Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard will be reviewed by the FTC
The organization’s stricter new stance could make the process more difficult
Limited Run Games is opening an ’80s-themed physical game store
The physical game publisher is becoming a physical game retailer
Sega leaves the Japanese arcade business for good
Company sells its remaining arcades, which will be renamed GiGO
Kao the Kangaroo gets a reboot, two decades after the original
One of the lesser-known early-2000s platformer series returns
The Epic Games Store will keep giving away games in 2022
Nice, more games at the best price
Hyper Scape will shut down on April 28, Ubisoft announces
It is unclear whether development will continue until April
Crysis 4 is coming, Crytek confirms
Fourth installment in early development now
Activision Blizzard to reorganize Raven QA workers amid union efforts
Raven Software QA workers announced a union last week
Blizzard announces ‘brand-new survival game’ set in new universe
‘A place full of heroes we have yet to meet, stories yet to be told, and adventures yet to be lived’
Twitter bans jerky bot that spoiled next day’s Wordle solutions
Finally, some peace and quiet
Ex-Yakuza developers form new studio
Nagoshi Studio established under Chinese game giant NetEase
Raven Software QA workers unionize within Activision Blizzard
The unionizing workers are responsible for Call of Duty: Warzone QA
Sony ‘expects’ Microsoft to keep Activision games multiplatform
The Call of Duty franchise remains the biggest question for the future
Bobby Kotick wanted to buy a gaming website to change Activision’s ‘public narrative,’ report...
A Wall Street Journal report said he was interested in sites like PC Gamer and Kotaku
What happens to Bobby Kotick?
Microsoft’s acquisition won’t close until 2023, and Kotick will stay on during that time
SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash scratches an old itch in a new way
A new Switch port brings back all the old memories
Wordle ripoffs are running amok
The great Wordle burgle has begun
Lego delays Overwatch 2 set over concerns about Activision Blizzard ‘workplace culture’
Overwatch 2 Lego set was slated to launch in February
Mario Kart 9 reportedly on the way, this time with a ‘new twist’
It could be announced as soon as this year
E3 2022 will be online-only, again
Planned return to in-person event scrapped
Konami will start selling NFTs in celebration of Castlevania’s 35th anniversary
Whip your way onto the blockchain
Warhammer 40K’s Eldar to get new models in 2022
The Craftworlds are on the march once again
EA canned a Harry Potter MMO in the early 2000s
Then-director of product marketing at EA confirmed the project
Ubisoft facing developer ‘exodus,’ according to new report
Low pay, better opportunities, and frustration with the company
Back 4 Blood dev bought by Chinese tech giant Tencent
Turtle Rock and Tencent say acquisition won’t affect Back 4 Blood