Epic Games’ Star Wars collaborations didn’t end with Darth Vader. The gaming giant has added Luke, Leia and Han skins to Fortnite as part of “Skywalker Week,” complete with appropriate accessories such as Luke’s Landspeeder glider and Leia’s R2-D2 back bling. Lightsabers are back if you can either open Imperial Chests or defeat Darth Vader, and fans of wildly…
Sonic Frontiers launches on November 8
November 1, 2022
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Sega came to Gamescom Opening Night Live to announce Sonic Frontiers release date, November 8.
Sonic Frontiers is a…
Earlier this year, Sony PlayStation boss Jim Ryan said that Microsoft’s promise to support Call of Duty on PlayStation for three more years was “inadequate on many levels.” Now in comments to the gaming podcast SameBrain, Xbox chief Phil Spencer appears to…
EA Motive partners with Marvel on 3 games starting with Iron Man
November 1, 2022
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EA Motive is partnering with Disney and Marvel to make three new games based on Marvel properties. The first title released from this partnership will be a recently revealed Iron Man-centric title.
EA COO Laura Miele said in a statement, “We…
Why Mark Pincus sold Zynga for $12.7B and still has unfinished business with blockchain games
October 31, 2022
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Mark Pincus started Zynga in 2007 on a vision of social gaming reaching everyone. He guided the company through the…
Prime Gaming offers Fallout: New Vegas among November titles
October 29, 2022
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Amazon revealed the free games it’s offering to its Prime Gaming subscribers in November. These include Fallout: New…
Twitch is continuing its ongoing safety reforms with a simple but potentially useful move: writing its policies in plain language. The company has rewritten its Community Guidelines to provide what it believes is a clearer structure with simpler wording, more context and practical examples. This includes new top-level categories (such as “Civility & Respect” and “Sensitive…
Netflix's animated Sonic series will arrive on December 15th
October 28, 2022
Almost two years after Netflix tweeted (and deleted) about an animated Sonic the Hedgehog series that’s coming to the streaming service, the show has a release date. Season one of Sonic Prime will hit the platform on December 15th. The first season will have 24…
The gaming industry has a justly earned reputation when it comes to ugly behavior from users — from hate groups to grooming and illegal goods. With the metaverse and the influx of user-generated content, there’s a whole new avenue for harmful content and people intent on…
Xbox Game Pass accounts for 15 percent of Microsoft’s gaming revenue, says Phil Spencer
October 27, 2022
Microsoft’s Game Pass service is profitable and accounts for about 15 percent of the company’s overall Xbox content and services revenue. Microsoft Gaming chief Phil Spencer shared the tidbit of information in an on-stage interview at The Wall Street Journal’s Tech Live conference (via The Verge).
“Game Pass as an overall part of our content and services revenue is probably 15 percent,”…
