Hear me out - talents might sound like just a nice upgrade, but they're going to replace SO many things about WoW that we hate. They might, genuinely, free up the devs to finally make some good decisions and some damn good content.
2022-04-29 16:23:34 +0000 UTC View PostAccording to a series of tweets from Balan’s Director, he was ousted from the project by the developer Arzest and Square Enix 6 months before the game was released, due to using a YouTuber’s piano cover instead of the game’s score, and complaining to Arzest for not fixing various issues. He claims the tight schedule for Balan was set by Square Enix’s producer, and that he’s sorry he released the “unfinished work”...
2022-04-28 18:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe migration from Bethesda Launcher to Steam is now available for those with game libraries or progress on their Bethesda Account. Instructions are available, although it may be worth waiting a little while, as users are reporting some failure and issues occurring. Games will no longer be playable on May 11th, but you’ll be able to transfer long after that date, so the...
2022-04-27 18:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
These issues haven't been addressed directly, but I've got some hope - and a dash of new information - that makes me think they could get better in Dragonflight.
2022-04-27 14:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostApologies for the lack of briefing last week, Patrons! A quick break leading to the Dragonflight announcement week left us a little bit overwhelmed - back to usual from now on though. As always, we appreciate your patronage, and much more to come.
On a Monday morning, which is unusual fro gaming news, Blizzard announced that Diablo Immortal has a release date of June 2nd, and will have an open beta on PC on the same date - wit...
2022-04-25 18:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Okay, I think I've lost my marbles with this one.
Still, it is one of the only ways Blizzard can explain this without having to create new lore.
2022-04-15 14:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostAccording to Bloomberg, the assistant chief counsel of the DFEH has resigned in protest, claiming that the chief counsel and DFEH boss was ‘abruptly fired’, which itself is linked to the California Governor’s Office allegedly interfering with the Activision Blizzard lawsuit - aggressively asking for information and DFEH plans and litigation strategies ahead of time once the DFEH were winning in court, at t...
2022-04-14 18:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
It's been a long time, but podcasts are finally back! Lorewalking makes its grand return, featuring a new voice, but on a very familiar topic - Lordaeron, everyone's favourite fantasy kingdom. More podcasts to come - we've got a ton planned!
Lordaeron has been at the heart of our setting since Warcraft 2. It saw the full, brutal might of the Horde and won. But it could never out run the true horror of Arthas Menethil. The Prince was brought down the road to damnation and dragged his ki...
In a large blogpost, Konami have confirmed that eFootball’s huge “v1.0.0” update will be released on April 14th. Interestingly, it comes with some of the most candid communication we’ve seen from a large publisher. Here are some highlights: “However, we were too focused on getting the game out on time that we lost sight of the most important thing — quality. Naturally, we were met with critical reviews from rightfull...
2022-04-11 18:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostActivision-Blizzard announced that 1100 of their QA temps and contractors are being converted to full-time employees, getting bumped up to a $20/hour rate, becoming eligible for bonus payouts and everything else being an employee comes with. This has been called union-busting as it is timed to exclude Raven QA from the pay hike - it’s illegal to change pay or benefits for employees currently underg...
2022-04-08 18:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostFirst off, apologies for the occasional missed Daily Briefing! We’ve been a man down on news for a while now, and sometimes I miss getting the Briefing sorted within a reasonable timeframe. I’ve reorganised my day a bit so this shouldn’t happen in future, and we have a new writer joining us soon who will almost certainly do a better job than I do!
Thanks for your understanding and have a good day! - Matt
After facing financial...
2022-04-07 18:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostRon Gilbert, the original Monkey Island writer and director, is working with Devolver Digital and Lucasfilm on Return to Monkey Island, alongside the original co-writer and programmer, composers, and even voice actor of Guybrush. Gilbert announced this on April Fools’ day, but noone believed him, so they had to reannounce it properly - he joked, saying he felt bad about the April Fools’ joke so he put the game together over th...
2022-04-04 18:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostPinball FX’s developers, Zen Studios, are releasing a new version of the game, which effectively forces Pinball FX3 players to re-purchase all their tables on a new version without any form of discount. It also isn’t done via direct purchases, but using an in-between currency named tickets, which in most cases ends up being more expensive. You can get access to most tables with a $14.99 per month subscription instead, ...
2022-03-30 18:13:23 +0000 UTC View Post
The sword in Silithus is one of the most obviously unanswered problems, in World of Warcraft. Where'd it come from? What's it doing? How are we going to get rid of it? So many questions..
2022-03-29 18:31:00 +0000 UTC View PostDetails finally revealed: Three tiers of PS Plus! Essential is current PS+, no changes. Extra includes a library of up to 400 downloadable PS4 & PS5 games, from PlayStation & third-parties. This will cost $15 a month, or $100 a year. Premium includes streaming of up to 340 additional games from the PS1, PS2, PSP and PS3 generations. Some of these, except PS3 games, will be downloadable to play locally. Premium will also i...
2022-03-29 18:00:31 +0000 UTC View PostFollowing last week’s Bloomberg report that Project Spartacus could be revealed this week, Kinda Funny’s Greg Miller delayed his PlayStation-focused podcast until Thursday because he’s heard three rumours - he said if even one of them is true, it’ll be a “VERY interesting week for PlayStation”. As for what the other news could be, a recent filing for a new Knack trademark has many thinking a thi...
2022-03-28 18:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The Dreadlords have been slowly orchestrating events across the entire cosmos: But with the reveal of Denathrius knowing about the next great threat... What will they get up to next?
2022-03-26 09:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostAfter releasing GTA’s next-gen update, Rockstar have added a $6 per month subscription to GTA Online. It delivers recurring in-game cash ($500k), in-game properties to buy that unlock previous gameplay updates, special vehicle upgrades, currency bonuses, member-only discounts and more - paints, emblems, outfits, etc.
Looking at Riot Games, Square Enix, even mobile devs like Cygames and MiHoYo - every company with one MASSIVE game and IP has went and made loads of new games to satisfy more and more fans. So... where are all the non-WoW Warcraft games?e
2022-03-25 17:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostA current employee, referred to as Jane Doe, has taken Activision-Blizzard up on harassment and discrimination, claiming she was pressured to drink and participate in ‘lewd games’. She alleges that complains made about this behaviour, as well as sexual advances made, were explained away as leadership trying to be nice, and be her friend. She also claims she was told not to make her concerns public, due to the company’s rep...
2022-03-24 19:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostAfter today’s firmware updates for the PS4 and PS5, social media was flooded by users presenting issues with verifying their PS+ status and being unable to play their online games. There’s been no official communication on the issue, but around 6 hours later, they seem to have been largely resolved.
^^ There's the March loot! Now, onto the main topic of this post.
Where's the loot?! Indeed. To start with the good, we've now worked out the various problems that arose recently, and things are back on track. Now, to explain what actually happened.
The operational side of loot (so, QC, packing, postage, etc) started to go a little off the rails last year. This happened around the same time we'd had a few strokes of back luck on the video production side. Compound...
2022-03-23 17:40:40 +0000 UTC View PostWccftech reports that the FTC are asking for information and material from Activision-Blizzard and Microsoft as part of their review of the transaction. This is apparently not an indicator of any suspected issues, but par for the course. If there’s an issue, we’ll hear soon. Meanwhile, ATVI shareholders will be voting their approval of the deal on April 28th - the deal will only go through if the majorit...
2022-03-22 19:29:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Have we really ran out of bad guys? Nope!
2022-03-19 18:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post“Please look forward to more of "ELDEN RING" as an IP (characters and other intellectual property) in hopes of expanding beyond the realm of games.”, reads a press release from FromSoftware and Bandai Namco. 12 million units in under 3 weeks is an extraordinary speed to sell units, especially for a new IP. The Souls series was reported to have sold sold a total of 27 million lifetime sales in 2020, with over 10 mil...
2022-03-16 19:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostAccording to reporting from VGC following yesterday’s report on Perfect Dark losing its director, they’ve found that up to half of The Initiative’s staff have left, citing studio leadership that prefers a top-down style of management despite the studio being founded on the opposite principles, as well as a lack of creative autonomy and project progress. Crystal Dynamics joining the project is said to spark a reboot of...
2022-03-15 19:03:16 +0000 UTC View Post
