A recent class-action lawsuit against Sony alleging the company took part in anticompetitive acts through its control of the PlayStation store has been thrown out. As reported by Bloomberg Law, Judge Richard Seeborg of the US District Court for the Northern District of California granted Sony’s motion to dismiss on …
Read More »Xbox Is Finally Getting Discord Voice Chat Integration
Xbox is finally introducing built-in Discord support, with Xbox Insiders getting it first, and everyone else at a later date. Select Xbox Insiders will be able to try out the Discord integration later today (July 20), and as noted on the announcement post it will “expand to more in the …
Read More »Assassin's Creed Fans Are Organizing Final Multiplayer Sessions Of Older Titles
With the online servers for Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood and more shutting down later this year, fans are planning some farewell sessions to send the multiplayer off. Players who might be more familiar with the more recent Assassin’s Creed entries might not realize that some earlier titles had some pretty fun, …
Read More »PUBG Update 18.2 Adds In New Deston Map Full Of Massive Skyscrapes
The latest update for PUBG has dropped, bringing in a new map, utility items, more weapons, and a range of new features, as detailed in the patch notes. PUBG update 18.2 is here, alongside the ninth new map, Deston, currently available on PC, with console receivign the update next week. …
Read More »You Can Now Visit Japan's Pokemon Fossil Museum Virtually
The National Museum of Nature and Science in Japan has expanded its Pokemon Fossil Museum exhibit with a virtual option, enabling you to take a tour from anywhere in the world. Getting to Japan is a bit difficult under the current circumstances, so unfortunately plenty of us are likely to …
Read More »Mass Effect, Dragon Age DLC Goes Free On PC As EA Sunsets BioWare Points
EA has announced that its archaic BioWare Points are being retired, in turn making DLC for a range of games free. In an email from EA (via PCGamer), the publisher announced that BioWare Points will no longer be available to use as a form of currency in the Origin store, …
Read More »Lollipop Chainsaw Remake Producer Addresses Fan Concerns
Lollipop Chainsaw is getting a remake, but after fans expressed some concerns, producer Yoshimi Yasuda has offered some clarifications. Publisher Dragami Games confirmed earlier this month that the cult classic Suda51 game is getting a remake, set to release 2023. When the remake was officially confirmed, Yasuda did note that …
Read More »Bayonetta 3 Features A "Naive Angel Mode" That Censors Risque Content
Bayonetta 3 finally has a release date, and according to developer Platinum Games, the title will have a mode that reduces the game’s more risque content. Nintendo has seemingly decided to simply announce its first-party titles through individual trailers rather than a full Direct, with Bayonetta’s release date following on …
Read More »Nintendo Recognizes Same-Sex Relationships In Spite Of Japan's Laws
Nintendo has updated its corporate social responsibility guidelines to confirm it provides same-sex couples the benefits that opposite-sex couples receive It should be noted that Japan currently does not allow same-sex couples to marry in the country, which makes the move from Nintendo an important one. As spotted by Go …
Read More »Skate 4 Devs Ask Fans To Not Play Leaked Early Build
A build of the upcoming Skate 4 has leaked online, and the developers have kindly asked those who are playing it to consider not doing so. Late last month, EA showed off some “pre-pre-pre-alpha” footage of the next Skate game, inviting players to playtest it. Footage quickly leaked online, unsurprisingly, …
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