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Warzone 2.0’s Getting Stats Soon, But Your Current Kills Don’t Count
9.12.2022
Call of Duty Warzone 2.0 players are about to get what they wanted…sort of. The red-hot online shooter is getting Combat Records with its Season 01 Reloaded midseason update, which will go live December 14. Sounds good. But the catch is, it’s starting fresh: no information from the games...
Je to tady, americké úřady blokují největší akvizici v herní historii
9.12.2022
Situace, o které se celý rok spekulovalo, je nakonec skutečností. Převzetí společnosti Activision firmou Microsoft budou blokovat americké úřady kvůli hrozbě ohrožení hospodářské soutěže. Microsoft se hodlá bránit u soudu
Report: Diablo IV Devs Say June Release Date Will Lead To More Crunch
8.12.2022
Loot action-RPG Diablo IV received glowing previews this week and is expected to appear at the 2022 edition of The Game Awards Thursday night. But some of the game’s developers tell the The Washington Post that production might not wrap in time for a planned June 2023 release date unless they...
Feds Sue To Prevent Microsoft’s Activision Deal From Going Through
8.12.2022
According to a report from the Washington Post, the Federal Trade Commission has sued to block Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard on the grounds that the deal would threaten to suppress competition within the gaming industry.Read more
The Biggest Gaming Disappointments Of 2022
8.12.2022
Congrats everyone, you all made it through another awful pandemic year! 2022 is nearly at an end, meaning that it’s a good time to look back at all the terrible and disappointing shit that happened over the last 12 months. It’s enough to make me crave a distraction from it all, maybe even hop into...
Bitva o Call of Duty. Microsoft se chce na deset let zavázat Sony i Nintendu
7.12.2022
Pokud regulátoři schválí obří akvizici, v rámci níž se vydavatelství Activision Blizzard stane součástí Microsoftu, na platformu od Nintenda se vrátí série Call of Duty. Nabídku na pokračování spolupráce dostalo i Sony
Microsoft Announces Bizarre Pledge To Bring Call of Duty To Nintendo Consoles
7.12.2022
Call of Duty might be one of the most popular series on the planet, but it’s not exactly the kind of game you think of when you picture the Nintendo Switch. So in one way it’s very strange to see Microsoft come out tonight and announce a “10-year commitment” to release CoD games on Nintendo...
2022 Was The Year The Video Game Industry Ate Itself
6.12.2022
The video game industry went on a shopping spree in 2021. Epic Games bought Mediatonic (Fall Guys), Sony bought Housemarque (Returnal), and Embracer bought Gearbox (Borderlands). It seemed like things might slow down in 2022, but instead they ramped up even more into an acquisition free-for-all....
The Death Of DJ Game Fuser Is A Huge Bummer
5.12.2022
Fuser, the DJ game from original Guitar Hero creator and Rock Band studio Harmonix, is shutting down its live service content and ceasing sales. This comes just two years after the music-mixing game launched—and it’s honestly a big bummer.Read more
Pour One Out For The Bosses: Activision Blizzard Loses Second Union Vote
2.12.2022
Activision Blizzard’s playbook came up short again. Despite delays, legal appeals, and threats to workers that organizing would lead to lower pay raises, quality assurance developers at the Diablo production studio Blizzard Albany voted 14-0 to unionize today. The Game Workers Alliance Albany...
Warzone 2.0's Revive Pistol Lets You Torture Players For Endless XP
1.12.2022
Like a Hans Zimmer soundtrack, the latest Call of Duty: Warzone glitch (or exploit, if you ask me) involves spamming the same tactic over and over, potentially reaping rewards with no end in sight. All you need is a revive pistol and the willingness to be obnoxious—a tall order, I’m sure, for Call...
This Atari Retrospective Sets A New Standard For Game Anthologies
1.12.2022
Yesterday in a Twitter thread, the gaming historian Frank Cifaldi said this about the work done by his organization, the Video Game History Foundation: “We all know where the ROMs are hiding online. We don’t need games, we need CONTEXT to tell stories.” It helped me realize why I think Digital...
Video games & the fractalization of attention
28.11.2022
Also: the latest Xbox Activision shenanigans, & lots more news
Report: Microsoft To Offer Sony 10 Years Of Call Of Duty To Close Activision Deal
28.11.2022
Another day, another report or story about Microsoft doing whatever is needed to make sure its purchase of Activision Blizzard is allowed to happen. This time, it’s reported that Microsoft is willing to offer some concessions to regulators to get the deal approved, including a deal to keep...
Call Of Duty Money Glitch Is Making DMZ Players Unfairly Rich
28.11.2022
To say the in-game economy of Call of Duty’s DMZ mode is funny is an understatement. $40 bucks for a roll of tape? A picture of a dog for $10? $100 for soothing hand cream? (watch out, Sephora). A recently discovered glitch, however, is flooding players’ backpacks with substantial amounts...
Sony Dumps On EA From A Great Height In Latest Court Docs
24.11.2022
The endlessly silly debacle between Microsoft and Sony, regarding the former’s attempt to buy Activision Blizzard King, offers as a new lowlight every day. Yesterday we had Microsoft declaring that it has rubbish exclusive titles compared to Sony, and today Sony has just loudly dissed...
Report: Feds 'Likely' To Fight Microsoft's Purchase Of Activision Blizzard
24.11.2022
Politico are reporting that, “according to three people with knowledge of the matter”, the Federal Trade Commission is “likely to file an antitrust lawsuit to block Microsoft’s $69 billion takeover of video game giant Activision Blizzard”.Read more
Call Of Duty Removes Armor-Piercing Effects From…Armor-Piercing Ammunition
23.11.2022
Yesterday, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II and Warzone 2.0 got their latest patch. The notes indicate the usual tweaks and bug fixes one expects of long-term live-service games, but one change to weapon ammo has fans scratching their heads. Armor-piercing ammunition, it seems, no longer (checks...
Xbox Admits PlayStation Exclusives Are ‘Better Quality’
23.11.2022
In its latest written response sent to the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) group, Microsoft uses a lot of data to show that its buying of beleaguered publisher Activision Blizzard isn’t going to hurt Sony or Nintendo. In fact, as its bizarre frenzy of self-negging continues,...
New Modern Warfare II Movement Trick Is Turning People Into Speedy Lil Goblins
22.11.2022
A group of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II players have been breaking the game’s movement system and their latest creation is something they’re calling the “G Walk.” The trick looks very frustrating to play against, leading to some controversy among the game’s community over the new exploit. Read...