Amazon’s upcoming MMO New World is off to a good start, it seems, as the game’s beta has attracted more than 200,000 concurrent players on Steam to make it one of the service’s most-played titles overall. The latest public player data from Steam shows that the New World closed beta …

Following California’s recent lawsuit against Activision Blizzard that documents allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination against women, Blizzard co-founder Mike Morhaime and Diablo co-creator Chris Metzer–both of whom are no longer working at the company–have responded. Morhaime released a statement Friday night in which he said the lawsuit was “very …

This story involves reports of sexual harassment, abuse, and suicide. California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing has launched a lawsuit against Activision Blizzard over claims of equal pay violations, sex discrimination, and sexual harassment, among other things. The suit also mentions that some male employees “engage in sexual banter …

A fan-made Star Wars: Battlefront II mod swaps out Darth Maul for Vin Diesel’s Dom Toretto from Fast and Furious, and it’s a sight to behold. Published on Reddit by user RyZe26 (via GamesRadar), the footage features Toretto, wearing his trademark sleeveless t-shirt, smashing through rebels with Maul’s lightsaber. The …

Filming on the Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon has resumed following a brief COVID shutdown, and now lead actress Olivia Cooke has shared more about her role and the fantasy show in general. Cooke plays Queen Alicent Hightower in the prequel, which is set 100 years before …

Death Stranding, from Hideo Kojima and his team at Kojima Productions, has sold 5 million copies across PlayStation 4 and PC as of March 2021. Publishing boss Jay Boor shared the statistic with GI.biz, saying the game is doing “quite well” in the market. Part of the appeal of Death …

Batman: The Dark Knight writer David Goyer has responded to the comments from Man of Steel director Zack Snyder that Warner Bros. thought about having the two movie franchises take place in the same universe. As Goyer tells it, that was never really on the table, though Warner Bros. apparently …

The co-creator of the Dead Space franchise has reacted to EA’s recent announcement of a remake from EA Motive. Glen Schofield, who is now working at Striking Distance Studios on a PUBG universe game called The Callisto Protocol, said on Twitter that he’s excited to see the franchise continue with …

While we have to wait a little longer for full reviews, the first social media reactions to the Ryan Reynolds video game movie Free Guy have arrived, providing a first glimpse at the critical reception to the long-delayed film. A number of people who saw the movie and shared their …

More details have come to light about the Frogger competition show that was announced earlier this year. Actor and comedian Damon Wayans Jr. (New Girl, Happy Endings) will host the Frogger TV show for Peacock with contestants competing to be named “America’s finest Frogger.” His co-host is Kyle Brandt of …