Apex Legends Season 8: Mayhem has officially begun (see the Apex Legends Season 8 patch notes), adding playable character Fuse, new battle pass rewards, in-game balancing adjustments, the 30-30 Repeater, and some welcome map changes to Kings Canyon. Season 8 begins days before Apex Legends second birthday. Apex Legends has …
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Apex Legends is coming to Switch on March 9, following the start of Season 8: Mayhem (see Apex Legends Season 8 patch notes), which is now live. Season 8 implements several balancing adjustments, adds playable character Fuse and the 30-30 Repeater Rifle, and makes welcome map changes to Kings Canyon. …
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Activision announced as part of its earnings report that 2020 was the biggest year for Call of Duty in the franchise’s history, thanks in part to the free-to-play games Call of Duty: Warzone and Call of Duty Mobile, as well as Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. The CoD …
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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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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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Square Enix has released its latest earnings report, and despite its gaming side operating at a loss for the last two consecutive quarters, the company has managed to achieve year-on-year growth and remain profitable in the process. Over the course of nine months that ended in December 2020, Square Enix …
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Epic Games is once again celebrating the biggest NFL game of the year with a specially-themed Fortnite event. You can dress up in gridiron outfits and take part in a special limited-time mode, or check out a themed creative hub for the duration of the event. Starting February 4 at …
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