Mat Piscatella

matpiscatella.bsky.social

15 October 2026 22:32

Meanwhile, ports of Black Ops and Black Ops II were among the biggest new releases of the year.

Mat Piscatella

matpiscatella.bsky.social

15 October 2026 22:32

Circana PlayerPulse purchase intent among US Console/PC players: Aug 2025 COD:BO7 - 21% Aug 2026 COD:MW4 - 15% Last year, disappointing performance was blamed on Game Pass inclusion. Now, it's media. When MW4 disappoints it'll be GTA's fault.

Jason Schreier

jasonschreier.bsky.social

14 October 2026 11:24

One remarkable fact I learned for this story: In 2018, when Red Dead Redemption II came out, Rockstar Games had 2,441 employees. Today it has 4,711 (!!!). www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

Jason Schreier

jasonschreier.bsky.social

14 October 2026 11:24

NEW: Why did Grand Theft Auto VI take 8+ years to make? How did Rockstar's culture change along the way? I went to Scotland and interviewed the company's top developers for this exclusive Businessweek cover story. Inside the making of the biggest game of all time: www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

AL

caffeinecastle.bsky.social

12 October 2026 19:48

'We'll get the edge over Steam with exclusivity deals!' 'We'll get the edge over Steam with NFTs and crypto!' 'We'll get the edge over Steam with AI coding!' Like... Jesus fucking christ.