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The Walt Disney Company released its latest earnings report today, and included in the announcement was an update on the games business. In particular, Disney said it sees gaming as an area of growth, saying gaming is an area of the business that doesn’t deliver „significant revenue“ yet but is „strategically important“ to the company […]

Grand Theft Auto VI no doubt had a big production budget, but just how much did the game cost to make? Neither developer Rockstar nor parent company Take-Two has disclosed a number, but Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick has now commented on the matter, saying „it was expensive.“ He said this in an interview with Business […]

Hitman developer IO Interactive has discussed a number of hot-button issues, including the impact of GTA 6’s delay, the status of the game’s delayed Switch 2 version, and what’s going on with its mysterious fantasy game. IO Interactive CEO Hakan Abrak covered these topics in an interview with The Game Business. Regarding the impact of […]

One of the biggest banks in the world, Bank of America, said in a new investor note that it believes Take-Two should price GTA 6 at $80 to help drive prices higher across the industry. This is happening against a backdrop where games are getting more and more expensive to make. The bank attended the […]

Andy Serkis has said that original Aragorn actor Viggo Mortensen has given his blessing for Jamie Dornan to take over the role in The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum.

Roblox’s stock price took a dramatic hit today, May 1, following the company’s latest earnings report during which it said new user growth slowed due to the recently released age-check changes. The company also massively decreased its upcoming revenue projections. Although Roblox’s average daily active users jumped by nearly 34 million compared to the same […]

Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick has shared a story about passing on making a sequel to one of the company’s legacy franchises because the developer pitching the game wasn’t all that jazzed about it. Which franchise was it? Frustratingly, Zelnick didn’t say, but he shared the story as a means to speak to why Take-Two doesn’t […]

The Lord of the Rings and The Boys actor Karl Urban plays the role of Johnny Cage in the upcoming Mortal Kombat 2 film, and now he’s revealed some very blunt advice his children gave him after he agreed to sign on for the movie. Speaking to IGN, Urban said he „definitely felt the pressure“ […]

Electronic Arts is among the numerous game developers who are embracing AI in their development processes, and now CEO Andrew Wilson has commented further on the controversial topic. Speaking at the iicon event in Las Vegas this week, as reported by Game File, Wilson said he recently saw some internal EA data that said about […]

At the inaugural iicon event in Las Vegas today, Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick gave a speech in which he gave some hope–but not much–for sequels to L.A. Noire and others. Zelnick was asked if Take-Two was planning to do more with L.A. Noire. He said, „Yes,“ before saying, „You never know,“ according to Game File. […]