Venture Beast

JULY 16, 2021

June 2021 NPD hardware sales reveal strong numbers for all platforms. Microsoft set a new June record for Xbox. Read More.

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The Verge

JANUARY 15, 2021

Spending on video games set a new record of $56.9 Spending on hardware hit its highest level since 2011 at $5.3 NPD classifies video game spending as money spent at retail and digital storefronts on “video game hardware, content, and accessories.”. Photo by James Bareham / The Verge.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Sony has updated its release windows for two of the PlayStation 5’s biggest upcoming games in a new video posted to the company’s PlayStation YouTube channel. Now, the upcoming sequel to Horizon Zero Dawn , called Horizon Forbidden West , has a more conclusive release window of the second half of 2021.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 25, 2021

Microsoft has announced the release date for its forthcoming first-person shooter Halo Infinite , as well as a lineup of special-edition Xbox hardware meant to celebrate the video game franchise’s 20 th anniversary. — Xbox (@Xbox) August 25, 2021. (Microsoft Image). Infinite will be available for purchase on Dec.

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GeekWire

APRIL 27, 2021

Microsoft also reported a 232% increase in overall gaming hardware revenue, which it attributes to continued high demand for the Xbox Series X|S. Microsoft does not include specific hardware revenue numbers in its earnings, and has not revealed sales data for its Xbox Series X|S consoles. Last month it completed a $7.5

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Venture Beast

JUNE 14, 2021

The May 2021 NPD video game report reveals another strong month for sales on the back of new hardware and Resident Evil: Village. Read More.

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Venture Beast

APRIL 27, 2021

Microsoft reported its Q3 2021 earnings today, and the Xbox division is growing fast thanks to hardware sales and services. Read More.

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Venture Beast

MARCH 12, 2021

February hardware sales were up huge thanks to strong performance from all console platforms and a historic pace for PS5. Read More.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

But even if Amazon has already made some notable announcements prior to this event, don’t forget how expansive its products are, from Ring to August smart locks to game streaming and actual video game development. The most recent rumors encompass a wall-mounted Echo, Alexa-powered soundbars, a second-generation Echo Auto , and more.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Amazon is launching a new group video or audio calling feature for Echo devices today, just in time for the holidays. Originally announced back in September, group calling will allow up to seven participants to join an audio or video call on supported Echo devices like the Echo, Echo Dot, and Echo Show. Group calling on an Echo Show.

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The Verge

APRIL 26, 2022

After a record-breaking 2021 with annual revenue of $257 billion — the first time it has gone over $200 billion for a year — Google’s parent company reports in a filing (pdf) that it has started off 2022 with Q1 revenue that’s up 23 percent from the same period last year , reaching $68 billion. billion 2021: $55.3 billion loss.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

The second video shows off the very similar “Samsung AR Glasses” concept, though this time it’s letting the user “see” 3D digital objects appear in the real world, a visual that should be instantly familiar to you if you’ve ever seen any of Microsoft’s HoloLens marketing.

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Venture Beast

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

For the October 2021 NPD games report, the story is strong new software and a continued hunger for new-generation hardware. Read More.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Amazon’s 2021 fall hardware event is coming September 28th. Amazon is holding its annual fall hardware event on Tuesday, September 28th starting at 12PM ET / 9AM PT. If last year was any indication, expect to see a massive amount of hardware. Yet, that likely won’t be the only Ring hardware.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Orders should now be starting in early 2021, our "season one" of games now has even more games than we planned, and mass production is starting. Orders for the Playdate are now planned to open in early 2021 for $149 with an expanded number of launch titles, and mass production of the retail unit will commence in November.

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GeekWire

JULY 26, 2021

Testers on the game’s closed beta reported last week that running New World can “brick” high-end video cards like the GeForce RTX 3090. Please read this message regarding recent concerns with graphics cards hardware. — New World (@playnewworld) July 21, 2021. pic.twitter.com/L1gNeBBPQS.

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GeekWire

APRIL 16, 2021

The first full pandemic year caused a significant spike in video game engagement, which is still happening now. billion on video game hardware, accessories, and assorted content, which marks an 18% increase over March 2020 and sets a record for March in any year. the demand for video games is staying high.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Washington state’s video games industry overtook Texas last year and claimed the No. video game industry grew to new heights yet again. The ESA tracks 151 publishers, developers, hardware companies, universities, and other assorted businesses in Washington that are associated in some way with the state’s games industry.

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Venture Beast

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

August hardware sales were up big. This was the third best August ever in terms of dollars spent on consoles. Read More.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Today, Microsoft announced that EA Play would arrive on PC as part of Xbox Game Pass sometime in 2021. EA Play is an online video game subscription service that provides access to a library of first-party EA games — including Battlefield V , Mass Effect , and The Sims 4 — plus 10-hour trials for new releases like Madden NFL 21 and FIFA 21.

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The Verge

JANUARY 2, 2022

Samsung introduced its first TVs with Mini LED technology at CES 2021, and they wound up being perhaps the best sets that the company has produced yet — not counting the exorbitantly priced The Wall, that is. NFT aggregation platform: Yes, NFTs are coming to the living room. Samsung’s Mini LED TVs now look even better when bright.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Microsoft plans to make its Xbox Game Pass Ultimate service available for iOS devices, as well as PCs, offering cloud-based access via web browser in spring 2021. Microsoft’s Apple workaround: How Xbox could bring Project xCloud to iOS via the web in 2021. Games coming to the Xbox in 2021 include Halo Infinite, naturally.

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GeekWire

MAY 20, 2021

Some of the winners at the 2021 GeekWire Awards during their virtual acceptance speeches on Thursday. GeekWire video screen grabs). But Thursday proved to be an inspiring day, as the 2021 GeekWire Awards returned to honor some of the leading innovators and entrepreneurs who make up the Pacific Northwest tech community.

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The Verge

APRIL 25, 2022

If you're trying to buy a new video game console in 2022, then you probably already know that they’re still in short supply. According to the stats released by NPD video game analyst Mat Piscatella, industry hardware sales were $515 million in March (down 24 percent from 2021) and $1.2 Photo by Tom Warren / The Verge.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 13, 2022

Microsoft has discontinued its Xbox One video game console — or rather, it’s been discontinued for over a year. The Xbox One, Microsoft’s third model of the Xbox and its entry into the eighth generation of video game consoles, originally debuted in 2013. A later revision of the hardware, the Xbox One X, came out in 2017.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 22, 2023

Every business unit has a stake in the IT services, apps, networks, hardware, and software needed to meet business goals and objectives, and many of them are hiring their own technologists. Average salary: US$131,995 Increase since 2021: 0% 2. Average salary: US$129,118 Increase since 2021: +3.4%

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GeekWire

MARCH 1, 2022

It premiered as a PC game in 2020 and later became a console exclusive for the Xbox Series X|S in 2021. As with other Xbox Cloud Gaming titles, whatever device you’re playing on is only really used to create a video connection. Flight Simulator is also limited to running in 1080p and 30 FPS if you’re playing on an Xbox One.

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The Verge

AUGUST 16, 2021

This new Arc brand will cover both the hardware and software powering Intel’s high-end discrete GPUs, as well as multiple hardware generations. link] #IntelArc pic.twitter.com/b9fOsXdRCq — Intel Graphics (@IntelGraphics) August 16, 2021. More details and specifics are planned for later in 2021.

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The Verge

JANUARY 11, 2021

Samsung’s 2021 TVs have dramatically better picture, thanks to Mini LED. LG imagines the screen sitting at the foot of a bed, where it can rise up partially or in full to show information or videos while retaining a view of the other side of the screen. ? Sony’s 2021 TV lineup runs Google TV and fully embraces HDMI 2.1.

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GeekWire

MAY 26, 2021

This is also a notoriously poor time for anyone to be talking about launching a new piece of gaming hardware, as the worldwide electronics market is still crippled by chip shortages , with the possibility that the issue may persist for the next year and a half.

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GeekWire

APRIL 1, 2024

Seattle’s Madrona Venture Group, TerraClear CEO Brent Frei and a number of angel investors contributed to the round, which added to a $25 million Series A from May 2021. Seven years later, Frei is very satisfied with the design of his Rock Picker hardware — which can mount to a variety of machines and pick hundreds of rocks per hour.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 23, 2021

But whether you’re spending the holidays sheltering at home or hanging with friends or family, you can make things more cheerful and fun by using your brand-new hardware — or your current tech — to watch some great streaming movies or TV, play games, and refresh your computer or mobile device with some cool new apps.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Seattle’s Museum of Flight says it’ll serve as the first stop on a road trip for NASA’s full-scale replicas of the Perseverance rover and the Ingenuity helicopter — display versions of the hardware that’s currently at work on Mars, 242 million miles away. 30, 2021 – April 3, 2022: Museum of Flight, Seattle.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

The four generations of Xbox hardware, as of 2020. Fries came up through Microsoft in the ’80s, after the video game crash of 1983 forced him, as he put it onstage, to “get a real job” instead of pursuing game design. xbox20 #xbox #ogxbox pic.twitter.com/oTYNnWKHJy — Ed Fries (@Ed_Fries) November 14, 2021.

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The Verge

JANUARY 2, 2022

A YouTuber who goes by the name of Buildzoid on the Actually Hardware Overlocking channel has figured out that a backward capacitor on the Asus ROG Maximus Z690 Hero motherboard is causing it to melt down, according to a report by Tom’s Hardware. . | Image by Actually Hardcore Overclocking via YouTube.

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Gizmodo

MARCH 24, 2021

Given the state of the current GPU market and, well, the PC hardware market as a whole, it would be an interesting business decision for any company to start selling components. But this is 2021, and all logic be damned; GameStop is going to start selling graphic cards. Read more.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

2021,” and the text “sign up now to get your release notification” — although it doesn’t specify whether that’s news about the release or the release itself. The announcement coincides with some apparent teaser videos from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and virtual and augmented reality head Andrew Bosworth.

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