Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden says developers can't profit from subscription services like Game Pass. 🔗 tech4gamers.com/studios-mone… #GamePass #Xbox

Former Naughty Dog VFX artist Matt Radford told Kiwi Talkz the studio exists to sell Sony hardware. 🔗 tech4gamers.com/naughty-dog-… #NaughtyDog #PlayStation

Halo co-creator Marcus Lehto praised Campaign Evolved's visuals and movement but called its hints too heavy-handed. 🔗 tech4gamers.com/halo-creator… #Halo

Modern Warfare 4 holds an 86 on Metacritic, Call of Duty's best score since 2011's MW3. 🔗 tech4gamers.com/modern-warfa… #ModernWarfare4

Digital Foundry's Richard Leadbetter says Sony reportedly has a custom RDNA5 chip exclusive for its PS6 handheld. 🔗 tech4gamers.com/sony-rdna5-p… #PS6

Circana's Mat Piscatella says GTA 6 hasn't lifted Xbox, which had its lowest September ever. 🔗 tech4gamers.com/gta-6-no-imp… #GTA6 #Xbox

Phantom Blade Zero opened with an 88 on Metacritic, and PCGamesN gave it a perfect 10/10. 🔗 tech4gamers.com/phantom-blad… #PhantomBladeZero

Brother Zhang's repair shop got eight RTX 4090s and two RTX 5090s with burned connectors in two days. 🔗 tech4gamers.com/rtx-5090-and…

Arrowhead’s Johan Pilestedt says Helldivers 3 isn’t being planned right now because Helldivers 2 is still doing well. 🔗 tech4gamers.com/helldivers-3…

Modern Warfare 4 launched with 227,622 concurrent Steam players, about double Black Ops 7’s launch peak. 🔗 tech4gamers.com/modern-warfa…

Arkane Lyon reportedly has until November 13 to find a buyer or face closure. 🔗 tech4gamers.com/arkane-lyon-…

A24 is reportedly giving the Elden Ring movie $200M, its biggest budget ever. 🔗 tech4gamers.com/elden-ring-m…

Xbox may cancel Marvel's Blade even if it's nearly finished, says insider Jez Corden. 🔗 tech4gamers.com/xbox-may-can…

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney calls Steam's AI disclosure rule for developers "abhorrent." 🔗 tech4gamers.com/epic-games-c…

Marvel's Wolverine drove 70% of the PS5's September sales spike, says Circana's Mat Piscatella. 🔗 tech4gamers.com/marvels-wolv…

Cyberpunk 2077 just hit 162,291 concurrent Steam players, its highest peak in three years. 🔗 tech4gamers.com/cyberpunk-20…

Xbox executives reportedly missed compensation-linked annual performance targets in 5 of the last 6 years, with content and services revenue falling 6% this year against a 4.3% growth goal, according to GameFile. 🔗 tech4gamers.com/xbox-failed-…

Almost 10 million people have played Elden Ring for more than 100 hours, with nearly 3.5 million earning every achievement or trophy, according to Alinea Analytics estimates. 🔗 tech4gamers.com/elden-ring-m…

RTX 5080 16GB wholesale prices in China have risen by over ¥2,000 (~$300) to around ¥15,000, with reports saying the 16GB model will be replaced by a 24GB variant. 🔗 tech4gamers.com/rtx-5080-300…

A new CD Projekt Red job listing for a Cyberpunk 2 lead quest programmer asks for multiplayer network architecture experience, hinting at a possible multiplayer or co-op mode. 🔗 tech4gamers.com/cdpr-teases-…