Crisis Core Final Fantasy 7 Reunion review – enjoyably frivolous fan service with curious implications

Those soft, eerie strings. The tinkling glockenspiel motif. The camera pans out to show the formidable Shinra corporation building towering over the polluted slums of Midgar, illuminated in sickly greens. The hero arrives on a train and another Final Fantasy 7 adventure begins. It’s a familiar opening for Final Fantasy 7 fans, especially those coming…

Microsoft formally confirms 10-year PlayStation Call of Duty contract offer

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…