Behind-the-scenes looks at the gaming world, including studio acquisitions, layoffs, sales charts, and legal disputes.
Bethesda’s long-awaited Starfield launch on PS5 is finally here—but early sales estimates suggest the sci-fi RPG’s debut is more shrug than supernova. One analytics report pegs the game at roughly 140,000 copies and $7.7 million in gross revenue in its first week on Sony’s console, a result being…
Crimson Desert is officially a monster hit. Developer-publisher Pearl Abyss has announced the open-world action adventure has now sold over five million copies worldwide, hitting the milestone less than a month after launch. For a game that’s been both praised and picked apart in equal measure,…
A messy Rockstar Games security breach has produced one of the strangest market reactions you’ll see all year: leaked GTA Online and Red Dead Online financials hit the internet, and Take-Two Interactive’s stock promptly climbed instead of cratering. The numbers—showing GTA Online still pulling in…
Rockstar Games has confirmed it was hit by a third-party data breach—and now the hacking group ShinyHunters has reportedly dumped the stolen files publicly after Rockstar refused to meet its demands. Early scrutiny suggests the leak is heavy on financial and metrics data tied to GTA Online and Red…
Rockstar Games has confirmed it was hit by another hack-related incident, but the studio is adamant this one won’t derail Grand Theft Auto VI or affect players. After a hacking group issued a ransom-style demand tied to alleged access of Rockstar’s data systems, Rockstar responded with a firm…
Rockstar Games has confirmed it suffered a third-party data breach after the hacking group ShinyHunters claimed it accessed Rockstar-related data and issued a blunt ultimatum: pay a ransom or the files get leaked. The studio says only a “limited amount of non-material company information” was…
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Amazon is making sweeping, immediate changes to Amazon Luna that fundamentally reshape what the cloud gaming service is—and, more importantly, what it isn’t anymore. Starting April 10, 2026, Luna is no longer offering individual game purchases, third-party game store access, or third-party…
NetherRealm Studios’ Mortal Kombat 1 just hit 8 million copies sold, a notable jump from the 6.2 million reported back in August 2025—and it did it despite the studio winding down major post-launch support nearly a year ago. It’s a clear reminder that even a divisive entry in a legendary fighting…
Norman Caruso — the creator behind YouTube’s The Gaming Historian — is stepping away from making new Gaming Historian videos after more than 15 years of meticulous, documentary-style work. In a farewell upload titled “Thanks for Watching,” Caruso says there’s “nothing dramatic” driving the…
Take-Two Interactive—the publisher behind Rockstar Games and 2K, and the parent company that also owns Zynga—has quietly but significantly reduced the team it built to research and deploy artificial intelligence across its business. The most notable cut: Luke Dicken, Take-Two’s Head of Artificial…
