It’s officially the holiday season, and Pokemon Go’s Winter Holiday event has returned along with it. The first part of the two-part event begins Thursday, December 15 at 10 AM local time and lasts until December 23 at 10 AM local time, with the second part following sometime after. As …
Read More »Why Some Experts Believe That Microsoft-Activision Blizzard Merger Won't Happen
Microsoft’s proposed purchase of Activision Blizzard is the biggest proposed deal in video game history, but some notable outlets are wondering if it’s going to happen at all. A Federal Trade Commission suit against the acquisition has turned into a major hurdle that the company must clear. Business publication Seeking …
Read More »John Romero Is Still Working On Yet Another Unofficial Doom Episode
John Romero is one of the fathers of the first-person shooter genre, and that means he can basically do whatever he wants at this point. So, when he announced yet another unofficial episode for the original Doom–a follow-up to 2017’s Sigil–fans were definitely interested. Romero recently showed off a preview …
Read More »Streamer Plays Two Copies Of Elden Ring At Once, One With Dance Pad
Streamer and cosplayer MissMikkaa is known for her Elden Ring challenge runs, including beating Malenia with a dance pad, but her latest challenge has escalated things significantly. Recently, she’s been playing two copies of Elden Ring at once, one with a dance pad, and one with a PS5 controller. Needless …
Read More »Lawsuit That Compares Fortnite To Cocaine Allowed To Proceed
A Quebec judge has allowed a class-action lawsuit against Epic Games that argues that Fortnite is “highly addictive” to continue. The suit, filed by three parents in the Canadian province, claims that the compulsive nature of the game caused their children to suffer psychological, physical, and financial harm. According to …
Read More »Best-Selling Video Games Of November In US Include Call Of Duty, God Of War
NPD’s monthly report for November is here, which means we now know what games sold the best last month. Though the data doesn’t have a lot of surprises, there’s one name in the top 5 that might give you pause: Sonic Frontiers. Yes, while everyone’s favorite hedgehog hasn’t starred in …
Read More »Call Of Duty Has A Long, Strange History On Nintendo Consoles
Microsoft’s recent announcement that it intends to put Call Of Duty games onto Nintendo consoles for the next 10 years came as a surprise to many. After all, the best-selling shooter franchise has not yet appeared on the Nintendo Switch, despite that console holding onto a huge portion of market …
Read More »Bethesda QA Workers Are Trying To Unionize
A group of more than 300 QA workers at ZeniMax has taken steps towards forming a union with the Communication Workers of America. Per Axios, these QA workers, who work with developers like Bethesda Game Studios, id Software, and several others, represent the largest contingent that have attempted to unionize …
Read More »CWA Union Offers Support For Microsoft-Activision Blizzard Merger
The ongoing saga of Microsoft’s bid to buy Activision-Blizzard has taken yet another turn, with the union that represents a potential wave of QA worker organizing voicing its support for the deal. In an op-ed in the Hill, Chris Shelton, the president of the Communication Workers of America, called the …
Read More »The Witcher 3 Next-Gen Patch Fixes Its Most Famous In-Joke
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’s free new-gen update is coming later in December, and it’ll add improved visuals, a new quest, and a photo mode to the game. However, it’ll also fix one of the most memetic oversights in the original game. In the Witcher 3 quest Destination: Skellige, Geralt’s …
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