Author: Harrison Florence

Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley’s ruling denying the FTC’s request to prevent Microsoft from closing the purchase of Activision Blizzard has undoubtedly been the news of the week. However, it is far from the last of the long soap opera. After learning that the FTC had lost the case, Microsoft and the CMA announced a pause in their legal battle in the United Kingdom to find a solution to the blockade. Continuing with Microsoft, it’s time to say goodbye to Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb, who will leave the company after 20 years dedicated to Xbox.In software, Electronic Arts has presented EA…

From July 4 to July 31, 2023, PlayStation Plus Essential, Extra and Premium subscribers will be able to claim the games Alan Wake Remastered, Endling Extinction is Forever and Call of Duty: Black Ops – Cold War for their digital library, Sony has announced. Until July 3 there is still time to get NBA 2K23, Jurassic World Evolution 2 and Trek to Yomi, the three June titles.Offering Alan Wake Remastered to PS Plus subscribers is a good way to prepare the ground for the upcoming arrival of Alan Wake 2, which will be available on October 17 for PlayStation 5,…

Virtual reality has been one of the stars of the week thanks to Meta, which last Thursday presented the Meta Quest 3 viewer that will be available in autumn for 569.99 euros. About the device we know that it will be 40% thinner than Quest 2, which it will also surpass in solution and double in graphic performance. For its part, Meta Quest 2 drops in price and will soon increase its performance with a software update. Meta also starred in a showcase during which he showed off various VR games, including The 7th Guest VR, Bulletstorm VR, Vampire: The…

NetEase has announced that Jackalope Games, the studio that opened less than a year ago in the United States, has changed its name to Jackalyptic Games. Just changing the name, the development team remains headed by Jack Emmert, an Xbox veteran who was involved in the launch of the original Xbox, Xbox Live, and Halo.In addition to the name change to Jackalyptic Games, it has also been reported that the studio is working on a Warhammer game that is in its early stages of development. The title has the collaboration of Games Workshop and will be available on consoles and…

Grindstone, a game that combines combat with puzzles, is now available for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Xbox One in exchange for 19.99 euros, developer and publisher Capybara Games has announced. The title debuted on Apple Arcade in 2019, in 2020 it came to Nintendo Switch and in 2021 it was the turn of PC (Steam and Epic Games Store).In Grindstone the objective of the players is to fight their way through a plague of vermin and to do so they must use the sword to fight and the wit to solve puzzles. All this while looting resources and discovering…

Xboxes around the world have begun to receive the April update, which due to its (few) news seems like an extension of the one released in February. Since then, and thanks to the new power options, Xbox has been a “carbon-conscious” console and now reinforces its commitment to the environment with the active hours function. In addition, the update improves the search experience to make it easier to find any type of content, including games and applications.The active hours feature is intended for Xbox users who have their console configured with the sleep option that supports fast startup, remote wake,…

This week we have celebrated the first anniversary of Steam Deck, which is temporarily offered at a discount, commented on the first rumor about the existence of PlayStation 5 Pro and talked about Microsoft’s agreements with different cloud gaming services that aim to unlock Activision Blizzard purchase. On the other hand, from Nintendo we have received the words of the president of the American subsidiary showing his confidence that Nintendo Switch will perform well “in the coming years.”In games we have a little bit of everything, including the release date of Ghostwire: Tokyo (April 12 on Xbox Series and Game…

Paradox Interactive’s game offerings of additional content are usually generous, and Age of Wonders 4 will be no exception. In this case, the Swedish publisher has revealed that the post-launch content plan for this 4X strategy and tactical combat title developed by Triumph Studios is made up of two premium add-ons and two expansions, which will be accessed through an Expansion Pass included in the Premium Edition.Dragon Dawn, the first premium add-on content Age of Wonders 4 will receive, will allow you to harness the power of the Ancient Dragon Lords. This add-on will be available in Q3 2023 and…

The Direct has undoubtedly been the event of the week. During the broadcast, Nintendo Switch users were able to mark the dates of various games on the calendar, including Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp (April 21) and Pikmin 4 (July 21). In addition, the Metroid Prime remaster has been released, while the first Game Boy and Game Boy Advance games are now available via Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack. The Direct also served to see Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom again and announce titles like Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster and Professor Layton and The New World…

Square Enix and developer FuturLab have announced that PowerWash Simulator, a cleaning business simulator, will launch on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch on January 31. On the same day, the Tomb Raider Special Pack content will also be delivered for free, which will allow you to fully use the pressure washer to wash Croft Manor.PowerWash Simulator allows players to run a cleaning business in the town of Muckingham, offering multiple opportunities to take the pressure washer out for a ride and leave the different neighborhoods like gold. Since last year, PowerWash Simulator has been available on Xbox One,…