EA Sports has released the results of its Madden Super Bowl 55 simulation, and it’s predicted that the Kansas Chief Chiefs will defeat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to win the title with Patrick Mahomes taking home the MVP award. If this all sounds familiar, it’s because EA predicted last year …
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Author George R.R. Martin has provided an update on The Winds of Winter, the next chapter in his A Song of Ice and Fire series. Posting on his Not A Blog, Martin said he made good progress on the long-awaited novel, but he won’t make any promises about when he …
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Sony reported earnings this week, announcing new sales numbers for the PlayStation 5 and shedding more light on the general health of the PlayStation brand. In short, times are good. Sony confirmed that it shipped a total of 5.9 million PlayStation consoles during the October-December quarter. 1.4 million were PS4 …
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As part of Sony’s latest earnings report, the company announced that it is losing money on every PlayStation 5 that it sells–but this is not unusual for Sony or the wider gaming industry. In its statement, Sony said it is incurring a loss of every PS5 due to its decision …
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Electronic Arts has stressed that it has no worries about the future of BioWare, despite recent high-level staff turnover and a few “blips” in the company’s development history over the years. EA CEO Andrew Wilson said during an earnings briefing (via GI.biz) that that BioWare is an “incredible studio filled …
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A new PlayStation 5 firmware update is beginning to arrive, finally addressing one of the most annoying problems that has plagued the system since it launched in November. If you have ever purchased a cross-buy version of a game on a disc, we have some very good news. System software …
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Amid the ongoing drama around GameStop’s stock price, the video game retailer has announced the hiring of new executives to help lead the company’s efforts in the digital and e-commerce markets, as well as other units. GameStop has hired Matt Francis, the former engineering lead at Amazon Web Services, to …
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As part of Electronic Arts’ earnings report, the company shared some details on the next Battlefield game. Management said the game will offer “all-out military warfare” and support more players than ever before for the Battlefield series. The current player cap for Battlefield is 32 v 32, so presumably this …
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Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings series is returning to US theatres this week for a special engagement that will bring the movies to IMAX screens for the first time in 4K. Whether or not you want to or feel comfortable going to a cinema, however, is a decision …
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Veteran American studio Gearbox Software has been acquired by the Swedish company Embracer Group in a sale valued at up to $1.3 billion. As part of the buyout, Gearbox is getting the money, or “rocket fuel,” as the company said, to “fuel Gearbox’s powerful creative engine.” Despite the buyout, 2K …
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