It’s going to be a tough week for some people in the video game industry. While it’s not official yet, it looks like Activision Blizzard will be shedding some weight on Tuesday as financial site Bloomberg has reported that the publisher will be handing out pink slips to hundreds of employees.
CD Projekt RED’s Cyberpunk 2077 is arguably one of the most anticipated games for the next year or so. Leveraging its success, and the unfathomable goodwill it built with The Witcher 3, CDPR is taking its brand of roleplaying to a dystopian future. Now, a bit of a staffing change has some wondering about Cyberpunk 2077’s own future.
With a new year comes new plans, as is the case for Blizzard who have announced what lies in store for the World of Warcraft Esports program in 2019. The big headlines of the announcement include the return of the Arena World Championship, which will see players bang it out for a larger prize pool, which will be sourced from …
We want to be bold, we want to be brave and we want to throw our own hats into the ring with a few ideas of our own, that will see the gaming industry undergo some radical change this year. Are we even remotely psychic? Not a chance, but we’re feeling pretty confident that none of these predictions will come back to bite us in the ass. None of them.
Blizzard has suddenly revealed that Soldier 76 is gay and this is something that has just not sat well with me at all. I'm all for inclusiveness but not at the expense of others.
Looks like this year's version of Overwatch's Winter Wonderland has become a proverbial lump of coal in the Christmas stocking of gamers, as several game breaking bugs have crept in.
If you thought that Diablo Immortal’s PR disaster was a hell of a headache for Blizzard, then their plans for a mobile version of one of their other beloved properties is probably going to result in the company reaching for a handful of Mybulin tablets when it’s eventually revealed. While Kotaku’s report on the past, present and future of Diablo may have revealed some positive information on the next sequel being grimmer and dankier than ever, the future of WarCraft might lie in more mobile spaces.
Diablo IV, is being designed with a new mantra in mind: Embrace the darkness.
A good loot box never feels like a coupon. It feels like a moment. …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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