China’s Hero Games shares what’s next after its hit Black Myth: Wukong

China’s Hero Games shares what’s next after its hit Black Myth: Wukong

People walk past the image of the ‘Monkey King’ character, or ‘Sun Wukong’ of Chinese action role-playing game ‘Black Myth: Wukong’, developed by Chinese video game company Game Science, during its launch day in Hangzhou, in eastern China’s Zhejiang province on August 20, 2024. Str | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING – China’s first attempt … Read more

Nintendo profit plunges 55% as sales of its ageing Switch console fall

Nintendo profit plunges 55% as sales of its ageing Switch console fall

Nintendo has kept players interested in its ageing Switch console series through key games with characters such as Super Mario and Zelda. Charly Triballeau | AFP | Getty Images Nintendo revenue and profit plunged in the company’s fiscal first quarter, as sales of the ageing Switch console decline. Here’s how Nintendo did in its fiscal … Read more

Nintendo to announce new Switch console this fiscal year

Nintendo to announce new Switch console this fiscal year

Mario poses at the “SUPER NINTENDO WORLD” welcome celebration at Universal Studios Hollywood on February 16, 2023 in Universal City, California. Rodin Eckenroth | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Nintendo on Tuesday said it will announce the successor to its flagship Switch this fiscal year, after the company forecast a sharp drop in profit … Read more

Saudi Arabia is building the world’s first Dragon Ball Z theme park

Saudi Arabia is building the world’s first Dragon Ball Z theme park

Visitors try out the latest version of Dragon Ball Z Kakarot at the 2019 Gamescom gaming trade fair in Cologne, Germany.  Lukas Schulze | Getty Images News | Getty Images Saudi Arabia is set to become home to the first-ever Dragon Ball Z theme park — a 5.3 million square foot entertainment venue announced as … Read more

How Sony PlayStation beat Microsoft and Nintendo in console wars

How Sony PlayStation beat Microsoft and Nintendo in console wars

It’s been three decades since the Sony PlayStation first brought to life some of the video game industry’s most beloved franchises. Sony Interactive Entertainment president and CEO Jim Ryan is set to retire in March 2024. His tenure began in 1994, the same year the PlayStation launched in Japan. The gaming console expanded into the … Read more

Wall Street high on AI euphoria

Wall Street high on AI euphoria

Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. What you need to know today  Markets positive Wall Street … Read more

The U.S. economy seems to be holding up

The U.S. economy seems to be holding up

People shop at a retail store in Manhattan, New York City, on Jan. 5, 2024. Spencer Platt | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you see? … Read more

The U.S. economy is humming along

The U.S. economy is humming along

This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. What you need to know today  Wall Street surgesThe S&P 500 soared to new highs on Thursday … Read more

Worries over rate cuts persist

Worries over rate cuts persist

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on July 06, 2023 in New York City.  Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no … Read more

Wariness over rate cuts lingers

Wariness over rate cuts lingers

Traders react as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is seen delivering remarks on a screen, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, March 22, 2023. Brendan McDermid | Reuters This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to … Read more