Microsoft is looking to close its $68.7 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard next week. A souce familair with Microsoft’s plans told The Verge the company hopes to close the deal on Friday, October 13. The date is dependant on the approval of UK’s Competition and Markets Authority, which blocked the closure of the deal
Of all the indie franchises that repeatedly release on the Xbox Store, the ‘Gnomes Garden’ franchise – including all of its spin-offs, Royal Roads 2 being the latest – is the one that we find the most inexplicable. We’ve played more of these games than we care to count, yet we can’t pinpoint what people
Sledgehammer Games has confirmed that Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 will receive a brand-new game mode for the series called Cutthroat. Announced during the CoD: Next event on October 5, the developer spent a good few hours diving into everything there is to know about the highly-anticipated multiplayer shooter, as well as other announcements for
Image: Bandai Namco Back in March of this year, Bandai Namco announced it was working on a brand new Dragon Ball Budokai Tenkaichi game. Now, in an update, Dragon Ball fans have discovered a trademark for “Sparking! Zero” was filed in the US at the end of last month. The Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi
When Call of Duty: Modern Warfare comes up, many players’ minds immediately jump to 00’s memories of lobbying up with close friends. For Modern Warfare III, developers Sledgehammer, Treyarch, Infinity Ward, and Raven Software come together to deliver an updated FPS experience with all the illustrious nostalgic magic we remember, but with enough innovative features
Just last year, QA contractors working on Dragon Age: Dreadwolf voted unanimously to become Canada’s first-ever video game industry union. Now, sadly, the Keyword Studios employees working on the RPG have all been laid off after developer BioWare decided not to renew their contract.
Stardew Valley update 1.6 promises to bring new features and game content to the farm simulator, along with other fun things like stylish hats for your pet cat or dog. The hatswere teased today by the game’s creator Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone on the social networking site X. Stardew Valley update 1.5 OST As you can
Developer Arkane Studios’ multiplayer vampire shooter Redfall launched earlier this year to middling reviews from critics and players alike – Game Informer gave the game a 5 out of 10. Ahead of its launch in May, Xbox revealed that Redfall would only launch with a 30 FPS Quality Mode on Xbox Series X/S, noting that a Performance Mode
WCCFTech is reporting on a rumor this afternoon that comes from Discord user, SoldierDelta, which the site says has previously provided information and screenshots for Team NINJA’s Rise of the Ronin on The Snitch’s server. The rumor is that Nintendo is preparing two Nintendo Switch 2 models for release. The first will be an all-digital system for $400,
Rumors of a The Last of Us Part 2 PS5 remaster have been circulating for some time. following a recent listing, it seems like the game’s existence could be a lot more real than people thought. Fans spotted a job description from a Naughty Dog developer on LinkedIn (via Twitter user Ilia) recently, with the
Last week, we asked you to take a break and share moments resting in a game of your choice using #PSshare #PSBlog. Here are this week’s highlights: KenKenVega1 shares Aloy reclining back with a smile in Horizon Forbidden West Amianan_NiRaGuB shares Bayek resting on a blanket overlooking an Egyptian city in Assassin’s Creed Origins wingsforsmiles
Four years after all but shutting up shop in 2018, Telltale Games are once again laying off staff. The company let “most” of its employees go in September, according to former staffer and cinematic artist Jonah Huang, who began posting about the situation on Xitter earlier in the week. Telltale have now confirmed aspects of
Microsoft’s long journey to acquire gaming giant Activision Blizzard is finally nearing an end. According to The Verge, a source familiar with Microsoft’s plans indicated that it was aiming for Friday, October 13, as a date to close the deal. Ignoring the infamy of the date (it seems Microsoft and Activision Blizzard executives aren’t very
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty‘s first expansion, Battle of Zhongyuan, was a by-the-numbers affair. It demonstrated why Team Ninja’s action game excelled while also not addressing its faults. Conqueror of Jiangdong, the second DLC, is in a similar boat and has a handful of incredible and challenging boss fights. But while its positives are still evident,
Part of motherhood is the inescapable feeling and conditioning that you’re probably doing something wrong. You should just be a natural at juggling parental responsibilities, looking after your home, and keeping up with your career, and be able to do it all with a serene smile on your face. It’s all bullshit, of course, but
Activision held its annual Call of Duty “Next” broadcast earlier today, where it revealed of new information about the highly anticipated Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III. This included news on the multiplayer beta, Zombies Mode, and Warzone’s next iteration. Modern Warfare III multiplayer beta details The Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III multiplayer beta
CD Projekt RED has said that Cyberpunk 2077‘s sequel is being handled by the team that was responsible for fixing the original release as well as designing Phantom Liberty. The game’s 2020 launch ended up being a disaster for CDPR, following which the studio faced class-action lawsuits and a stern response from Sony Interactive Entertainment,