2022 has been a big year already with mergers, acquisitions, and funding in the video game space, and that continues today with news that Saudi Arabia’s wealth fund is investing in Capcom and Nexon. The kingdom’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has announced it acquired 5% stakes in Capcom and Nexon, …

As part of Activision Blizzard’s latest earnings report this week, the company gave an update on how its various business are performing, and Call of Duty sales on PC and console came up short. The company confirmed this while also teasing plans for “new, unannounced” Call of Duty games (more …

One of Microsoft’s biggest success stories in recent years has been Xbox Game Pass, which gives subscribers access to a growing catalog of games as part of a monthly membership. The program even includes new first-party releases, including Halo Infinite and Forza Horizon 5 in 2021. The service is thriving …

Pokemon Legends Arceus is off to a very good start, as Nintendo has announced the game sold 1.425 million copies during its first week in Japan. That is a huge result, and it’s second only to Animal Crossing: New Horizons, which sold 1.881 million copies during its first week in …

As part of Nintendo’s latest earnings release, the company updated its list of the best-selling Nintendo Switch games of all time, and Mario Kart 8 is still on top by a good margin. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has now sold 43.35 million units globally as of December 31, 2021. That’s …

Halo Infinite’s Big Team Battle mode is still facing some issues, but a new patch was released on Thursday that should help improve the experience. The patch notes state that players should be able to find fully populated matches more quickly and consistently with the new update. There are some …

Xbox boss Phil Spencer will receive a lifetime achievement award at the upcoming D.I.C.E. Awards later this month in Las Vegas. The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences has announced that the Microsoft veteran will be presented with the honor at the awards show on February 24, with none other …

EA Sports is marking NFL legend Tom Brady’s retirement by boosting the Madden NFL 22 cover star’s rating to the game’s highest possible, 99. This is the second time this NFL season that Brady will have a 99 OVR, as he was initially boosted to 99 back in October when …

DICE has delayed the launch of Battlefield 2042’s 3.3 update, which, among other things, will add the long-awaited refreshed scoreboard UI to the military shooter. The update was originally planned for mid to late February, but DICE said on Thursday that the new patch is now targeted for launch in …

Amazon Studios has released a series of new character posters for its upcoming Lord of the Rings series, Rings of Power, which premieres in September. The character posters are striking and intriguing, providing a first glimpse at some of the people we’ll meet in the long-awaited fantasy show. The images …