
The Week in Tech: The Buildout Meets Its Balance Sheet
Four hyperscalers reported negative or falling free cash flow, Samsung and SK hynix booked records, Anthropic filed to go public and Binance lost billions
8 stories · “gaming”.

Four hyperscalers reported negative or falling free cash flow, Samsung and SK hynix booked records, Anthropic filed to go public and Binance lost billions

Sensor Tower estimates GTA VI has taken 6.45 million digital pre-orders worth about $630 million, with 74% on PS5 and most buyers picking the $99.99 edition.

Meta's $25bn judgment, four attacks on trusted software, a $6.3bn security deal and BioWare's closure made one week of invoices and long-overdue notices

Microsoft's Maia 300 put in-house silicon at the centre of the week, as Anthropic hit $16.8bn, Character.ai filed for bankruptcy and Taiwan tightened exports

Skydance merged Paramount Games Studio and Warner Bros. Games into one division on October 7, 2026, led by Tony Driscoll, per a memo reported by Variety.

Dragami Games announced an R-rated live-action Lollipop Chainsaw prequel film at Tokyo Game Show 2026, alongside a 2027 PS5 sequel and a planned anime.

Nintendo launched Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave worldwide on September 17, the eighteenth mainline entry and the Switch 2's first built-for-the-console system seller.

Rockstar premiered a 26-minute GTA VI Extended Look on Netflix, a first-of-its-kind game reveal that arrived just days after a playable-build leak surfaced.