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GTA publisher buys mobile games giant Zynga for $12.7 billion
Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two has announced plans to acquire Zynga, the developer of social games like Farmville and Words With Friends, in a record-setting deal worth $12.7 billion (£9.4 billion). The acquisition will be finalised some time before July, subject to approval by regulatory authorities. The acquisition makes Take-Two among the world’s biggest publishers of mobile games, ...read more
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Left 4 Dead 2 Sees Spike In Players Following Back 4 Blood Comparison
Coupled with Steam's Winter Sale, a recent video from Crowbcat appears to have given Left 4 Dead 2 a boost. In the past month, it's seen a seven percent rise in players, reaching a peak of 32,060. The video in question is called 'Back 4 Blood proves Valve carried Left 4 Dead,' a scathing critique of Back 4 Blood, looking at what went wrong, how it compares to Left 4 Dead, and where Valve fit ...read more
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Grand Theft Auto Online Players Are Asking for GTA 4 Mini-Games
Grand Theft Auto Online has no shortage of activities for players to participate in, ranging from races to elaborate heists and more. Grand Theft Auto Online players can spend hundreds of hours in the game and always find something new to do, which is part of the reason why it's remained so popular nearly a decade after its initial launch. However, there is always room for improvement, with some ...read more
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EA says it is investigating FIFA account hacking attempts
Electronic Arts has said it’s investigating a recent series of attempted FIFA account hacks. As reported by The Mirror, a number of prominent streamers and FIFA Ultimate Team traders claim to have had their accounts hacked in recent days, which have then been emptied of coins and players. It’s claimed that by simply providing a gamertag or PSN ID associated with an EA account, ...read more
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Mario Kart 9 Is Reportedly In Development With A "New Twist"
Mario Kart 8 and its upgraded Mario Kart 8 Deluxe have been huge successes for Nintendo, but it appears a successor is finally speeding toward the development finish line. According to a game industry consultant, Mario Kart 9 is in the works and will include a "new twist," as if we expected anything less from Nintendo. Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz, Kantan Games consultant Dr. Serkan Toto gave ...read more
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Days Gone’s developer ‘pitched an open-world Resistance’
Days Gone’s game director has revealed he pitched an open-world Resistance game to Sony, after it was clear the company wasn’t interested in a sequel to Bend’s PS4 title. Jeff Ross, who left Bend Studio in 2020 after some 20 years at the company, has openly discussed his failed plans for Day Gone 2 in recent months. And earlier this week he gained public and media attention by ...read more
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Pokémon Legends Arceus gets a 6-minute gameplay introduction trailer
Nintendo of Japan has released a new Pokémon Legends: Arceus introductory video, which is viewable below. Released alongside a trio of domestic TV commercials, it offers a six-minute gameplay overview ahead of the title’s arrival later this month. Pokémon Legends: Arceus will be released exclusively for Nintendo Switch on January 28. Nintendo of America has also released a new Switch ...read more
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PS5 Is Getting A Tournaments Feature This Year
The PlayStation 5 is adding a new "tournaments" feature in 2022, PlayStation boss Jim Ryan has confirmed. Speaking at CES 2022, Ryan talked about what's next for the console, and the one feature he mentioned was something called tournaments, which is presumably themed around competition.
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Alan Wake Remastered Patch Introduces Audio Bug On PlayStation
The latest patch for Remedy Entertainment's Alan Wake Remastered has introduced a new audio bug on PlayStation versions of the game. The patch, which itself aimed to fix some other audio sync issues among other problems, released across all platforms this week. The issue seems to affect PlayStation versions of the game that are configured to use compressed or surround sound audio codecs. ...read more
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Outer Wilds Now Available On Xbox Game Pass
As promised, Outer Wilds is now available on Xbox Game Pass and Game Pass for PC. Xbox made the announcement a few days ago, and we're just going to remind you that you should be playing Outer Wilds if you are subscribed to Xbox's lovely game subscription service. Why? Well, Outer Wilds has won a lot of awards, including 2020 Game of the Year from both the D.I.C.E. Awards and the Game ...read more
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