Monthly Archives: September 2022

Lego Bricktales still gorgeous, gets an October release date

Lego Bricktales, the beautiful diorama-based puzzler from developer ClockStone, finally has a release date and will be coming to Switch, Xbox, PlayStation, and PC on 12th October. Announced back in March, Lego Bricktales sees players traversing five gorgeous, brick-based dioramas – a lush jungle, sun-drenched desert, bustling city corner, medieval castle, and tropical island –…

Call of Duty on Xbox Game Pass? It might still be a long time coming

Microsoft’s protracted purchase of Activision Blizzard looks set to rumble on, after UK (and possibly EU) regulators decided to delve deeper into the $70 billion acquisition. In the UK, the Competitions and Monopolies Authority are set to open a full investigation into the proposed takeover. That could have major ramifications for gamers on both Xbox…

Ukraine’s cyberwar chief sounds like he’s winning

Enlarge (credit: Evgen Kotenko/Getty Images) Yurii Shchyhol doesn’t have a lot of time to spare. The head of the Derzhspetszviazok, Ukraine’s version of the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, can be forgiven for working speedily. His country is under attack—and with it, the world order. “This is the first time ever in history that…