Sony expects Microsoft to keep Activision Blizzard-developed games multiplatform, it’s stated. Earlier today on January 20, a Sony spokesperson said as much to the Wall Street Journal (opens in new tab). “We expect that Microsoft will abide by contractual agreements and continue to ensure Activision games are multiplatform,” the spokesperson told the …
Read More »Bootleg copy of The Simpsons: Hit and Run was seemingly dubbed into Russian by one person
The next best thing to the Simpsons: Hit and Run remake we’re all waiting for is this bootleg version that redubs everyone into Russian with a single voice actor. The bizarre find was dug up by Twitter user emi fisher, who found the bootleg copy of the game online – …
Read More »Hours after Microsoft says its buying Activision, the US government says its overhauling merger guidelines
On the heels of Microsoft’s Activision purchase, the US government’s Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission launched a joint review of antitrust merger guidelines. The DOJ and FTC monitor and may investigate mergers and acquisitions which, to put it very simply, could break antitrust laws, usually through anticompetitive …
Read More »The Sims 4 job listing hints at cinematic storytelling in the future
The Sims 4 storyboard artist job listing hints at potential cinematic storytelling heading to the game in the future. As spotted by Sims Community (opens in new tab), the official EA Careers website is currently hiring for a storyboard artist to work at its Maxis Studio – developer of The …
Read More »Cyberpunk 2077 update patch hinted at via SteamDB
Cyberpunk 2077 has been updated on Steam’s database for the first time since October – hinting at an imminent update. Over the past weekend, users on the official Cyberpunk 2077 subreddit (opens in new tab) noted that the game’s history had been updated on SteamDB to reflect a new entry. …
Read More »Pandemic has been withdrawn from Steam and app stores for reasons the publisher “cannot disclose”
Digital board game Pandemic has been withdrawn from sale on Steam and mobile devices “for a multitude of reasons” that publisher Asmosdee “cannot disclose”. Although there’s been no head’s up from the distributor, Pandemic has already been withdrawn from Steam and both Apple and Google App stores, with plans to …
Read More »Hogwarts Legacy is rumored to have been delayed again, this time to 2023
Almost a year to the day of its 2021 delay (opens in new tab), rumor has it Hogwart Legacy has once again been delayed another year. Hogwarts Legacy (opens in new tab) was expected to release sometime in 2022, but Sacred Symbol (opens in new tab)‘s podcast host Colin Moriarty …
Read More »Starfield watch user manual reveals Bluetooth features
Images of a special Starfield-themed watch have leaked online. Just below, you can see a post on the Starfield subreddit, which claims to show a number of images from an unannounced Starfield-themed watch, and the same user also claims to have a found a draft instruction manual for the watch …
Read More »Respawn new single player game loses creative director
The creative director of Apex Legends developer Respawn’s unannounced single player game has departed the studio. VGC noted that Mohammad Alavi had updated his LinkedIn (opens in new tab) profile to read “after 10 years at Respawn and getting to ship the most amazing games of my career it was …
Read More »A new Dying Light 2 gameplay trailer references the first games protagonist
A brand new Dying Light 2 gameplay trailer sets up the events of the long-awaited sequel, and it does so in surprisingly dramatic fashion, even referencing the protagonist of the first Dying Light, Kyle Crane. The latest trailer is subtitled ‘The Reason’, and as promised, it vaguely explains Dying Light …
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