Part Two’ hits theaters Friday amid box office drought

Part Two’ hits theaters Friday amid box office drought

Timothee Chalamet stars as Paul Atreides in Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part Two.” Warner Bros. | Legendary Entertainment “The arrival of ‘Dune: Part Two’ is coming at a point where the industry is looking for that momentum igniting blockbuster,” said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at Comscore. So far in 2024, no film has generated more … Read more

Sony gaming margin questioned after PS5 sales cut sparks stock plunge

Sony gaming margin questioned after PS5 sales cut sparks stock plunge

The PlayStation DualSense controller and PlayStation 5 console. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Sony this week announced it now expects to sell 21 million units of the PS5 in the fiscal year ending in March, compared with a previous forecast of 25 million units. The company’s shares fell after the announcement, with around … Read more

Sony cuts PlayStation 5 sales forecast to 21 million units

Sony cuts PlayStation 5 sales forecast to 21 million units

Sony aims to sell 18 million PlayStation 5 consoles in its financial year ending in March 2023. Thiago Prudencio | Lightrocket | Getty Images Sony cut its sales forecast for its flagship PlayStation 5 console on Wednesday, after warning of weaker transactions in its key gaming division. The Japanese gaming giant said it now expects … Read more

PlayStation maker Sony invests in African gaming startup Carry1st

PlayStation maker Sony invests in African gaming startup Carry1st

The PlayStation DualSense controller and PlayStation 5 console. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images The deal is a strategic investment that will see the two companies partner on a range of commercial opportunities. For now, the two companies are in the “exploratory stages” of that partnership. Cordel Robbin-Coker, CEO and co-founder of Carry1st, said … Read more

Microsoft-Activision Blizzard takeover approved by UK regulator CMA

Microsoft-Activision Blizzard takeover approved by UK regulator CMA

Microsoft logo is seen on a smartphone placed on displayed Activision Blizzard logo in this illustration taken January 18, 2022. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Britain’s top competition watchdog on Friday gave the green light to Microsoft’s proposed $69 billion takeover of gaming firm Activision Blizzard, removing the last major hurdle for the deal to close. … Read more

Phones with self-healing displays to arrive by 2028, analysts predict

Phones with self-healing displays to arrive by 2028, analysts predict

In its roundup of top tech predictions for 2024 and beyond, CCS Insight said that it expects smartphone makers to begin producing phones with “self-healing” displays within five years. The way this could work is by incorporating a “nano coating” on the surface of the display that, if scratched, creates a new material thSat reacts … Read more

How Taylor Swift could change the movie theater industry

How Taylor Swift could change the movie theater industry

Theaters are no stranger to screening taped concerts, plays and musicals to guests, but Taylor Swift could usher in a new era of event cinema. The Eras Tour concert movie is slated to open Oct. 13 in major movie theater chains such as AMC and Cinemark. Interest in unique cinematic experiences and communal events is … Read more