EA Founder Trip Hawkins Dives Into Web3 Sector With Barcelona-Based Startup

Former Apple executive Trip Hawkins, who founded the company behind the best-selling sports videogame franchise FIFA, is joining a Web3 startup, looking to take on top blockchain games like Axie Infinity. GFAL publishes titles compatible with blockchain technology across consoles, personal computers and smartphones — commonly called Web3.

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Forza Horizon 5: Rally Adventure Expansion Release Date Set for March 29: All Details

Playground Games have announced the second major expansion for Forza Horizon 5 called Rally Adventure, arriving March 29 across PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series S/X. The upcoming expansion will introduce a new region, 10 new vehicles, and a host of rally-focussed features and events.

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Mortal Kombat 12 Confirmed by Warner Bros., Scheduled for 2023 Release

Mortal Kombat 12 is coming this year. Warner Bros. Discovery confirmed the news during its quarterly earnings call with hopes for “ambitious launch projections.” NetherRealm Studios and Ed Boon had been secretive about the new fighting game iteration. Back in June, Johnny Cage voice actor Andrew Bowen accidentally hinted at Mortal Kombat 12.

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Hogwarts Legacy Has Sold Over 12 Million Copies Worldwide, WB Games Confirms

Hogwarts Legacy has sold 12 million copies in just two weeks, WB Games confirmed. The open-world Harry Potter title has collected $850 million (about Rs. 7,026 crore) in global sales across PC, PS5, and Xbox Series S/X, marking the biggest game launch for the company. WB Games president David Haddad also revealed that players worldwide had put 280 million hours into H...

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Valve Sets Trap, Permanently Bans Over 40,000 Dota 2 Players for Cheating: Details

Valve has banned over 40,000 Dota 2 players in the past couple of weeks, who were caught using third-party software to cheat in games. While the company wasn’t specific on the app’s purpose, it revealed that the software in question was able to access internal data used by the Dota client. Normally, such information should not be available to players. However, upo...

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Elden Ring Has Sold Over 20 Million Copies Worldwide, Bandai Namco Confirms

Elden Ring has sold over 20 million copies worldwide, publisher Bandai Namco confirmed in a tweet. The Game of the Year winner at The Game Awards 2022 achieved this milestone just days before its one-year anniversary on February 25. The total combines the figures of both physical and digital units sold. At The Game Awards, director Hidetaka Miyazaki promised more Elde...

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Microsoft Seeks to Push Activision Deal at EU Hearing for Market Competition

Microsoft President Brad Smith on Tuesday will seek to convince EU antitrust regulators at a closed hearing that the US software giant's $69 billion (nearly Rs. 5,71,800 crore) bid for Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard will boost competition. Smith will lead a delegation of 18 senior executives, including Microsoft Gaming Chief Executive Officer Phil Spencer, w...

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The Last of Us Episode 7 Trailer: Ellie Reminisces on Her Past With Riley

The Last of Us episode 7 trailer is out, teasing a pivotal character from the game’s DLC — Riley. Portrayed by Storm Reid, she is Ellie’s close friend at the Boston military camp. Titled ‘Left Behind,’ the flashback arc, set weeks before the show’s pilot, will reportedly run for 56 minutes, and might also show the first time Ellie got bit by an infected.

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Ubisoft Says Too Many Titles in Development Led to Recent Game Delays, Cancellations

Ubisoft has finally revealed the reason behind its several game delays and cancellations. During its Q3 2022–23 investors call, CEO Yves Guillemot claimed that the measure was taken because the company was producing too many titles at the same time. Cutting down on minor projects will help them save time, by moving those developers on to offer support on post-launch...

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Returnal PC Review: Eternal Awakenings on a Lovecraftian Planet

Returnal PC review: As the latest PlayStation-to-PC port, Returnal opens doors for more mainstream gamers to get a feel of roguelike games. Fuelled by a relentless stream of Lovecraftian horror, it packages some satisfying gunplay and exploration mechanics and offers fresh challenges across all its biomes. Returnal’s PC version comes with an FOV slider, tons of grap...

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Hogwarts Legacy Review: Under a Spell

Hogwarts Legacy works well on its own as a game, perhaps more than it does as an extension of the world of Harry Potter. Of course, everything that is familiar is present in often astonishing detail and obvious reverence — the majestic Hogwarts castle, the bell-and-chimes music reminiscent of the iconic John Williams score from the films, and the many easter eggs an...

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Five Lord of the Rings Games Are Launching Within the Next 2 Years, Embracer Group Says

Five Lord of the Rings games are in the works at Embracer Group. As per the company’s latest financial report, they are planned for a release within the next financial year, running from April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024. While no names were explicitly dropped, four of them have been known for a while, including the much-delayed The Lord of the Rings: Gollum.

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Ubisoft Says Too Many Titles in Development Led to Recent Game Delays, Cancellations

Ubisoft has finally revealed the reason behind its several game delays and cancellations. During its Q3 2022–23 investors call, CEO Yves Guillemot claimed that the measure was taken because the company was producing too many titles at the same time. Cutting down on minor projects will help them save time, by moving those developers on to offer support on post-launch...

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Horizon Forbidden West, The Quarry, Resident Evil 7 Lead PlayStation Plus Extra, Deluxe Games for February 2023

Sony has revealed the list of games coming to the PlayStation Plus Extra and Deluxe catalogue in February. Key highlights include Horizon Forbidden West, The Quarry, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, Borderlands 3, Scarlet Nexus, and more. The games will be available on PS Plus’s higher-tier plans, starting February 21.

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Returnal PC Review: Eternal Awakenings on a Lovecraftian Planet

Returnal PC review: As the latest PlayStation-to-PC port, Returnal opens doors for more mainstream gamers to get a feel of roguelike games. Fuelled by a relentless stream of Lovecraftian horror, it packages some satisfying gunplay and exploration mechanics and offers fresh challenges across all its biomes. Returnal’s PC version comes with an FOV slider, tons of grap...

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Epic Games Claims Google India Not Complying With Antitrust Orders

Epic Games is challenging Google in an Indian tribunal for not complying with some portions of an antitrust directive, alleging that the tech giant is not hosting the gaming company's app store on Google's Play Store app. Epic filed the claim with an appeals tribunal in New Delhi on February 9.

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Dead Island 2 Release Date Brought Forward by a Week, Will Now Arrive April 21

Dead Island 2’s release date has been brought forward by a week. In a tweet, publisher Deep Silver confirmed that after spending eight years in development hell, work on the zombie-slasher sequel is now officially complete. On that note, the team has now preponed the launch date from April 28 to April 21. This also prevents it from colliding with Star Wars Jedi: Sur...

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EA to Sign $588 Million-Licensing Deal With Premier League as Former FIFA Franchise Looks to Reinvent: Report

EA is reportedly set to pay GBP 488 million ($588 million or roughly Rs. 4,861 crore) to the Premier League for the license of all 20 Premier League clubs. The new deal reportedly more than doubles the existing deal between EA and Premier League.

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Hogwarts Legacy Sets Biggest Single-Player Game Record on Twitch With 1.28 Million Viewers

Hogwarts Legacy has set a new record as the biggest single-player game streamed on Twitch. With 1.28 million concurrent viewers, the open-world Harry Potter RPG has dethroned Cyberpunk 2077 from the position. Additionally, Hogwarts Legacy is now the second-highest player peak in history, for any paid, single-player only game. Hogwarts Legacy launches February 10 on PC...

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Xbox Game Pass February 2023: Atomic Heart, Madden NFL 23, and More

Madden NFL 23 is coming to Xbox Game Pass in February, just in time for Super Bowl, alongside Atomic Heart, which is a day-one release. Cities: Skylines – Remastered is finally headed to Xbox Series S/X, utilising the horsepower of current-gen consoles. Meanwhile, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is coming February 14, on PC, Xbox Cloud Gaming, Xbox One, and Xbox Series...

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