower data cited by PocketGamer.biz.