Vivendi isn’t going to try to takeover Ubisoft for at least six months
Despite claims that the French media company wanted to close out the deal before the end of 2017, Vivendi is backing off Ubisoft for the time being.
National esports – The dilemma local esports will need to deal with eventually
Last week, the MSSA-endorsed national esports teams competed in the 9th IeSF World Championships in Busan. Of the various results the national teams posted, two stood out more than any other. The MSSA reported that the League of Legends team were “edged out” 23-7 in a sub 26 minute game. Meanwhile, their Counter Strike: Global Offensive counterparts were obliterated 16-1 …
Destiny 2: Where is Xur (and whats he got for sale?) – 17 November
Maybe you’re stuck at work and can only log in later tonight to spend some of your legendary shards on new armour and weapons in Destiny 2. In that case: Where is Xur?
Friday Debate: should “Early Access” games like PUBG be up for Game of the Year?
As we head towards the end of 2017, we begin to head in to “Game of the Year Award Season.” The first to kick off is arguably the most “official” of the lot, The Game Awards. Should an early access game like PUBG be on the list?
Need For Speed Payback Review – The wrong kind of burnout
It wasn’t meant to be like this. Slipstreaming off the success of 2015’s successful reboot of the Need For Speed franchise (after a few months of patching, much to the chagrin of fans who pined endlessly for the return of a pause button), Need For Speed: Payback should have been a winner. It should have been a V8 heart-stopper in …
Episode 3 of Batman: The Enemy Within arrives on November 21
Season 2 of Telltale's Batman is a dark knight story where Bruce Wayne is BFFs with a proto-Joker, Harley Quinn is even more dangerous than ever and perhaps shockingly, Bane has a moustache that would put Superman to shame. That’s just in the first two episodes of season 2. So when is episode 3 out? November 21 according to Telltale. Here’s an official trailer to prove that I’m not lying.
EA has removed microtransactions from Star Wars Battlefront II…for now
Star Wars Battlefront II is out today, bringing FPS combat from a galaxy far, far away to your consoles and computers. Its microtransactions have been a contentious issues, nearly setting the internet on fire – mostly because they’re predatory, and they directly impact progression through the game. It appears your voices have been heard, at least for now.
The Golden State Warriors announce their NA LCS Team–the Golden Guardians
Following a growing trend of new franchises, the Golden State Warriors have named their own NA LCS team.
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