Microsoft has formally confirmed its offer of a 10-year contract to keep releasing Call of Duty on PlayStation platforms after its planned acquisition of Activision Blizzard. In an opinion article on the deal published in the Wall St Journal, Microsoft president Brad Smith committed to making its 10-year COD contract “legally enforceable by regulators in…
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300 quality assurance staff members at Zenimax, the holding company for the likes of Bethesda Softworks, Arkane Studios, and id Software, have unionised with the Communications Workers of America. Following a four-week election process, should the majority of workers support unionisation, Microsoft, who purchased Zenimax for $7.5bn in 2021, will recognise the union. The company…
Today’s big Disney Dreamlight Valley does more than add content themed around Toy Story and Lilo and Stitch – it also brings some welcome performance improvements, tweaks and bug fixes. Patch notes promise “optimised game stability on all platforms” but for Nintendo Switch in particular, where developer Gameloft has put a “considerable focus” this time…
CD Projekt Red has announced plans to wind down support for Gwent, its Witcher card game spin-off, and laid out how it will hand over future balancing decisions to Gwent’s community of players. The game’s final 72 cards will release next year in three expansions, set to launch in April, July and September 2023. After…
New leaks have appeared online which reportedly show details for Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2’s Season 2. Key art from marketing material show-off a Japanese theme, with artwork teasing the return of the classic map Castle (thanks, WhatIfGaming). Castle was originally a multiplayer map in Call of Duty World at War, set in an…
Epic Games has removed an ultra-rare Snoop Dogg-themed dance emote which reappeared on sale in Fortnite’s Item Shop shop last night for the first time in more than four years. The emote, named “Tidy”, allows your character to dance like Snoop Dogg in his 2004 song Drop It Like It’s Hot. It’s one of a…
David Harbour, best known for his role as Jim Hopper in the Netflix series Stranger Things, has revealed that he is starring in an upcoming horror game alongside Killing Eve star Jodie Comer. The news was revealed in an interview with Video Games FanNation, which Harbour ostensibly took part in to promote World of Warcraft’s…
Surprise! Elden Ring is finally getting its long-expected Colosseum mode in a free update – and it arrives for PC, PlayStation and Xbox consoles tomorrow, 7th December. Elden Ring publisher Bandai Namco confirmed the news via Twitter this afternoon with a brief trailer showing the new update in action. The update promises multiplayer action where…
Photo Mode is now available in God of War Ragnarök, having been included as part of the latest update. The mode was conspicuously missing from the game at launch, with Santa Monica Studios suggesting that it was not yet ready. Photo Mode was a highlight of God of War (2018), where it was also released…
Enhance your living space with the Modern Innovations Levitating UFO Speaker. A gadget unlike any other, it has an LED lamp that floats above the base, so it provides both light and audio. A futuristic tech gadget, its LED lamp emits a soft glowing light for reading or ambiance. And you can play the music…