Video Games

Concerned parents in Canada have filed a lawsuit saying their kids are addicted to the video game Fortnite.

The FTC filed a complaint to stop Microsoft's acquisition of video game developer Activision Blizzard for $69 billion, claiming it will create an unfair advantage.

Microsoft has made a 10-year commitment to make the Call of Duty video game available on Nintendo platforms, the first time since the days of the Wii U console.

Microsoft's proposed $69 billion takeover of Activision Blizzard could reportedly be blocked by an FTC lawsuit.

Sonic the Hedgehog creator Yuji Naka has been arrested by Japanese authorities on insider trading charges over purchases of an online gaming company in 2020.

Popular video game producer Rockstar has released a statement announcing that their network was hacked, and early footage of their long-awaited "Grand Theft Auto 6" was stolen.

Ryan Cohen did not speak on GameStop's earnings call Wednesday as the video game retailer announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2022.

Price hikes to take effect immediately in Europe, United Kingdom, China, Australia, Mexico, Canada and Sept. 15 in Japan. Sony will not raise price of PS5 console in United States

The video game industry was long thought to be recession-proof, but recent earnings reports call that into question as consumers weigh their discretionary spending.

For Atari’s 50th anniversary, LEGO is releasing a new set based on the 1980-version of the Atari 2600 video game console. The new set will cost $239.99.

GameStop on Thursday announced that it had fired its chief financial officer and laid off numerous staff as part of an effort to reshape the company.

The former head of short video giant TikTok's gaming unit, Jason Fung, is launching a blockchain gaming startup as one of two co-founders.

GameStop Corp. sales rose as more people returned to its stores last quarter, but its loss widened, damping investors’ hopes for signs of a turnaround for the videogame retailer.

Prior to the vote, Activision declined to voluntarily recognize the Game Workers Alliance. They also urged workers to "consider the consequences" of signing union authorization cards.

Bobby Kotick, the chief executive of Activision Blizzard Inc., could walk away with as much as $520 million after Microsoft Corp. completes its planned purchase of the videogame company.

The deal is expected to close in fiscal year 2023, subject to customary closing conditions and the completion of a regulatory review.

Activision Blizzard Inc.‘s first-quarter sales and profit plunged as demand for its Call of Duty videogame franchise fell. Microsoft is about to acquire the company.

In-game advertisements could be coming to Microsoft's Xbox Series X and Sony's Playstation 5 later this year for the first time.

Activision Blizzard is cooperating with federal investigations into trading by friends of its chief executive shortly before the gaming company disclosed its sale to Microsoft Corp, it said in a securities filing on Friday.

A lawyer for California's civil rights agency has resigned over what she alleged were undue attempts by Gov. Gavin Newsom and his office to interfere in a state lawsuit against video game giant Activision Blizzard.