Author: Garry Smith
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), a UK based regulator, will cast its scrutinous eyes over Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard in the coming months. This investigation will allow the company to decide whether or not Microsoft’s deal to purchase Activision Blizzard could be deemed anti-competitive. “As with all merger reviews, this investigation will consider whether the deal could harm competition and lead to worse outcomes for consumers — for example, through higher prices, lower quality, or reduced choice,” the CMA said today (via GamesIndustry.biz). Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to their respected owners.…
There’s not much longer for those who are yet to claim The Matrix Awakens to do so. In fact, you only have a few more days, as the Unreal Engine 5 tech demo will be removed from Xbox series X/S and PlayStation 5 stores on 9th July. So, if you want to have a whirl in its bustling and hyper-realistic world, you had better get a wiggle on. Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 will receive further updates as part of a planned Year 5 for the game, Ubisoft has confirmed. This follows a return to new features over the past year, and two more previously-announced seasons due over the course of 2022. Season 10, due in late August, will feature a new Manhunt, fresh gear events, additional Countdown difficulties, new Legendary difficulty Strongholds and other quality of life improvements. Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.
Valkyrie Elysium, an action-RPG follow-up to the Valkyrie series, now has a release date of 29th September on PlayStation consoles. A digital release of PSP game Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth – where the series began – will also be released on 29th September. A PC (Steam) version of Valkyrie Elysium will follow on 11th November. The game was announced at the PlayStation State of Play back in March with a look at gameplay. Now there’s a fresh trailer you can watch below. Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for…
The next big Ubisoft Forward reveal livestream will be broadcast on Saturday, 10th September at 8pm UK time, the company has announced. The event will detail multiple games from Ubisoft teams around the world, and follow a dedicated Skull and Bones showcase – also just announced, and coming later this week. Keep a weather eye on the horizon and you’ll get an in-depth look at Ubisoft’s much-delayed multiplayer pirate game this Thursday, 7th July at 7pm UK time, with a first (official) look at gameplay in quite some time. Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to…
A speedrunner from the recent Summer Games Done Quick 2022 event has admitted he faked part of his run. Russian speedrunner Mekarazium completed a live run of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance as one of a handful of online (rather than in-person) runs. However, an extra run of the game’s Blade Wolf DLC was offered as a charity donation goal incentive, but Mekarazium has since admitted this run was faked using pre-recorded footage, as PCGamesN reported. Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit…
We will no longer be getting any Xbox 360 games included with Games with Gold as of this October. This is due to the fact that Microsoft has now “reached the limit of [its] ability” for adding new Xbox 360 games to the service, Microsoft stated in an email to customers seen by Eurogamer. All is not lost though, as we will still be getting the usual monthly offering of Xbox One games. Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the…
Ubisoft recently announced it would pull the plug on a number of its older games, stopping online and multiplayer support. Titles affected by this move include Anno 2070, Far Cry 3, Ghost Recon Future Soldier, and Assassin’s Creed 2.However, the powers that be at Ubisoft Mainz, developer of Anno 2070 are not going to let this hinder their game. Oh no sir. The team behind the city-building and economic simulation game will now “dedicate some of [its] development resources to work on upgrading Anno 2070’s aged online services infrastructure to a new system”. Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content…
A remake of Suda51’s cult zombie game Lollipop Chainsaw has been confirmed for release next year. Release platforms are yet to be announced, though the original game arrived for both PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 back in 2012. As teased last month, this return is being overseen by Yoshimi Yasuda, the original game’s executive producer, as part of his new company Dragami Games. Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.
Capcom has revealed Monster Hunter Rise’s expansion Sunbreak – which adds new quest ranks, locales, monsters and never-before-experienced hunting actions to the game – has shipped over 2m units across the globe. Considering how recently this launched, that is some pretty good going!In addition to this, the company also revealed that Monster Hunter Rise itself has also passed 10m units sold since its release.Capcom equates these figures to “a variety of measures including ongoing free updates and the launch of a PC version, as well as with the release of a set that includes Sunbreak.” Read more Source – eurogamer.net…