[UPDATE] Microsoft pulled a 180 overnight and announced that it is reversing its planned Xbox Live Gold price increase. The subscription will NOT get more expensive, and free-to-play games are getting unlocked for everyone to play for free without a subscription. In the end, things are actually cheaper overall than …
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Actress Brie Larson is kicking off 2021 by signing on to star in a new TV show for Apple TV+. The Oscar-winning Captain Marvel actress will appear in and executive produce the new show Lessons in Chemistry, a 1960s period drama about a single mother who wants to be a …
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After a massive year of acquisitions and investments in 2020, the Chinese internet company Tencent has bought another prominent game studio. It was confirmed on Friday that Tencent has acquired Klei, the developers of Shank and Don’t Starve. Klei confirmed the buyout in a post on its forums. “I want …
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343 Industries continues to expand on Halo: The Master Chief Collection, and now the latest substantial update has been announced and detailed. Season 5 begins on January 27, and it sounds like yet another massive update for the compilation package of classic Halo games. The season will introduce a whopping …
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HBO wants to have more Game of Thrones, and to that end, the company is taking meetings with a number of writers who are pitching their ideas for spin-offs. This is according to report from EW, which says HBO has taken meetings with “several top writers” who are pitching the …
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The team behind the acclaimed games Limbo and Inside has shared some new insight on its next game, and it sounds like it will be quite different from its previous work. Playdead’s current game is a third-person sci-fi adventure title that takes place in a “remote corner of the universe.” …
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One of Australia’s most notable game developers has been sold to Nacon, a French video game accessories company that also publishes games. Nacon is buying Big Ant Studios, the developers of various rugby, cricket, and tennis games, for a maximum price of €35 million, with a guarantee of €15M at …
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Ahead of UFC 257 this weekend, UFC legend Conor McGregor is also returning to the latest UFC game with a classic look. You’ll even be able to get it for free. EA Sports has announced that it is adding a new version of McGregor to UFC 4 that shows the …
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Among the numerous Star Wars TV shows in the works for Disney+ is a Rogue One prequel show about Cassian Andor. One of the main characters from the movie, the Alan Tudyk-voiced robot K-2SO, won’t be involved in the show, however, at least not for its first season. The actor …
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The developers of the popular Euro Truck Simulator series have apologized for comments the studio made in a press release about the COVID-19 vaccine. The Czech studio issued a press release on Friday about its “Hauling Hope” in-game campaign that is raising awareness for COVID-19 vaccine distribution. So it took …
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