The EU is set to rule on Microsoft’s $7.5bn purchase of ZeniMax by March 5. A filing on the European Commission’s website shows that the tech giant requested approval for the deal on January 29. [Update: With the EU approval out of the way, the Microsoft-Bethesda deal is official.] Reuters …
Read More »Mass Effect Legendary Edition Appears To Be Coming In March
Mass Effect: Legendary Edition, a set of remasters of the original three Mass Effect games, could be preparing for launch in March. A pair of retailers have listed the game for release on March 12, much narrowed from its previously vague “2021” release target. The shops Shopitree and GSShop (via …
Read More »Apex Legends Had A Transformative Second Year
Just like its first year–which we detailed in our Year 1 recap—Apex Legends Year 2 (February 4, 2020 – February 3, 2021) was a transformative period for developer Respawn’s battle royale game. The final days of Year 2 will see the start of Season 8: Mayhem, which adds playable character …
Read More »Apex Legends Season 8 Battle Pass Trailer Shows Off New Goodies
Apex Legends Season 8 launches on February 2, and it’s bringing a brand new battle pass to the game, along with the grenade-oriented new character Fuse. A new trailer shows off some of the loot you can claim as part of that new battle pass, and fans of Lifeline and …
Read More »Hitman 3 Speedrunners Are Beating Dubai Level In Under 10 Seconds
Hitman 3 speedrunners are currently posting record completion times of IO Interactive’s latest assassination sandbox, with some players now able to complete the opening Dubai level in under ten seconds. The first level of Hitman 3 tasks players with eliminating two targets inside of a heavily-fortified skyscraper, with one of …
Read More »PS5 Launch Title Bugsnax Has Already Outsold Dev's Previous Game, Despite It Being Free
The PlayStation 5 launch title Bugsnax from developer Young Horses is selling extremely well, it appears. Co-founder and president of the studio, Philip Tibitoski, revealed on Twitter that Bugsnax has already exceed the launch sales of the studio’s previous game, Octodad, despite Bugsnax being free for PlayStation Plus subscribers for …
Read More »Last Chance To Claim These PS Plus Free Games From January (PS5, PS4)
February is finally here, and while that means a new batch of PS Plus freebies for February will be available to claim on Tuesday, it also means less than a full day is left to snag January’s free PS Plus games. This month’s lineup includes Shadow of the Tomb Raider …
Read More »GoldenEye Remaster Gameplay Leaks, But We'll Never Play It
GoldenEye 007 is one of the best first-person shooters and licensed video games of all time, but because of a complex licensing situation that required several partners–including Nintendo–to come together, we never saw a remaster of the original game. Instead, we got a remake for the Wii several years later, …
Read More »Fortnite: Where To Emote At Stone Statues
One of the challenges you’ll be asked to complete in Fortnite this week is to emote at stone statues. It may be a little tricky to figure out exactly what that means. You can actually complete this quest at a few different spots. Once you have selected the challenge in …
Read More »Battleborn Goes Offline For Good Today
Rest in peace, Battleborn–we hardly knew you … or played you. Gearbox Software’s hero shooter is going offline today for good, rendering the game unplayable more than four years after its launch. The writing has been on the wall for quite a long time now, with digital currency being removed …
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