Diablo IV and Overwatch 2 possibly delayed into 2023
That's straight from Activision Blizzard's most recent investor presentation held this week. When asked about the expected release slate for the two titles, Activision Blizzard chief operating officer Daniel Alegre said that the company had originally expected to be release both Overwatch 2 and Diablo IV next year, but "as we have worked with new leadership in Blizzard and within the franchises themselves, particularly in certain ke...
2021-11-03 14:00:08 +0000 UTC
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Sony are airlifting PS5s into the UK to deal with Christmas demand
That's according to UK tabloid newspaper The Sun, who allege that Sony have chartered three Boeing 747 jets to cart PlayStation 5 consoles from Seoul, South Korea to London in time for the holiday season. Each plane is reportedly loaded with nearly 50 pallets of sought-after PS5 units. Each load of cargo will require 12 articulated lorries to transport it around the UK, so it's quite an operation Sony have planned.
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2021-11-02 14:01:02 +0000 UTC
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All Cyberpunk 2077 updates pushed to next year
That's according to CD Projekt Red's official roadmap for the game, which was recently amended to confirm that all "updates, improvements, and free DLCs" for Cyberpunk 2077 will not be launching until 2022. Before these changes were noted, the most recent roadmap update was back in August and detailed "multiple updates and improvements." This update still outlined the free DLC content as releasing later this year.
Ubisoft quarterly financials turn up new information on Assassin's Creed Infinity
Ubisoft held their second quarter earnings call earlier this week and it revealed a whole load of information on the Assassin's Creed franchise, including a few new details on the mysterious Assassin's Creed Infinity. Answering a question on the upcoming title's business model, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot confirmed that the game isn't "going to be free to play and this game will have a lot of narrative el...
2021-10-29 14:31:00 +0000 UTC
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Vicarious Visions to fully merge with Blizzard
Activision Blizzard informed employees this week that Vicarious Visions, which was previously assimilated into Blizzard, will officially lose its name as part of a full merger. The initial absorption happened back in January when Vicarious Visions had already been assisting Blizzard with Overwatch and World of Warcraft for some time, but at the time the studio were set to retain their independent identity. Now, though, Vicarious Visions' ...
2021-10-28 13:01:03 +0000 UTC
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BlizzCon 2022 cancelled as Blizzard commit to focusing on teams
Blizzard have officially cancelled their upcoming BlizzCon event in the wake of this summer's discrimination and harassment scandal. Several solid months of lawsuits have seemingly made the company less than eager to celebrate their heritage, as the cancellation was announced this week alongside Blizzard's intentions to "reimagine" the longstanding event. BlizzCon 2022 was originally supposed to be hybrid event of sorts, ...
2021-10-27 13:01:03 +0000 UTC
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Activision Blizzard will not be able to pause California harassment lawsuit proceedings
Activision Blizzard recently attempted to pause legal proceedings following the emerging spat between the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) and the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The DFEH challenged the terms of the EEOC's recent $18m settlement with Activision Blizzard, which prompted the EEOC to fire back with allegations of ethics violatio...
2021-10-26 13:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Xbox's Edge browser is getting GeForce Now support
Nvidia's GeForce Now streaming service will soon be playable on Xbox via the console's built in browser and, to be honest, it'll be nice to finally have a reason to open Edge on purpose rather than by mis-clicking something. The latest GeForce Now client launched back on October 21st and includes beta support for Edge browser, so Xbox players can get to streaming their PC library from the comfort of their living room sofa.
Grand Theft Auto Remastered Trilogy launches next month
After enough rumours to make this the worst-kept gaming secret in however long, Rockstar have finally confirmed that a) a Grand Theft Auto remastered trilogy is indeed on the way and b) it launches next month. Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas release digitally on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, the Xbox Series X, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC on November 11th. A physical versi...
2021-10-22 15:01:04 +0000 UTC
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Genn Greymane has been on the leash for too long. He's a fantastic character, perfectly positioned in the Alliance's future turmoil. He deserves to play a major role, so it's time Blizzard let him out of his cage. This king can do more than just howl at the moon.
2021-10-22 11:16:00 +0000 UTC
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Xbox want to make PlayStation-style blockbusters
That's directly from Xbox Game Studios boss Matt Booty who, speaking in a recent interview with Kinda Funny Games, said that Xbox want to get better at making the kinds of immersive blockbuster titles synonymous with PlayStation. Booty says that Xbox are focused on creating a diverse and engaging software portfolio and that Game Pass has created the kind of environment that has "room for everything from Halo to smaller games like Ground...
2021-10-21 13:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Microsoft missed their Xbox Game Pass subscriber goal for the year
That's according to new financial documentation recently published by Microsoft, which claims that the number of actively paying Xbox Game Pass subscribers increased by 37.48% in the year ending June 30th. That's a solid enough growth number, really, but Microsoft had initially targeted an increase of 47.79% so they were off by quite a bit. This underperformance is exacerbated by the previous year's figures when subscr...
2021-10-20 13:00:08 +0000 UTC
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Steam Deck rating system will show which games work on it
The prospect of going through every single game on Steam is a fairly daunting one but that's exactly what Valve are doing to prepare for the upcoming launch of the Steam Deck. A new rating system is currently in the works that will easily inform Steam Deck owners which game are best suited for play on the new hybrid system. Valve are currently in the process of marking each game with on of four ratings intended to communicate h...
2021-10-19 15:30:00 +0000 UTC
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FIFA want greater competition in sports games
Following recent news that EA Sports are considering rebranding their long-running and overwhelmingly popular football series amid a dispute over the ongoing naming rights, football's governing body FIFA have suggested that they're open to working with other developers. In a new statement, FIFA outlined that they are "bullish and optimistic" about their long-term future in both gaming and eSports, and went on to clarify that "the future of...
2021-10-18 20:02:01 +0000 UTC
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Blizzard respond to ongoing Diablo II: Resurrected server issues
Diablo II: resurrected released back towards the end of September and things have been pretty ropey server-side ever since. The game has frequently suffered from unstable connections, login problems, and some players have reported progress and even characters disappearing into the ether. Blizzard's various customer support accounts have endeavoured to keep the playerbase informed through all this, but what we were really...
2021-10-15 14:01:03 +0000 UTC
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Ubisoft delays new Ghost Recon beta immediately after reveal
A few days ago, Ubisoft announced Ghost Recon: Frontline and it...didn't go over so well. Frontline is a 100-player free-to-play shooter taking inspiration from the battle royale genre with a pinch of Escape from Tarkov thrown in for good measure. In other words, it's a game that absolutely no fans of Ghost Recon's historically tactical, squad-based shooting will have been asking for. Fans have responded by downvoting the ga...
2021-10-14 16:01:03 +0000 UTC
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More Avowed details surface thanks to leaks
The new little chunk of information surfaced earlier this week courtesy of Windows Central who, quoting the usual sources familiar with goings-on at developer Obsidian, said that Avowed will be a first-person title feature multiple different classes and playstyles. They also said that the game's combat system will take inspiration from the dual-wielding system seen in games like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Players will reportedly be able to...
2021-10-13 14:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Those Activision Blizzard lawsuits just got a bit more complicated
A few weeks ago, Activision Blizzard reached a settlement with the United States Equal Employment Opportunities Commission. Among other stipulations, under the terms of the agreement Activision Blizzard were obligated to establish an $18m fund to "compensate and make amends to eligible claimants." At the time, the $18m figure was heavily criticised as being a "slap in the face" to victims given the extent of the allega...
2021-10-12 14:30:00 +0000 UTC
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We started to investigate inflation in the economy, using the cost of raid consumables as a baseline. But then we figured something else out - raiding is expensive, so how do players afford it? Does doing normal content earn enough, or is the answer to boost or buy gold? Turns out, the WoW economy might not be designed to be part of a fun video game. Either by design or by accident, it might just be a funnel to the WoW token.
2021-10-11 16:16:00 +0000 UTC
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California challenges $18m Activision Blizzard lawsuit
The California Department of Fair Housing and Employment have issued a formal objection to Activision Blizzard's recent settlement with the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Under the terms of the agreement, Activision Blizzard were required to establish an $18 million fund to "compensate and make amends to eligible claimants." The number itself was immediately criticised for being too low given the scale of t...
2021-10-11 14:30:01 +0000 UTC
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Square Enix break promises by adding paid XP boosts to Marvel's Avengers
Square Enix's Crystal Dynamics' Marvel's Avengers is enjoying a bit of a resurgence at the minute in terms of playercount, largely thanks to an uptick in new players brought in by the game's recent release on Xbox Game Pass. This is surely a very welcome little chunk of momentum for a game in dire need of it, but it looks like Square Enix are set to fumble the chance in an attempt to capitalise on the attention. ...
2021-10-08 14:31:00 +0000 UTC
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Arkane Lyon studio head departs
Romuald Capron spent almost 17 years with the Dishonoured and Deathloop developer, joining as chief operating officer and production director in January 2015. He was promoted to the role of studio head in April 2019 but stepped down last week, though the news only just became officially public. Capron's departure comes just shortly after Arkane Lyon released the critically acclaimed Deathloop.
- We don't have much in the way of reasoning for C...
2021-10-07 13:01:02 +0000 UTC
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Blizzard axe more World of Warcraft content
World of Warcraft patch 9.1.5 is on the horizon and, in the run up to it, Blizzard are continuing to remove some of the game's more suggestive or inappropriate content. Blizzard outlined the pledge to clean up the game world in the wake of the California Department of Fair Housing and Employment lawsuit, promising in August to introduce “updates to improve the game environment for our community, including additional changes to some content...
2021-10-06 13:00:07 +0000 UTC
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The Epic Games Store is finally getting a proper achievement system
The Epic Games Store released way back in December 2018 and, somehow, the purported Steam competitor has existed ever since without a proper achievement system. That is finally set to change, though, as Epic recently confirmed that Epic Achievements will be added to a select few games starting next week. This isn't technically the first time the Epic Games Store has introduced achievements for certain games, but previ...
2021-10-05 13:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Just a little sneak peek of our video schedule on Notion. Highly subject to change, of course.
Thought you'd like to know.
2021-10-05 04:31:00 +0000 UTC
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Anyone have an idea?
2021-10-04 20:32:54 +0000 UTC
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Konami are sorry for eFootball's disaster of a launch
eFootball is the overhauled, F2P successor to Konami's flagship Pro Evolution Soccer series and things really haven't been going so well. The game released last week to instant criticism from players and quickly became the lowest-rated Steam game of all time thanks to iffy graphics, shoddy gameplay, and some truly dismal character designs. It's not exactly the bold step forward necessary for a franchise trying to reinvent itself, b...
2021-10-04 13:00:09 +0000 UTC
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Sony add Bluepoint Games to their PlayStation Studios portfolio
Sony really have been busy with acquisitions of late and this really is a killer buy. Bluepoint Games are best known for their exceptional remasters and ports and, considering the vast majority of them are PlayStation titles, their relationship with Sony goes back far enough to make this feel like a match made in heaven. The studio's last project was the excellent PS5 Demon's Souls remake which launched to critical acclai...
2021-10-01 13:01:06 +0000 UTC
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After seeing the great progress made in 9.1.5, what can we expect from 9.2? From the next expansion? As it turns out, a lot. Let's just hope they stick to these new principles.
2021-09-30 18:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Xbox Game Pass pay have passed 30m subscribers
For all they like to talk about pretty much anything else, Microsoft are surprisingly stingy when it comes to giving things player counts and active subscriber numbers. That's why we have to turn to third-parties and hope they let something slip, which may have just been the case with Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick.
- Zelnick and Xbox boss Phil Spencer recently took part in a session with The Wrap where they discussed ...
2021-09-30 13:01:03 +0000 UTC
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