Microsoft has made a huge announcement this afternoon as they have announced via their official site that they have acquired Activsion Blizzard. Microsoft will now own huge IP’s such as Call of Duty, Warcraft, Candy Crush, Tony Hawk, Diablo, Overwatch, Spyro, Hearthstone, Guitar Hero, Crash Bandicoot, StarCraft and many more. The deal value was reportedly a
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It seems Microsoft still plans to support Activision games on other platforms, according to comments made to Bloomberg. Regarding possible Xbox exclusivity for franchises such as Call of Duty, Xbox boss, and now CEO of Microsoft Gaming Phil Spencer told Bloomberg that Microsoft doesn’t “intend” to fracture the community. “I’ll just say to players out
This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Microsoft didn’t start out as a gaming company, but it’s been 20 years since it launched the first Xbox and it’s only becoming a bigger part of the industry. With its recent acquisition of ZeniMax complete, Microsoft is scooping up
“As you ascend from your shelter after the long long years, a brave new old world awaits you. A world inhabited with nasty and vile creatures. A world with no other human soul to be seen. A world with nature in its reigns now. A world that’s about to get even worse.” This is how
Expeditions: Rome reviewDespite a bit of a subdued opening hour, Expeditions: Rome is a gripping, ambitious historical CRPG that shines in its writing, its art direction, and most of all in the design of its turn-based combat encounters. Developer: Logic Artists Publisher: THQ Nordic Release: January 20th On: Windows From: Steam, Epic Games Store Price:
If you’re reading this story, chances are you’ve already heard the work of Hitoshi Sakimoto. His larger-than-life orchestral scores breathe life into the world of Ivalice — the setting of games like Final Fantasy Tactics and Final Fantasy XII — and are just as tied to these games’ identities as the characters within them. In
A few days ago, the official Call of Duty Twitter account issued a statement apologizing to fans about ongoing issues in Call of Duty: Vanguard and Warzone. Furthermore, the company stated that they were actively working to fix these issues within the near future, and expressed appreciation towards player feedback. However, a developer at Activision has called out
The latest update in the new year for Rogue Company has arrived! This update features a new Rogue and many new quality of life updates as part of our Project Saint initiative! Glimpse is the result of a genetic engineering program trying to develop a super-assassin. She was deemed a ‘failure’ and was scheduled for
Image: Konami Konami has shared a new video of its upcoming free-to-play title Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel – scheduled to arrive on the Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms in the near future. It was recently confirmed the game would be receiving cross-platform play and cross-save support, and now we’ve got a look at the in-game
Over the weekend, Konami celebrated Castlevania‘s 35th anniversary by holding an auction to sell 14 themed NFTs. Unlike some other recent gaming NFTs, this auction was fairly successful with all of the artwork selling for a total of nearly $160,000. The Konami Memorial NFT collection auction The OpenSea auction featured a total of 14 lots,
Blue Isle Studios is bringing its new shooter, Leap, to PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 along with a PC release. Check out the trailer below showing its wild, fast-paced action … in action. Leap features 60-player matches where players take on roles determined by which exosuit they choose to utilize. The four currently available are the Pathfinder, Titan,
What does the title ‘Summertime Madness’ say to you? We get images of John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, perhaps chucking a beachball around. What it probably doesn’t invoke in you is World War II, a pact with the devil, and a surrealist puzzle adventure that spends most of its time in the dark. We expected
The latest physical UK charts have come through and there’s a re-entry at No.1 this week and it is Mojang and Microsoft’s popular Minecraft for the Nintendo Switch. Minecraft managed to knock the unstoppable Mario Kart 8 Deluxe off the top of the charts, which is a feat in itself. There are a total of
Apparently today is Blue Monday, the most depressing day of the year. I’m not sure what that means. Surely the first Monday we’re all back at work would be the worst? Or is this the one where we’ve had a while to realise that the promise of hope in the new year is, once again,
This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. At CES this year Nvidia dropped a “one more thing” teaser at the end of its keynote address, revealing a “monster” GPU, the RTX 3090 Ti. The unveiling didn’t offer much in the way of specs aside from its 40
The cover, pre-order bonus details, and early access dates for WWE 2K22 have allegedly leaked. It looks as though this year’s cover wrestler is none other than Rey Mysterio. Notably, pre-order bonuses include the Undertaker Immortal Pack, which features several skins and perks for The Undertaker. If the leak proves true, early access will reportedly start
It’s clear there’s a huge appetite for PlayStation exclusives on PC. You don’t need to look at numbers to come to this conclusion, but they do an excellent job of proving the point. After the successful launches of Horizon Zero Dawn, and Days Gone, there was little chance God of War – arguably the best
After hundreds of years of peaceful expansion across the universe, humanity has finally made first contact with an alien entity, and it hasn’t gone well. Join four unlikely survivors — Guion, Nessa, Liu, and Lance — as they battle endless alien hordes in The Anacrusis (Game Preview). That’s where the story of The Anacrusis starts,
Captured on Nintendo Switch (Docked) Merriam-Webster defines ‘Swag’, in urban slang terms, as referring to “stylish confidence”, although the origin of the word actually comes from the Scandinavian ‘svagga’, meaning to “rock unsteadily or to lurch”. Radirgy Swag, with its unusual direction and somewhat confusing properties, probably has more in common with the latter —
Welcome to Next Week on Xbox! In this weekly feature, we cover all the new games coming soon to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Windows PC as well as upcoming Xbox Game Pass and soon-to-be released [email protected] games! You can get more details on these games below and click their profiles for pre-order details
One game which is sure to be a hit this year on the Nintendo Switch is the new 3D Kirby game, Kirby and The Forgotten Land, which looks set to sate the appetites of 3D platforming fans. We found out recently that the game will launch on 25th March and there will be a number
In late December, Sega told investors that it will reconsider its NFT plans should it receive backlash from players like other companies, and if its NFTs are seen as merely a money-making scheme. Around the same time, the company filed two trademarks pertaining to NFTs, indicating that it’s ready to test the waters. As spotted
The Last of Us HBO series will star Euphoria and A Wrinkle in Time actress Storm Reid as Riley, it has been confirmed. This casting update was exclusively reported by Deadline and later confirmed by Naughty Dog on Twitter. The Last of Us HBO: Who’s Riley Abel? Welcome to the cast of The Last of Us @stormreid! We’re
For years the anti-grav racing scene has followed in the stream of the genre founder, and leader, WipeOut. In fact, even though it’s been decades since that game first arrived on the scene, there’s been little to match it. That’s not stopping Repixel8 from giving it a go though, dropping players into the cockpits of
[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube Next week marks the return of the cult classic Shadow Man, and ahead of its release, the tech experts at Digital Foundry have gone hands-on with the game. This port, as you might already know, has been done by the talented team at Nightdive – the same studio
Games Done Quick draws to a close tomorrow and one of the best runs from the past week was for Stardew Valley. Speedrunner Olenoname finished the farming simulator in 17 minutes by using a mixture of glitches and extreme skill.
Mushroom Wars 2 is a highly competitive real-time strategy game, where you control handsome little mushroom units. Each battle is short, usually only around five minutes, but it’s a very intensive collision between you and another player. It requires full immersion! You can prepare yourself by playing the story-driven campaign solo, but none of the
The Pokémon Company and TiMi Studio Group ‘s first Pokemon MOBA, Pokemon UNITE, is still proving to be a popular choice for fans of the genre. If you have been wondering which Pokemon you should be adding to your team you will be interested to know that since the last Pokemon UNITE patch Dragonite has proved
Respawn Entertainment creative director Mohammad Alavi announced on Twitter this week he has left the studio. Alavi started his career at Infinity Ward before moving to Respawn Entertainment where he worked for 11 years. The most recent project Alavi was attached to was a third game currently in the works at the studio, and despite
Techland plans to support Dying Light 2 for a long time after its initial drop on February 4. According to the developer, the plan is to expand the world for at least five years post launch with new stories, locations, in-game events and more. This shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone who played the
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