Gaming News Fans are heralding the acquisition of the saviour of many Activision Blizzard titles, from World of Warcraft, to Call of Duty, and Overwatch. Microsoft is set to acquire Activision Blizzard according to reports that surfaced earlier today (January 18th). In news first reported byThe Wall Street Journal, before being corroborated by a post on theMicrosoft website, the Windows developer will acquire the publisher of games like World of Warcraft, Overwatch, and Call of Duty, in a deal worth over $70 billion....

A roguelike mode, another shell, and a transforming axe-katana weapon I get the distinct feeling that a lot of us are about to giveMortal Shell, a you-know-what-inspired action-RPG from 2020, another look. One year after its original release on the Epic Games Store, it’s now out on Steam (hence it showing up in the top-sellers list), and there’s an intriguing new roguelike mode to check out in the new DLC,The Virtuous Cycle....

An overview of the free and paid content Creative Assembly is no stranger to DLC for itsTotal Warseries and the upcomingWarhammerseems particularly suited for post-release content given how muchstuffthere is to the property. Thankfully, some of it will be free — including new units, heroes, lords, and another playable race. Here’s the vague-as-heck summary: The studio also has plans for paid DLC, of course, and there are general descriptions of what all that will entail inthis blog post....

Mobile News Nusa will be PUBG Mobile’s second exclusive map and half the size of Livik. PUBG Mobile is getting a new map, and it’s going to be pretty different from all of the other ones in the game right now. Nusa is an upcoming map that will be released sometime in September. The map was officially announced duringday twoof the PMPL MY/SG/PH Country Finals. After Livik, this will be the second mobile-exclusive PUBG Mobile map....

Valorant News Riot Games has announced the VCT São Paulo format which includes 32 teams! VCT São Paulo is just weeks away! Thirty-two of the best Valorant teams from across the world will be in attendance to fight for the first Valorant international title of the year. With the tournament approaching, Riot Games has announced the VCT São Paulo format. The announcement video sees VCT Brazil shoutcaster Guilherme “Tixnha” Cheida break down the tournament format in a short yet informative video....

News Donk’s side emerged victorious against ZywOo and co. this time. The first semifinal of the BLAST Premier Spring Final 2024 in London was an exciting clash between Team Spirit and Vitality. Even though Vitality had the upper hand in terms of crowd support against Spirit, they couldn’t hold on to their advantage after winning the first map of the series and saw Spirit run away with the victory....

The Pokemon X/Y Special [Teenage Pokemon is about that awkward phase between cute and cool, 1st and 3rd, young and old.] It’s common to hear that a new videogame “pushes boundaries”. To break the rules, pave new ground, to break down the existing barriers between the player and the game — some take it as a given that these are all inherently good things for a game to do. David Cage seems to think so....

But it’s still coming in March The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+was going to be one of the many ports that the Switch hosted on its launch day, but that’s not happening. “Issues beyond our control” have been cited by Team Meat and Nicalis, and although it’s been pushed back, it will arrive sometime in March. There is a silver lining though, as the package will include a 20 page color manual, something Nintendo hasn’t been providing as of late....

As much as the general public seems to love the Wii, many hardcore gamers are still unconvinced that the console is worth owning. Despite being the home to quite a few kick-ass games, 360/PS3 owners who are already swimming in piles of HD, hardcore gaming bliss are having a hard time summoning up any interest in the console. There is a chance that this dismissal of the Wii as a “console for casuals” may end in 2009....

The Administration does not blow up planets. Leave it to the government to stomp on the American dream. The dream of our very own fully operational Death Star. The people of Americatook their voiceto the Obama administration, about the need for a $850,000,000,000,000,000 space station by 2016. White House officials made an official response to a petition on the We the People website, stating, “The Administration shares your desire for job creation and a strong national defense, but a Death Star isn’t on the horizon,” wrote Paul Shawcross, chief of the Science and Space Branch at the White House’s Office of Management and Budget....

In today’s episode of Impulse, I’m joined once again by my good friend Sam Mui from over atInfinite Backlogto discuss what we took away from theWatch Dogs: Legiondeveloper panel and demo that was showcased at EGLX 2019. From delving into the “play as anyone” hook of the game and discussing permadeath to even learning more about the open-world near-future take on London. Note that trailer footage was used for the making of this video and keep in mind everything shown so far is still from an alpha build of the game....

Valorant News Valorant Champions got off to a flying start on Day 1 and we wanted to give you guys a full recap of all the thrills and spills. Valorant Champions is now officially underway and already we have seen our fair share of thrills and spills. We’ve had some domination, and a nail-bitter for the ages and we are here to bring you all the action. Here is our full recap of everything that happened on Day 1 of Valorant Champions....

Field of Dreams The Forbidden Meadow ofForspokenis a seemingly inaccessible garden that lies to the rear of Junoon Castle, the starting point of Frey Holland’s magical adventure in Athia. Enclosed in a fort-like building and inaccessible from the outside, players may be wondering how to access this area and what secrets lie within. Well, we’re going to tell you right now… To access the Forbidden Meadow, the player must have first completed the main questline, and also activated the Detour “Lost Lullabies”....