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During one of the regulatory hearings for the deal involving Activision Blizzard, Microsoft argued that Sony enjoys the benefits of its first-party exclusives. The debate was about whether Microsoft had the right to make the title an Xbox exclusive. Taking a look at Microsoft / Xbox titles, the biggest names would be the Forza Horizon racing series and the Halo collection of games. Other big titles include Microsoft Flight Simulator and Sea of Thieves....

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So far, we’ve seen the introduction of Moonshadow and the arrival of Starlight’s former lover, as well as that A-train music video. For the latest episode, the faux-news TV show featured an update on The Deep, Hughie, as well as Starlight, but mostly revolved around Stormfront and her loyalists. The latest promo for The Boys teases a more controversial Season 3 Aya Cash came on board in Season 2 of The Boys as Stormfront....

Initially reported before we knew about the acquisition - valued at $68.7 billion - news broke that Activision Blizzard “disciplined” 44 employees while 37 others have “exited” the company, all due to issues with misconduct. While the sexual harassment lawsuit and ensuing controversy has already led to several high profile employees - specifically named as harassers and abusers in the documents - leaving the company, this was the largest exodus so far....

It’s hard to count just how many times we’ve mentioned how awful 2021 was for Activision Blizzard. However, despite the tumultuous situation in the company, players still didn’t hesitate to throw money at Activision Blizzard’s games. After releasing its fourth-quarter earnings and 2021 financial results, Activision Blizzard just revealed that its microtransaction numbers went up despite a dip in net revenues. According to the numbers, Activision Blizzard’s Q4 net revenues saw a 10% year-over-year decline at $2....

As it turns out, Activision is well aware of this issue and it’s one of the reasons why Warzone doesn’t have as many maps as fans would like. According to the live operations lead at Raven Software, John Bridge, Warzone won’t be getting any maps soon. Bridge couldn’t help but put things bluntly in the TeeP interview, saying that the “install and reinstall sizes are f****ng crazy.”, explaining that the file size is one of the reasons why the studio has had to get creative with the game’s map rotations....

Yes. You heard that right. A console that a lot of people can’t even get their hands on has already been watercooled, like a PC. Watercooled PlayStation 5’s Coming to Stores Near You The watercooled PS5 is the brainchild of Vietnamese PC modder, Nhenhophach, otherwise known as Modding Cafe and Amberspider. The watercooled PS5 reportedly took more than two months to plan and build. Nhenhophach says that the process involves deconstructing the console itself....

The month is strong for gamers in general, with releases well distributed across all platforms. NieR Replicant comes out strong in this remaster to showcase the beginning of director Yoko Taro’s wonderful series. Outriders grace Xbox Pass subscribers right on the day of its release, and Microsoft promised they are not fooling us. New Pokémon Snap shows Pokémon trainers that fighting isn’t the only thing monsters live for, and Returnal won’t hold back on your countless deaths....

An anonymous user on Reddit pointed out a specific line from the public document where Bandai also celebrated Elden Ring selling 17.5 million copies, wherein it states: The company’s next fiscal year starts on March 31, 2023, and ends on March 31, 2024. This means that Tekken 8 could come out anytime between. But, given that Tekken doesn’t have what you’d refer to as a “release month”, Bandai could launch the series’ next installment during any month next year....

How to Unlock Bennett’s Hangout Event To unlock Bennett’s hangout event, go to the quest tab and click on the Story Quests/Hangout Event Icon. Click on Bennett’s character. You will need 2 Story keys to unlock Bennett’s Hangout Event. You can get a 1 story key by completing all the daily commissions for that day. Ending 1: Fruitless Anticipation Part 1: Adventurous Acquaintance To begin this quest, simply go in front of the Adventurer’s Guild and you will find Bennett waiting for you there....

Due to the game’s popularity, Fortnite has maintained a solid position atop the video game rankings. Furthermore, it’s a game that sees players from all over the world invest hundreds of hours into mastering the shooting and building mechanics of the game. Even if you’re not interested in e-sports, you still feel the dire need to flex your Fortnite skills in front of your friends time and again. An important factor for growth, according to many players, is tracking....

The surprising cancellation of the $90 million project that starred Leslie Grace and with Michael Keaton and J.K. Simmons (returning as their versions of Batman and Commissioner Gordon) sent massive ripples in Hollywood. The DC Extended Universe has not had a smooth road compared to its chief rival, the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Some fans have cried foul over the Batgirl cancellation, given that it was nearly finished. Supporters of Brendan Fraser, in particular, felt cheated in missing out on the actor’s nuanced portrayal of super-villain Firefly....

Since her introduction to the MCU in the 2021 film Black Widow, Pugh has won audiences’ hearts and become a fan favorite. While her character, Yelena Belova, appeared in Hawkeye, a recent report by The Hollywood Reporter claims the actress is billed for two more appearances in the MCU. Pugh’s debut in Black Widow set up her character, Belova, to replace Scarlett Johansson’s Natasha Romanoff as Black Widow after her death in Avengers: Endgame....

Blizzard broke the news and disappointed many of the game’s fans from around the globe in a recent financial call lead the company’s president himself, Jay Allen Black. What makes this news even sadder is that, in the same call, Blizzard also confirmed that Diablo IV won’t be releasing this year either, although the Diablo 2 Remake was, surprisingly, not mentioned. If it’s any consolation though, Blizzard did go on to note that the game’s development had already passed “a major internal milestone”, which suggests that development is moving along smoothly although not as fast as most people had hoped....

While Vanguard is keeping things level and continuing the on-going seasonal storyline with Classified Arms, placing the focus on experimental weaponry and a shady underground research facility, Warzone has decided to toss reason and realism to the wind - as it has many times before. In Operation Monarch, it is crossing over with Godzilla’s and King Kong’s current cinematic universe, and will feature a showdown between the two legendary monsters....

As the best Call of Duty players was putting their life’s work and reputation on the line for a year’s worth of bragging rights to win this year’s Call of Duty League, audiences were just as pumped to find out more about Activision Blizzard’s marquee shooter. Thankfully, Activision delivered. Activision unveiled the Call of Duty Next presentation, which is a massive Call of Duty event. This means that fans won’t just hear more about Modern Warfare II, but also the other Call of Duty games like Warzone 2 and Warzone Mobile as well as possibly more....

So many games have been delayed this year that it comes as a surprise when a game ends up actually launching on its intended date. One of the latest games to be delayed to 2022 is Capcom’s free-to-play multiplayer horror game, Resident Evil Re: Verse. Why was Re: Verse delayed? The upcoming Resident Evil player-versus-player title was initially revealed alongside Resident Evil Village. It was intended to launch along with the eighth installment of the Resident Evil franchise but was initially delayed to later this month....

As of the moment, Cyberpunk 2077 continues to be a mess. It’s not for the lack of effort though. CDPR has been vocal about all the steps that they’ve taken to help make Cyberpunk 2077 more playable, especially on last-gen consoles - the PS4 and Xbox One. However, as things stand, CDPR still has a long way to go with Cyberpunk 2077. With that said, CD Projekt Red, otherwise affectionately referred to by their many fans as CDPR, is turning this expensive mistake into a learning opportunity....

Fast forward to more than a decade later and the world has changed. Disney is the owner of 20th Century Fox and the MCU already has several billion-dollar films under its belt. Yet, despite all that’s changed, some things remain the same. Just like back then, there’s still fervent demand to watch James Cameron’s upcoming movie in theaters. Over a month after Avatar topped the global box office in its re-release, Disney dropped a new trailer for the highly anticipated sequel, Avatar: The Way of Water, and it’s more than enough to get you hyped....

Crysis Remastered Trilogy will include remasters of Crysis, Crysis 2, and Crysis 3. It has a Fall 2021 release window on the PC, as well as PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and the Xbox Series S/X. Get Ready for Crysis Remastered Trilogy Throughout the late 2000s and early 2010s, the prevalent meme among PC builders was, “Can it run Crysis?”. At the time of its release in 2007, Crysis was such a groundbreaking and revolutionary game....