“Sony Could Punish Them” – Former Xbox Publishing Boss Explains PlayStation 2’s Vice-Like Grip On Japan

“They couldn’t make it too obvious they were supporting Xbox”. Ed Fries played a big role in securing the long-term stability of the Xbox brand, and served as vice president of game publishing during the first Xbox era. He’s the ideal person, then, to talk about Microsoft’s efforts to court Japanese developers in the very…

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Nvidia’s CFO says there’s still ‘a little geopolitical situation that we need to work through’ before shipping its AI GPUs to China, but it’s ‘a $2 billion to $5 billion potential opportunity’

Nvidia’s executive vice president and chief financial officer, Collette Kress, spoke yesterday at the Goldman Sachs Communicopea event about a variety of topics, including a discussion of its recent financial results and the ongoing situation regarding its dealings with China. When asked for an update on demand for its H20 AI GPU in the country,…

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CD Projekt wanted to put a chain weapon in The Witcher 3 years ago, but it’s taken until Songs of the Past because it was ‘impossible to do at the time’

The Witcher 3‘s recently revealed expansion Songs of the Past will bring more to CD Projekt’s acclaimed fantasy adventure than a new region to explore and quests to pursue, it will also introduce a new weapon for Geralt of Rivia to wield—a gnarly silver chain. Well, “new” might not be a wholly appropriate term for…

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