Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is reaping what its most recent predecessors have sown. Fans of the series praised Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and the free-to-play battle royale Warzone, and that positive sentiment led to huge excitement and sales for the latest entry in the military-shooter franchise. The game is selling so fast that it is already one of the best-selling games of all time in…
L.A. Thieves’ Kenny Williams on living the dream life as a pro Call of Duty esports player
February 12, 2021
The Call of Duty League started its opening matches Thursday, and they run through this weekend so that you can watch a lot of havoc on Valentine’s Day.
The new league will run its full season through the summer as an online-only esports league. The league features 12…
Kingdom Hearts series is coming to PC via Epic Games Store
February 12, 2021
Square Enix just announced that the Kingdom Hearts series will soon be available on PC for the first time, with multiple games in the franchise coming exclusively to the Epic Games Store on March 30.
This includes the recent Kingdom Hearts III and Melody of Memory, and the…
Looks like 2021 is the year of comebacks for strategy-RPG franchises. King’s Bounty II is coming sometime soon, and now we know that Disciples is going to join it.
Publisher Kalypso Media and the Frima development studio announced Disciples: Liberation. This is the first time Frima has worked on the series. It adds more dialogue and character and story development to a franchise that long…
Zynga beat analysts’ expectations today, reporting its highest-ever bookings and revenues in the fourth quarter ended December 31 thanks to the strong performance of its existing games and the newly launched Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells.
The social mobile game…
Electronic Arts is acquiring mobile game developer Glu Mobile
February 11, 2021
Electronic Arts will acquire mobile game developer Glu Mobile in a deal worth $2.4 billion. Glu shareholders will receive $12.50 in cash for each share they hold, a 36% premium over the closing share price on February 5 (note: Glu has $364 million in net cash).
Glu Mobile is…
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury review — 3D platforming bliss
February 10, 2021
It’s funny. When Super Mario 3D World came out for the Wii U in 2013, I enjoyed the 3D platformer … but I didn’t love it. However, I had the greatest time playing it again on my Switch, thanks to Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury, which comes out February 12.
And not only does this version come with Super Mario 3D World, but you also get a bonus campaign with Bowser’s Fury. Despite a…
Epic Games’ MetaHuman Creator lets developers create realistic digital humans within minutes
February 10, 2021
Epic Games has unveiled its MetaHuman Creator, a new browser-based app that enables game developers and creators of real-time content to slash the time it takes to build digital humans from weeks to less than an hour.
And as you can see from the images in this story, the…
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie gets April 8, 2022 release date
February 10, 2021
Paramount Pictures announced today that Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie will come out on April 8, 2022.
The first Sonic movie came out on February 14. After redesigning its CG lead character following online backlash, the movie became a surprise hit. It was one of the last major…
Ubisoft: We’re reaping ‘benefits of Nintendo Switch’s huge success’
February 10, 2021
Nintendo’s massive Switch sales are translating into gains for other companies. Ubisoft emphasized that its support for the hybrid home/handheld console is directly contributing to its bottom line. Ubisoft announced in its quarterly financial report today that it is the top third-party publisher on Nintendo’s device.
“We’re also reaping the benefits of the Switch’s huge success and our…
