World of Warcraft players on the game’s official subreddit are currently deep in a debate surrounding a tricky question that has reared its head multiple times as of late in the game’s community: Is WoW pay-to-win, i.e. does spending money on the game via microtransactions result in faster or better …
Read More »Evil Dead: The Game Delayed To 2022, Will Get Option For Single-Player
Evil Dead: The Game, a multiplayer-focused video game adaptation of the cult-classic Evil Dead film franchise and Starz television series Ash vs. Evil Dead, has been delayed to February 2022. First revealed during 2020’s The Game Awards, Evil Dead: The Game was originally slated to release sometime in 2021 for …
Read More »Battlefield 2042 Technical Test Starts Next Week, Invites Going Out Now
Battlefield 2042’s first technical test will begin next week, with email invites detailing how to join the playtest going out now for select players. The test will run August 12-16, and will span specific three-hour windows each day. The test is under a non-disclosure agreement, unlike Halo Infinite’s recent technical …
Read More »Activision Blizzard Sued By Shareholder For "False And Misleading" Statements
Activision Blizzard is being sued once again, this time in a class-action lawsuit claiming that the company made “false and misleading” statements to shareholders in regard to an ongoing investigation, and eventual lawsuit, by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing. The lawsuit, filed in California’s Central District and …
Read More »Activision Blizzard Says "People Will Be Held Accountable" In Wake Of Harassment Lawsuit
Activision Blizzard’s second quarter earnings call began with CEO Bobby Kotick addressing the elephant in the room: what the company is doing in light of a recent state of California lawsuit that alleges the company is rife with harassment and discrimination directed at women employees. At the top of the …
Read More »Diablo Immortal Delayed To First Half Of 2022
Diablo Immortal, Blizzard’s mobile take on its iconic action-RPG franchise, will now release sometime in the first half of 2022. The game was previously slated to release in 2021. The game has been undergoing closed Alpha testing, with Blizzard saying in a new blog post that the community has been …
Read More »WoW Burning Crusade Classic's Latest PTR Build Is Live, And Removes Ability To Spit On Players
World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Classic’s next patch is now live on the game’s Public Test Realm, allowing players to test out two new raids in the form of Serpentshrine Cavern and Tempest Keep, as well as features like guild banks and a group browser tool. The test version of …
Read More »New Halo Waypoint Might Point Towards Multiple Campaigns For Infinite
Alongside Halo Infinite’s first technical preview, Halo Insiders are also getting the opportunity to preview a new version of Halo Waypoint, developer 343 Industries’ official hub and companion app for all things Halo. It’s there that players have discovered evidence that may support the idea of Halo Infinite eventually receiving …
Read More »Atari Classic Food Fight Is Getting A Multiplayer Reboot
Food Fight, first released in 1983 as an arcade machine and later released for the Atari 7800, is getting a modern, multiplayer reimagining. Scheduled to launch early next year and sporting modern 3D visuals, the game comes from Mega Cat Studios and can be played single-player or co-op, with support …
Read More »Fallout 76 August Update Is All About Bug Fixes Ahead Of Custom Worlds Launch
Fallout 76 has some big updates in the works for later this year, but its August update will be “smaller in scope” and primarily dedicated to bug fixes. The smaller update is currently scheduled to release August 3, and is set to fix a number of bugs reported by the …
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