Microsoft Gaming Microsoft wants Xbox to hit 30% margins, explaining price hikes and layoffs Game industry average is between 17% and 22% By Daniel Sims, October 24, 2025, 6:11 AM 16 comments
Gaming Tech Culture The rising cost of play: AAA games, consoles, and GPUs surge in cost Game console prices defy tradition, climbing instead of dropping By Kishalaya Kundu, September 2, 2025, 12:28 PM 32 comments
Electronics Hardware No reprieve for PC builders as skyrocketing metal prices set to impact component costs Brace for jacked-up PC prices By Zo Ahmed, May 3, 2024, 6:15 AM 14 comments
Gaming EA Play receives price hike, now starting at $39.99 a year Inflation strikes another subscription service By Daniel Sims, April 11, 2024, 6:15 AM 8 comments
Apple Mobile Flagship iPhone prices have jumped 66% since 2009, but Tim Cook says people are happy to pay more for "the best" Those who aren't Apple fans might disagree By Rob Thubron, February 6, 2023, 7:03 AM 20 comments
Gaming Popular seven-year-old Steam game gets price increase due to inflation It's never taken part in a Steam sale A hot potato: Imagine a game that came out seven years ago, has never taken part in a Steam sale, and is now getting a price increase. One might imagine such a scenario causing universal outcry among fans, but not when said game is Factorio. Full story By Rob Thubron, January 24, 2023, 5:19 AM 50 comments
Industry TSMC plays down economic concerns, predicts 30% sales increase this year "...inflation has no direct impact on the semiconductor industry" By Rob Thubron, June 8, 2022, 7:03 AM