Crash Bandicoot is a beloved gaming mascot who was given a resurgence in popularity thanks to the delightful Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy remaster, and the similarly rejiggered Crash Team Racing: Nitro Fuelled. With the manic marsupial once again in favour, many hoped that we’d see a brand new Crash Bandicoot from custodian Activision, giving us further platforming adventures for a character who very nearly served as the face of the PlayStation brand, like a discount Mario.

It’s a rumour no longer, as Activision Blizzard has officially begun laying off workers. In an earnings call held yesterday, Activision Blizzard announced that 8% of its workforce would be facing termination, a number that works out to around nearly 800 jobs being lost from an initial employment capacity of 9600 from across Activision, Blizzard and King.

Counter to what discourse on forums might tell you, Activision is certainly not looking to let up with microtransactions. Especially when the profits from them are this darn high.

It’s hard to believe that DC’s Rebirth initiative is going to celebrate its first birthday next month. DC promised a soft reboot that would restore its heroes back to their tonal values, a move that so far has resulted in changes both big and small. Superman is now more original than ever before because of really weird reasons, Wonder Woman’s origins are finally becoming clearer and Batman is actually a force of hope. Weird, but good, times. DC also promised an angle that the entire Rebirth event would be built around: Alan Moore and Dave Gibbon’s cult classic comic book series Watchmen. How do the gritty heroes of that world fit into the DC universe? That’s the mystery that began unfolding in Batman #21 this week

The DXRacer King gaming chair has arrived for review and we take a look to see whether a chair can be worth the price of the DXRacer or if it's more a marketing tactic to be cool like the streamers we see on Youtube?

Activision Blizzard is now the biggest gaming network globally, after completing their purchase of Candy Crush makers King.

The drama, the intrigue! Okay, maybe it's just Candy Crush, but when Stephen Colbert and Liam Neeson do a scene together, it suddenly becomes compelling.

We may be used to big ticket mergers and acquisitions in gaming, but this one is even bigger than usual. But what exactly is Activision-Blizzard planning to do with King?