video gaming

Roblox forecasts strong annual bookings as gaming platform momentum grows

Roblox forecast fiscal 2026 bookings of between US$8.28 billion and US$8.55 billion, above estimates

Nintendo maintained its annual earnings and hardware forecasts, which were viewed as having disappointed the market.

Nintendo shares slide 10% as momentum fears grow

[TOKYO] Nintendo shares slid 10 per cent on Wednesday (Feb 4) as investors fretted about momentum for its flagship Switch 2 gaming device.

Nintendo's Switch 2 sales remained strong, with the console being the best-selling video game hardware in the US in 2025.

Japan’s Nintendo and Sony face memory price pressures

NINTENDO and Sony Group will face scrutiny over how soaring memory chip prices driven by AI demand have affected their game console profitability when they report earnings next week.

AI represents a multibillion-US dollar opportunity for Razer, said chief executive officer Tan Min-Liang.

Razer dives into AI for consumers, professionals and gamers

The company will invest more than US$600 million into AI over ‘the next couple of years’

Investors approved the US$210-a-share takeover in a vote on Monday. 

Electronic Arts shareholders approve US$55 billion sale to Saudis

ELECTRONICS Arts shareholders approved the US$55 billion sale of the company, a leading video-game publisher, in a deal led by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. 

Nintendo’s shares have declined in December as optimism about the Switch 2 fades in the face of a growing memory supply crisis.

Nintendo sheds US$14 billion value after chip squeeze fears grow

The gaming pioneer faces rising memory costs, which threaten to impair margins for its Switch 2 console

Tencent is the exception in the struggling US$190 billion games industry.

Tencent goes hands-on to reshape US$10 billion global games empire

The company is ubiquitous in China via its WeChat ecosystem and WeChat Pay

Indie breakout Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 won the hearts and minds of gamers with its excellent visuals, music and innovative gameplay.

Will 2026 see showdown between big game and indie publishers?

Smaller competitors have shone this year while heavyweights are down but not out

Release of the game had already been pushed from late 2025 to early 2026.

‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ video game delayed again until November 2026

THE newest instalment to the blockbuster Grand Theft Auto video game franchise has been delayed again, this time until November 2026, its creators announced on Wednesday.

Nintendo is likely to comfortably surpass analysts’ estimates for sales of 17.6 million devices in the fiscal year ending March, let alone its own much lower public forecast, people familiar with the matter said, asking not to be named discussing private plans.

Nintendo aims to make 25 million Switch 2 units by end of March

The Japanese firm is counting on demand to persist over the holidays and into the new year