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Just under 1000 days ago, or about two and a half years ago if you measure time like a normal person, Microsoft completed their acquisition of Activision Blizzard following a lengthy legal process. It cost $68.7 billion and meant Xbox’s parent company now lorded over the likes of Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, and Overwatch. Not a small thing for the corporate behemoth to have done, then. Looking back in 2026, was it a shrewd move? Well, amid some bigging up of the series I just mentioned, current Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has said it’s “hard to say how…
Fresh Dota 2 patch notes have just dropped, and that means the meta will start to creak and shift under the weight of Valve’s latest balance adjustments. There are some welcome changes in Dota 2 update 7.41d, along with a few that I’m sure people will question, and even a nice quality-of-life buff. The line that’s got people talking, however, is a mysterious footnote for Axe that doesn’t appear to have any current meaning. Is it a clue hinting at the next addition to the MOBA? My heart tells me yes. Before we get into the actual winners and losers…
Crimson Desert’s latest patch has arrived, adding a pinball mini-game.Version 1.10.00 of Pearl Abyss‘s open-world action RPG is rolling out now to all platforms, and includes a number of new features and improvements.These include a pinball machine, which can be found in the inn near the Delesyia Academy. Players earn coins playing the game, which can then be exchanged for various items.Another mini-game called Orb Roll has also been added to the game, and can be found at the Great Gate of Urdavah. This also lets the player earn new items if they play it.As well as the mini-games, the…
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma once again says the company is rethinking its approach to exclusivity, but what that actually means for games like Halo and Forza Horizon 6 remains unclear.Asked about the console maker and publisher’s exclusivity plans during a Bloomberg Tech panel (below), Sharma calls it a “tough topic” since the company is stuck between wanting its games to reach as many people as possible and giving people a reason to buy into its platform.”Look, we’re the number two publisher in the world, and in order to be a great publisher, you must have your games reach large audiences…
Valorant Patch 12.10 has been anything but a smooth ride. Between the return of Cypher’s Spycam gun bug and fake Breeze boxes, it’s been a while since I’ve seen this many major bugs in Riot Games’ shooter. However, the update’s biggest issue may be more sinister in scope, as players are running into unscrupulous opponents who, judging from the footage shared, appear to be utilizing some form of networking exploit to gain an advantage. As reported by ‘Haydn’ on X, we can see multiple clips where, shortly after the opposing Gekko dies, their team begins to experience severe rubber-banding. The…
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has stated her goal to make Xbox the “number one gaming and entertainment company” within 2030.In an interview with Bloomberg Tech, Sharma stated on two separate occasions that her aim was to reach this goal, saying it’s her “mandate” to do so.When asked about how much autonomy she has in making decisions for Xbox given that its revenues currently aren’t high, Sharma replied that her task wasn’t necessarily to achieve specific figures for Microsoft, but to establish it as a leader in the industry.Sharma also pointed to Xbox’s recent investments as a sign that this goal…
The latest Slay the Spire 2 patch is a bad one if you’ve been lying about how much you’ve been playing the roguelike. Besides that, there’s a blend of nerfs, buffs and fixes to prepare some internal changes within the game.To start, Vakuu’s been changed a little, per the patch notes. Before, when the Ancient would quote how many times you’ve visited them, it’d be a random number. Now, it’s accurate, leaving no question about the amount of times you’ve randomly landed on him through the deckbuilding gauntlet. For many of us, this won’t change anything, but if you’ve been…
Our annual Summer Game Fest liveblog returns this evening, June 5th, for another up-to-the-minute updatening of all the news, trailers, and announcements unveiled during the Summer of Geoff’s main showcase. And, since it follows straight after, we’re sticking around for the indie-focused Day of the Devs. That’s – hang on – two liveblogs in one. Unprecedented, except for those times we did it before.
Valve is now up to four sets of Deadlock patch notes where changes to the Soul Urn are the biggest talking point. This time, they’re the only thing in the update, and it’s another fairly substantial overhaul. The ‘Capture the Flag’ style vase of souls has long deserved more attention, and Valve’s attempt to make players care has thrust it very much into the spotlight. With the MOBA’s latest redesign, it more closely resembles a ‘King of the Hill’ format, allowing you to concentrate your attention more on contesting the enemy team for it. The past changes we’ve seen are…
It’s happening again. Following the second wave of The Odyssey IMAX 70mm tickets going on sale, scalpers are already reselling tickets online for preposterous prices.On Thursday, June 4, tickets for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey in IMAX 70mm went on sale and immediately drew huge demand, causing sites like Fandango and AMC to crash, according to Forbes. Wait times for tickets reached over an hour, but it wasn’t long until scalpers started reselling tickets on eBay for upwards of $1000.This isn’t the first time The Odyssey tickets have found their way on selling sites. In July 2025, the first round of…