Xbox queen says next console will be ‘very premium’ and ‘very high-end’
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Bond confirms model will be shaken not stirred

Software King of the World Microsoft's Xbox president and chief executive Sarah Bond has confirmed Vole is working on its next-generation console and wants everyone to know it will not be cheap and cheerful.

Ubisoft binned post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed because it was ‘too political’
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Leadership wanted to avoid US culture-war pile-on

Ubisoft canned a 19th-century Assassin’s Creed in 2024, set after the American Civil War because it would tackle issues like slavery, the rise of the KKK and racial prejudice which some US think is "talked up" too much.

EA goes private for $55 billion
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Trump’s son-in-law helps steer publisher into private hands

Electronic Arts has decided the best time to cash in and go private is while everyone is excited about Battlefield.

EA close to $50bn buyout deal
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Sharks circle the games giant

Electronic Arts could be yanked off the stock market in a $50 billion deal that would make it one of the largest leveraged buyouts in history.

Intel waves Arrow Lake charts at gamers
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Latest slides take aim at Ryzen 9000 

Troubled Chipzilla has lined up its Arrow Lake desktop CPUs against AMD’s Ryzen 9000 and declared game on, complete with bar charts and brave talk.