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Sony shares have fallen by 13 per cent — which equates to roughly $20 billion — since Microsoft announced its plans to acquire Call of Duty publisher Activision for $68 billion. The sharp drop in market value represents Sony's biggest loss since October 2008, removing $20 billion from the company's value in just one day. However, stock value is expected to recover in due course. Of course, ...read more
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Call of Duty: Vanguard and Call of Duty: Warzone Pacific Season 2 has officially been delayed, the developers behind those titles announced today. Rather than releasing Call of Duty: Vanguard and Call of Duty: Warzone Pacific Season 2 on February 2nd as previously expected, the second season will instead now release on February 14th. The given reason for the delay is to focus on gameplay ...read more
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In the 26 years since the first Pokemon generation released, fans have been treated to a number of spin-offs, spanning countless genres. Pokemon have appeared in strategy games, pinball titles, dungeon crawlers, and more. One genre the series has understandably avoided, however, is the first-person shooter. Reddit user Dragon_GameDev decided to change that, with an incredible looking Unreal ...read more
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Techland has delayed Dying Light 2 Stay Human’s Nintendo Switch release. While all other versions of the game will be released on February 4, 2022 as planned, the cloud version for Switch has been pushed back significantly. “Techland aims to deliver the game to the Nintendo Switch family within six months from the original date,” according to a press release distributed on Wednesday.
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A games industry analyst has said Microsoft could struggle to gain regulatory approval for its Activision Blizzard takeover should it plan to make Call of Duty an Xbox exclusive. The Xbox maker announced on Tuesday that it intends to acquire Activision Blizzard in a record-smashing $68.7 billion deal. While Microsoft hopes to complete the buyout by June 2023, the deal will first need to ...read more
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The actual Lunar New Year is on February 1, but it looks like the Steam sale is getting underway a bit early. Valve has not yet officially announced the Steam Lunar New Year Sale dates, but as always, the details have leaked through Valve’s communications with developers. So get your wallets ready, because it’s almost time for GabeN to give again. The Steam Lunar New Year sale is set to ...read more
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While Battlefield 2042 has seen its fair share of challenges since launching last year, one of the more consistent requests from fans has been a new scoreboard. Fret not, though! As change is on the way. EA has laid out its plans for Battlefield 2042 over the coming weeks. In mid to late February, fans are getting a refreshed scoreboard UI that features a new panel that showcases how players ...read more
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According to a new rumor, GTA Online is getting a new map, or at least that's what a tease from a leaker suggests. The rumor includes not just information on the future of GTA Online, but information on the future of GTA 5 as well. The information comes the way of "Matheusvictorbr," who is known in the GTA community as a dataminer and leaker. Taking to Twitter, they relayed word that the ...read more
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Sony shares fell by over 7% on Tuesday following the news that Microsoft plans to acquire Activision Blizzard. The Xbox maker announced before the market opened today that it intends to buy the Call of Duty and World of Warcraft publisher in a $68.7 billion deal – the game industry’s biggest ever by some distance. Microsoft reportedly plans to keep making “some” Activision Blizzard ...read more
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Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscribers will soon get a chance to play one of the most beloved games of the Nintendo 64 era, as Banjo-Kazooie is slated to release January 20th! A release window for the game was announced last month, but now fans know exactly when to expect Rare's bird and bear. Originally released for the Nintendo 64 in 1998, Banjo-Kazooie quickly became a fan ...read more
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