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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The whimsical battle royale game Fall Guys has received a big patch that introduces the Season 3.5 update that comes with a new map, more costumes, and a series of bug fixes. The new round challenges players to survive on a grid as a giant ball tries to crush them. …
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At the height of Mass Effect’s popularity, EA and BioWare toyed with making a standalone first-person shooter multiplayer game. The project was called Mass Effect: Team Assault, or META, and it was the prototype that eventually became the multiplayer mode in Mass Effect 3. The Gamer reports that Mass Effect: …
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Call of Duty’s problems with hackers, especially within the series’ battle royale spinoff Warzone, were underscored this week when high-profile players threatened to drop the game if anti-cheat measures weren’t strengthened. Now, Call of Duty has issued a statement promising more action against hackers in its games, as well as …
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The Mass Effect trilogy is returning almost 10 years after BioWare wrapped up the story of Commander Shepard in its sci-fi RPG series. BioWare is re-releasing all three of its original Mass Effect games as the Mass Effect Legendary Edition, which brings a host of improvements to the original games …
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Glass Heart Games has announced a new content update for Vigil: The Longest Night, titled The Bounty of the Night, is now out–and it’s free! The update is currently live in the Steam version of the cosmic horror-inspired metroidvania, and will follow on Switch shortly. Largely a quality of life …
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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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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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Update: Following a maintenance period, it looks like Genshin Impact 1.3 is going live across all supported platforms. The game client was previously unavailable for several hours as the new content was implemented. Original story follows … Genshin Impact‘s next big update is almost here, with a new event set …
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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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