• Nintendo will boost Switch production by 20 percent ahead of holidays

    Nintendo will boost Switch production by 20 percent ahead of holidays

    Nintendo is boosting production of its ultra-popular Switch console as it continues to struggle to keep up with demand. The Japanese video game giant has asked its suppliers to up their output by 20 percent, according to Bloomberg, with the goal being to move 30 million units in the current fiscal year. Nintendo’s Switch sales …
  • Sony to limit PlayStation 5 sales to one per customer

    Sony to limit PlayStation 5 sales to one per customer

    It looks like Sony is bracing for high demand for its upcoming PlayStation 5. The video game juggernaut will be limiting sales of its new console to one per person, according to an eagle-eyed gamer who was digging through the PlayStation website’s backend code. “You can only purchase one version of the PS5 Console: Disc …
  • New Xbox is still ‘on track’ to hit stores in time for the holidays

    New Xbox is still ‘on track’ to hit stores in time for the holidays

    The next Xbox is still slated to hit store shelves this holiday season — coronavirus be damned. In an interview with Time, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said that despite the pandemic forcing employees to work from home, the next-generation gaming system will keep its original launch window. “Yes, we are on track,” Nadella said. “The …
  • Sony shuts down PlayStation Store in China for ‘security upgrade’

    Sony shuts down PlayStation Store in China for ‘security upgrade’

    Sony has shut down its PlayStation Store in China to upgrade its security there — cutting off income from the world’s largest video game market. PlayStation China announced the temporary suspension of the store on its Weibo account Sunday, saying only that it was for a “system security upgrade.” The Japanese tech company did not …
  • Terrence McNally loomed large through ups, downs on Broadway

    Terrence McNally loomed large through ups, downs on Broadway

    The coronavirus continues to devastate Broadway. Two highly anticipated plays — “Hangmen” and the revival of “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” — have been scuttled. Actors are sick, among them much of the cast of “Moulin Rouge!” The day Broadway announced it was closing down, a bunch of top producers and theater executives met at …