In addition commemorative stamps, NZ Post has announced a limited-edition run of special-edition coins to celebrate the 20th anniversary of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. The film was released in December 2001 and kicked off what would become one of the most successful and popular …
Read More »Battlefield 2042 Makes Changes To Breakthrough, Brings Back Dozer's Shield, And Removes Prox Sensor
Battlefield 2042 developer DICE has been regularly updating the military shooter since its early access launch, and the latest changes to the futuristic game are now live. The updates include changes to the Breakthrough mode, the temporary removal of an item, and the restoration of another. For Breakthrough, the mode …
Read More »Saints Row Reboot Delayed To August 2022
Volition’s new Saints Row reboot has been delayed. Originally scheduled for release on February 25, 2022, the game is now launching six months later, on August 23, 2022. The game is being delayed in part because Volition underestimated the impact of COVID-19 on the development schedule, and to bring the …
Read More »Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Is Wary Of NFTs' Exploitative Possibilities
Xbox boss Phil Spencer has shared his thoughts on one of the most talked-about elements of the technology space these days: NFTs, or non-fungible tokens. Speaking to Axios, Spencer said he has observed a good amount of “speculation and experimentation” in the space. “What I’d say today on NFT, all …
Read More »Phil Spencer Says Game Pass Is Sustainable, Not Burning Cash
Xbox boss Phil Spencer has said Xbox Game Pass is not burning cash and is a sustainable business for Microsoft. Speaking to Axios, Spencer said plainly, “Game Pass is doing very well from a business perspective and a creative and engagement perspective.” He said Game Pass is a “real differentiator” …
Read More »Marvel's Guardians Of The Galaxy Adds Ray-Tracing On PS5 And Xbox Series X|S Today
The newest patch for Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy is out now, and it’s a big one. The November 17 update adds ray-tracing on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, introduces an uncapped frame rate option on Xbox Series S, and improves performance on the base model PS4. The new …
Read More »Xbox Cloud Gaming Comes To Xbox Consoles For Everyone, And That's A Big Deal
Following a period of testing, Microsoft has now rolled out cloud streaming on console for all Xbox users. From today, all Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers can stream games to their console instead of downloading them. This means players can get into games faster, and for those on Xbox One, …
Read More »Madden 22 Gets A New Cover Star For The Holidays, And It's Legendary Player Bo Jackson
EA Sports has announced a new version of Madden NFL 22 for the holiday season that features legendary football player Bo Jackson on the cover. Jackson is now the digital cover star for Madden NFL 22, and inside the game, there will be a variety of new content themed around …
Read More »Halo Infinite: Skull And Flag Melee Hits Are Not Instakills, And People Are Mad About It
Halo Infinite‘s multiplayer beta out now, and people are making all manner of discoveries about what’s new and different in the latest edition of Halo multiplayer. One such discovery is that hits with the flag in Capture the Flag or strikes with the skull/ball in Oddball do not kill opponents …
Read More »Activision Blizzard Employees Are Walking Out Following Bombshell Report About Bobby Kotick
Activision Blizzard employees are staging a walkout today in the wake of The Wall Street Journal’s bombshell report regarding CEO Bobby Kotick. The ABK Workers Alliance group, which represents workers at Activision Blizzard and its subsidiary King, announced the walkout on social media. “We will not be silenced until Bobby …
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