It looks like the acquisition of Activision-Blizzard by Microsoft will indeed be happening at some point. The deal took a major step forward this week thanks to a new deal between PlayStation and Xbox regarding Call of Duty. The long and short of it is this: Call of Duty will (for at least a while)…
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PUBG is Getting New Arcade Mode, Compares It to CS:GO
As those who’ve been in the gaming scene for a while know, before Fortnite launched the battle royale craze that once threatened to consume the entire FPS genre, there was PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG). There was also DayZ: King of the Kill before that, but it was PUBG that primed the addicting format for Fortnite’s mainstream…
Nintendo Finally Says Something About New Hardware
With the PS5 and Xbox Series machines now being almost three years old, It’s probably safe to say that everyone’s been wondering when Nintendo plans on releasing some new hardware. The tech powering the Switch was already a bit dated back when it launched in 2017, and the system’s age has been showing more and…
Atomic Heart’s ‘Annihilation Instinct’ DLC is Coming August 2nd
Mudfish’s alternate history sci-fi romp “Atomic Heart” is getting its first influx of DLC at the end of the summer. More than that, New Game + mode goes live today as part of a free update. If you haven’t given the game a try yet, perhaps it’s time to consider doing so.
The Ehs and Ohs from the Xbox Games Showcase 2023
Another week, another showcase! This time round it was Microsoft showing off all its upcoming Xbox goodies. This included a 45-minute dive into Starfield, which was a thing in and of itself. This game remains one of my most-anticipated, and that hasn’t changed. (My birthday is right around the time it releases, so happy birthday…
Xbox Isn’t Planning a Mid-Gen Console Upgrade. Good.
As part of the deluge of announcements to come out of Summer Games Fest, Microsoft announced that it currently has not plans for a mid-generation console. That’s really all there is to it, and, frankly, I’m glad. I really didn’t like that we had mid-gen consoles in the first place.
Square-Enix Teases Story For Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth
One of the most anticipated RPGs of the foreseeable future has to be Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth. It’s funny to think that it’s already been a couple of years since Final Fantasy VII Remake released, and yet we really have been waiting a long time to see where Square Enix takes the story next. We…
The Ehs and Ohs from PlayStation’s Summer Games Showcase
Last week, Sony offered up an online showcase of what it had in store for players in the coming months. We’re three years into the PlayStation 5’s lifecycle, though it seems that Sony isn’t giving up on the previous generation or its VR headset any time soon. They presented a wide array of PS4/PS5/VR games…
So Sony is Bringing Back the Wii U Now?
There were quite a few announcements at the recent PlayStation Summer Games Showcase. Some were awesome like the reveal of Dragon’s Dogma II, and some, like the announcement of Phantom Blade 0 were just kind of there. Then there’s Sony’s “Project Q,” which just seems baffling. At first glance, it looks like Sony’s answer to…
Sakurai Discusses Smash Bros. and Online Play
In a recent video, Super Smash Bros. series creator Masahiro Sakurai took some time to talk about his feelings regarding the series in online play. As longtime fans of the series might have expected, it turns out that he’s not really a fan of supporting online features for Nintendo’s popular character fighter. It’s something that…
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