videogames
An official deal to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo has been reached. Early into the day on Tuesday, Microsoft vice chair and president Brad Smith confirmed that the company and Nintendo had both signed what he billed as a “binding 10-year legal agreement” that will bring Call of Duty to Nintendo users. More specifically, […]
GoldenEye 007 enthusiasts have cause for celebration, as it’s now been confirmed that the long-revered N64 title will be rolling out this week to Nintendo Switch Online and Xbox Game Pass. On Friday, Rare’s classic first-person shooter (originally released in 1997) will launch for players equipped with a Nintendo Switch Online and Expansion Pack membership. The Switch […]
Microsoft is acquiring Activision Blizzard Inc., the Santa Monica-based company whose produced franchise properties range from Tony Hawk to Call of Duty. As announced Tuesday, Microsoft Corp. plans to acquire Activision Blizzard in a deal valued at $68.7 billion. Upon the anticipated close of this transaction, per the company, Microsoft will become the third biggest gaming company […]
Longtime friends and business partners Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine are featured in the new Grand Theft Auto Online update The Cayo Perico Heist. As fans have been spotting in recent hours, the two industry titans are featured in a sequence that also includes an appearance from prolific Rockstar creative DJ Pooh. In the scene, Dre […]
Thanks in large part to the home-centered existences many have faced for a large chunk of 2020, social distancing-boosted companies like Nintendo are seeing palpable profits. In fact, per CNBC, Nintendo’s operating profits jumped 428 percent in the fiscal first quarter. All told, the longtime provider of classic gaming experiences reported an operating profit of […]
On Sunday evening, Ninja responded to recent comments Joe Rogan made on the subject of video games with…comments of his own. The thoughts expressed by the world’s top paid gamer came (no real surprise) in defense of gaming, which he argued was a worthy hobby to put time into, and is a viable industry for some […]
Far Cry 6 got the world premiere treatment over the weekend as part of the Ubisoft Forward Digital Conference proceedings. The new first-person shooter marks the sixth main entry in the Far Cry franchise and is set for a February 2021 release across multiple platforms including PlayStation and Xbox. As you’ll see in the new […]
Nevermind that Black Hole business, as Fortnite has now returned with a new chapter. Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 1 has now launched and boasts a new map, fresh locations, and much more. Per Games Radar, players can currently expect a total of 13 new locations thanks to the Chapter 2 map, all made more interactive […]
Monday started with an abnormally large amount of people debating Madden ratings and will end with (perhaps the same) people doing something similar for NBA 2K20. We say that because Monday evening saw the reveal of a portion of new ratings for 2K20’s stars, and also saw them in their new uniforms. Yes, you could […]
Keanu Reeves, he of the John Wick franchise and an oft-celebrated sense of contagious zen, will indeed be seen in next year’s Cyberpunk 2077. Reeves made the surprise announcement with an equally surprise appearance at this weekend’s Xbox E3 conference, during which a release date and trailer for the hotly anticipated title from CD Projekt Red were […]
