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Halo: MCC Is Adding More Microtransactions

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Halo: The Master Chief Collection is expanding its microtransaction offerings. Developer 343 Industries announced that it will soon begin to allow people to purchase "seasonal items."MCC currently has a battle pass-style progression system that players grind through gameplay to unlock new stuff. However, the upcoming Season 2 update will let people buy these items with real money.Vehicle skins are coming to Halo: CE"We also heard feedback that players want more choice in the order they unlock items, so we are adding the ability to purchase seasonal items in a given

Lord Of The Rings, Avengers VFX Studio Will Make Original Movies For The First Time

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Weta Digital, the effects studio owned by Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson and screenwriter Fran Walsh, is expanding. The New Zealand-based company has launched a new animation studio, and it will make original content for the first time in the outfit's quarter-century history.Prem Akkaraju has been named the CEO of Weta Animated. He is the co-founder of SR Labs with entrepreneur Sean Parker, who himself is a member of Weta Digital's board of directors and an investor in the company.Weta Animated will make original animated content for cinema

Borderlands 3 Update Delayed In Wake Of Racial Injustice Protests

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Borderlands developer Gearbox Software has joined the chorus in supporting Black Lives Matter and pushing back some of its scheduled plans for Borderlands 3 in solidarity with the movement. In a statement on Twitter, the developer said it's delaying the release of the Takedown at the Guardian Breach update. Additionally, the studio is muting its Twitter channel--with the exception of this announcement--out of respect for "what's going on in the world right now." 2K Games, which publishes the Borderlands series, said it's adding another $1 million USD to the 2K

Konami Wants To Publish More Western-Developed Games, Starting With Skelattack

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Konami has recently expressed an interest in expanding its portfolio by publishing more games by Western developers. This new initiative began on June 3 with the release of Skelattack, an indie platformer developed by Californian studio Ukuza. However, Konami doesn't just want to publish western indie games--the studio has expressed interest in innovative games "regardless of size." "I guess the reason we're talking about smaller titles is because the first title we announced is Skelattack, which is obviously an indie title," Konami senior European brand and business development manager Richard

Activision Blizzard Defends Bobby Kotick’s Salary As Shareholder Calls For Changes To His Pay

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Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is one of the highest-paid executives not only in video games, but across the entire entertainment media industry. He made more than $30 million in 2019. One of the company's shareholders, The CtW Investment Group, is now calling on other stakeholders to vote against a measure that gives the company freedom to pay Kotick high rates. [Update: Activision Blizzard has responded with a statement, which you can see below] In a filing with the United States government, The CtW Investment Groups' director Dieter Waizenegger called

Kardiachain Sets Sight on the $2 Billion Vietnamese Esports Market

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KardiaChain on May 21, 2020, announced its plans of expanding into the lucrative, multi-billion dollar Vietnamese eSports market. Consequently, they have launched the KardiaChain eSports Incentive Platform which is a prediction game for Garena’s Arena of Valor (Liên Quân) tournament on the Vietnamese mobile phone MOBA game. Garena is the largest game portal in South East Asia. Fans will now be allowed to punt on match outcomes using KardiaChain’s KAI tokens.  KardiaChain and Their Mission The decision was borne out of necessity. Because of COVID-19-related disruptions, the blockchain project, in a blog post,