The Call of Duty franchise had its best-ever year in 2020, helping parent company Activision Blizzard post its biggest year in the company’s three decades of existence. The success of Call of Duty has encouraged Activision Blizzard to look to replicate its model across the company’s other franchises to fuel …
Read More »Final Fantasy 14 Patch 5.5 Detailed, A Two-Part Update Leading Into Endwalker
Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker was revealed during the FFXIV announcement showcase–it’s the next expansion for the MMORPG, and it came with a teaser trailer and several details outlined by director and producer Naoki Yoshida. While there are wild implications for where the story is going next, that wasn’t all that …
Read More »Borderlands 3 Patch Introduces A New Event Called Gear Rush
The latest update for Borderlands 3 has arrived, bringing with it the newest in-game event. The new event is called Gear Rush. During the event, rare-level chests are more likely to appear in the battle royale-style Arms Race mode. Additionally, DAHL chests found in Stormblind Complex will be more likely …
Read More »PS5 Version Of Final Fantasy 14 Revealed, PS4 Owners Upgrade For Free
The Final Fantasy XIV announcement showcase provided a wealth of new information for players of Square Enix’s MMORPG, including details on the upcoming Endwalker expansion set to launch in Fall 2021. Toward the end of the presentation, it was also revealed that a full PlayStation 5 version of FFXIV is …
Read More »Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Patch Notes (February 3): Firebase Z, Express Map, More
The latest update for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is available now, introducing the Firebase Z Zombies map, a new multiplayer map, and lots more. Developers Treyarch and Beenox have now published the complete patch notes. The key additions in the update are the Firebase Z map for …
Read More »What Hitman 3 Might Tell Us About IO Interactive's James Bond Game
Hitman 3 stands as the culmination of IO Interactive’s reboot of the series, which took stealth and assassinations into a bunch of intricate, elaborate sandboxes. Though the Hitman series is done (for now), we know IOI’s next move: a James Bond game, tentatively titled Project 007. The details on what …
Read More »Final Fantasy 14 Endwalker Expansion Revealed, Coming Fall 2021 – Everything We Know
During the Final Fantasy XIV announcement showcase, the next expansion for the MMORPG was revealed through a teaser trailer–it’s called Endwalker and it’s set to launch in Fall 2021. You can watch the trailer from the livestream below (be aware that there may be spoilers in the trailer). The trailer …
Read More »GTA Online, Red Dead Online Set New Player Records In 2020
GTA Online, the multiplayer mode for Grand Theft Auto V, just keeps growing. Rockstar Games has announced that GTA Online was a record-breaking year for the game, reaching a new all-time high for players during the year. It’s a wildly impressive achievement given that the game originally released back in …
Read More »Respawn Would Love To Do Something Like Apex Legends Season 5's PvE Quest Again
Apex Legends may be getting something like a campaign in Year 3. Respawn’s battle royale game came close to having something like that with Quest, which initially was a collection of PvE missions in Season 5 before transitioning to comics in Season 6. However, that transition wasn’t a part of …
Read More »Fortnite Developer Epic Responds To Speculation About IPO
Fortnite developer Epic Games has confirmed it continues to hire people to help with its investor relations initiatives, but that does not necessarily mean the company is planning to go public with an IPO. A spokesperson for Epic told GameSpot that the company is “always monitoring the market” and that …
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