During a recent public investor meeting, Electronic Arts (EA) shared that their annual revenue decreased by 13.7% compared to the previous year. This gaming giant, famous for sports games such as Madden 2025 and action titles like Apex Legends from Respawn, attributed this dip to underperforming live service games and a shortage of new game releases.
Among the most eagerly awaited games scheduled for 2024 is Black Myth: Wukong, a captivating action RPG richly rooted in Chinese mythology, drawing inspiration from the timeless classic novel “Journey to the West.” Since its initial announcement on August 20, 2020, anticipation for this title has steadily grown, and now, it’s set to release four years later on the same day, available simultaneously on Windows PC and PS5. An Xbox version is also in development.
As someone who has been closely following the tech industry for years, I find myself once again drawn into the latest saga between tech giants Microsoft, Reddit, OpenAI, and Google. Last week, I learned that Microsoft’s Bing search engine is apparently not providing AI-powered summaries as it used to, due to a lack of a deal with Reddit to use their data. This development caught my attention because I have always admired the innovative spirit of these companies and how they shape our digital world.
Star Wars Outlaws won’t debut on Steam on August 30th. Nevertheless, there’s a strong possibility it may arrive on Valve’s PC gaming platform later, given that numerous recent Ubisoft games have appeared there several months following their launch on Ubisoft Connect and the Epic Games Store.
There has been a great deal of amusing promotion for the recently released Deadpool and Wolverine movie, including a free Deadpool Controller Holder and the widely popular “Deadpool and Wolverine Cheeky Controllers” that mimic the characters’ suit designs, even including a round backside reminiscent of their physiques. The catch is that these humorous controllers can’t be bought but are only up for grabs in a highly limited sweepstakes, making them exceptionally rare. If the winners choose to sell them, they could fetch a large sum of money. According to Richard Devine, this situation exemplifies what’s wrong with Xbox marketing at the moment.
In recent times, the capabilities of generative AI have significantly grown. According to NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, this technology has moved past simple chatbots such as Microsoft Copilot and ChatGPT. He anticipates a new era in AI, where self-driving cars and advanced humanoid robots will take center stage. These advancements are expected to excel at intricate tasks more effectively than humans.