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Saudi-led group completes $55bn purchase of gaming giant EA
The deal takes the maker of titles including The Sims and EA FC into private ownership - and loads it with debt.
August 4, 2026Electronic Arts misses quarterly bookings estimates ahead of Saudi-backed buyout - reuters.com
Electronic Arts misses quarterly bookings estimates ahead of Saudi-backed buyout reuters.com
August 3, 2026Xbox Series X price hiked by £170 due to rising memory chip costs
Xbox consoles now cost significantly more in the UK, with one model increasing in price by 43%.
August 3, 2026Sony raises guidance as Q1 profit beats forecast on strong gaming business - Reuters
Sony raises guidance as Q1 profit beats forecast on strong gaming business Reuters
July 31, 2026Xbox tech boss says 'unacceptable' outage should not have affected disc games
The outage meant Xbox users had trouble signing into their accounts, seeing their game library and launching games
July 30, 2026Sony poised for 'GTA VI' boost as memory prices bite - Reuters
Sony poised for 'GTA VI' boost as memory prices bite Reuters
July 29, 2026Tech Now
Highlights from the Esports World Cup in Paris and how to build a gaming PC.
July 25, 2026PlayStation Network down, leaving thousands of gamers unable to play
Sony's status page read that it was "working to resolve the issue as soon as possible".
July 24, 202610 years of Pokémon Go and the millions still trying to catch 'em all
Michael Steranka, vice president at the mobile game's owner Scopely, says it has always been about bringing people together.
July 13, 2026Is the Assassin's Creed Black Flag remake worth the 13 year wait?
The BBC's Tom Gerken plays the much-anticipated pirate game which has been remade from the ground up.
July 11, 2026How Esports World Cup moved from Saudi Arabia to Paris in 8 weeks
The Esports World Cup gets going in Paris after a last-minute move from Saudi Arabia. Is it any less controversial?
July 8, 2026Sony to end discs for new PlayStation releases as gaming shifts online - Reuters
Sony to end discs for new PlayStation releases as gaming shifts online Reuters
July 1, 2026Tech Life
We hear concerns that shadow banning is limiting access to health advice for women.
June 30, 2026Tech firms are blaming AI for mega device and console price rises
Xbox consoles, Nintendo's new Switch 2 and Valve's Steam Deck are just some of the gadgets seeing price hikes in recent months.
June 27, 2026Why GTA 6 will launch without a disc - and what it means for gamers
Music and films are now largely digital-only - does the lack of a disc for GTA 6 mean gaming is going the same way?
June 26, 2026Xbox to raise console prices worldwide from August - Reuters
Xbox to raise console prices worldwide from August Reuters
June 25, 2026Steam Machine launches with £879 price tag as Valve cites component costs
Valve said the cost of its PC-console hybrid reflects a broader trend of component costs rising over time.
June 23, 2026Ubisoft's co-founder Claude Guillemot dies in plane crash - Reuters
Ubisoft's co-founder Claude Guillemot dies in plane crash Reuters
June 20, 2026Microsoft has considered spinning off Xbox, the Information reports - Reuters
Microsoft has considered spinning off Xbox, the Information reports Reuters
June 12, 2026How a virtual space battle lost gamers £400,000
One of the most violent chapters in EVE Online history wiped out an empire that had taken years to build.
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Saudi-led group completes $55bn purchase of gaming giant EA
EA's football titles - from Fifa to EA FC - have sold over 325 million copies since the first release in 1993 The sale of gaming giant Electronic Arts (EA) for $55bn (£41bn) to a group of buyers incl
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Xbox Series X price hiked by £170 due to rising memory chip costs
Microsoft has increased the price of Xbox consoles worldwide, citing rising memory and storage chip costs. Its premium Series X console with a disc drive will now cost £670, when it previously retail
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Xbox tech boss says 'unacceptable' outage should not have affected disc games
Xbox's technology chief said an "unacceptable" outage on Monday should not have stopped people from playing their games on physical discs. "We're looking into reports that some players were unable to
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Tech Now - Inside the Esports World Cup
Andrew Rogers has the highlights from the Esports World Cup in Paris. Laura Cress learns how to build a gaming PC, and Shiona McCallum explores how AI is reshaping job recruitment. More
PlayStation Network down, leaving thousands of gamers unable to play
Gamers have been unable to connect to the PlayStation Network, leaving some unable to play digital games for several hours. According to Down Detector, which tracks outages, tens of thousands of peop
10 years of Pokémon Go and the millions still trying to catch 'em all
Pokémon fans have spent the past three decades trying to catch 'em all - and since the beginning this hunt has often taken place outside the home. The popular series started out on Nintendo's portabl
Is the Assassin's Creed Black Flag remake worth the 13 year wait?
It's a mystical quest to the isle of Tortuga... amongst other places You don't need to look hard to find a film or TV fan who will say a reboot is never as good as the original. Yet gamers often beg
How Esports World Cup moved from Saudi Arabia to Paris in 8 weeks
Competitors in the Esports World Cup compete for big prize money There's a World Cup going on. It's generated a fair bit of controversy, and thousands of French fans are planning to watch the contest
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What happens when health information is shadow banned?
World Service,·30 Jun 2026,·26 mins Available for over a year We look at an issue known as shadow banning. What is it? How does it work? And could it be affecting health education messages for women
Tech firms are blaming AI for mega device and console price rises
For years, buyers of tech could rely on a familiar trend - that older devices would get cheaper over time. That now seems to have stopped, or in some cases, completely reversed. Apple and Microsoft'
Why GTA 6 will launch without a disc - and what it means for gamers
Rockstar revealed that the price of GTA 6 will be £70 for a standard edition and £90 for its more premium edition Once, video games came with lots of physical goodies, such as guides, maps and manual
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Steam Machine launches with £879 price tag as Valve cites component costs
Valve has launched the Steam Machine gaming computer at a higher price than it previously expected, in what it has attributed to soaring component costs. The gaming giant said in a blog post, externa
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"We have no desire to move away from the console business": Xbox reaffirms Microsoft's commitment to console even as it plans to "get better" at PC, mobile
Xbox fans rally against Shift Up for 'Stellar Blade' — which is now exclusively NOT on Xbox Series X|S Xbox chief doubles down on exclusives as part of the platform’s identity I went to the Xbox Sho
Report: Microsoft restructuring Xbox is "on the table" — it wants to "move faster" with new Halo, Fallout, and The Elder Scrolls games
Inside Xbox's margin crush: Explaining why Xbox needs to be "reset" I went to the Xbox Showcase — Something HAS changed ... for now. Xbox admits it’s over‑extended and signals a major studio strateg