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Activision Blizzard made $1.2 billion from microtransactions in just three months

By Darryn Bonthuys
November 2, 2020
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Activision Blizzard has reported its new financial numbers for the July-September period, and in total the company has raked in $1.2 billion from microtransactions, which have been rebranded as “in-game net bookings.” That’s a gigantic 69% improvement from the same period as last year, as Activision Blizzard pulled in $709 million from in-game net bookings coin back then.

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Everspace 2 delayed as it gets the heck away from Cyberpunk 2077

By Brad Lang
November 2, 2020
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Imagine trying to schedule the release of a game alongside one of the most over-hyped in history? Can’t instil a great deal of confidence, right?

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Vampire: The Masquerade is getting a battle royale game, I swear I’m not joking

By Darryn Bonthuys
November 2, 2020
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Choose your playstyle, go solo or together, battling rivals and the hostile Entity who’s hellbent on exterminating all vampires. Use your supernatural powers, weapons and blood to become stronger in order to hunt, fight and survive the night.

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The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes announced, releases 2021

By Brad Lang
November 2, 2020
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Like the other two entries in Supermassive Game’s franchise, it looks to tell a very different story but with a similar tone of doom and gloom.

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PS5 custom faceplate site runs afoul of Sony, cancels orders

By Darryn Bonthuys
November 2, 2020
in :  Gaming
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Some people like the shape of the console, but they reckon those plates that cover the device would pop beautifully in another shade of colour. One website that wanted to cash in on the PS5 hype was Customize My Plates AKA PlateStation 5, I crap thee not. The company had set up preorders for a variety of primary colour plates, and I’ll admit that the royal red they had on the site was dead sexy.

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Destiny 2: Where is Xur (and whats he got for sale?) – October 30 2020

By Darryn Bonthuys
October 30, 2020
in :  Gaming
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It’s Friday! It’s just past 7 on the PM and it’s time to hunt for everybody’s favourite Agent of the Nine. Y’know, that Xur fella what sells the best guns and armour in Destiny 2. Destiny 2: Forsaken has restored Xur back to his mysterious roots, as the dealer of Exotic gear is now waiting to be discovered when he …

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Borderlands 3’s Arms Race mode turns the game into a rogue-like loot-shooter

By Darryn Bonthuys
October 30, 2020
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Borderlands 3 has just wrapped up its first season of content, but unlike previous games in the series, developer Gearbox is far from done with its loot ‘n shooter. No lengthy gap between sequels where nothing happens for this one save for Gearbox’s top brass being implicated in yet another scandal! The big new feature coming to Borderlands 3 is Arms Race, which basically turns it into a rogue-like game. And definitely not a battle royale, thank the non-refunding Marcus gun-gods.

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World of Warcraft: Shadowlands now slated for 23 November release

By Brad Lang
October 30, 2020
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This comes a month later than originally planned as the expansion was meant to ship in October.

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