Things aren’t looking good for Google Stadia as several high-profile employees jump ship, including Vice President and Head of Product at Stadia John Justice. Justice has yet to update his LinkedIn account but a Google representative confirmed his departure from the company in a statement to 9to5Google. “We can confirm John is no longer with Google and we wish him [...]
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Multiplayer sci-fi colony survival game CryoFall has just transitioned to full release after spending two years in Early Access. Players are tasked with settling on a forgotten planet as they build, explore, and survive within a complex society. The game also features an open-source model that allows players to create mods and modify the game code in real-time. “Starting out [...]
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The Epic Games vs Apple trial is well underway and the historic showdown has resulted in some pretty big revelations. Most of these revelations were supposed to be confidential, including the fact that Sony is charging developers for cross-platform play on PlayStation, but by the magic of the internet it’s now common knowledge. Of course, most of us already knew [...]
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We’re well into the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic which has resulted in the cancellation of nearly every physical event and gathering across all industries. Fortunately, virtual events are now a thing, which is how Gamescom will be coming to us this year rather than the hybrid event initially proposed by the German Games Industry Association. “This decision was [...]
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Apex Legends has just received a major update with the addition of the new 3vs3 arena for those who’d rather keep things small. Here’s how it works: “Arenas is a new permanent game mode [that] condenses the chaos of 20-squad Battle Royale matches down into more focused 3v3 combat. You’ll face off against the enemy without any other squads coming [...]
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Activision Blizzard has just published their latest quarterly financial report which offers some interesting bits of information about how the company is doing. The Q1 2021 report shows a 7% increase in Blizzard’s revenue year-over-year but also a significant drop in player numbers. Blizzard’s playerbase has taken another big hit, dropping by 27% over the past three years according to [...]
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Magic: Legends players will have a chance to earn more rewards via World Enchantments this weekend with the Maro’s Monkey Business limited-time event. The event will start today at 10am PDT and will run until Monday, May 10 at the same time. During the Maro’s Monkey Business event, players will be able to craft up to three additional World Enchantments [...]
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This is it ladies and gentlemen, Elyon, formerly Ascent: Infinite Realm, has finally taken its first step towards a western launch with the start of closed beta testing later today. CBT1 will be open to players in North America, Europe, and Oceania and will run from 5am PDT today until 1am PDT on May 10. “Over the past few years [...]
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Up until three or four years ago, it would have been virtually impossible for a game to support cross-play between PlayStation other platforms. Now, almost every multi-platform game has this feature. So what changed? New documents revealed during the Epic Games vs Apple gives us some insight into why Sony grudgingly agreed to implement cross-platform play. Apparently, Epic Games wouldn’t [...]
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The beginning of the end of the Epic Games vs Apple lawsuit is finally close at hand as the antitrust trial officially began yesterday with the opening arguments from both of the companies. According to VentureBeat, Epic’s opening statement accused Apple of monopolizing the mobile games and apps market and “trapping” customers inside a walled garden called the App Store. [...]
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