Before landing the role of Star-Lord in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, Chris Pratt auditioned for a number of other Marvel superhero movies, as well as Star Trek and Avatar. He didn’t land any of those roles, and he considered giving up on Marvel due to all the setbacks. Pratt …

Microsoft was dealt a blow by the UK’s Competition & Markets Authority this week when the agency said it would move to block the Xbox company’s $68.7 billion buyout of Activision Blizzard. The CMA’s major concern pertained to cloud gaming. Microsoft has now signed yet another lengthy cloud gaming deal …

A Street Fighter movie is in the works at Warcraft and Detective Pikachu film studio Legendary, and it looks like the movie has found its directing team. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Australian filmmakers Danny and Michael Philippou, who are twins, are set to direct the Street Fighter movie. They …

Sony’s latest earnings report has arrived, and in it are new sales numbers for the PlayStation 5. In short, the console is performing exceptionally well. The system shipped another 6.3 million units during the January-March period to push the PS5’s total to 38.4 million to date. According to reports, that’s …

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has reacted to the CMA’s recent announcement that it wants to block the sale of Activision Blizzard to Microsoft. Speaking to Bloomberg TV, the controversial executive said the CMA reached an “irrational conclusion.” Kotick said Activision Blizzard and Microsoft are now working together to prepare …

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has hit back at the CMA following the UK regulator’s recent decision to try to block the Call of Duty company’s sale to Microsoft for $68.7 billion. In an interview with CNBC, Kotick made a number of claims, one of which was in reference to …

Titanfall developer Respawn’s new game, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, releases this week, but what would the studio make next? Will it be Titanfall 3? We don’t know, but Respawn founder Vince Zampella said in a new interview that he would “love” to see Titanfall 3 come out some day. Speaking …

The United Kingdom’s Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) is attempting to block Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard, a decision that Microsoft is now appealing. The decision to block the deal came down primarily to concerns about the cloud gaming market. But as part of the CMA’s disclosures, the organization …

Microsoft president Brad Smith has spoken out to criticize the UK’s regulatory body that announced it would block the Xbox company’s proposed buyout of Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion. Speaking to the BBC, Smith said the decision represents the “darkest day” in Microsoft’s 40-plus years in Britain. Smith also brought …

Starfield does not have an open beta, despite what a sponsored link on Google might have you believe. People on Reddit (thanks, Jean) recently discovered the advertisement served to some at the top of Google’s search results, but again, there is no Starfield beta. The sponsored search result appears to …