Halo Infinite developer 343 Industries has posted a series of job ads for positions related to growing and evolving the game’s free-to-play multiplayer across various live-service initiatives. One of these is a monetization designer job, posted January 2022, that calls for a person to create “new ongoing experiences” for the …
Read More »Activision Blizzard Shareholder Sues Over Microsoft Buyout Deal
An Activision Blizzard shareholder is suing the company regarding the Call of Duty publisher’s proposed sale to Microsoft for $68.7 billion. Shareholder Kyle Watson filed a lawsuit in California recently, with lawyers saying the proposal is “unfair for a number of reasons,” according to Polygon. Among the claims listed in …
Read More »Robert Pattinson Discusses Final Fantasy 7 Love Triangle
The Batman actor Robert Pattinson has further discussed his love of Final Fantasy VII, and specifically the two characters Aeris and Tifa. In an interview promoting The Batman, Pattinson discussed the love triangle and how it affected him. His co-star Zoe Kravitz was in the interview, too, and she was …
Read More »Gabe Newell Comments On Crypto/NFTs: It's More About The Bad Actors And Less The Technology
Valve founder and billionaire Gabe Newell has commented on two of the most buzzworthy topics in the tech and gaming space these days: crypto and NFTs. Speaking to Rock Paper Shotgun, Newell doubled down on his lack of excitement and enthusiasm for the crypto/NFT space, which should come as no …
Read More »Gran Turismo 7 Copies Showing Up In The Wild As Amazon Sends Game Early To Some
Multiple accounts have come in reporting that Amazon US is sending copies of Sony’s Gran Turismo 7 to shoppers well in advance of racing game’s March 4 release date. VGC noticed that people on Twitter, Reddit, and the GTPlanet forum have said they’ve received copies of the game, or they …
Read More »Elden Ring Dominates Steam's Best-Seller List
The list of best-selling games on Steam for the past week has been revealed, and unsurprisingly, From Software’s massively anticipated Elden Ring topped the charts, while Destiny 2‘s Witch Queen expansion also performed well. Elden Ring claimed the top three positions on Steam for the week ending February 27, 2022. …
Read More »Smash Bros. Dropped From Evo 2022
The organizers of the Evo tournament have announced that Super Smash Bros. will not be part of the upcoming Evo 2022 tournament in March because Nintendo apparently shut it down. In a statement, Evo said, “Since 2007, we’ve seen historic Super Smash Bros. moments created at Evo’s events. We are …
Read More »Xbox Game Pass For Console And PC Adds Three Games Today
It’s a big day for Xbox Game Pass, with Microsoft’s subscription service adding three additional titles today, as the month of February comes to a close. The first is the excellent 2D fighting game Dragon Ball FighterZ, which comes to Xbox Game Pass for PC following its debut on the …
Read More »Knockout City Going Free-To-Play, EA No Longer Involved
Knockout City, the “dodgebrawl” game from Velan Studios, is becoming a free-to-play game on all platforms later this year with the launch of its newest season. In a blog post, Velan said it’s keen to extend the game to a potentially much larger audience around the world by dropping the …
Read More »Play Elden Ring Early On Xbox By Changing Your Region, You Dastardly Dog
From Software’s hugely anticipated RPG Elden Ring launches on Friday, February 25, but you may not need to wait until then to start playing, if you have an Xbox and are willing to potentially bend some rules. It is already February 25 in some parts of the world, so changing …
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