Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is set to be released in Fall 2023, but the marketing campaign is only just beginning. Following the explosive reveal in September 2021’s PlayStation Showcase, fans only got either little or no information regarding the sequel to 2018’s massive-hit Spider-Man and its follow-up, the 2020-released Spider-Man: Miles Morales. The upcoming game will…
After a surprise decision by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) last week, the biggest acquisition in gaming history hangs in the balance. Microsoft’s $68.7 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard has been blocked by UK regulators, and EU regulators are due to make a decision in the coming weeks. In Status Update (above),…
Sony announced its FY2022 Q4 earnings today, revealing that it has now sold 38.4 million PlayStation 5 consoles since launch. The company sold “a record high” 6.3 million PS5 units in the past quarter, with a total of 19.1 million units sold in its fiscal year 2022. The Japanese company has finally solved its PlayStation…
I leave for one week, and everyone gets all acquisition-y on me! Sega and Rovio are apparently linking up, as Sega desires to get on mobile and Rovio desires to get on consoles/PC, or so I hear. It’s not the pair-up I would have predicted, but that makes it even better. I look forward to…
Whilst Microsoft and Sony going back and forth with various self-serving claims has been cause for some amusement, thankfully the end is in sight. The job of regulators is to protect consumers, not the market leader or a trillion dollar company masquerading as a plucky underdog. Even if the deal is blocked, you have to…
Call of Duty’s anti-cheat team has shared demonstrations of the cheater “mitigations” we learned about last year. Call of Duty’s Ricochet Anti-Cheat system doesn’t always ban suspected Warzone and Modern Warfare 2 cheaters on sight. Sometimes, it keeps them around, but makes their efforts to cheat futile by applying “mitigations.” For example, a mitigation called…
Mortal Kombat 12 unfortunately got revealed in a manner that Ed Boon wouldn’t have liked. While MK11 was revealed as a surprise at The Game Awards 2018, the news about Mortal Kombat 12 got out thanks to an investor call. However, no confirmation has come from NetherRealm Studios since then, but Boon’s Tweets have been…
American women soccer players have started a revolt against FIFA 23, the popular soccer video game, demanding greater equality and recognition in the world of eSports. This protest highlights discrimination and differences in treatment between female athletes and their male counterparts, pushing the discussion of gender equality in the industry. The Demands of Female Players…
Introducing XP PRO Gaming Lens. Controversial eyewear that helps gamers keep playing for longer is about to hit the shelves. The XP PRO Gaming Lens claims to counteract any fatigue or sore eyes addicts may get while online. Jai Kudo Lenses says its yellow-tinted product – which can be worn inside regular glasses frames –…
Resident Evil 4 Remake is a substantial improvement over the original game, but not in the ways you might expect. With its over-the-shoulder camera and precision aiming, Resident Evil 4 revolutionized not only survival horror but the shooter genre as a whole when it was released in 2005. With this remake, developer Capcom included a…
