Microsoft’s potential acquisition of Activision was put to a shareholder vote this week with an overwhelming majority voting in favor of the deal. However, Wall Street is still expecting the deal to fail when it is scrutinized by the Federal Trade Commission which is led by Lina Khan, a staunch opponent of growth through the…
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Bungie Suffers Setback in Lawsuit Against Destiny Cheat Seller
by Ali Mahmudby Ali MahmudBungie has unsuccessfully sued AimJunkies, the company behind Destiny cheats. As reported by TorrentFreak, a federal court in Seattle has dismissed much of Bungie’s claims against AimJunkies because it failed to prove that its product called “Destiny 2 Hacks” infringed copyrights. However, judge Thomas Zilly noted that Bungie’s trademark infringement claims are valid so the…
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PlayStation Taps Zynga and Kabam Executives to Lead Mobile Push
by Ali Mahmudby Ali MahmudSony isn’t just renewing its push into PC gaming, it’s also keen to take PlayStation mobile games to the next level, if the company’s new hires are any indication. As reported by MobileGamer.biz, Sony has tapped former Zynga and Kabam executives to take up senior roles. Kabam’s Kris Davis has joined PlayStation as senior director and…
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A Kind Soul Has Compiled a List of VRR Compatible Monitors and TVs for PS5
by Ali Mahmudby Ali MahmudIf you’re in the market for a PS5 VRR compatible monitor or a television that isn’t one of Sony’s pricey models, then you’ll be happy to note that Reddit user RTCanada has begun compiling a master list of TVs and monitors for you to choose from. With the community’s help, the list is already pages…
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Balan Wonderworld Director Removed From Game Six Months Before Release
by Ali Mahmudby Ali MahmudThe release of Balan Wonderworld did not go smoothly. A series of questionable design decisions left both players and critics disappointed with the game that was supposed to be director Yuji Naka’s long-awaited return to his platforming heyday. According to Naka himself, this is because he was removed from the project six months before it…
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Five Playstation Classics Appear on PSN Backend in Time for PS Plus Premium
by Ali Mahmudby Ali MahmudThe new PlayStation Plus tiers are due to roll out shortly and we still have absolutely no idea what games will be included in the library with the exception of a handful of PS4 and PS5 titles. This has seen players desperately searching for any clues and one person seems to have unearthed five PlayStation…
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Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order 2 Might Also Skip PS4 and Xbox One
by Ali Mahmudby Ali MahmudAccording to a new report, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order 2 will only release on the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, skipping the good ol’ PS4 and Xbox One. That’s according to VentureBeat journalist and insider Jeff Grubb, who revealed this tidbit of information in his premium Grubbsnax show. We had previously only heard speculations of…
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Rumor: Sony and Microsoft Among Companies Interested in Purchasing Warner Bros. Studios
by Ali Mahmudby Ali MahmudRumor has it that Sony is eyeing Warner Bros. Discovery’s development studios for future PlayStation acquisitions as the company is looking to offload its development teams and license its IPs. That’s according to Kinda Funny’s Imran Khan, who claims to have heard “a decent bit of chatter” about WB Discovery “shopping their game development studios…
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Gotham Knights is due to be released later this year and the obligatory game ratings are starting to be negotiated. One of the first of these to crop up is from Taiwan, but here the game has only been rated for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, prompting rumors the last-gen versions of Gotham Knights on…
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Skull and Bones Update On the Horizon After Gameplay Footage Leaks
by Ali Mahmudby Ali MahmudUpdate: Ubisoft is busy scrubbing the footage but you can watch it on ResetEra at the time of this writing.Original story:Skull and Bones is currently undergoing internal playtests and, as usual, the Ubisoft ship has sprung a leak. A six-minute video that serves as an introduction for those taking part in the Skull and Bones technical…